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  1. Aug 2, 2020
    0
    The game was Censored with a patch after they sold people on it. That is false advertising. Would not recommend. Fairy Tale being censored? If they spent more time and effort on actual game development, then the game may have received warmer reviews. They obviously have their priorities messed up.

    The game seems flat, with little attention to detail. Missing animations and boring
    The game was Censored with a patch after they sold people on it. That is false advertising. Would not recommend. Fairy Tale being censored? If they spent more time and effort on actual game development, then the game may have received warmer reviews. They obviously have their priorities messed up.

    The game seems flat, with little attention to detail. Missing animations and boring screenplay make for a sad performance.

    The combat is okay and the characters are enough to spark joy in any fan but the whole game seems rushed. Lots of cut corners.
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  2. Aug 4, 2020
    0
    Game was censored. I didn't get what i bought. Censorship is never acceptable.
  3. Aug 2, 2020
    0
    I can't help but feel pretty disappointed. When I look at a lot of stuff with the game I feel like it's all just done so lazily. The characters look weird sometimes and move oddly a lot. Like it's definitely apparent that their movements are many and stiff or flow around way to much (Wendy walking around like she has rubber hoes arms 180°) then when you are somewhere like the guild HallI can't help but feel pretty disappointed. When I look at a lot of stuff with the game I feel like it's all just done so lazily. The characters look weird sometimes and move oddly a lot. Like it's definitely apparent that their movements are many and stiff or flow around way to much (Wendy walking around like she has rubber hoes arms 180°) then when you are somewhere like the guild Hall characters just stand around like status, never move, and that's with the characters that aren't missing which a lot are. Characters even missing in the main story cut scenes and I thought that was kind of a let down because I like the characters that were gone. Then other characters will be introduced but you'll just be looking at an empty room and their picture will show up with their dialogue, but it just seems so lifeless. Talking to an empty table because they didn't actually add the character in the game, and again it's a lot missing. The gameplay is cool but expect frame rate drops though they aren't to bad. Whoever did the special effects for the magic deserves a raise though because they always looked great! There's a lot I'd like to touch on as well but really I think the game was made without much of a passion at all. Expand
  4. Aug 3, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Alright i was so excited for the this game, and while i wasn’t disappointed i also wasn’t impressed. The gameplay is entertaining but everything else just feels empty. Walking around magnolia just feel like walking through an empty field NPCs are all transparent and you can only interact with people asking for favors. Every single quest is the same too, this game is too simplistic is the type of game you make for people who just started gaming. It doesn’t really feel like a PS4 game at all or a game that belongs in this generation. It feels like a game that should’ve happened about 8 years ago. I like the series so i enjoy it but anyone not familiar with it looking to pick up a JRPG will be very disappointed. Also why start it from the tournament arc is 2020 they could’ve fit the whole series in there, i know they had a small budget but come on. When you battle the game can at time feel so alive sadly that’s the only time it does. I do hope they make another and i hope they actually put some work on that one. Expand
  5. Aug 13, 2020
    4
    First and foremost the selling price doesn't quite worth for the game's content. Music is bad, battles and missions are repetitive and can feel that the production team didn't put much effort in developing this game since there's drop of fps even when the graphic is not nice, plus lots of time the game only shows characters talking to the wall since they don't even bother to make modelsFirst and foremost the selling price doesn't quite worth for the game's content. Music is bad, battles and missions are repetitive and can feel that the production team didn't put much effort in developing this game since there's drop of fps even when the graphic is not nice, plus lots of time the game only shows characters talking to the wall since they don't even bother to make models for other side characters. Expand
  6. Aug 4, 2020
    6
    As a fan of the series I would have liked more movies. The graphics are very low in tone, they do not use the latest GUST graphics engine, the quests are many but repetitive and boring. There is a bit of censorship but not too much. The music is nice. In conclusion I hoped for better for this I only give him the suffcience
  7. syi
    Aug 7, 2020
    0
    This by far one of the best JRPG fanservice games I have played since zoids legacy or maybe even super robot wars. but I cannot reccomend this game knowing how atrocious the DLC is. $180??? really? gatekeeping 3 fairy tail members +lyon is low. lisanna and elfman for sure should be playable. they're in your guild! 39.99 for costumes is insanely high. oh and if you bought physical you missThis by far one of the best JRPG fanservice games I have played since zoids legacy or maybe even super robot wars. but I cannot reccomend this game knowing how atrocious the DLC is. $180??? really? gatekeeping 3 fairy tail members +lyon is low. lisanna and elfman for sure should be playable. they're in your guild! 39.99 for costumes is insanely high. oh and if you bought physical you miss out on endgame equipment. really koie? really gust? this is terrible. On top of that there's no english dub for one of the longest running enlich dubbed anime. there's translation error everywhere. Expand
  8. Aug 7, 2020
    0
    They censored the game, that's bad move. You won't get my money after hearing this disaster.
  9. Aug 6, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Alright so let me start with this, I really wanted to like this game as a huge fan of Fairy Tail. I've read the manga watched the anime (bought it as well). However, no matter how much I like the series this game was a giant middle finger to the consumers.

