RPGamer reports: "Fans of action RPGs, creepy crawlies, and Tim Burton movies, take note! NIS America has just announced that Nippon Ichi Software and HitMaker have come together to create A Witch's Tale, a Halloween inspired adventure. While initial details are so scarce we don't even have screenshots to display, NIS explained that the game would be an action RPG set in a Halloween-esque world. Even though we didn't get to see the Tale in action, we were able to watch a small trailer and talk with some of the people currently working on the game to find out a little information about its unique story and setting."
“Prior to our release of Z.H.P. Unlosing Ranger VS Darkdeath Evilman, it was a period of great struggle for us,” says NIS CEO Sohei Niikawa.
Gaming Nexus writes: "My DS collection is about fifty percent RPGs. That's a lot of games to try to spend an extended amount of time on, especially for a hand-held. I got to thinking that lately I just have too much on my plate. There are a number of portable role playing games now available across all hand-held consoles, and it seems like now more than ever you need to rise above the pack on those crowded game store shelves. A Witch's Tale from NIS tries to muscle in some space based on its attempts at being a more newbie friendly entry in the genre, similar to Rhapsody. Unfortunately for A Witch's Tale and developer HitMaker, this game is a far cry from being newbie friendly. While the difficulty may be a walk in the park, the game fails to provide the clear path that an inexperienced gamer would need to follow if they were to continue giving the RPG genre a chance."
A Witch's Tale is a disappointing attempt at an RPG. Combat never challenges you, worlds are drearily executed even when they have interesting ideas at heart, and your main character is loathsome. Why waste your time on a deeply flawed RPG when there are so many excellent ones available on the same platform?
