Only 174 people played this game

[2prize]

worst launch ever???????????

[Camila Horchata]

It may actually have more players on other platforms like PlayStation and Nintendo. Not to mention, the game is better received in Japan than in the West. 174 is quite low though, I wish more people could give it a try. BUT considering that Horizon, Atelier Sophie, and Elden Ring came out around the same time... it totally deviated attention from Monark. Sadness.

[agu10play]

The lack of regional pricing played a big part on this.

[abarax]

I had been interested in Monark for a while but hesitated to purchase it.

Pricing; it's just too expensive. Plus Crystar was the same price same same publisher iirc and that was one of the WORST games I've EVER had the misfortune of playing.

Reviews/reports I've seen of it don't paint it in the best light (repetitive, grindy, tedious, and just not a good game) - I saw Rozalin's review and JRPGJungles report on it.

The story premise doesn't seem that unique to me (caligula, other persona/smt games, maybe even tokyo xanadu ex+?) and I really don't know what the next in line of these games offers that makes it stand out from the others.

I'm eager to be convinced to play it (although I can't see myself paying full price lol) but yeah, these boards seem pretty inactive and the game only has 44 reviews as of now (about 1 week after release).

[Mì gói khô]

the release date probably ♥♥♥♥♥♥ it hard

[Denyal]

no regional pricing, for some people the game appears way more expensive than Elden Ring

[Qvnt]

Its absolutely the price. There's genuinely few people who want to shell out $60 for an obviously indie JRPG when, financially, you could have access to tons of must-plays either at or below that price point. Its also not a great port though it doesn't seem to run well on either platform so... it'll be a neat experience for most people to check out years down the road.

Story wise, I find Monark to be particularly enjoyable as it provides a more streamlined approach to very familiar narratives - self and shadow being the Act's Companion and Pactbearer for example.

I really don't think it was worth dubbing the entire game in English as I can only imagine how expensive that was. Ideally, that effort should have been spent on polishing the game's performance post-launch but... too late. The lack of sales don't speak for an improved port either
BUT
The game's auto-save is fantastic and the game is designed in bite-sized chunks so any crashes don't take long to recover from.

[CLG]

It sold 50k in japan on it's opening week so it's a success there at least.

[Rampage]

Originally posted by KAMIRA:

It may actually have more players on other platforms like PlayStation and Nintendo. Not to mention, the game is better received in Japan than in the West. 174 is quite low though, I wish more people could give it a try. BUT considering that Horizon, Atelier Sophie, and Elden Ring came out around the same time... it totally deviated attention from Monark. Sadness.

Im not interested in any of the games you mentioned. I would buy this game if it had a normal price point, thats the only thing stopping me.

[At@At]

I'm one of the few that would maybe buy it but pricing, Ultimate edition and taxes (Taxes aren't the games fault but the price really jumps). I really wanted that ultimate edition and refused to buy the cheaper editions due to FOMO and wanting a "bundle deal" but I can't justify that price for a game that sounds so meh.

I bought Elden Ring instead because their special editions suck so I could buy the base game without caring about deals.

Ironically, this is the same reason why I haven't picked up Dying Light 2 and have been waiting around for Borderlands 3. I hear stuff about years of support + DLCs and I'm just waiting to get that complete edition for a great sale cuz if I buy just the base game for any price I lose out.

[Louis]

I am one of the 174?
Actually, I don't like the battles.

[Yerc2]

I believe that marketing might've played a part in this game's lack of sales too. I literally never heard of this game before seeing a screenshot of it in my Steam feed.