    So, let's start with what it actually got right
    -The RPG combat, surprisingly works really well and feels good (although extremely easy at times)
    -The abilities are pretty good looking for the most part and feels rewarding.
    -decent amount of costumes to unlock during the game play.

    Now sadly, we move on to the negatives (yeah not many positives here)
    -The story...okay, i think this was probably the biggest insult to any of the fans. It goes from the END of the Tenrou Island arc, even though it states it includes it. It legit just the time skip for the 7 years. and it goes through to the Tartaros arc which is cool you think you are getting a lot of content and will be kept busy for awhile. Wrong, even though it covers several long arcs the game leaves out almost all the story driven plots to make you really care about what happens, for example Ultear's sacrifice for someone that never really watched/read fairy tail would feel lack luster and pointless.
    - The game feels VERY incomplete to the point where the characters are actually having conversations with characters that aren't even present in the game due to them not being modeled in. earliest example that I can recall is Meredy when Jellal is talking to Natsu/Erza about the grand magic games. She will have dialog and fully voiced however you never see her due to her not having a model in the game. In certain cases they will just show a still image of the anime scene as a place holder when people are talking and have no model, or there is scenes where everything is voice acted except for 1 person who wont have a model and is just dialog, even though they are a major character.
    -the side stuff...holy hell the side stuff...umm the "community service" quests in this game are absurdly lazy they are fall under "can you bring me 1-3 of x items" these items you legit just find while exploring or killing monsters so there is no uniqueness to these at all and the rewards are for the most part uneventful.
    -The monsters...okay so prepare to fight a little over a handful of monsters (besides story bosses and some story events) so basically you fight wolves, flutter's (birds) the beast man, some tiny whales that are on land for some reason, golems, and dark guild mobs every now and then for almost EVERY single request on the request board making every single thing you do to rank up the guild feel like you've done it multiple times before.
    -And the worst part is that after all that and not even a week after release they add $50+ in costumes then a $59.99 season pass. I could have let the rest of this go and give the game in its current state a 5-6 but when they game is so unpolished and then they have the nerve to charge $60 for just a few bonus missions and what looks like a few more playable characters? unacceptable and if I owned it on steam i would have asked for a refund when i first noticed the issues.
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  10. Aug 9, 2020
    1
    I’m giving this a 1 any game that gets a pointless censored don’t get anything but a 1 if they change it ip give it a higher grade
  11. Aug 2, 2020
    2
    I was so excited for this game... The series is the perfect franchise to be made into a turn-based RPG.. and after all the tease, it turns to be a massive disappointment. First off, a lot of characters doesn't even have character models... They have dialogue pictures but you won't ever see them during gameplay... The gameplay itself is boring and there isn't even any challenge ... You haveI was so excited for this game... The series is the perfect franchise to be made into a turn-based RPG.. and after all the tease, it turns to be a massive disappointment. First off, a lot of characters doesn't even have character models... They have dialogue pictures but you won't ever see them during gameplay... The gameplay itself is boring and there isn't even any challenge ... You have to willfully sabotage your play in order for you to lose in any battle... The entire game had potential but it seems that koei rushed production and we have a half-assed game as a result... Expand
  12. Aug 2, 2020
    2
    Mediocre graphic, typo in translation, NPC models that literally repeated they stood next to each other? how much lower effort would you be willing to give this trash?

