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Artis Impact
Artis Impact is a story-rich, adventure pixel RPG that features classic turn-based combat, upgrading your home, and exploring uniquely hand-drawn environments. Players will take on the role of official Akane, teaming up with Bot to unravel the mysteries of a future utopian world.
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Artis Impact Reviews
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Artis Impact will certainly attract fans of Octopath Traveler, Bravely Default, Dragon Quest, and Sea of Stars with their unique take on this turn-based RPG that will have players going from battling ferocious enemies and bosses, trying to earn an income, to enjoying a warming bowl of ramen in a single turn.
Beautiful, challenging, and truly impactful—Artis Impact is an RPG that will end up as one of the most special experiences you'll find on the indie scene this year.
The world of Artis Impact is, on its surface, rather bleak. Humanity survives by a thread, building villages over the ruins of civilisations past and sheltering from the ever-present threat of corrupted AI entities, massive creatures that ruthlessly lay waste to anything and everything. There’s violence, corruption, brutality – but always plenty of time to pull a shift at the local pizza shop, dip into a spa for a relaxing pick-me-up, or talk smack with your robot bestie.
There’s so much promise here. The world design, music, and animation show care and creativity. Akane is a strong lead, and the friendship with Bot is easy to love. But the writing often feels dated and tone-deaf, especially in its treatment of women. Combine that with a rocky early game and some frustrating mechanics, and it becomes hard to recommend without hesitation.
To add insult to injury, the game rushes to a ham-fisted and unsatisfying narrative conclusion that raises more questions than answers. The game attempts to encourage replays through optional sidequests that reveal more about the world, but I don’t think it would be worth trudging through the shoddy translation and mind-numbingly boring combat in the hopes of finding a more satisfying answer. I came away from Artis Impact with the distinct impression that the game could’ve used additional perspectives to address some of its most glaring inconsistencies. As it stands, Artis Impact is an aud…