Why is NO ONE Talking About Slime Isekai Chronicles? | Review

[@Oyamanosolo]

Looks like a free to play re bundled in a full fledged game.

[@TheGamingShelf]

Ouch 😆

[@charden2016]

At a 50$ price point, this is absolutely ridiculous. This is a Mobile game ported to console and priced at 10-100x the price. It's not just bad. It's predatory.

[@tobiaswedin]

@@charden2016 That is basically 100% of anime based games.

[@aaron6493]

My score of 7.5 out of 10 is based on 4 positive & 2 negative facts: + 1. Battles. + 2. Ample rooster of playable characters and even more with 3 DLCs (3) each with distinctive abilities and playstyle. + 3. It is a decent long game including the DLCs (3). + 4. Story goes beyond the anime so if you love the anime here you can experience the anime and beyond. - 5. Will get repetitive, so I do recommend playing while playing other games. However, the ample character rooster helps a bit. - 6. Shallow town building.

[@TheGamingShelf]

Exactly my thoughts.

[@oreox1000]

I always appreciate these kinds of comments. Thank you.

[@aaron6493]

@@oreox1000 you are welcome.

[@gianniaerts7352]

This is a really helpful post, thank you!

[@FewNewReasonss]

Lol two main charecters aren't even in the base roster. Roster sucked balls. Length is like 5 hours? That's short

[@dtw0]

Thanks for the hidden code challenge,my lil brother had fun finding it,then sadly found out it was used haha Great review though,will probably pick it up on a sale.

[@Paradox-es3bl]

$50?!? That's INSANE. Really looks like a f2p game. I actually found out this game even existed on a pirate site I sometimes get AVNs on, and it looked so bad to me I didn't even play it for free lol.

[@TheGamingShelf]

wow lol

[@cyechan50]

Might pick this up in the future when it on sale.

[@Paradox-es3bl]

If you're on pc you can sail the seven seas pretty easily... a site I sometimes check for AVNs is actually how I even found out it was released.

[@codyscott281]

Iys on sell right now for 49$ not much of a drop at least on the switch

[@mingauazedo]

really wanted to play it but it is kinda expensive on my country, tysm for the code!

[@TheGamingShelf]

Really? That’s interesting. Here’s its selling for less than full price. I imagine it’ll go on sale soon so just stay patient.

[@mingauazedo]

@@TheGamingShelf The problem here is more the economy than the game price LOL. But it's fine, now I can play it and even the DLCs, thanks a lot!

[@roxaskinghearts]

Probably because most people own a console and dont have to settle for this kid

[@kirayamato3181]

This game is a $50 scam, it's quite literally a rebrand of the free to play mobile game Slime - Isekai Memories on mobile. It has the quality of a handheld game from 8+ years ago but to price it at anything above $30 is completely shameless

[@AKABoondock19]

This guy probably getting paid for this

[@kq5149]

You need to read up on what scam means, my guy.

[@dougdimmadomeownerofthedim2918]

​@@kq5149If not a scam, what is it, my guy?

[@aryehakujin4374]

​@kq5149 it's a scam my guy. An 8 bit game side scroller . With a triple AAA title price tag is a scam.

[@vvolfflovv]

That combat looks pretty darn fun

[@TheGamingShelf]

It’s definitely the best part of the game!

[@ismaeliribe2947]

It’s a slow burner, I got the Japanese switch version with bluray and graphics are good, gameplay is a hack and slash. I would say if price was $15-20 it would be good. Some cutscenes and voiced over. Not hard and it’s one of those games that is like all other anime games. I also just beat demon slayer and this is not that much different since it is linear anime junk food.

[@peenoiserocks3489]

can you change the language on japan version to english?

[@Envy973]

I’m a fan of the show but it seem horrible

[@TheGamingShelf]

It’s not horrible just not great. Shallow is the best way to put it.

[@Vulpas]

Steven Universe fan, opinion dismissed

[@aaron6493]

​@@Vulpasor perhaps Snoopy and Charlie Brown fan. The game is in any sense not horrible it is a solid 7.5.

[@kidrobot.]

more anime slop

[@aaron6493]

@@kidrobot. You are the same troll that keeps coming back on all game discussions, more troll slop ...

[@chip_plus_plus]

i think it says a lot how my most anticipated game of the year ended up being aggressively mid because i completely forgot who was making it (cough cough *bandai namco*)

[@pyro5159]

Also 2 fan favorites Veldora and Milim are dlc characters...yep very Bandai thing to do

[@Evanz111]

Sounds kinda cool but seems shallow, so I’ll play when it heads to a game catalogue!