    Anyone that thinks that this deserves the same price tag as Ghost of Tsushima must be brain damaged. Vote will your wallet and stop supporting these parasites. Even Gust was better before KT got their **** on their
    Mediocre graphic, typo in translation, NPC models that literally repeated they stood next to each other? how much lower effort would you be willing to give this trash?

    Anyone that thinks that this deserves the same price tag as Ghost of Tsushima must be brain damaged.

    Vote will your wallet and stop supporting these parasites. Even Gust was better before KT got their **** on their games. Trash game from a trash company.
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  13. Aug 6, 2020
    0
    After I pre ordered it, they censored the game. Bruh.... Thats false advertising. I got my money back. Im done supporting Sony. Team Xbox. Team Man Of Culture.
  14. Jan 21, 2021
    10
    Fairy Tail is the best JRPG Game i ever played the combat system i just great with a lot of cool magic moves the story is great the gameplay is great and the graphic is also great i just have won word to say the creators that had made this game did a fantastic job i can definitely recommend this game to the fairy tail fans
  15. Aug 2, 2020
    9
    I don’t think this game is without its faults but it is definitely not a bad game for a game that doesn’t get the same budget as a game like God of War or Persona 5. It has mechanics and systems that make it more enjoyable and just a good game choice overall that has it flow better, and should put some rpgs and turn based games to shame, but with the limits they had they couldn’t addI don’t think this game is without its faults but it is definitely not a bad game for a game that doesn’t get the same budget as a game like God of War or Persona 5. It has mechanics and systems that make it more enjoyable and just a good game choice overall that has it flow better, and should put some rpgs and turn based games to shame, but with the limits they had they couldn’t add everything they wanted and have it look great, they had to do the best they could with what they had. Expand
  16. Aug 2, 2020
    9
    Pretty great game, the combat is pretty good, the animations are spot on. Im not even a fan of the anime, and i enjoyed the game. It is repetitive on the quests though. At the end of the game there is a bunch of stuff, I recommend it!
  17. Aug 8, 2020
    1
    This is a shocking horrifying video game. No good game play, **** characters and a story just as worse as the ending of the series itself. Run from it as far as possible and spend your money on something like Ghost of Tshuhima or save it till next year, and go watch Jojo. Defo do not buy.
  18. Aug 2, 2020
    0
    It's so boring.
    The story isn't interesting at all. I only yawn during the game.
    It's just like a game where I'm trying to see a girl character swimsuit bikini.
  19. Aug 2, 2020
    8
    This is a nice throwback game that successfully captures the feel of Fairy Tail. The grid-based system gives combat a bit more depth that I expected and the game gives a lot ways to customize your team. It's clearly not a big budget game, with iffy animations and cutscenes, but those issues are minor. If you are a fan of the series there's a lot to love here.
  20. Aug 4, 2020
    9
    Fairy Tail is a turn base jrpg from hit manga series and I was very surprised how good this game is. You have 16 playable characters from the series with their own set attacks. You can change outfits, see the music gallery and give items to Lucy's spirit Plue for neat items. Lucy's room is almost same like the tv series. The games con has to be some quest can be boring at times feel likeFairy Tail is a turn base jrpg from hit manga series and I was very surprised how good this game is. You have 16 playable characters from the series with their own set attacks. You can change outfits, see the music gallery and give items to Lucy's spirit Plue for neat items. Lucy's room is almost same like the tv series. The games con has to be some quest can be boring at times feel like it could've done better and the fps is horrible at times very difficult to play and very disappointing. Overall the game length is pretty lengthy not like skyrim about 30 hours. For the price tag um I think it shouldn't be at 60 bucks. Expand
  21. Sep 2, 2020
    9
    It’s a great turnbase game but my only con is it doesn’t have English dubbing. So get ready to read a lot and I mean a lot but that didn’t stop me from getting the platinum.
  22. Mar 22, 2021
    5
    As a fan of Fairy Tail I really, REALLY wanted to love this game. And my first impressions were good. But after an hour of two of gameplay you start to see odd things. The characters have very few animations and they are repeated over and over. The story is rushed. The combat is okay, but lacks depth.

    And there are very, very few ingame models for characters, which is SO confusing.
    As a fan of Fairy Tail I really, REALLY wanted to love this game. And my first impressions were good. But after an hour of two of gameplay you start to see odd things. The characters have very few animations and they are repeated over and over. The story is rushed. The combat is okay, but lacks depth.

