After The Alliance Alive’s 3DS release back then in 2018, we finally got the HD Remastered version on Steam. As someone who loves more old-school JRPGs, this game just seemed right my ally and I have to say that it contains a few interesting and refreshing features that I didn’t see before in this genre. Although I didn’t play the original game, I could immediately tell that the appearance greatly improved with the HD Remastered version and thus, I was especially eager to give it a try. Plus, there are even playable characters with animal ears and tail, so I couldn’t resist. A huge plus here is that the premise is so unique in The Alliance Alive as you have more than one hero to save the world together.

The Alliance Alive takes place in a world where humans were invaded by Daemons. Due to that incident, a barrier got created that caused climate changes and thus, the so-called Dark Current arose that reduced the population and divided the land into separate sections, which ended up creating different zones where the survivors were ruled by the firm grip of the Daemonic Overloards. However, thousands of years passed and finally, humanity decided to free themselves and get their home back. Different heroes band together to raise a revolution although if they fail, humanity will remain forever in the darkness.

First of all, as aforementioned, there are multiple heroes, nine in total, in The Alliance Alive. After being a while into the game, it switches the character’s perspective and you find yourself with another playable character that has no relation to the story of the previous ones before – at least for now. As you’re playing through the different stories, they get merged later on. This was a feature that I really liked as it’s like a prologue where you’re going to see what the characters were up to or what happened to them before they meet up and start to fight together. It’s also a nice change when you not only have one side of the story and get a change once in a while so you’re not stuck with the same one. On the other side, this means when you don’t really like certain characters you will be stuck with them for a while.

I have to admit the gameplay is on the simpler side. I quickly just selected the strongest attack every time and put the x4 speed on in battles. I skipped through the battles, so to say. This happened due to the gameplay being quite easy and the HP refilled after every fight anyway, but at least the SP only filled up very slowly after using it up. However, The Alliance Alive has some pretty nice features when it comes to the gameplay that I never experienced in a JRPG before. For instance, characters don’t level up here per se but either their HP or SP gauge gets extended as a reward. Arts you’ve used, on the other hand, do level up and get stronger the more you use them. During battles, it’s possible to randomly acquire a new skill as well the player can use afterward. On the other hand, while most enemies are easy to beat, a few mobs were incredibly difficult to fight that are meant to make the player stay away from certain items until they get stronger.

To be honest, the directions were a little bit confusing for me in The Alliance Alive. Although I easily know what I was supposed to do next, it’s not possible to look up what you actually have to do. While there is a quest log in the menu available to reread, it’s kept rather on the short side and doesn’t give proper instructions on what the player has to do but only a summary of the story. However, when I paid attention to the dialogue, the next task was always clear, but this also meant that after saving and quitting the game, I forgot the instructions and had to guess how to advance. Luckily, there are a lot of cut scenes so when I moved in the right direction I could tell that I was on the accurate path so I just had to advance. Sometimes, it’s not even possible to leave a building before completing the main story’s task, which greatly helps with not getting lost.

There are even puzzles available in The Alliance Alive, so you don’t go through a dungeon only beating enemies but have to interact with objects as well to advance. Of course, there are traps hidden too where you have to fight an enemy when getting tricked and sadly, curiosity always got the best of me so I couldn’t resist examining everything. Although that just means that I loved exploring the world of The Alliance Alive even with the risks – you see, this game is just beautiful through and through. Although the dungeons do look pretty like in a usual JRPG, I especially loved the design of the world map of it. Sure, detailed graphics aren’t really visible here, but I liked the different terrains during walking to the next destination. The player can interact with the map as well and use a glider to get on higher positions although you can’t technically fly around here.

The Alliance Alive is a JRPG that made me feel nostalgic while it managed to implement a lot of interesting and new features. Although most of the gameplay being on the more easy side, the battles were entertaining and fun, to say the least. The grinding works differently here and instead of leveling up, your maximum HP and SP get extended. I have to admit, exploring the world of The Alliance Alive was the most entertaining aspect of this game for me, as the environment is so beautiful. The terrain isn’t very detailed, but the player can interact with it by using a glider, plus the HD Remastered version has sharp character sprites that made them even more pretty. An interesting premise is the constant switching between the perspective of different characters that had a refreshing change. Overall, The Alliance Alive is a great JRPG that made me feel nostalgic, even implemented puzzles, and ended up being a great experience.

