Little Town Hero

But Why ThoEva Herinkova

80/10

If you’re looking for some tough fights and cute gameplay, then Little Town Hero is definitely what you’re looking for and I highly recommend it, especially if you need a shorter and more relaxing game this fall.

GameGrinHarry Fritsch

7.5/10

Despite having a battle system that, while interesting, can feel at odds with the rest of the game’s tone, Little Town Hero is a delightful, small-scale adventure that will calm and charm you with its serene setting, fun characters and joyful presentation.

The OuterHavenTodd Black

In a world where much of what we get video game-wise are repeats, small advancements, or definitive cash grabs, it's refreshing when a developer or publisher branches out to try and make something fresh and new. Not surprisingly, the people who tend to do that are indie game companies...or Nintendo…

IGNTom Marks

7/10

Little Town Hero exudes charm from every corner of its adorable little village, and couples that personality with an absurd and utterly unique combat system full of combos I loved discovering. Its knack for turning exciting fights into slow-paced battles that sometimes hand you frustrating losses based on random dice rolls may have worn on me at times, especially before I unlocked some of my hero’s stronger abilities, but it’s still a town I was happy to have visited.

WCCFtechNathan Birch

6.5/10

Developer Game Freak is primarily known for creating the Pokemon franchise, but they also like to take advantage of their independent status (contrary to popular belief, they are not owned outright by Nintendo) by releasing various quirky side projects. Games like Pocket Card Jockey, Giga Wrecker, and Tembo the Badass Elephant aren’t nearly as successful as the exploits of Pikachu and pals, but they all have their followings, and developing these weird experiments undoubtedly helps the folks at Game Freak stay sane. Game Freak’s latest side thing is Little Town Hero, an adventure that takes pl...

RPGFanNathan Lee

60/100

Little Town Hero is far from a heroic quest for Game Freak. It’s an interesting concept for a game, and it does feel unique, but the monotonous pacing and poor cast of characters could never keep me in its world for long. While it’s nice to see Game Freak expand their RPG muscles outside of Pokémon, this is one entry I can do without.

RPGamerAlex Fuller

Little Town Hero sets out to tell the cutest story about the littlest town where everything is perfectly peaceful. Well, until now.

GamereactorKieran Harris

6/10

After consistently delivering great results over the past two decades with the Pokémon series, it's sad to see that Game Freak has stumbled when trying to branch out and deliver a new take on the JRPG genre. Little Town Hero feels overly cumbersome and luck-based, and we wish that the narrative just stuck to the one central theme. We wouldn't call Little Town Hero a bad game (it's gorgeous and certainly has some great ideas), it's just one we would struggle to recommend given the frustration that we endured.

GameSpotSuriel Vazquez

5/10

It takes more than a village.

TwinfiniteZhiqing Wan

Little Town Hero. How do I even begin to describe Little Town Hero? Well, I’ll say this much: if, prior to reading this review, you thought the game looked quirky, fun, interesting, or any combination of the aforementioned adjectives, let me nip that in the bud right now. You’re probably gonna wanna temper your expectations a little.

DestructoidZoey Handley

4/10

I didn’t expect to have so much vitriol for Little Town Hero going into it, however, I found very little to like. Its 18-ish-hour runtime felt like an eternity as I slogged through battle after battle. I struggle to fathom who this game is designed for, but all I can recommend is to stay away lest you get dealt a bad hand.

Pure NintendoTrevor Gould

4/10

I don't want to set up false expectations, so I'll cut right to the chase and say that I feel Little Town Hero is a second-rate RPG. The music saves it somewhat