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The Witch and the Hundred Knight
Two powerful witches have been battling one another for over a hundred years. Now, the Swamp Witch has unleashed the legendary Dark Knights, and seeks to destroy the Forest Witch once and for all! Adopting high-res, fully 3D environments and characters, as well as a dark fantasy world brought to life by Takehito Harada, The Witch and the Hundred K...
Details
- Released
- July 24, 2013
- Developer
- Nippon Ichi Software
- Publisher
- NIS America
- Platforms
- PS3
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The Witch and the Hundred Knight Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
It’s always difficult to rate niche games like The Witch and the Hundred Knight, and this one moreso because it takes a certain degree of patience to mentally work into the game before it becomes enjoyable as a twist on a dark fairy tale. But I enjoyed myself and found the combat engaging enough to be confident that niche JRPG fans will get a kick out of it.
It’s just a shame that The Witch and the Hundred Knight can’t always handle all of the action. Gameplay lags when there is too much happening, and voice samples drop out every now and again. A future patch will likely remedy these issues, but it’s something to keep in mind for the here and now.
Adopting high-res, fully 3-D environments and characters, and a dark fantasy world brought to life by Takehito Harada, The Witch and the Hundred Knight delivers a new action RPG experience.
This experiment in action RPG design by NIS has promise, but it isn't yet up NIS's usual standards.The studio that built [i]Disgaea [/i] has stepped outside of its comfort zone to bring fans [i]The Witch [...]
The Witch and the Hundred Knight has a concept that I dig: an action RPG layered high with the extra nuances the folks at NIS are known for. Sadly, very few of this puzzle’s many pieces are terribly well crafted, and they never truly fit together. There’s some fleeting enjoyment to be had in combat, but without any enjoyable characters, interesting skills, or effective RPG systems, the fun fades well before the credits roll.
Nippon Ichi Software has a reputation for the absurd and strange, and while The Witch and the Hundred Knight initially seems poised to continue that trend successfully, the game’s humour soon turns dark and indignant – and its minor flaws begin to stack. Make no mistake, there’s a solid action RPG hidden beneath this title’s inappropriate dialogue and fractured design, but it’s buried so deep that the majority of players will struggle to find it.