Mary Skelter Finale

Video ChumsA.J. Maciejewski

8.7/10

As a long-time fan of grid-based dungeon crawlers, I've thoroughly enjoyed Mary Skelter but the curtains are finally closing with Finale.

RPGFanDes Miller

78/100

To loop back around to what I said in the beginning: I didn’t know what I was getting into when I started Mary Skelter Finale. I never expected I would willingly dive into two visual novels prior to even starting the game, nor did I expect my general issues with dungeon RPGs to be washed away. The characters are heartfelt, endearing, and memorable. The story is tragic and hopeless at times, only to turn around and become hopeful and positive seconds later. The combat is exciting, and I never thought I would be so engaged with the DRPG subgenre after years of not clicking with it. It’s a ga…

Capsule ComputersTravis Bruno

7.5/10

Mary Skelter Finale’s incredibly slow pacing hinders some interesting story elements but solid combat and likable main characters makes this first person dungeon crawler a solid conclusion.

RPGSiteChao Min Wu

6/10

The third entry to this dungeon crawler series is not much more than average, offering a disappointing overextended Finale to the Mary Skelter franchise.

It’s a little disappointing that one of the most compelling and thought-provoking dungeon crawlers will be inevitably dismissed and derided because it’s fleshy and fan servicey. The Mary Skelter series is one of Idea Factory’s greatest achievements, being both mechanically deep and thematically rich, and Mary Skelter Finale is the complete realisation of the intent of the series. I’d never encourage Australians to break the law to access censored games, of course, but just remember those Nintendo Switch consoles are region free…