Ara Fell: Enhanced Edition Switch Review - Modern 16-Bit JRPG!

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  • Опубликовано: 26 янв 2025

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  • @SwitchWatch
    @SwitchWatch  4 года назад +8

    Hello everyone! Here's our review of Ara Fell, releasing on the Switch this Thursday. Be sure to let us know what you think! If you want to check out Paige's channel and enter the Ittle Dew competition, then all the links are below:
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  • @clericidola9576
    @clericidola9576 4 года назад +18

    Played this years ago on RPG Maker 2003. Happy to see it made the leap to mainstream consoles

    • @blakbear6528
      @blakbear6528 3 года назад +1

      wtf was this really made in 2003???

    • @valentds
      @valentds 3 года назад

      @@blakbear6528 rpg maker 2003, it's a developer program

    • @SianaGearz
      @SianaGearz 3 года назад

      @@blakbear6528 The preview of the first chapters came out in 2007. Then it was in development until 2016, when it released in full. Then it was ported from RPG Maker Engine to Unity Engine between then and 2020 and re-released as this Enhanced Edition.

  • @BigTibbs78
    @BigTibbs78 4 года назад +16

    not expecting it to blow my mind but I do wish we got more small developers making jrgp style games for the switch so I picked this up on a 10% off sell.

    • @kosterix123
      @kosterix123 3 года назад +1

      This whole support indie devs so they can make more shitty games thing is totally beyond me.

    • @KVR020
      @KVR020 3 года назад +5

      @@kosterix123 this game is not shitty

    • @ufodeath
      @ufodeath 3 года назад +3

      @@kosterix123 Dude this game is fucking amazing,This crummy reviewer was extremely unfair in his review.

    • @kosterix123
      @kosterix123 3 года назад

      @@ufodeath does the demo do the full game any justice?

  • @Augusleeberty
    @Augusleeberty 4 года назад +3

    Purchased this game on PS4 and as a retro rpg fan I'm very satisfied.

  • @miiwithoutaface
    @miiwithoutaface 4 года назад +9

    Great review, Paige! Helped me take notice and make my decision on this game. Look forward to your next one.

  • @horsesattack
    @horsesattack 4 года назад +30

    6 hours in and this game is freaking awesome!

    • @joeb2588
      @joeb2588 4 года назад

      Great! Going to download it now. Is it turn based? I hope so!

    • @DannielSquall100
      @DannielSquall100 4 года назад

      6 Hours and you haven't finished yet? You're probably at the last dungeon by now.

    • @joeb2588
      @joeb2588 4 года назад +1

      @@DannielSquall100 may be he likes to level up or the new term is "grind" or explore. Who cares how long it takes? Sounds like a short game. I downloaded Monster Viator yesterday. Seems cool. I may do Ara fell next.

    • @AKABoondock19
      @AKABoondock19 4 года назад

      lol its a shame thats the halfway point of the game

    • @DannielSquall100
      @DannielSquall100 3 года назад +1

      @@joeb2588 I care, I don't want to pay 40 reais, whiich is a fotune in my country, to play a' 10 hour game.

  • @AuthorJoelKrupa
    @AuthorJoelKrupa 11 месяцев назад

    Playing this on the Steam Deck and actually enjoying this quite a bit. Nicely written and fun to pick up and play.

  • @getcraig55
    @getcraig55 4 года назад +6

    Awesome review Jordan and fantastic writing Paige.. don’t seem like a game I would pickup and play..

  • @Th33anomaly
    @Th33anomaly 4 года назад +1

    Nice job Paige, and thanks Jordan.

  • @joshuatheargonaut4412
    @joshuatheargonaut4412 4 года назад +9

    This game is delightful. The music is amazing. Great atmosphere and it looks beautiful. If you’re a fan of classic RPG’s then this is one you do not want to miss

    • @kosterix123
      @kosterix123 3 года назад +1

      $8 for a 6h game, oh sure I'd want to miss.