    And there are very, very few ingame models for characters, which is SO confusing. Sometimes the game "shows" two characters talking to each other, but the camera just focus on a wall or the floor because they have no ingame models. Other times two characters with ingame models are talking to a whole other group but they don't have models so the camera is just focused on a wall again. Other times the camera doesn't even bother to hide the fact that there are no models and just shows one a couple characters talking to the void when they're supposed to be talking to a third character. And the tournament arc is the worst of all. There are supposed to be 6 teams of 5 characters each apart from the Fairy Tail teams, which would be 30 characters. Only about 5 of them have actual ingame models, and that's because they become party members later. Other characters are just replaced by generic looking bandits or simply ignored.

    Disappointing. And I haven't even mentioned the very abusive DLC of this game,
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  23. Aug 1, 2020
    10
    This game is a love letter to fairy tail fans, it also has very very good Turn based RPG mechanics and is very balanced and RNG doesnt really mess you up at all which is rare in Turn Based games!. Combat animations are beautiful and Alot of content and solid depth in the characters you play as!.
    Only real issue is some of the enviromental textures are dated and some characters dont appear
    This game is a love letter to fairy tail fans, it also has very very good Turn based RPG mechanics and is very balanced and RNG doesnt really mess you up at all which is rare in Turn Based games!. Combat animations are beautiful and Alot of content and solid depth in the characters you play as!.
    Only real issue is some of the enviromental textures are dated and some characters dont appear or is voiced (like the princess from grand magic games arc) its only text for these characters which is kinda annoying and immersion breaking. Its objectivly more of a 7 or 8 but with how good the Fanservice and Content and gameplay is its a 9/10 for me!
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  24. Aug 9, 2020
    10
    It's a very good light hearted JRPG I've had a fun time playing it I would definitely recommend it:)
  25. Aug 3, 2020
    10
    great game if you love jrpg and fairy tail . but if you like jrpg but you dont know if is worth it to buy the game i suggets to wait until the sales :D
  26. Aug 14, 2020
    8
    I’m 10 hours into the game, I honestly don’t know why people are giving this a bad rating. The character models, animations, and graphics are all super faithful and amazing for the characters and story. The combat is great. I am playing the story on Hard and there is a decent challenge, playable characters have awesome upgrades and attacks. Highly recommend for Fairy Tail fans. EvenI’m 10 hours into the game, I honestly don’t know why people are giving this a bad rating. The character models, animations, and graphics are all super faithful and amazing for the characters and story. The combat is great. I am playing the story on Hard and there is a decent challenge, playable characters have awesome upgrades and attacks. Highly recommend for Fairy Tail fans. Even besides that, it is a solid game and one of the better anime licensed games to have come out in recent years. Expand
  27. Aug 2, 2020
    8
    Muito boa a ideia do jogo mas o orçamento reduzido destrói o esforço. faltar modelos de personagens é algo muito ruim. jogando ainda... a ideia do jogo é muito boa mas parece que foi feito pra o ps3 e venderam com o valor de um AAA. Podiam fazer um patch com os modelos e outras coisas que faltam no jogo.
  28. Aug 2, 2020
    10
    Great game if you love the series. don’t listen to the haters. Good combat mechanics Cool moves true to the manga. Characters true to manga. Great soundtrack and story.
  29. Aug 3, 2020
    8
    Although the game has a lot of bugs and flaws, which I hope get fixed with future patches, it’s a really fun and enjoyable game. I couldn’t get my hand of it over the past few days as the content is addictive ( 30 hors of gameplay and not done yet ) Although some characters and events are missing there are done extra scenes such as characters bonds that are a nice touch . You feel it’s aAlthough the game has a lot of bugs and flaws, which I hope get fixed with future patches, it’s a really fun and enjoyable game. I couldn’t get my hand of it over the past few days as the content is addictive ( 30 hors of gameplay and not done yet ) Although some characters and events are missing there are done extra scenes such as characters bonds that are a nice touch . You feel it’s a game made by fans for the fans . Definitely a top 10 anime game for sure . For me the game is a solid 7-7.5 if they fix the flaws definitely a solid 8 Expand
  30. Aug 2, 2020
    8
    Este juego es un regalo para los amantes de Fairy Tail, pero tambien puede ser entretenido para aquellos que quieran comenzar la serie. El apartado grafico es espectacular, tanto en el gameplay come en cinematicas. El gameplay es del tipo RPG asi que si te gustan los juegos de peleas, lo digo ya, no lo jueges, aunque si te gusta la mecanica de juego de los RPG clasicos, juegalo por que laEste juego es un regalo para los amantes de Fairy Tail, pero tambien puede ser entretenido para aquellos que quieran comenzar la serie. El apartado grafico es espectacular, tanto en el gameplay come en cinematicas. El gameplay es del tipo RPG asi que si te gustan los juegos de peleas, lo digo ya, no lo jueges, aunque si te gusta la mecanica de juego de los RPG clasicos, juegalo por que la mecanica esta muy bien. en conclusion, es un buen juego, aunque no es para todos. Expand
  31. Aug 4, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. **Update** I felt I needed to update my review after playing through the game. The combat is pretty good. The actual cutscenes (the few there are) are decent as well. Buy like many others have said, the missing character models are inexcusable. I'd also like to mention I was pretty annoyed no changes were made to Wendy when she achieve dragon force, which doesnt make sense considering both Lucy and natsu character models change for a particular move and dragon force respectively. Same goes for Gajeel's iron shadow dragon form. I understand the dev team was in a limited budget, but come one. Finally to my most important point the DLC. This crap is stupidly over priced, the season pass costs as much as the game, and single character packs are $20. I wish I wouldnt have bought this game. Which makes me very sad to say, because its my favorite anime. PLEASE DO NOT BU THIS GAME, Unless it is extremely cheap. The only reason I did, was because I wanted it to do well. We havent gotten a fairy tail game in quite some time. I would rate this game higher but I don't appreciate buying something then I DO NOT get what I bought. The graphics are ok, the gameplay is cookie cutter turn based strategy. But the censorship is not appreciated. I definitly want my $$$ back. . I also want to ad Fairy Tail is my favorite anime, so it pains me to leave a bad revieww for this game. But the fact theyd bend a knee to people that dont buy their games, well leaving a bad review is all I got isnt it Expand
  32. Aug 6, 2020
    0
    Not one week after release, Koei pulls another Koei, which means cut off content is added for additional (quite outlandish) prices. Classic Koei/Gust. Living up to their reputation.

