YIIK: A Postmodern RPG

1. Westeray

   Jan 23, 2019

   10

   YIIK: A Postmodern RPG is one of the most essential experiences any gamer can have. While yes, it takes inspiration from several classic gamesYIIK: A Postmodern RPG is one of the most essential experiences any gamer can have. While yes, it takes inspiration from several classic games such as Earthbound and The Legend of Zelda, it carves its own path in an original story, creative design choices, and outstanding contributions from several great musicians, such as Toby Fox, Calum Bowen, Michael Kelly, Niko Tsakalakos, and various others, along with one of the head developers, Andrew Allanson's own contributions, to make an outstanding piece of art that captures the essence of life unlike any other game. Voices from different inrernet personalities such as Kirbopher and Yuriofwind, and many others, make for a great entirely voiced dialogue. While still being very fresh to the gaming scene, there are a few bugs, but nothing that pulls from the experience the game offers. There is a puzzle at one point that felt a bit of a mess in my opinion, but probably would be a lot more easier and streamlined had my copy of the game not had some sort of flaw in the code (which had caused an item not to spawn correctly, and thus i spent an hour or so looking for the solution that wasnt there). But altogether, this game has been what ive yearned for for ages; a game that perfectly and poetically inspires you to follow your heart. I was even quickly emotionally attached to a character i had only just met, and didnt care for too much! By far one of the best games I've ever played.… Expand

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2. LeesanJP

   May 31, 2021

   10

   If u are looking for a positive review here, you are in the wrong place. Not gonna talk about politics, don’t care, not gonna talk about theIf u are looking for a positive review here, you are in the wrong place. Not gonna talk about politics, don’t care, not gonna talk about the art style, is up to you if you like it or not (is not a jrpg with beautiful characters tho)
   What I really wanna say about the game is that it has one of the worst combat system ever, and slowest paces ever. Regular enemies are usually damage sponges, that u have to kill using the few options of attacks that every character have. They took the “undertale” microgame battle system and made it somehow more slow, more repetitive and boring. You will hate the combat on this game after the first hour of gameplay. You will not feel more powerful as you progress, all the new mechanics that you can unlock get old after the 3rd time u use them. On top of that there is nothing amazing about the history, the writing is borderline stupid and seems made by pre teenagers.
   Conclusion, how the f*** managed to made a game that has a slowest and more boring battle system than any early FF or DQ, yet making a script and a history that no one will get invested at any point. Nothing fun, epic, heartbreaking or catastrophic happens in this game at all.… Expand

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4. Calibur-X

   Jan 18, 2019

   10

   An unique RPG a billion times better than Octopath Traveller, amazing soundtrack, visuals and original and addictive gameplay, must have forAn unique RPG a billion times better than Octopath Traveller, amazing soundtrack, visuals and original and addictive gameplay, must have for any Mother fan… Expand

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5. Bonoclay15

   Jan 28, 2019

   7

   There is so much potential here, but the game gets in its own way. The story, exploring, music, and characters are all fascinating and itsThere is so much potential here, but the game gets in its own way. The story, exploring, music, and characters are all fascinating and its scratching that Earthbound itch. The combat system is godawful. Each move or attack is a quicktime event. Granted, there's an option for unlimited slow down time, but it really drags the whole experience down. I would give it an honest 8 if they just patched that garbage out with a normal turn based battle system. There's so much good here, alot of spirit, and it might be one of my favorite indie games. But man, that battle system is ROUGH.… Expand

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6. DeekLeeshy

   Feb 1, 2019

   7

   YIIK is an interesting experience, if I was to grade it on charm, style and sound alone it would earn a solid 10/10. The game is certainly anYIIK is an interesting experience, if I was to grade it on charm, style and sound alone it would earn a solid 10/10. The game is certainly an experience, its visuals are like no other game, the music throughout was joyous and it had charm and well written characters. The performance though is where it starts to fall apart, I experienced stuttering quite a lot whilst playing in handheld mode (Which was most of the time, its how i prefer to play my switch) the loading times were also shocking, sometimes waiting a couple of minutes just to enter the next fight. Sometimes the writing and the story felt very pretentious, I'm not sure if that was an artistic choice though as we are seeing the story unfold through the eyes of a hipster.
   
   In the end though I feel like I would recommend YIIK to RPG fans. Its problems in my opinion don't outweigh its charm and visual appeal as well as the amazing soundtrack that I would happily listen to all day!… Expand

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7. Metroid_Gamer

   Jul 11, 2019

   6

   It has a LOT of fails and I wouldn't recommend it by the price, but with this done.
   The game has a unique art and music, that for me is veryIt has a LOT of fails and I wouldn't recommend it by the price, but with this done.
   The game has a unique art and music, that for me is very good. There are hidden secrets worth looking for, and the progression of the game is not bad, the art and sound helps a lot with this. The exploration is really nice, the camera play tricks with you and, not showing the prize, but giving indications that there's something there, sometimes there's nothing, but that's the magic of playing with your camera, if you always have a reward, then none of then would be interesting to look for.
   The game lacks a map, and a list of sidequests, this is very anoying and I hope they gonna fix this in the future, but still the map is small and there's not many sidequests, so is not that bad after all.
   Another point that's bothering me somehow is that this game should be placed in the early 2000's, no in the end of the 90's, most of the dialogues would be more interesting and makes more sense, in fact, all in the game, about the dialogues seen to be something my generation would say in the early to mid 2000's, maybe 2005 would be a better choice.
   Also, the story is in a thin line between I just don't care and this is getting me anoyed, it's not bad, but I fell is out of place and most of it is in fact useless for the development of the game, remember, this is not a game about story.
   Now mechanics, it's a traditional jrpg, nothing new, nothing out of place either, it's good, it works fine, but it's nothing special. Now my final considerations, if you can ignore the story, it's a good jrpg with an awesome art and music, if that's what you've looking for and the price drops down someday, buy it.… Expand

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8. Yiiklover1999

   Sep 25, 2022

   0

   This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Yiik actually got me through a really tough time in my life. If it weren't for the incredibly compelling story and the amazing gameplay as well as the attractive graphics, I might've done something terrible and regretted it. Yiik is truly the best thing I've ever played and without it in this universe, it would probably implode without its greatness. Liked when Alex Yiik said "It's yiiking time" and yiiked everywhere.… Expand

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