Nightmare Mode takes a look at the hefty Fortune Summoners demo released yesterday, and declare that while it doesn't dent their interest in the game, it's not likely to excite those who don't think cheerful magical girls with big swords and spells are much fun. Cuteness overload plus some control issues make the game not as impressive as it could be.
Jacob Ross at Save/Continue writes:
“Fortune Summoners is a story about being young,” or so its website description says. “It’s a story about finding adventure, about doing good even when doing good is hard. It’s a story about owning up to your mistakes and making them right, and facing down danger no matter what”.
Well let me tell you right off the top that in Fortune Summoners, doing good can be very hard indeed.
I had my eye on this game for a while, but I'm not entirely sure if I want something that requires a great deal of learning.
Some day soon, Fortune Summoners.
GamingUnion: "Indie publisher Carpe Fulgur made a name for themselves with their widely successful release of Recettear: An Item Shop Tale. Their second game, Chantelise: A Tale of Two Sisters, didn't rise to the same meteoric level that Recettear did, but was still successful for the company in its own right. Carpe Fulgur's back with their third indie release in the form of Fortune Summoners: Secret of the Elemental Stone. Unlike the first two games which came from Japanese developer EasyGameStation, Fortune Summoners comes from a new developer, Lizsoft. Coming from a new developer and featuring a radically different battle system, the question begs itself: is Fortune Summoners worth your investment?"
Jeff of Just Press Start writes:
"As I’ve said before, Carpe Fulgur knows charming when they see it. Recettear and Chantelise prove that. They’ve now turned their sights on Lizsoft’s side-scrolling, action-RPG. How does this one measure up?"