[@gianniaerts7352]

I’m a big fan of the anime and I did hear your criticisms. I’m glad you were honest, but also talking in a positive tone about it. Made me really respect the review! And it also helped me decide that despite its shortcomings I do want to play it, but I’ll probably wait for a sale and I’ll probably get it on the steam deck as that seems a good place to play it with its relatively “normal” graphics. Thanks a lot for helping me decide!

[@derrickmehok9465]

I knew the game wasnt gonna be great when I bought it. It was better than I expected, but I mainly bought it in hopes the support gets them to invest more money into game adaptations for it. Some of the new cinematics looked great though.

[@JustTheGems]

This one wasn't on my radar at all, but dang, that combat... Who knew people were out here making classic Tales of battles in this day and age? I'm very here for it.

[@kermitwithamustache3885]

Finally an anime game that's not a gatcha game or a terrible arena fighter I've been waiting for an action rpg licensed game for years, definitely getting this one

[@MissBubbles]

Been waiting for this review for a while now! With all the incredible JRPGs we are getting this year, I'm glad I skipped playing this

[@TheGamingShelf]

Haha sorry for the wait 😆

[@roxaskinghearts]

Probably because most people own a console and dont have to settle for this kid

[@Vulpas]

What incredible JRPGs dud we get? There's been very few of them overall, and none I'd consider incredible. Granblue was just okay. This has lower production values but the combat looks more fun as a Tales fan.

[@aaron6493]

Hi MissBubbles, it is not that bad see my comments above.

[@rim4038]

Really sad theyre chibi fied. Would have been cool to have a full 3d instead of a chibi side scroller

[@roninjrpg]

I enjoyed your review, Even though this game is not great, i’m still want to try it out despite its flaws!

[@TheGamingShelf]

The combat is definitely great!

[@jeremiahbates1870]

I'm gonna be honest. I dropped the mobile game because it felt aggressively pay to win as progress was really slow unless you bought booster packs so when I saw this, I immediately dismissed it.

[@lucasLSD]

If the exploration maps were top down instead of a sidescroller I probably would've liked it.

[@jacobgriffin613]

I'm a massive fan of the anime but if the developers made a game of this anime using the same graphics and mechanics as the game Tales of Arise game does it would be a massive success. If anyone can contact the game developers and give them this idea please 🙏 do so. Playing as Rimiru as we fight monsters, level up, consume and steal others abilities, forming alliances, exploring the open world game, and of course upgrading our village and helping our allies evolve as we go would be amazing. If a game has had the time, passion, and a good budget and story put into it then it's been my observation that it will sell well and maybe even become a massive success if it's done right.

[@Griff03]

Had no clue this franchise got a game.

[@CyborgWolf]

I would have liked some sort of builder game since most of the anime is them developping their kingdom.

[@TheGamingShelf]

Yeah I wish this part of the game was more robust.

[@silvershield9217]

I really like the anime and manga, but I'll probably wait for a sale.

[@phoenixxxashez]

Kind of looks like a Tales game. Which is what I like. Definitely thinking of buying this.

[@aryehakujin4374]

Yeah, the problem is, I'm sick of these. Crap anime games. Just one example explains the problem perfectly. Sword art online is an anime that takes place in a MMORPG. Literally everything in the anime was just a matter of altering, the concept of the mmo in the anime, to work on consoles instead of VR. Couldn't get that right. One piece has done a little better on some games.But still, you have the perfect makings of an awesome game mix assassin's creed black flag with sea of thieves make it one piece themed and make devil fruits findable items and build your own crew by traveling to different Islands and finding different one piece characters and doing quests to have them, join your crew or beat their ass or even join their crew and unlock a different story. Or lean more towards see a thieves, but one piece themed with devil fruits and haki. Dragon ball games used to be good but the combat and going super saying is worse than how it was back on the 360. Naruto games the same thing technology has gotten better, but they're still making the same eight bit games. A lot of anime fans are also gaming fans, but anime games have a bad rap because they're all cash grabs or non canon knockoff story based with mediocre mechanics. If I was going to make a game based off that time, I got reincarnated as a slime. I would probably make it non chronological story based open world with building similar to valhiem but with models from the anime that you can use if you don't want to take the time to build the entire city. And it's probably because some greedy b****** has a patent but I would ignore it and add a multi input system like holding down LT a b x y all do a different ability holding down LB gives you another set of abilities to use in combat and holding both down let's you. Control the path of your sword for more immersive melee combat. And honestly, that formula would work for almost any anime game if some actual effort in development was made, and they would definitely make their money back. And these franchises, most of them definitely have the money to do it, and even if it flops, it ain't gonna hurt their budget. But if you actually make a decent game, it's not gonna flop. Because even the people who don't like anime but like gaming might like the game if it's done well rather than just preying on anime fans with s*** games. I've been disappointed with every single new anime Game since the early two thousands. And the gaming industry in general is screwy. Right now, it's twenty twenty four and games still have the same boring mechanics/ input controls.