    3 extra costume packs, which could have been added in the game itself, for 40 bucks a piece. This comes at 2.50 per costume, or 3.49 if you want to buy them individually. Naturally, a season pass was added,
    Not one week after release, Koei pulls another Koei, which means cut off content is added for additional (quite outlandish) prices. Classic Koei/Gust. Living up to their reputation.

    3 extra costume packs, which could have been added in the game itself, for 40 bucks a piece. This comes at 2.50 per costume, or 3.49 if you want to buy them individually. Naturally, a season pass was added, with characters already existing in the game being added, as well as an extra difficult dungeon, s-rank requests and such. With a game already sorely lacking any difficulty, these could just as well have been added in the base game. All this pleasure for the mere amount of 59,99.

    So let's say, you wanted everything the final game has to offer. You'd need to buy the deluxe edition, 3 of these costume packs, and the season pass.
    Depending on region, for US, that would mean 74,99+(3*39,99)+59,99= 254,95 (!)
    EU regions the deluxe goes for 84,99 euros or higher.
    All this for a few dozen hours tops singleplayer experience. If Koei/Gust wanna bank, Koei/Gust gonna bank.

    The game itself, the main characters themselves look quite good imo, the combat also looks quite good. These are the things that were made good and flashy enough to haul in the cash of the fanbase. Everything else though basically screams low effort. Bad animations everywhere, cutscenes containing characters nowhere to be seen. Walking animations look horrid. Laughably so btw.
    It is, like previous Gust/Koei work, painfully easy. Hard mode? Nothing hard about it. Zero challenge. You would need to sabotage yourself to make it so.
    Multiple copy paste npc's all in the same area. Oftentimes walking right next to each other like one-egged twins. EVERYWHERE. Low budget is not an excuse here. This is just lazy design. Which can also be seen in the environments, which consist of the same looking, smallish, linear forest areas. No real diversity to be found. Quests outside of main especially, are often badly written, with many plotholes and often bad looking cutscenes. And they usually consist of simple fetch quests, or kill x amount quests. Everything, outside of the main characters which they made sure to look good, just looks like it was made with zero effort, blended together so it could be shipped out as fast as possible, but looking good enough to feast on the wallets of unknowing fans. It is really quite noticeable for anyone with a decent enough understanding of dirty business and sales.