    • @joshuatheargonaut4412
      @joshuatheargonaut4412 3 года назад

      @@kosterix123 so you do want to miss it? Or…….I’m confused

    • @kosterix123
      @kosterix123 3 года назад

      @@joshuatheargonaut4412 correct, you're not confused in this aspect.

    • @joshuatheargonaut4412
      @joshuatheargonaut4412 3 года назад +1

      @@kosterix123 ah ok. To each his own but I think you are missing out on a little indie gem

    • @kosterix123
      @kosterix123 3 года назад

      @@joshuatheargonaut4412 I have hundreds of gems, don't worry about it.

  • @PikaLink91
    @PikaLink91 4 года назад +1

    Welcome to the folly Paige, hope to see more reviews from you!

  • @zer0zer082
    @zer0zer082 4 года назад +2

    Im getting a strong phantasy star vibe. How'd i miss this?

  • @freddiejohnson6137
    @freddiejohnson6137 4 года назад +4

    The game has such a Cosmic Star Heroine vibe to be looks very good and a great homage to 16-bit rpgs but very light on overall difficulty or content outside the main story. I'll pick this up when it goes on sale in the future but seems to not have enough to do once you beat the game and quite linear overall.

  • @dubiouslycrisp
    @dubiouslycrisp 4 года назад +1

    Good review, Paige. Thanks.

  • @ChickenPerm
    @ChickenPerm 4 года назад +1

    Thank you for the review Paige and the Narration Jordan. I had not heard of this one and I love watching reviews of games I am not aware of whether it is my cup of tea or not! Great job and appreciate the consistent entertainment!

  • @kazei3098
    @kazei3098 4 года назад

    Yo from the sn30 pro plus video is the snes ones dpad buttons better honestly overall which would you recommend i tried to look on Reddit but couldn't find a good response..

    • @SwitchWatch
      @SwitchWatch  4 года назад

      I would say Game Boy

    • @kazei3098
      @kazei3098 4 года назад

      @@SwitchWatch ok thanks man ....

  • @switchunboxing
    @switchunboxing 4 года назад +5

    Looks so charming. Reminds me of my RPG Maker days

  • @Godeias
    @Godeias 4 года назад +1

    I just stumbled upon this game one mobile (Android), and it is amazing to say the least. I started watching reviews just to see what others thought of it (this being the first), and this review does not do this game justice; sorry Paige. Idk how much this game is on consoles or pc, but for $5 on mobile, I can say, it is definitely worth every penny and then some. The story is cliché, but well written, the characters are charming, the protagonist is likable, and the humor is cute and fits the game's overall style. It gets a 9/10 from me.

  • @sonicmania9993
    @sonicmania9993 4 года назад +1

    An interesting review, but Paige's view of the game seems a bit of an outlier. Would she have called the original Steam game a 5/10, or only the Switch port of said game? Steam reviews of the original game are "Overwhelmingly Positive" (95% of the reviews are positive), and the other reviews I find online all hover around the 8 out of 10 mark. The similarity from battle to battle is a hallmark of retro JRPGs. The one thing in her review that made me pause was the brief mention of a problem with fine movement using the Switch D-pad. I think she switched from joycons to NES or SNES controller; but since many of us play Switch on the go, I hope that movement is not a serious issue on a joycon's D-pad.

    • @Gale_Storm_
      @Gale_Storm_ 4 года назад +1

      I prefer the Joycons D-buttons over a traditional D-pad, personally. There is no chance of me accidentally pressing in an undesired direction leading to unintentional actions in-game, unless I just screwed up an accidentally pressed the button to begin with. Anytime I play a 2D platformer that requires some intense accuracy on my inputs, I switch to the Joycons.

    • @switchunboxing
      @switchunboxing 4 года назад

      It probably sucks without a pad. I got excited to play sonic 3-D blast the other day. I downloaded it and everything. And then I came to realize you just really can’t play it without a D pad. That’s how some of the old games are

    • @dada82net
      @dada82net 4 года назад

      Been playing the game myself for Review purposes.....if you use the Buttons on the Joy-Con you gonna be fine. With the analog stick it's kinda awkward. But since you can use the directional buttons it's really not a problem.