[@darkwhiteraven3351]

I was really looking forward to it for the walking around

[@TheGamingShelf]

Me too :/

[@feiitogaming]

Fantastic Review, as always. What a shame that a combat system so cool is stuck in a game so uninteresting.

[@TheGamingShelf]

Appreciate it! Yeah it seems like there’s some wasted effort but alas…this stuff happens with games.

[@NerdsNeverSleep]

Its crazy that the mobile game looks better

[@retrobrandon]

No world map. 0/10 for John aka Chicken Fillets

[@BasicPixell]

yeah this reminds me of a ftp mobile game not a $50 one i get its not full price but i feel like this should be $20 max

[@nyn2k259]

I love the anime, it's on season 3 which kinda boring sigh but still good so I will get this game despite it short comings as it looks great and am a fan.

[@janarcangel49]

Seems like the potential is there. They should expand the content for the sequel if given the chance.

[@dranavaque91]

I would hold off on purchasing games made based on the series until around season 5-ish is out. At least with the pacing of the anime. The written series is quite long, and a couple of key story elements that would make a great game haven't been animated yet. Lots of great content to come that would make a great story based game. ^-^

[@juzweytnc]

Game looks fine. My only drawback is the town building is still on the early stage of the story. BUT this game will be entirely different if they can made another one after the manga/anime series is finished. I wish they can do similar vibe like in Ni No Kuni.

[@heickelrrx]

Hmm the combat system is actually good, this might be a good case study for bandai namco combat design

[@TheGamingShelf]

Definitely the highlight of the game.

[@TheHeartThatRunsCold]

If Tales games didn't exist, I'd almost agree. The problem for me is that character switch, skill chaining, and animation locks really put a damper on things. Oh, and fights can devolve into an unreadable mess.

[@Kamon23]

40$ of dlc for an ok game is not good. Those dlc look like content cut from the game just to sell it back to you.

[@eeveemaster5794]

I’m waiting until it goes on sale eventually.

[@SuiteLifeofDioBrando]

If it was easier to get a physical copy I would have got it.

[@zerohx77]

Was going to buy a physical Asian copy but Bandai Namco is guaranteed to have DLC and I don't want to deal with more accounts. I'll get it digital when there's a decent sale unless we get a physical NA release.

[@AnimeMangaBazinga]

So, turns out I was wrong about the Steam Cloud representing the game being Cloud based. The comment has been deleted due to being a mistake.

[@ombra711]

How is the enemy variety?

[@joshuarodriguez3421]

It looks fun but not for 50 dollars this is 20 dollar game at best

[@TheGamingShelf]

Probably about the right price TBH.

[@Egeslean]

Honestly $10 would be pushing it. It's basically a crappy mobile-cash-grab game.

[@ahmuadparks9248]

Now I’m not gonna lie if there was a fairytale game like this, I would definitely buy it

[@Rayray-s9c]

I was supposed to buy this game today as a late bday gift....watching this has made me uncertain

[@Egeslean]

'Where it excels is in its combat' *shows the mobile-quality combat* Oh yeah, cuz that just really makes me want to play this. Even it's UI looks like a crap cash-grab mobile game. Just from seeing the combat stills I knew the game was going to be low-quality, rehash, with little-to-nothing added, might-as-well-be-a-mobile-game junk. And I'm not wrong. If it were $5...maybe $10, it might be worth it, but anything more than that, hell no. And oh god what the hell is that 'town building' shit? Can you get much more lazy and shitty looking?

[@Velainary]

I pirated the game and I feel like I got scammed. Hot take but I genuinely think isekai memories is better than this trash

[@YukonSteamTurbinePropeller]

I would've loved this if it was similar to how an open world game would be, like how genshin or other games like it look. But that is just me

[@XionSteel]

I have this on my wish list, but i really cant justify throwing 70$ at this (Canadian), when i can buy 4 other indie games like it. I'll prolly still get it later since i do like the slime series, but i need a discount since this doesn't feel worth the full retail.

[@TheGamingShelf]

Yeah I’d wait for a sale.

