Mary Skelter Finale

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  • Summary: Jail - a living prison for humans, buried 666 meters underground.

    A group of prisoners, Jack and the Blood Maidens, were reincarnations of fairy tales who dared to escape. They climbed from the bottom of the tower up to the surface, filled with hope... But outside were thousands of corpses    Jail - a living prison for humans, buried 666 meters underground.

    A group of prisoners, Jack and the Blood Maidens, were reincarnations of fairy tales who dared to escape. They climbed from the bottom of the tower up to the surface, filled with hope...

    But outside were thousands of corpses soaking in a sea of blood. There stood beings known as Massacre Pink, smiling.

    In that moment, hope was destroyed.

    Separated, they are each drawn to the devouring Jail that floats in the sky...

    This is the finale to the tale of the Blood Maidens.    … Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Cubed3
    May 3, 2022
    90
    Engaging characters and dramatic plot twists teamed with a stellar soundtrack make Mary Skelter Finale one of the best dungeon crawling RPGs on Nintendo Switch. Replayability will happen if the true ending is not reached as all will want the beloved characters to get their final happy ending, and also for the pure joy of being with such a unique lovable cast. Issues such as enemy visuals in battle and at times frustratingly difficult puzzles do not detract much from the overall enjoyment of the final title in the Mary Skelter trilogy whose traumatic start and heart-warming conclusion leaves a memorable imprint on gamers' hearts.
  2. Digitally Downloaded
    Sep 28, 2021
    90
    Those gripes aside, this is one of the most feature-rich, complex, aesthetically interesting and different dungeon crawlers, and the perfect cumulation of everything the little series has built up to. As an added bonus, players can also enjoy a full visual novel that Idea Factory has just thrown in there, as fan service, for these characters. The irony is that the "fan service" bonus has less sex-themed material than the base project is not lost on me, but if you enjoy the characters from the main game, then this little bonus adds a nice texture to the overall package. The background art and re-drawn character sprites (into school uniforms, since this VN is a school-themed tie in) is all gorgeous, too.
  3. TouchArcade
    Oct 27, 2021
    80
    If you’re craving an Etrian Odyssey-like experience on Nintendo Switch and like the aesthetic in Mary Skelter Finale, you will have a lot of fun with it. While it doesn’t push the envelope like Mary Skelter 2 did compared to the original, Mary Skelter Finale is a competent and quality DRPG for Nintendo Switch. It also helps that the Western release has a lot of free DLC available further building on the characters. This is easily one of Compile Heart’s best games.
  4. RPG Fan
    Nov 8, 2021
    78
    The story is tragic and hopeless at times, only to turn around and become hopeful and positive seconds later. The combat is exciting, and I never thought I would be so engaged with the DRPG subgenre after years of not clicking with it. It’s a game that I’m certainly glad that I played, but I do find it difficult to recommend without a few caveats. If you decide to take the dive, be prepared for a notable time investment.
  5. Starbit
    Nov 1, 2021
    70
    Mary Skelter Finale is the ultimate ending to the series' story line. It doesn't break with the formula but rather sticks to its guns, its main addition is breaking the exploration between groups of characters who will help each other escape from each dungeon. This has its advantages, insofar as it broadens the game's perspectives, but also its disadvantages in the form of a slower, somewhat less compelling game pace. Nonetheless, there's a lot of content here that will keep players attentive and this chapter brings a fine ending to the Mary Skelter trilogy.
  6. Siliconera
    Oct 8, 2021
    70
    Mary Skelter as a series is good at surprising players. In many ways, Mary Skelter Finale is something of a grand finale that takes time to review what worked for the series. It can be difficult, punishingly so if you happen across a Nightmare as multiple characters are about to lose control. It can be incredibly dark, albeit with glimmers of hope. At the same time, it can also go overboard. The pacing issues and story direction resulted in times when Mary Skelter Finale made me believe the series peaked at Mary Skelter 2. Still, its Jail is a dungeon worth diving into.
  7. RPG Site
    Sep 29, 2021
    60
    Mary Skelter Finale provides a rather disappointing finale to the series. The previous games left off on a rather satisfying conclusion to the series, and Finale just feels like an overextended sequel. It's ultimately a really difficult game to recommend to players unless they're already heavily invested in the story of the first two games. Even veterans of this series will be a bit lost without giving its lore a reread to get a better grasp on it. Luckily the game provides one of the best recollection modes I have seen and if any players have never played the series, this can even be an option for those that just want to read any prior story of this title.

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  1. satori7291
    Nov 2, 2021
    10
    Mary Skelter Finale is a waifu focused first person dungeon crawler. This is the 3rd game of a series and while it can be played blind, IMary Skelter Finale is a waifu focused first person dungeon crawler. This is the 3rd game of a series and while it can be played blind, I would encourage you to play through the older games first. Ideally the order is mary1 (remake) till last boss > mary 2> mary 1(remake) postgame > mary3.

    After some refinement, Compile Heart has managed to get decent dungeon crawler mechanics down. Unlike the Experience Inc ones that go off autobattle, there are a lot of different ways to build your party in this game. Like Etrian, there are different ways to build and the dungeons are challenging in the variety of enemies they send. From the nightmare boss chases in total darkness without a minimap, to the use of unique character abilities to clear dungeon puzzles its a really well polished dungeon crawl. From a mechanical standpoint, dungeon crawling battle fans will be satisfied. The difficulty level can be set to your preferred level. It is as challenging as you want it to be.

    Story wise, the mary series is one of the most dialogue and lore focused dungeon crawlers out there, comparable to coven of dusk. Building on to mary1 and mary2, the story focused on how the fairy tale heroines reach the surface and overcome the challenges that are awaiting them. It has a exciting climatic finale. There are dialogues all over to flesh out the NPCs, PCs and villains. Its quite an enjoyable ride.

    Design wise, mary has the otherworldly beauty to its design. With a horror and fairy tale motif, we get thematic dungeons and bosses (nightmares). I particularly like the final nightmare of the game. We get new fairy tale heroines each with their own theme and the new massacere pink counterpart villains too who come from torture devices instead of fairy tales.

    I am a mary skelter fan who has done every game from the vita onwards and more than once. So yes i'm somewhat biased to this. That said, it really is a good fun game and with the entire series on switch now, i encourage you to try it out. Its a mechanically good dungeon crawler that's fun and has cute fairy tale heroines. What more could anyone want?    … Expand

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#98 Best Switch Game of 2021