    Gust/Koei always has used fanservice as a main selling point for their games. Hence why they usually add dlc with the better costumes and such later on to try and wring out even more money. You might even say this for difficulty: why add in higher difficulties as paid dlc when the game's already too easy to begin with (just like they have done with all their other games)? Makes you wonder they make things too easy on purpose. Cause for sure, Gust/Koei are notorious for cutting off content and releasing it for way too high prices not much later after release. They live off this extra income and they count on it.

    But, even more outrageous is, even though Gust/Koei use fanservice as one of their main selling points to established fanbases, post release there was a patch brought out, that removed scenes from the vanilla game at release. POST RELEASE. On purpose, they waited till sales were made, then at point of no return for many customers who chose to back their product, released this patch and change the whole thing that is one of the main selling points of their games, betraying the goodwill of their loyal customers.

    There is no excuse. Koei/Gust, whilest capable of good work, have chosen the easy path once again to prey on the wallets and faith of their loyal customers. Furthermore, they take advantage of established hardcore fanbases of beloved series, knowing they do not need to put in much effort to make the sales. Plus, cut off content the vanilla game could've seriously used, on purpose, to wring out even more money. And they know exactly what they cut off. The good difficulties, the fanservice. And then somehow, betray people who buy based on that selling point, even further by then CENSORING the overall thing post-launch. And not just Playstation, every system. Only PC users will be able to use mods to remove this pile of blasphemy out of their excistence later on. Good they have that. Poor console folk however, will not have such luxuries.

    There are no excuses for such behaviour. It wasn't a great game to begin with, a good concept, held back by lazy execution, with preying on goodwill and wallets of a pre excisting fanbase in mind.
    They know exactly what they are doing, and always they can walk away with it. They should be called out on this so they change their ways and create what they ARE capable of, a whole experience top to bottom the fans deserve to get. A game made out of love for the medium, not out of love for money and shady politics.
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  33. Aug 6, 2020
    3
    Non-Fans: Pass your way.
    The game begin in the middle of a story with so many references to the anim' that you will be lost in a minute.
    Fans: ... Pass your way again. The game is very repetitive and in spite of the fact that they tried to be loyal to the anim', many scenes are just "skipped". For example, the first test of the tournament is only summarized by text on a still
    Non-Fans: Pass your way.
    The game begin in the middle of a story with so many references to the anim' that you will be lost in a minute.