[@3daraq777]

They should of just made it into one of them Naruto/dbz style fighting games there ass aswell but still better than this type of bs

[@kennethzeranski2833]

I might pick it up on a BIG sale. For what it offers in presentation and mechanics, I can't see putting down more than 15 bucks for it.

[@TheGamingShelf]

Honestly that’s probably the right approach.

[@hrgaming4plebs570]

I wish they could've remake older Tales games based on this

[@TheGamingShelf]

Maybe they will!

[@hrgaming4plebs570]

@@TheGamingShelf really hope they could bring Phantasia and Eternia for modern platforms, Destiny too if they port the director's cut(with some changes to the dungeons, samey corridor gets confusing without a map)

[@foxsteve9937]

never watched the anime but that 2d combat got my attention

[@Lelouch_Asirpa]

I'm a huge fan but the game is CaCa

[@Ahrilovergamer]

I platinum the game three days ago

[@TheGamingShelf]

Nice. How long did it take?

[@Ahrilovergamer]

@@TheGamingShelf it took five days to plat the game because like I said I was 100% the maps and skill tree for all characters I streamed it in my channel

[@Ahrilovergamer]

@@TheGamingShelf I am planning to stream Vision of Mana in the channel

[@Ahrilovergamer]

Because of my love of anime and game I 100% all character skill tree and the maps and never died

[@thegreatcornholiokenichigr7110]

I will get the game win it goes on sale

[@vickyfadlinada668]

I will wait for the discount

[@iorifori91]

I got the code!

[@TheGamingShelf]

Congrats! Enjoy :D

[@JupiterPluto35]

lucky

[@davidcii]

would play if this was on mobile instead of isekai memories but then again bandai mobile games have too much loading/connecting....connecting...

[@matcoffidis1135]

Glad I passed. Looking forward to Visions of Mana though.

[@TheGamingShelf]

Mana looks greayb

[@Twostraightwhitemalesreact]

A deep sale like £10 to £15 then yeah otherwise just buy attack on titan or one piece Pw4 or pw3

[@frostysnowj2760]

wait so you don't interact with any other towns in this game?

[@TheGamingShelf]

Nope :/

[@Faiz732Z]

why is this game is not a mobile game?

[@johnzhedrickbituin5424]

I wish they've just made it like the Naruto franchise and almost all other Bandai games, it may lack some content but it's much appealing than this

[@coreybass3760]

I'm enjoying it, but I also enjoy the anime. I'm stuck on one part and cant figure out how to do one special attack that Ranga has come up with..

[@Vulpas]

On a deep sale this seems like a good one.

[@TheGamingShelf]

Yep exactly!

[@pyro5159]

The game seems okay i guess but why is Veldora and Milim dlc? Also wish it was more like Tales of Arise or maybe Fate Samurai remnant

[@lain11644]

Man I just want a normal 2D Tales game. Is that too much to ask Bandai?

[@TheGamingShelf]

There’s been rumors of remakes for years but who knows…

[@kuroinova2056]

Last one i tried was tales of hearts on ds….

[@AlejandroRodriguez-cy8ee]

@@TheGamingShelf could it the now soon to come Tales of Grace that was announced on the nintendo Partner Showcase?

[@Dark_Adonis_Vyers]

Almost seems like a watered down Sakuna of Rice and Ruin. More characters and party, but less unique interactions or base building. Might be worth at a discount in the future, or as like a free PS Plus game.

[@TheGamingShelf]

that's an interesting comparison! Sakuna is definitely the better game though, IMO.

[@aryehakujin4374]

I am sick of side scrollers!!!!!! It's f****** its 2024 it's been twenty years since side scrollers were cool. I don't care what this combat style is called. It's no better than f****** Pokémon. On game boy. Let mortal kombat, have their thing quit reskinning it.

[@anthonydebruhl350]

Found the code

[@akashicrecords9021]

Cult of the lamb gameplay are what exactly what I expected at this game, have a bit disappointed about the town building part

[@TheGamingShelf]

That would have been sick!

[@sebastiancintron29]

It really is a shame since it is a fun little game. Problem is the asking price and presentation. With slightly better graphics and a smaller price of entry most people wouldnt be as negative towards the game. I will say this, the game feels like a smaller scale Tales of game and if not for nothing, playing this game has gotten me interested in playing the Tales series.

[@gowary]

Damn, I'm late for the code😢

[@shoked99]

Darn. As a big fan of the anime I was really hoping for more from a video game that's not free to play.

[@TheGamingShelf]

Low budget and under-cooked, sadly.

[@grimreaper5864]

Don't care about no reviews or what anyone says I'm buying it

[@TheGamingShelf]

Have fun!