  • @PikaLink91
    @PikaLink91 4 года назад +3

    Game looks beautiful!!

    • @SwitchWatch
      @SwitchWatch  4 года назад

      Some lovely art work for sure

  • @Bajso84
    @Bajso84 4 года назад

    I very much dislike the lack of proper text fonts. Why make reading painful with pixels?
    "Hey, lets make the text both small and low res, yeah that'll be good."

  • @smokeldogg
    @smokeldogg 4 года назад +9

    I give the game an 8 out of 10. Its fun to explore and follow the story; as long as you like the color green.

    • @SwitchWatch
      @SwitchWatch  4 года назад +1

      Glad you're enjoying it! :)

    • @ataridc
      @ataridc 2 года назад

      Green is not a creative color.

  • @ufodeath
    @ufodeath 3 года назад +7

    Don't mind this crummy review: As someone who has played it recently, this game is extremely good, and is viewed far more positively by non-reviewers who have played it than MR "Nothing Special 5/10" here. The game, with some noteable modern improvements, is genuinely faithful to old-school JRPG style. It's a combination of an open-exploration world with a very story-rich narrative driven experience. It's easy to get immersed in both the game world and the story the game offers. The characters feel reallywell developed, like actual people not just in your party, but around the world as well. There are many incredible moments in the game which draw you into the world and the story more. There is a decent amount of nuance to progressing your party characters, and you can even earn an 'upgraded class', choosing between two unique classes (as derivatives of their original class), per character, after you do their side-quest. The game doesn't even tell you where to go to get these character class quest, relying on player exploration itself to reward you with different quest that can seriously unleash a particular character.
    Even just exploring the game world is fun, and there are a lot of things that you would not find if you were just someone rushing through the main quest portion of the game in order to get a review down to 'create content'.
    Seriously, i highly recommend this game, it's a product of love and care by the developers over at stegosoftgames! It's regularly on sale on both GOG and Steam.

  • @GamingMariner
    @GamingMariner 4 года назад

    Looks interesting. Going to wait for a sale b4 picking it up though. Tx 4 the review!

  • @RetroJ77
    @RetroJ77 4 года назад +3

    These are the RPGs I grew up playing on the NES/SNES, so it's right up my alley.

  • @jayviescas7703
    @jayviescas7703 4 года назад +6

    Sounds like an JRPG for younger gamers - 8 to 12 year olds and there's nothing wrong with that. Good review and a fair score.

  • @charizardoreo
    @charizardoreo 4 года назад +7

    Is ara going to be ok.

  • @lun_r
    @lun_r 3 года назад

    Thank you for the review.

  • @scottpiwinski7610
    @scottpiwinski7610 2 года назад

    Definitely want this

  • @TheNintendoSavant
    @TheNintendoSavant 4 года назад

    Thanks! Might pick it up!

  • @jamesa.646
    @jamesa.646 4 года назад

    How are the story and characters?

    • @LockeNarshe
      @LockeNarshe 4 года назад

      Story's got a nice little twist to it, but it'll play out a little cliche in other ways.
      Dialogue was surprisingly well-written for an RPGmaker game. Lita has a lot of charm.

  • @Gale_Storm_
    @Gale_Storm_ 4 года назад

    I do not take the "Hour played for every dollar" ratio thing seriously. It really depends on the game in question. Replay value takes precedence, in my opinion. I love me some Enter the Gungeon. One successful run will take me a little over an hour, an hour and a half to two hours if I go for the extra Chambers. If I recall, the games costs $15 digitally, twice that physically. But, because it's a roguelite, you'll naturally be playing it over and over again, especially in the beginning when it's kicking your butt. I've spent over 300 hours on that game alone. Again, a single run takes less than 2 hours (I go through every single room and THEN go for the boss). I've definitely gotten my money's worth, lol.
    Alternatively, I could spend $5 on a game and get 15 hours out of it. That's great, but that doesn't mean a whole lot if I don't feel the need to touch it ever again. Replay value is key.
    'Course, it's all subjective to begin with.

