My full playthrough: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGG8_9Thpy4JUZTJziO4TWRv78f9h3CY1

To Aerthen is a retro-inspired turn-based RPG that definitely doesn't take itself overly seriously. Heavily inspired by the older Final Fantasy titles, as well as games like Lunar, you'll find yourself quickly being dragged into stopping Xormoth from taking over the world! His minions don't want that, though.

Lasting around 15-20 hours, depending on how much exploring you do, you'll hit all your typical area types, and fight a whole lot of enemies. Encounter rate is decently high, but it works out for making sure you are well prepared for the bosses, even if you choose to run from some!

Speaking of, the escape rate is 100% (with very few exceptions), so if you're overwhelmed you can quickly get out of danger. No auto saving, however, so make sure you're saving often.

I did find some spelling errors along the way, but the dev has been good on working to swat these down.

My one note I will make on this is that the music does seem a tad imbalanced. Some tracks are really loud, and are then followed by tracks that are way too quiet.

On the whole, this is definitely a more hidden gem in terms of smaller games. Good length if you don't want something overly long, with a good cast of characters that will allow a wide variety of strategies in combat.

My full playthrough: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGG8_9Thpy4JUZTJziO4TWRv78f9h3CY1 To Aerthen is a retro-inspired turn-based RPG that definitely doesn't take itself overly seriously. Heavily inspired by the older Final Fantasy titles, as well as games like Lunar, you'll find yourself quickly being dragged into stopping Xormoth from taking over the world! His minions don't want that, though. Lasting around 15-20 hours, depending on how much exploring you do, you'll hit all your typical area types, and fight a whole lot of enemies. Encounter rate is decently high, but it works out for making sure you are well prepared for the bosses, even if you choose to run from some! Speaking of, the escape rate is 100% (with very few exceptions), so if you're overwhelmed you can quickly get out of danger. No auto saving, however, so make sure you're saving often. I did find some spelling errors along the way, but the dev has been good on working to swat these down. My one note I will make on this is that the music does seem a tad imbalanced. Some tracks are really loud, and are then followed by tracks that are way too quiet. On the whole, this is definitely a more hidden gem in terms of smaller games. Good length if you don't want something overly long, with a good cast of characters that will allow a wide variety of strategies in combat.