    Fans: ... Pass your way again.
    The game is very repetitive and in spite of the fact that they tried to be loyal to the anim', many scenes are just "skipped". For example, the first test of the tournament is only summarized by text on a still background and many characters are... just not represented physically at all !!
    What a disappointment for fans...
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  34. Aug 12, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 漫畫劇情以外的內容太少,遊戲的野外地圖太少缺乏可玩性,DLC和遊戲的定價也過高
    漫畫劇情以外的內容太少,遊戲的野外地圖太少缺乏可玩性,DLC和遊戲的定價也過高
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  35. Aug 20, 2020
    1
    The game has lots of problems not optimized for any system priced very high for what you actually get marketing and or that was contradicted by day one patch and no response or explanation for changes that amount to basically adding a censer bar in some animation frames which is only a real problem because the game designers put so many animation in to obviously show them not centered inThe game has lots of problems not optimized for any system priced very high for what you actually get marketing and or that was contradicted by day one patch and no response or explanation for changes that amount to basically adding a censer bar in some animation frames which is only a real problem because the game designers put so many animation in to obviously show them not centered in the first place and just tried to cover it up with bad overly large black shadows, core rpg mechanics not bad and combat passable but not close to enough to make up for everything else remove day one patch cenrship or add toggle to turn it off and on and get framerates and optimization better and easily solid 7-8 game hope KT sees that their choices only give them negative reviews and response have not seen anyone truly happy about any of these changes Expand
  36. Aug 23, 2020
    9
    FT is my guilty pleasure anime and loved the crap out of this game despite it's obvious short comings. there's the model problem with Lucy's celestial spirits, lack of diverse requips for Erza etc. but in general I enjoyed this game a lot (and still am) hope to see more content in the future
  37. Sep 20, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was really excited about the release of this game, and as much fun as it was, it disappointed me too. The characters are pretty decent, even cute, except for a few (Wendy's arms tortured me throughout the game), the magical effects are beautiful, but since they postponed the game on purpose for that I wasn't expecting anything. less. Monsters are beautiful but repetitive, since they are often just a recolor of others, and the name changes little (Wolf becomes Mad Wolf), but everyone has their own way of fighting (Sirens support, Flutterers go for speed etc.). I just loved being able to upgrade the guild buildings, as I love the upgrade mechanics in games, as well as the various feedback from people we change as the guild moves up in ranks. I almost finished the game after more than 35 hours of play, and god if there is to talk about it: the story starts with the end of the Tenrou arc, with the battle against Hades, which already that is full of holes, like the lack of the Heart of the Demon, the source of Hades' demonic power, various changes and all a lot less epic than the real battle. Then when you jump seven years, you see a wonderful conversation between Macao and Romeo who have learned to turn into walls, total absence of the oppression by Twilight Ogre except for a small scene even ugly, and zero presence of characters who are not even mentioned, such as Nab, Wakaba, Droy, Jet, Max and others. The story continues in the form of tutorials for too long, which really bothered me as I didn't buy the game to be guided all the time. Skipping forward in history we enter in the Grand Magic Games, done relatively well; also here lack of Ogra, Rufus, the three idiots of Ichiya and Nichiya, all Quatro Cerberus, part of Lamia Scale and Jura without model, of Mermaid Heel there is only Kagura and for Raven Tail there is only Flare. The various games are either changed or just summarized by Lucy at the end, and these things continue throughout the game, but perhaps one of the worst is Lumen Historie which is named as in the manga, but the ending of the game is completely different from the original and it doesn't connect to the war of the finale, so what's the point of naming it?

    In a nutshell, the story is disappointing, modified, full of holes, mistakes and cut fights, understandable only by those who know the whole series, the game is repetitive but funny at times, a big punch in the face to all the fans.
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  38. Oct 26, 2020
    3
    It was fun to play as the characters from the manga/anime, and I was thrilled to be able to download some of my favorite secondary characters only to be immediately let down by the fact that they can only be used in side quests and that the game forces your to use the characters that fight in the battles in the anime. The DLC is a giant waste of money as it currently stands and doing anIt was fun to play as the characters from the manga/anime, and I was thrilled to be able to download some of my favorite secondary characters only to be immediately let down by the fact that they can only be used in side quests and that the game forces your to use the characters that fight in the battles in the anime. The DLC is a giant waste of money as it currently stands and doing an EPIC action anime as a turn based battle engine is such a lame way to go about translating this world to a playable format.

    They didn't even bother animating all of the celestial spirits and side characters robbing the players of some amazing moments and stripping the game of some battles that would have truly been incredible (most notably Jura vs Laxus).

    Really just a waste of money at the 60 dollar price point, and the DLC is a total cash grab. I was super excited for this game and I'm majorly let down.
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  39. Oct 31, 2020
    3
    It's boring, the graphics are bad, some characters don't even have player models. To me, it seems like they went with the least amount of effort they thought they could get away with, there are free to play games more interesting and better looking than this so it's inconceivable that they priced it at a full $60. At least I got this dumpster fire for sale, I feel bad for those who boughtIt's boring, the graphics are bad, some characters don't even have player models. To me, it seems like they went with the least amount of effort they thought they could get away with, there are free to play games more interesting and better looking than this so it's inconceivable that they priced it at a full $60. At least I got this dumpster fire for sale, I feel bad for those who bought it at full price. Expand
  40. Apr 20, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is an "okay" RPG but a great Fairy Tail game, nothing like "OMG THAT'S THE BEST GAME EVER MADE" but also nothing like "that's gargabe". There is some things I disliked (like lack of more challenging stuff after you beat the game, once you take an overpowered character like Natsu and does that stuff to reset Level 99 to Level 1 increasing the base stats you pretty much destroys everything, including the 99 Wave you can fight against). Another thing I disliked is the full price, since the game is barely bigger than GTA San Andreas in GB size. And the Photo Mode is bad, could've be better.