    • @SwitchWatch
      @SwitchWatch  4 года назад

      Of course buddy. The dollar per hour is just a general foundation for value. The quality always takes precedence. For example, even if a game offers 400 hours of gameplay for $1. We would still not recommend it as good value if the gameplay is utterly terrible. Here it's just "ok".

  • @lun_r
    @lun_r 3 года назад

    Thank you Paige.

  • @ZetZatar
    @ZetZatar 4 года назад +4

    Doesn’t look bad, but there’s far more impressive games at that price or cheaper (FF, DQ, etc). This would be more enticing at the $5-$8 range, in my opinion.

    • @SeptemusHeap
      @SeptemusHeap 4 года назад

      What are examples of more impressive games plz. PLEAZE!!! The nintendo store is full of so much trash

    • @mieuy
      @mieuy 4 года назад

      I am very curious as well

  • @Wajang1
    @Wajang1 4 года назад

    At a good sale, i would buy it. Just for a rainy day.

  • @harrybosch4595
    @harrybosch4595 4 года назад +1

    Great new review writer, interesting choice of game. Hope Paige gets to do more reviews.

    • @LockeNarshe
      @LockeNarshe 4 года назад +2

      "Great review". Calls the game a love letter to the 16-bit era, then shits on it the whole video for being that love letter.
      If that's a great review to you, IGN is looking for new memberships.

  • @platypus8697
    @platypus8697 4 года назад

    If you want this game purchase it on your phone it’s only 4.99 and worth every penny at that price.

  • @gabrielthornmusic
    @gabrielthornmusic 4 года назад +3

    I'm really not a fan of you guys reading out loud some stranger's words.

    • @SwitchWatch
      @SwitchWatch  4 года назад +2

      Fair enough buddy!

    • @switchunboxing
      @switchunboxing 4 года назад

      Yeah I don’t get the point of just reading somebody else’s review lol

    • @switchunboxing
      @switchunboxing 4 года назад

      There needs to be a frame of reference.

  • @wolverinescratch
    @wolverinescratch 4 года назад

    Hope Nintendo bring more classic games back like SEGA ages

  • @vagabundorkchaosmagick-use2898
    @vagabundorkchaosmagick-use2898 3 года назад +1

    5 out of 10? FICE OUT OF TEEEEEEENNNN!!!??? Come one, the game is at least a seven. Even eight.
    The game is really good, not bad at all; but it's not perfect, although perfection is something I'm not interested when it comes to games, retro or modern.

  • @СшаСша-ф5о
    @СшаСша-ф5о 4 года назад +3

    As someone who plays a lot of RPGs, it's definitely an 8.5. This channel on the other hand is definitely less than a 5.

    • @СшаСша-ф5о
      @СшаСша-ф5о 4 года назад +1

      Also, if you're only playing on second hardest difficulty, that's pretty pathetic.
      Admitting you played on the easiest difficulty and then hating on the game for being too easy make you sound like a fool. Not a fan of people who complain about it being easy and picking easiest difficulty.

    • @LockeNarshe
      @LockeNarshe 4 года назад +2

      @@СшаСша-ф5о No worse than her calling it a 'love letter' to the 16-bit era and then shitting all over it for the same reasons, lmao. Incompetent reviewer, wrong genre for them.

  • @Nava4Gamingz
    @Nava4Gamingz 4 года назад +2

    I wonder to know, why in the world Switch always make games that graphics looks like nintendo, or game boy.. Although, this console can Play Games like latest Zelda.

    • @Ponaru
      @Ponaru 4 года назад +2

      This was originally on PC...so yeah...

    • @SwitchWatch
      @SwitchWatch  4 года назад +3

      Different development budgets and man power. Not everything can be triple A

    • @baguettebtch
      @baguettebtch 3 года назад

      lmao switch didn't make this...

