Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines is a masterful retooling of JRPGs before it, and only a handful of problems hold back an otherwise excellent tale of family, honor, and reclaiming what was lost.
Incredibly addictive, if slightly grindy. I think I'm probably more tolerant than some may be of the grinding, as I played the bulk of the JRPG's during the 90's and early 00's during which the were more prevalent.
The basic idea is that your clan has been cursed to a short life span, and can no longer have children with other mortals. To get revenge on those that cursed you, and break the curse, you need to take your clan to war with the daemons that inhabit various dungeons in order to gain enough favour with the gods, so that you can breed with them.
This is the part that gets addictive. Your clan members have 12 stats, these are dictated by the parents. To enhance your blood line you have to selectively breed between the two, hoping for the best, especially when recessive genes can throw a spanner in the works.
Im about 50 hours in and still playing, it is well worth the low price that its being sold for.
Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines is an original turn-based J-RPG with a very special graphics inspired in the traditional Japanese art. A dungeon crawler that tries to be different from any other.. and succeeds.
Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines is a beautiful JRPG with a few interesting twists to the genre. The fighting system works great and building up your own clan while having the pressure of time makes it more interesting. Although that time pressure does come with some old-fashioned frustration.
It might appear as a classic J-style dungeon crawler, but there's much more than that. Some gameplay mechanics are really original, and that, combined with the competitive price and the replayability, make for an experience worth considering.
There is never a sense of accomplishment associated with any part of your journey. The entirety of your time spent in this game will be like watching paint dry on a fence.
A unique japanese dungeon crawler built around tight and well-balanced mechanics with beautiful "watercolor" graphics. It's hard to explain all the gameplay mechanics in a bried review, but if you are the kind of player who relies more on deep mechanics than on story - don't miss this decent game!
Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines offer an interesting story line about ancient Japanese culture with beautiful graphics, and wonderful turn-based gameplay. Performing union rites is an amazing concept to gain clan members. Although the gameplay can get repetitive, overall I consider this game addictive, and a must-buy especially if you are a fan of the genre.
I dont usually play JRGS, but at PSV i can do it, and this game is very cool, pretty nice story as always have some interest moments, gameplay is ok too, so 8/10
SummaryOreshika is a tale of revenge that takes place in ancient Japan. Your clan was sentenced to death for crimes they did not commit, and then had two curses placed on them. You have just been resurrected by a god and are now searching for those who cursed and conspired against your clan so that you may redeem the honor of your family name. ...