It’s not a stellar game, the anime hadn’t been licensed yet, there is a ton of voice work, and the Japanese version had slowdown issues that had to fixed so the release date was delayed for years. Translating MKR is a weird choice even for Working Designs. All of these elements help soften the fact that a game this easy almost doesn’t qualify as a game.
There a few puzzles thrown in and lots of extras like readable journals for each character. Like CCS, it has prominent elements of fantasy with female protagonists. The locations are interesting, the trademark inane Working Designs NPC chatter is amusing, and I dig the big cute sprites and massive bosses. MKR is one of CLAMPs most popular mangas. One thrusts, one slashes, and both have 3 very similar attack spells. The 2 remaining characters are nearly identical. But actually, the bow-wielding healer is way more useful than the others and I beat most of the game with her exclusively. Theoretically, the technique involves utilizing the strengths of each character in various situations. Until recently, the only time magic entered into th. You control 1 of 3 characters with slightly different weapons and 3 magic spells. Read 73 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. Presuming it was made for little girls in Japan, this makes sense. slippers that squeak when you walk) in a special shop. The only challenge comes from scouring the land for hidden amulets to purchase fun useless items (i.e. There are no stats, characters develop through item collection (ala Legend of Zelda), dungeons are small, monsters are easy, no penalty for dying, and it’s short. How is it? Like most mediocre games that Working Designs arbitrarily releases (Albert Odyssey, Shining Wisdom), just okay. MKR for Sega Saturn is notable as the last US Saturn game, and for being published by Working Designs. It’s stupid, charming magical girl nonsense, but I suspect (after seeing every episode of the Sailor Moon live action series) I have a high tolerance for such garbage. Wanda and I loved watched the Magic Knight Rayearth anime when were young (probably not young enough), and she’s read the manga.