[@femtrooper]

Great review, Taylor! I think I'll pass on this one!

[@TheGamingShelf]

Thanks Paige! Yeah I wish it were better. Better luck next time I suppose :P

[@fartlordsmellytoe3690]

re name the video "Why NO ONE is Talking About Slime Isekai Chronicles."

[@TheGamingShelf]

🤣

[@Rayray-s9c]

😂😂😂

[@grokashrimp]

Thank you

[@TheGamingShelf]

My pleasure 😄

[@nightwolf235]

i saw some gameplay from a streamer it definitely feels like a wait till its on sale maybe $15-$20 not a $50 game

[@TheGamingShelf]

Probably the right move.

[@uppernimbus]

I've only watched the first season of the anime, and while it was good, it's not a series overall I felt hooked to, so this game definitely won't be for me. Shame that this JRPG is on the shallow side, there's definitely been better games this year 😅

[@TheGamingShelf]

Yeah it had some potential and cool ideas but obviously didn’t work out in the end.

[@Sin_Alder]

Honestly, I don't even bother with anime games anymore. Back in the PS2/Gamecube/Wii era, there were a lot of really good anime games, but then since the 2010's hit it's been nothing but an unending deluge of garbage games at AAA prices, and I eventually got sick of giving them a chance. Even for any that look good, I can't bring myself to give them a chance anymore, even if they're on a steep discount.

[@TheGameExplorer629]

The pc/console game looks like it should be the mobile game & the mobile game looks like it should be the pc game 😮

[@RenegadePandaZ]

If Im seeing it right, this has no physical release, at least in the US? I think thats part of why no one is talking about it. Like it or not, physical shelves are still how a lot of people learn about new games, especially people who don't follow news cycles in the industry. Combined with the fact that these games are always very expensive compared to other similar titles means most people probably either insist on a physical copy for the premium price, or wait for a sale on the digital one since people are finally waking up to the fickle reality of digital releases, especially on consoles.

[@TheGamingShelf]

Yeah I think it’s a digital only game in North America.

[@xNico1412]

As someone who is quite addicted to this series (until Season 3 somehow burned away all my hype), this game for me was a complete write-off. Personally this just looks like another bad cash-grab using Slime, especially with the price tag

[@Ahrilovergamer]

I love the game I am waiting for the DLC

[@justinmyers7587]

Why is this looking like a mobile game? It could had been just some random RPG and I would have paid $65 because I am a fan.

[@OddAlexanderDellaRobbia]

if it were not 50$ to begin with more people would talk about it

[@RetroByLaw]

looks like a free to play game but they knew it would not work so they made it into a basic game and tried to cash out a bit rather than waste it

[@edreanhenrytombaga562]

A game for handhelds but not for PS5/Xbox (just opinion) Enemies in Is it wrong to pick up girls in the dungeon are a bit harder due to choice of stage?platform? (I don't know the word)

[@Bowflex2480]

yeah same here man, i think it looks like a nice time but i'm in no rush to play it. i would much rather watch the anime tbh. thanks for the review though.

[@TheGamingShelf]

Thanks watching! Much appreciated.

[@EnjoyGengar]

50/50 on steam review can't judge

[@TheGamingShelf]

Like I said, you have to really be into the anime or the combat for it to be worth it.

[@EnjoyGengar]

@@TheGamingShelf im into anime but i always feel weird to play a game that is based on anime. Because it feels like you getting ripped off. If game good sure i get it.

[@willthevill5500]

Game looks like a fun one and done game but i cant justify 50$. Maybe id grab on big discount

[@TheGamingShelf]

That’s definitely the way to go.

[@Glimbosgold69]

Id play it if it wernt so expensive

[@TheGamingShelf]

It'll go on sale soon. just wait lol.

[@KanameYuuki]

I was really looking forward to it but reading reviews and receptions everyone says it is mediocre at best, that's a shame.

[@TheGamingShelf]

Yeah definitely a bummer. I wish I could have given a more positive review.

[@siorimotae985]

It's not bad but maybe because my pc was too old it crashed almost every run, i can play the game around 30 mins at most before it crashes, so frustrated

[@TheGamingShelf]

I haven't played the PC version but I think it might be your machine.

[@sirlezard670]

Why does it look like tales of? Maybe at 15~20 maybe 30 range but never at full price.

[@TheGamingShelf]

Similar combat to the classic Tales games for sure.

[@NewtonSparetire]

Tales of legendia vibes

[@TheGamingShelf]

Combat-wise, definitely.