Melancholy Republic

Ok first let me start off that this games will have some big Pros and Cons depending on what youre looking for. Myself, i was looking for a rpg type game that didnt rely on combat, exactly this game. hoewever if your looking for something more than the story (like myself) this is NOT the game for you. the music was absolutely gorgeous i can not get enough of that up tempo string opening it's beautiful. the story its self was a compelling story and somewhat unexpected. Romea and Julliette type romance and ending, with a political and social story plot. Being that the story was great the game itself left me wanting more, It was more of visual novel than a game, which to me are not appeasing. theres is nothing you can do to dictate or change the story, and thats what i relish in a video game carving my own path making decisions and seeing how the choice affected the people around me. that being said this game has a great story, great music, but very little actual gaming. REPLAY VALUE- no...

An interactive game that isn't all about swords magic and potions ! It gives an interesting new view to games as such. But the sad part is I can't get myself into playing it with the slow movement, long text box as well as the fact that this game isn't running with steam. Steam overlay can't be used while this game is open, no way of customizing ur key binds, no way of customizing resolution and no way of customizing game screen. So if ur trying to take a screenshot of the game it will put u back to the main menu, well if u forgot to save... Ur going to have to RESTART ur entire game. I bought it when it first got released, I thought their dev would do something to fix that but I guess I was wrong... Wouldn't recomend this game until there's more game options for users to use !

this is not actually a game. it is a visual novel disguised as a game. For the amount of delays this had this is completely unacceptable. and for a visual novel there are numerous plot holes and cliches that make this rank pretty low on the bar for good story telling. when NekoPara is more consistent, there are some serious problems. I cannot recommend anyone purchase this unless you know what you are going in for and are comfortable with what you will be gettting, especially at the $9.99 price tag.

In essence a visual novel told via RPG maker where you hear the unhappy story of a couple of people en then meet with an unhappy end yourself. I finished the story in 5 hours. Unless I overlooked a big part of the game like multiple endings, not worth it. (disclamer: I hate every story with an unhappy end, so make of this review what you like)

With a strong start off the story its get weaker , and the ending is too fast, No combat , its just clic story spacebarr , and the price off 10 euro is for this to high I give it a 3 .

Melancholy republic... it's the state the game leaves you in afterwards. I found it very well written and distinctly different from other visual novels. Every character was endearing in their own way and just worked well together. The game has no options menu (April 2018, maybe the dev will add it later) but you can change some keybinds using F1. Press F5 to toggle fullscreen. Don't press F12 (screenshot) as it exits gameplay. Press esc to save when you're not in dialog.

God, if ever hitting no felt painful on a review. Melancholy Republic was basically made for me, a period tragedy set during the corrupt early days of a new Republic, following a noble looking to see her father's killer brought to justice and falling in love with a princess. Its not at all shy with its politics or its heart. It even basically shits on historical English dictator Oliver Cromwell with its somehow even more cartoonily evil counterpart Kromwell. I should love this, problem is, it fails in most every aspect of its execution. Technically, it's an absolute mess. RPG maker is basically held together with spit and hope. I wouldn't wish it as your development software. Still I expect basic functionality. It lacks even a menu, I lucked out on a forum post to learn f5 can make it not full screen because god the visual tearing on full screen. Worse than that the audio is scuffed to hell. Which is a shame as the tracks, when they aren't skipping and screaming, are beautiful. Visual...

The fact that as I write this, this game only has 16 reviews and is currently 'mixed' is heartbreaking to see. On one hand, I get it: you see RPGmaker art, you immediately assume grand JRPG-esque adventure with full combat system, customization, exp, etc. And yet, if you read the game's description, you'd know that that isn't what this is. This is ostensibly a kinetic visual novel, and an outstanding one at that. Excellent story and characters, emotional, well-written, and absolutely beautiful soundtrack. This game is the epitome of a hidden gem, and it pains me to see how poorly it reviewed and sold.

If you want to feel sad and bitter after you play this game, then go ahead.

Well, this game really is what it says on the tin. It’s a melancholy RPGmaker game. Well… It’s more a visual novel than a game. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that, this is an experience I’d highly recommend, but don’t expect an RPG, because that is not what you’ll get here. There is hardly any agency. In fact, sometimes control is taken away from the player so much, that it can be a hassle to try to get to a menu to even save the game! There IS a lot to like here, though. Melancholy Republic’s maps and environments are stunning. All other RPGmaker games should really strive to match its quality in that department. The writing is a lot better than you’ll find in most RPGmaker games too, although it can be a bit on the nose at times, and a lot, though not all, of the characters are one dimensional. The music is good, and gets the job done. However, it could’ve been mixed better in areas and I didn’t find it particularly memorable overall. The real star of th...