  • @JonasRosenven
    @JonasRosenven 4 года назад +2

    I wish game makers would stop using the style where the words are spelled out one letter at a time. Just put all the text on screen at once or give an option to switch between them.

  • @ComputerOyyy
    @ComputerOyyy 4 года назад

    HP and MP regenerate after battle??
    A big nope for me. >.>
    I dont know why game designers opted for that..
    It was promising tho.

    • @Hello-uf7ve
      @Hello-uf7ve 4 года назад +6

      It's time saving. Its better than spamming healing potion or cure spell over and over after each battle.

  • @azuza2525
    @azuza2525 4 года назад +1

    This is an interesting RPG maker game. I like this style but its probably worth wating for an eshop sale. Good review Paige.

    • @switchunboxing
      @switchunboxing 4 года назад +1

      Karsten Never in my mind when I made these games 15 years ago, did I think that they would be coming out on a consul that I play every day. I should’ve kept going. I was making some great things. But 3-D games were on the rise and I thought never again with anybody play a game like this ha ha. What an interesting world we live in. Now I’m over here playing animal Crossing still, two decades later

    • @SianaGearz
      @SianaGearz 3 года назад

      @@switchunboxing Nostalgia is a powerful force, everything old is eventually fresh again.

  • @JamesDavis-nu5lx
    @JamesDavis-nu5lx 4 года назад +1

    Also available on iOS and Android as well.

  • @NeverKaput
    @NeverKaput 4 года назад

    Thanks for the heads up and the review. Looks great. Also www.kickstarter.com/projects/sabotagestudio/sea-of-stars looks good if you guys like these type of games.

  • @anthonym6119
    @anthonym6119 4 года назад

    So many great RPGs on the switch

  • @awakenedsoul2638
    @awakenedsoul2638 4 года назад +1

    I do not think this game deserves 5 out of 10 at least 7 or 8 out of ten.

  • @awakenedsoul2638
    @awakenedsoul2638 4 года назад +1

    Your review sucked! What are you thinking this 16-Bit Turn based RPG style to offer? 5 is a bad score for a game! 6 is okay or average. This game should have gotten 7 out of 10.

  • @gonzalocanas8335
    @gonzalocanas8335 4 года назад

    sell cartdrige for snes D:

  • @jonathansoko1085
    @jonathansoko1085 3 года назад

    The young lady that reviewed this seems to be new to jrpg's. The way she talks about trash being too easy and most of the difficulty being in boss fights... and grind........ that shows she has no idea what jrpg's are because that can apply to literally all of them, ever.

  • @stricknine6130
    @stricknine6130 4 года назад

    Looks fun I'm a sucker for these kinds of RPGs. I think I will give it a go. Thanks for the review.

  • @chocolocojames213
    @chocolocojames213 4 года назад +1

    This reminds me of the time I use to grind every character in Final Fantasy vi. Damn you Kafka 😁

    • @mtaur4113
      @mtaur4113 4 года назад

      Now I've got a mental image of Franz Kafka grinding RPGs forever...

  • @littleseven8917
    @littleseven8917 4 года назад +2

    Aww that's a shame, I was quite looking forward to this. thanks for the heads up tho!

    • @SwitchWatch
      @SwitchWatch  4 года назад

      You're welcome! I was looking forward to this one too haha (Jordan)

    • @switchunboxing
      @switchunboxing 4 года назад

      Little Seven Yeah haha.

  • @cory7328
    @cory7328 4 года назад +1

    Well Ara Fell short for me. I love how these games look and really just want it to be an action variant of RPG. But that’s me and I can only imagine this a going to be a great addition to the genre l.

    • @SwitchWatch
      @SwitchWatch  4 года назад +1

      Would be nice to have action RPGs in the style at some point. Would love a Secret of Mana or Alundra type game.

    • @yokonakajima75
      @yokonakajima75 3 года назад +2

      There isn't anything wrong with turn-based combat though.

    • @cory7328
      @cory7328 3 года назад

      @@yokonakajima75 not at all. I just have a large catalog of turned based already and was looking for more action games.

