Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs - Royal Edition

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User Score
6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 20
  3. Negative: 6 out of 20

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  1. Jimbob2k666
    May 19, 2018
    8
    I'm only about 8 hours in but already I'm enjoying the game. I had been looking for a tactics-type game other than the Mario one after recently purchasing a Switch and for the money on eShop I'm happy with this. The loading times, whilst a bit longer than hoped don't detract from the gameplay and there isn't that much of it. Worth a buy if you like this type of game.
  2. scottjl
    Sep 21, 2019
    5
    Graphics: 9
    Voice acting: 9
    Gameplay: 5
    Loading screens: 1

    I would like this game a lot, seems like an interesting story, very nicely done graphics, great voice acting, but the loading times. Ugh. I feel like I'm back on a 90's console game. Loading between _every_ scene and even longer loads before combat. They simply ruin any interest I have in playing.
  3. Svati
    Jul 25, 2018
    6
    Performance Issues:
    Barely playable due to very long loading times at each actions. Laggy interface, does not feel responsive at all. Doesn't seem optimized.

    Design issues:
    Few save spots makes it hard to switch to another game and back. Artificial game limits that hinders game customization.

    Art:
    Very nice.

    Writing:
    Pretty nice.
  4. threarah
    May 21, 2020
    7
    It's a beautiful, fun little game. The fighting strikes a nice balance between easy to learn with being complex enough to make winning a fight satisfying. I still wish there was something like a defend stance and something like class customisation, but on the whole I think the streamlining of attacking being combined with skills was fun.

    The UI is the worst part, though. It's really    It's a beautiful, fun little game. The fighting strikes a nice balance between easy to learn with being complex enough to make winning a fight satisfying. I still wish there was something like a defend stance and something like class customisation, but on the whole I think the streamlining of attacking being combined with skills was fun.

    The UI is the worst part, though. It's really hard at times to tell what's highlighted, and not having the hover on the combat UI made it harder to learn what did what.

    I found the loading screens to be annoying more because there were so many, not because each one was so long. If there was more to interact with in each area, especially in the personal bond quests, I don't think it would be as noticeable.    … Expand
  5. Mryagerr
    May 25, 2020
    0
    I made an account just to rate this game a 0. Seemed really fun but I have 84% miss 5x in a row after 3 reloads. The mechanics are **** It isnt hard, its untruthful.
  6. Openroad
    Mar 6, 2020
    1
    I’d add this game is racist not funny, especially with it’s depiction of Gnome and “dishonest merchant” Haksun Ibn al-Onduras. There are so many games out there, don’t waste your time on racist tropes, long load times, and poor gameplay.
  7. Pieciakos
    Jul 28, 2019
    9
    I think the game is really beautiful and pleasant. The only thing I miss in it is more developed development trees, but I can not fault the rest.
  8. philsov
    May 31, 2020
    8
    Would be 10/10 but marred a bit due to the loading times, menu interface, and occasional crash coupled with odd autosave windows.

    Persona-esque structure; you have deadlines to meet objectives which is mostly a mix of going through dungeons and spending the day with your party members/vendors to go through their respective vignettes to power them up and increase party perks slightly.    Would be 10/10 but marred a bit due to the loading times, menu interface, and occasional crash coupled with odd autosave windows.

    Persona-esque structure; you have deadlines to meet objectives which is mostly a mix of going through dungeons and spending the day with your party members/vendors to go through their respective vignettes to power them up and increase party perks slightly.

    Gameplay is a lot of fun; tactical in nature and if you try to knock out all the missions are appropriately difficult. Good variety in party, although towards midway I mostly stuck to my favorite ~5 and ignored all the rest. Some of the text RP is pretty cool, too. Gameplay is as hard or easy as you'd like, with sliders for increasing your damage dealt and reducing enemy damage. One bad crash had me burn through previously completed fights just to catch up.

    Storyline is self aware but not cringingly so, akin to Disgaea1. Charming/entertaining. Good voice acting and art.    … Expand
  9. kitoconnell
    Nov 11, 2020
    1
    There's some creative ideas here and obviously a lot of effort put into this game but the load times are impossible to handle. Load load load even to do simple town management tasks, taking the fun out of it. But the worst sin is that gnome. That is one of the most racist caricatures I've ever seen in a modern video game.

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Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. FNintendo
    Dec 8, 2018
    60
    Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs - Royal Edition will grab the player's attention thanks to its plot and marvelous humour featured throughout the game, reinforced by the marvelous voice acting and visuals. Unfortunately its combat system does not follow suit and the experience ends up being less accessible and enjoyable than it should, aggravated by immensely long loading times.
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  2. Switch Player
    Jun 7, 2018
    60
    Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs - Royal Edition is a mixed bag of an adventure. It is worth a visit but performance issues and dull gameplay mean it may not be worth a stay.
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  3. Vooks
    Jun 6, 2018
    80
    There’s no doubt in my mind that Regalia is a great game. It has everything you could ask for from a strategy RPG and then some. Unfortunately, it has a few technical and design issues that really hold it back from being as good as it could be, but it’s still hard not to recommend it.
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