- January 24, 2018
- Nihon Falcom
- 3h median play time
Zwei!!
Although the two-dimentional visuals in Zwei: The Arges Adventure differentiate itself from its sequel, the game retains a lot of the depth and plot that made the other so good.
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Zwei!! is a single player role playing game with fantasy, comedy and anime themes. It was developed by Nihon Falcom and was released on January 24, 2018. It received mostly positive reviews from both critics and players.
Boasting a completely standalone story set on a mysterious “low fantasy” island floating amongst the clouds, Zwei: The Arges Adventure plays out as a classically styled action-oriented 2D dungeon crawler with oodles of optional content and unlockables, player-defined challenge through a unique food-based experience system, and a pervading tongue-in-cheek humor style that helps set it apart from ot…
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- Charming and humorous writing with witty English localization and fun character dynamics.
- Unique leveling system by eating food dropped from enemies adds strategic depth to progression and healing.
- Beautiful hand-drawn pixel art and colorful environments with a memorable and energetic soundtrack.
- Combat is simplistic, clunky, and often frustrating due to poor controls, tight camera view, and lack of defensive mechanics.
- The game suffers from grinding issues because experience depends on rare food drops, leading to tedious repetitiveness.
- Navigation and progression are confusing and unclear, requiring guides due to insufficient in-game direction and mandatory backtracking.
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The gameplay features fast-paced, real-time dungeon exploration with seamless character switching, combining melee and ranged combat alongside a unique leveling system based on eating food rather than killing enemies. While praised for its originality, charm, and creative mechanics like pet companions and charge attacks, it is often criticized for shallow combat, repetitive dungeon runs, clunky controls, minimal defensive options, and frustrating UI design. Overall, gameplay is considered nostalgic and quirky but somewhat outdated and lacking polish compared to modern standards.
“The gameplay revolves around real-time dungeon exploration with the ability to switch instantly between the two leads.”
“The inclusion of pets, which can be adopted and trained to assist in combat or gather items, further adds to the game’s playful mechanical experimentation.”
“So onto the gameplay, much like conversations you can switch between the melee style of tail boy and the magic of sassy lass and they managed to do it in a way that using both would benefit you, the boy's melee can absorb most magic which later will allow for magic melee, while the girl can use ranged magic that allows for some range against melee opponents who are tough up close among as well as some varied spell styles to hit elemental weaknesses, you even get a pet who actually joins in battle with you (it can be a cat or dog) and you even get charge attacks indicated by smiley faces under your hearts.”
“It's got shallow gameplay, horrible controls, padded dungeons, paper-thin story, mediocre/forgettable music, dialogue that feels straight from 2010ish internet memes and not a fantasy world.”
“Very tired mechanic and makes it annoying and sucks the fun out the game, as the main thing here, is that you level up through food, so you have to replay levels to get your food, in order to level up!”
“-and the biggest problem is the gameplay itself, which is so flawed it deserves its own section.”
An Aged Adventure
Every so often we are lucky enough in the West to get a second chance at a Japanese exclusive, like discovering a game frozen in time.
60%Zwei: The Arges Adventure (PC) Review
Although the two-dimentional visuals in Zwei: The Arges Adventure differentiate itself from its sequel, the game retains a lot of the depth and plot that made the other so good.
75%Zwei: The Arges Adventure Review
Zwei: The Arges Adventure is a rare and enjoyable title, especially for anyone familiar with Falcom's output. The core fundamentals, such as controls and playability, aren't always ideal, and the rough frame-rate is a nuisance. The final result is a title that's buoyed by its charm and creativity. This a rambunctious collection of minor details that still manages a strong sense of coherency. However, it's tough to excuse the messy combat. The way it ties into healing and levelling is clever, but there isn't enough finesse. It's as if the system was designed by a team that hasn't yet found its footing in an ever-evolving genre. To sum it all up, this isn't a classic, but it's still worth experiencing.
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Zwei!! is a role playing game with fantasy, comedy and anime themes.
Zwei!! is available on PC, Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation and others.
On average players spend around 3 hours playing Zwei!!.
Zwei!! was released on January 24, 2018.
Zwei!! was developed by Nihon Falcom.
Zwei!! has received mostly positive reviews from both players and critics. Most players liked this game for its music but disliked it for its gameplay.
Zwei!! is a single player game.
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