After The Alliance Alive’s 3DS release back then in 2018, we finally got the HD Remastered version on Steam. As someone who loves more old-school JRPGs, this game just seemed right my ally and I have to say that it contains a few interesting and refreshing features that I didn’t see before in this genre. Although I didn’t play the original game, I could immediately tell that the appearance greatly improved with the HD Remastered version and thus, I was especially eager to give it a try. Plus, there are even playable characters with animal ears and tail, so I couldn’t resist. A huge plus here is that the premise is so unique in The Alliance Alive as you have more than one hero to save the world together. The Alliance Alive takes place in a world where humans were invaded by Daemons. Due to that incident, a barrier got created that caused climate changes and thus, the so-called Dark Current arose that reduced the population and divided the land into separate sections, which ended up creating different zones where the survivors were ruled by the firm grip of the Daemonic Overloards. However, thousands of years passed and finally, humanity decided to free themselves and get their home back. Different heroes band together to raise a revolution although if they fail, humanity will remain forever in the darkness. First of all, as aforementioned, there are multiple heroes, nine in total, in The Alliance Alive. After being a while into the game, it switches the character’s perspective and you find yourself with another playable character that has no relation to the story of the previous ones before – at least for now. As you’re playing through the different stories, they get merged later on. This was a feature that I really liked as it’s like a prologue where you’re going to see what the characters were up to or what happened to them before they meet up and start to fight together. It’s also a nice change when you not only have one side of the story and get a change once in a while so you’re not stuck with the same one. On the other side, this means when you don’t really like certain characters you will be stuck with them for a while. I have to admit the gameplay is on the simpler side. I quickly just selected the strongest attack every time and put the x4 speed on in battles. I skipped through the battles, so to say. This happened due to the gameplay being quite easy and the HP refilled after every fight anyway, but at least the SP only filled up very slowly after using it up. However, The Alliance Alive has some pretty nice features when it comes to the gameplay that I never experienced in a JRPG before. For instance, characters don’t level up here per se but either their HP or SP gauge gets extended as a reward. Arts you’ve used, on the other hand, do level up and get stronger the more you use them. During battles, it’s possible to randomly acquire a new skill as well the player can use afterward. On the other hand, while most enemies are easy to beat, a few mobs were incredibly difficult to fight that are meant to make the player stay away from certain items until they get stronger. To be honest, the directions were a little bit confusing for me in The Alliance Alive. Although I easily know what I was supposed to do next, it’s not possible to look up what you actually have to do. While there is a quest log in the menu available to reread, it’s kept rather on the short side and doesn’t give proper instructions on what the player has to do but only a summary of the story. However, when I paid attention to the dialogue, the next task was always clear, but this also meant that after saving and quitting the game, I forgot the instructions and had to guess how to advance. Luckily, there are a lot of cut scenes so when I moved in the right direction I could tell that I was on the accurate path so I just had to advance. Sometimes, it’s not even possible to leave a building before completing the main story’s task, which greatly helps with not getting lost. There are even puzzles available in The Alliance Alive, so you don’t go through a dungeon only beating enemies but have to interact with objects as well to advance. Of course, there are traps hidden too where you have to fight an enemy when getting tricked and sadly, curiosity always got the best of me so I couldn’t resist examining everything. Although that just means that I loved exploring the world of The Alliance Alive even with the risks – you see, this game is just beautiful through and through. Although the dungeons do look pretty like in a usual JRPG, I especially loved the design of the world map of it. Sure, detailed graphics aren’t really visible here, but I liked the different terrains during walking to the next destination. The player can interact with the map as well and use a glider to get on higher positions although you can’t technically fly around here. The Alliance Alive is a JRPG that made me feel nostalgic while it managed to implement a lot of interesting and new features. Although most of the gameplay being on the more easy side, the battles were entertaining and fun, to say the least. The grinding works differently here and instead of leveling up, your maximum HP and SP get extended. I have to admit, exploring the world of The Alliance Alive was the most entertaining aspect of this game for me, as the environment is so beautiful. 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