    Good things are:

    + The voice acting, since all the original voice actors from the anime returned.

    + The characters interactions also are really fun (lol at some, didn't expected Sherria to embarass Lucy about Natsu).

    + The game IS challenging at the very start, mainly if you're not an RPG expert like me who likes the gender but isn't my favorite ever. I spend 1 hour in the Jellal boss fight since I was really hopeless at this at the very start of it. Got better eventually, but before finishes the game I actually had to think to beat some fights administrating HP and Mana. And with a challenging start, I was motived to play it.

    + Cool Platinum trophy, the Platinum trophy is very cool to get. The beating I got from Gildarts was what motivated me to go after the Platinum.

    + Starts straight at the point, in a way I liked it. The game starts mid-fight against Hades where Natsu gets Lightning Fire Dragon Mode, which is way more fun than... let's say, if the game started at the very beggining of the Fairy Tail anime. I probably wouldn't be hyped to play this if my first fight was against Bora using Natsu, like Episode 1.

    It's an 9 for me, it's fairly respectful to his original source, it's fun to play at the story mode, an cool platinum, cool and accurate characters interactions... yeah, could've be better at the Photo Mode, at the post-game things and MAINLY on the price. I paid this a bit sad at full price since the game is barely GB bigger than GTA SA (FT have 6 GB or so, San Andreas have 4.8 GB or so). I enjoyed the game A LOT, but still a bit sad about the full price.
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  41. Apr 21, 2021
    0
    I pre ordered the deluxe edition and to this day can't play it without getting mad about how bad this game is. Best part is the fairy tail character avatars for your psn that's it which is pre order only so it's gone. Spelling errors at launch and arcs just time skip so they got cut. Character models are missing so you just have a portrait talking to you. Quests are the same thing over andI pre ordered the deluxe edition and to this day can't play it without getting mad about how bad this game is. Best part is the fairy tail character avatars for your psn that's it which is pre order only so it's gone. Spelling errors at launch and arcs just time skip so they got cut. Character models are missing so you just have a portrait talking to you. Quests are the same thing over and over again. Almost no actual cut scene and game is censored which is stupid when you have a scene where it shows Erza in a bikini and zooms in everywhere on her. Every girl's pantie shot or low angle is blocked with a crappy black shadow even dlc. Dlc locked characters that are part of the guild what the hell is that? Over priced costumes and boring game play. Don't think devs ever talked about the censorship but it doesn't matter the sales are enough to tell you the game did poorly. It's a fairy tail game how can it do poorly? Simple it's trash don't buy and don't listen to the positive reviews their fan boys that can't see the truth. This is a disgrace of a game for Fairy tail we deserved better but got this rushed indie dev game that isn't a indie dev. Don't buy save your money for a real Fairy tail game. Expand
Metascore
71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 41 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 41
  2. Negative: 0 out of 41
  1. Sep 20, 2020
    63
    Mediocre graphics is a big letdown of Fairy Tail (a common flaw of many Japanese video games based on anime/manga), but it plays much better than you might assume by looking at screenshots and watching trailers.
  2. Sep 12, 2020
    60
    Fairy Tail is a good gift for fans of the series, but everyone else will not understand the enthusiasm of the characters, the history of their relationships or the rules of the world. The attached encyclopedia offers a brief reference, but this is clearly not enough for a full immersion. Of course, the leader of the Fairy Tail Guild Makarov can attract, but this will only cause a passing interest among newcomers. Bright fights and magic delight, but the slow story with boring tasks and pumping make you yawn from the monotony. But if you are a fan of the original manga or anime series, you can safely add one point to our rating, because you will find yourself in the world that you have been waiting for.
  3. Aug 31, 2020
    75
    Although minor things like no English voiceover work set back the overall quality, I still find Fairy Tail to be a step above most other anime-based games. The quality of graphics aren’t top-tier for a modern 2020 game, but they look pleasingly anime-like in color and design so it doesn’t feel like a throw-away entry of any sort. Overall, if you’ve been itching for a new anime game and you love Fairy Tail, then Fairy Tail on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC is a fun and refreshing new take.