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Heroland
It’s no surprise that Heroland (released as “WORKxWORK” in Japan in 2018) was completely overlooked around its release in December of 2019, a time when everyone was eager to see what 2020 would bring. Heroland isn’t a game that will convert JRPG naysayers, but those with the patience to persevere will be rewarded with a genuinely funny, sharply written game that isn’t afraid to wear its politics on its sleeve.
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I finished 24 video games in 2020--which is quite a few for me.
What you see above is cover art for the first 8 games I finished last year. They are (from top to bottom and left to right):
Hey! Pikmin (3DS)
Heroland (Switch)
Pokémon Shield (Switch)
Alice in Wonderland (DS)
Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories (Switch)
Deadly Premonition Origins (Switch)
Raging Loop (Switch)
Detective Pikachu (Switch)
Want to know what I thought of these games? Or maybe you want to know which other games I completed in 2020? Check out my new blog post: “One sentence about each of the 24 games I finished in 2020”
Heroland - Knowble Edition | $42.99 Buy-Now!
Highly Customizable RPG - As a Hero tour guide, you choose what your party does, and when! Customize strategies, weapons, and more, including taking home treasure to decorate Lucky’s room
Wide Variety of Unique Heroes - Over 20 characters each with their own unique and entertaining quests and storylines! Overzealous knights, high school girls, pretentious princes and a casually nihilistic otter
Colorful Curious Monster Cast - The Monster Encyclopedia fills with stories about quirky co-workers: jungle-dwelling goblins, cute little slugs, selfie-loving skeletons, and magical Romanesco broccoli
It Takes Some Legends to Make a Part-time Hero - Directed by Takahiro Yamane, written by Nobuyuki Inoue, in a colorful 2D world created by Nobuhiro Imagawa , and with Tsukasa Masuko’s whimsical tunes
1. the hearts that showed up when he said that killed me 💞
2. oak and otterman are my favorite characters
This game...
Heroland releases today for the PS4, Switch and Steam.
I recently named XSEED’s Heroland, pictured above, one of my favorite games of 2019.
After putting more than 20 hours into this uniquely odd RPG, though, I’m thinking of walking away from it. Why? The main reason is that I’m just not sure I want to put *another* 20 hours into it.
To learn more about my struggles with this PC, PS4, and Switch game, read my latest blog post: “The good, bad, and ugly of Heroland”
Can I get an amen?
