The Cruel King and the Great Hero
This game is an RPG starring the human child Yuu, who longs to become a "hero," and the dragon "Overlord" who fosters her.
The Cruel King and the Great Hero is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Nippon Ichi Software, released 24 June 2021 on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What The Cruel King and the Great Hero is
The Cruel King and the Great Hero is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Nippon Ichi Software and released in 2021. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. It carries an ESRB E10+ age rating.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The world was ruled by the dragon Overlord, who possesses great power. However, a brave young Hero brought an end to his reign. "I do not want to take your life," The Hero cut off one of the Overlord horns which is the source of his power. After that, the Hero return to the lonely Overlord, who was healing in solitude, and spoke to him. And to the days spend with the Hero, the terrifying Overlord gradually grew more peaceful, and eventually, he and the Hero became close friends. One day, the Hero appeared before the Overlord with a life-threatening injury and said, "Please raise my daughter well in my stead, for I will soon die." In his arms, he held a baby. "It is for this moment that I…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
The Cruel King and the Great Hero holds a critic score of 65 out of 100. That places it above 21% of the 3,814 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2021 averaged 74, so it scored 9 points below the year average.
What it launched against
The Cruel King and the Great Hero launched on 24 June 2021, within three weeks of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade and Final Fantasy VII Remake: Episode Intermission. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 8 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, Final Fantasy VII Remake: Episode Intermission.
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