Nights of Azure

Nights of Azure overcomes its tropes and the occasional bit of fan service with a heaping helping of content, stylistic panache, and one of the most memorable gaming narratives in recent memory.

A new IP that deserves a sequel. A really nice and varied Action RPG with numerous gameplay elements and mechanics.

Nights of Azure is a bit shorter than your average JRPG, but it jam-packs a ton of variety into its 20-25 hours of story — and if you stick around to collect everything afterward, you’ll have even more time to sink your teeth into the game’s various systems.

While possibly underwhelming to experienced JRPG fans, Nights of Azure still provides enjoyable battles with specific mechanics to play around with. In the end, Gust’s newest attempt in gameplay and even love story that forms and develops between two women is what makes Nights of Azure a unique experience and JRPG.

Nights of Azure is a solid action RPG.

There is a ton of love put into this game, it has a solid base of gameplay behind everything that functions nicely. The overall story of a night lord that needs defeating and saints and half demon fighters on the other side may not be anything new but within that shell is a love story to behold and lastly the things that keep this game from a higher rating do not diminish the experience enough for those who have been Gust fans in the past. It may be action but it's still very, well Gust-y.

A new and dark history makes its way into the world of the JRPG offering a frenetic and entertaining in equal development.

Gust has some pretty good ideas with the Servan system, and the gameplay is pretty smooth once you get yourself properly kitted out, but Nights of Azure has a few boring aspects that really make it a chore to play.

An unusual cocktail of ideas and style that won't suit everyone, Nights of Azure will more than please fans of the genre, yet it's far from achieving greatness due to its gameplay that's more often than not too easy to be enjoyable.

Despite a fantastic soundtrack, some mesmerizing art direction and a brave take on your usual love stories, Nights of Azure is unfortunately a quite mediocre action RPG.

Nights of Azure is a highly recommended game if you like the J-RPG genre, an immersive atmosphere or a lovely story where the importance lies in the characters rather than in the facts.

Overall, Nights of Azure is a rather unremarkable ARPG that just happens to have a gorgeous art style and a fantastic soundtrack. Even though it’s not likely to become the new flagship franchise for the developers at Gust, it’s a solid attempt at a new genre and a good distraction until the next Atelier title releases later this year.

Nights of Azure is a good JRPG, but not a great one. It has a nice battle system, with elements like monster breeding, and also offers an original approach to the yuri genre, but in the end, is a little short and very conventional.

Nights of the Azure is an acceptable but unexceptional action game.

Nights Of Azure is a great first attempt from Gust in developing an action/RPG game. However, this doesn’t stop it from becoming a really simple and flat experience with the feel that had more to offer.

Nights of Azure is a very interesting concept, that not only works well, but it also surprises on many levels. Gust should work on making the most of its combat system and improve the exploration part of the gameplay to make it stand out among its competitors.

Beyond the jank and titillation, though, Azure offers an action experience that speaks to a different era of gaming and plays like nothing else I've seen in years — regressive, perhaps, but in a good way. And the characters are ultimately strong enough, and developed enough, to be both likable and substantial as they navigate a minefield of boilerplate anime clichés and malfunctioning wardrobes. Not a game for everyone, but one that's better than you'd probably think.

Nights of Azure is an action JRPG starring the beautiful Arnice, a Saint Knight who has to fight to prevent the awakening of the Night Lord. Her long time friend Lilysse will help her in this mission through a compelling story of friendship. The story is interesting and the battle system quite developed, but an inconsistent difficulty level partly ruin the overall experience. Hardcore JRPG’s fans could find this game too easy, but it shall be enjoyable for most people.

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Even though the story in Nights of Azure isn't original, combining it with a lesbian love story and a great battle system works out for the game. Sometimes the cutscenes lack great graphics, but the music and the low budget compensates for these flaws.

Nights of Azure is an example a very decent game that could have been great given more time and money.

It may not be the best hack ‘n’ slash game on the market, but Nights of Azure does enough right to warrant checking it out.

Gust’s first action RPG is a decent attempt let down by inconsistent visuals and various problems with difficulty.

While it starts off fun, Nights of Azure gets boring very quickly and never seems to fully utilize its array of other features.

Fast-paced, agile and funny, Nights of Azure is a light J-RPG with an unexpectedly interesting (love) story. On the other hand, is too easy and technically poor.

Nights of Azure offers an original gameplay and nice graphics (except the ugly environments), but the game is too easy and the story not interesting.

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Taking everything into consideration, Nights of Azure isn’t particularly a bad game, far from it in fact; it’s just not so much of a good one either.

Behind a sapphic story, Nights of Azure hides a pretty standard hack'n'slash. Not too good, not too bad, definitely not something you'll remember over the years. Gust should've had the guts to try something bolder.

Nights of Azure can be enjoyable for what it is – an adequate action game with RPG elements – and some people will find sections to like, but it’s not one of Gust’s best, let down with a lack of depth, stopping it being as gratifying as the recent Atelier games. Either way, this should not put Gust off from creating more new titles, as these shortcomings could be fixed in another attempt in the future.

Nights of Azure has potential, but unfortunately falls into too many tropes of the JRPG world.

While the plot and its characters did not necessarily engage me, the Servan system has a lot of untapped potential just waiting to be realized.

As an action RPG it doesn't do enough to be memorable, as the simplicity of its gameplay is definitely going to be a turn off for some. However, there's a huge amount of promise in this game, and the world-building and characters really highlight the potential that Gust was aiming towards.

Nights of Azure has an impressive story that is brought down by disappointing gameplay. Those looking for a simple action title will be rewarded with a surprisingly mature story, but the combat is too repetitive to really impress.

While Nights of Azure is an enjoyable enough ride, it doesn't really possess anything that makes it worth investing a large amount of time in.

The boring story is filled with forgettable, two dimensional characters, and while there is passion between the main characters, it feels forced rather than natural. The gameplay isn’t ground-breaking either, but it is at least competent at delivering a mindless hack ‘n’ slash that is fun to play and worth a look.

An interesting premise squandered on poor storytelling and unremarkable play.

Anything it gets right or does adequately enough is countered by a pitfall or something lackluster. It's perfectly functional and seems to do what it wants to do, it's just a pity none of those things are particularly exceptional in any way.