  • @lindenstromberg6859
    @lindenstromberg6859 4 года назад

    Not really sure if any of this game is from Western RPGs except for the cheap font and lack of polish.

  • @DnVFMVs
    @DnVFMVs 3 года назад

    noting can beat chrono trigger

  • @switchunboxing
    @switchunboxing 4 года назад +1

    Sounds cute but too boring to invest time in

  • @uyou2tube
    @uyou2tube 4 года назад

    This just shouts lazy. I’m dying for a new turn based jrpg. This gets close but nothing seems good. The battles don’t have battle music, doesn’t have battle screens it’s just the level you’re already in. I say it’s lazy because they take all their ideas from classic game formulas. It’s not like they took all the best parts and combined it. They just took all the mundane aspects and turned it into a game. Lazy. The graphics are awesome but retro walks a fine line between a lazy copycat feel for marketing reasons only or it’s gotta be meaty and perfect. This is meaty and has substance. It looks very good but feels lazy like it was made just for the retro nostalgia market. Again if there were unique battle screens or very elaborate attack animations like spells being cast or summoning monsters in battle I’d say it’s not lazy. But casting a power attack and simply watching your guy bounce and swing a basic shaped weapon in 2020 is just lazy. It’s clearly just a nostalgic marketing ploy. The monsters actually look decent. But they lack in flare from games I’ve played in the past on GBA. Lufia Ruins of lore has the best monsters in my opinion.

  • @AcidDotDrop
    @AcidDotDrop 4 года назад

    Modern 16-Bit JRPG? That's a generic RPG Maker project from the early 2000's

    • @SwitchWatch
      @SwitchWatch  4 года назад

      It's not on a 16-bit console buddy, but thanks for the comment.

    • @PomuLeafEveryday
      @PomuLeafEveryday 4 года назад +1

      It’s not generic at all. Have you seen all the generic RPGMaker games? This is definitely in the top end of RPGMaker games. Doesn’t make it amazing, but amongst RPGMaker they’ve done a good job.

  • @LordSnoodles
    @LordSnoodles 4 года назад

    How 75% of reviews start on youtube: "What's up, guys?"
    Try breaking from the norm.

  • @ls4708
    @ls4708 3 года назад +1

    Amazing game….8/10 minimum…..

  • @buddhabinaural
    @buddhabinaural 2 года назад

    Disappointed at the 5/10. I fail to understand this score. To me this game was only just off perfect and not off enough to drop below a 10. An absolute gem of a game.

    • @shortbreadhead
      @shortbreadhead Год назад +1

      Don't worry, they got so much wrong in the review that the score means absolutely nothing. Never trust a game journalist that reviews a game either 5 or below or 10. 5 is basically considered a 0 as it tends to mean the game functions and nothing more, below 5 being considered negative. 10 would be perfect and is impossible.

    • @buddhabinaural
      @buddhabinaural 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@shortbreadheadShit, a year on and just seen you replied to my comment. Better late than never. I'm kind of like that myself. If it's below a 6 it means I either have something better to play, or worse I bought it physical and have to drive an hour round trip to trade it in. 5 and below is as good as 0 to me. As for 10/10. It doesn't have to be a perfect game, I just have to perfectly enjoy it.

  • @jiajia2752
    @jiajia2752 4 года назад +1

    Looks way too slow for my tastes

  • @redcrimson1028
    @redcrimson1028 4 года назад

    This game looks and plays like garbage. I've played better rpg's on snes. The only positive is the soundtrack. I funny need s reviewer to tell me this game is good because its not, its called using yout own discretion

  • @kosterix123
    @kosterix123 4 года назад

    Thanks for the warning. Will avoid this product.

    • @joeb2588
      @joeb2588 4 года назад

      I'm downloading now. Thanks!

    • @baguettebtch
      @baguettebtch 3 года назад

      you're missing out..

  • @uyou2tube
    @uyou2tube 4 года назад

    Is this golden sun? This is the most unoriginal game of all time!!!