dunno how I went a whole year without even knowing this game existed

This is like the anime version of Alice Madness Returns

Exactly what I needed to know before preordering the Switch version that just got teased. Thanks so much for the in-depth review!

Thank you for actually mentioning when a game is also available on PC/Steam, not enough JRPG channels do this and it's much appreciated. That's an easy sub.

On sale for $20 in the US 🇺🇸 for the next month on the PS Store!

looks like a combination of black rock shooter/persona5/ Jojo stands. Looks awesome!

Really glad you shined a spotlight on this game way back when as it's gothic undertone appeal / design, and mechanics seemed very interesting. Though i was on the fence about this (not because the game is bad or anything) rather the sheer amount of games coming out starting September i wasn't sure i would have time but none the less this is another game to add to the insane backlog. It's also great hearing the story is well written also ! Keep up the amazing work as always : )

Thanks for the review You changed my mind about this game and now I look forward to it

7:37 That dog is so fluffy. *I'm sold* But in all seriousness, I'm even more interested to get this game. Great review :)

“I played it for the plot” the game

I saw this game on sale a couple days ago and after a bit I kinda took interest to it. I find the "turning tears into strength" theme kinda resonates with me. I'm not the happiest guy, so this kind of story seems like it would be nice to experience

I had my doubts but the game sounds good to play. Sometimes repetition can hurt a game but if your invested in the narrative and the emotions behind it you can still enjoy it. Heck Nier Automata had repeating enemies too but it was still a great game.

I was always interested in crystar when it first got announced and keep following news.on it and im really glad its coming soon great review got me hyped

Pre-ordered! Waiting for mail delivery from US to NZ will be *torture*!

So happy you did a review of this, I really want this game. The concepts have peeked my interest; I just hope the PC port does a good job.

Just wanted to say thanks for such a detailed and thorough review, this game is on sale on psn and looked very intriguing but I wanted to look up some opinions on it, after seeing your review I'm definitely picking it up!

Another great review. I always value your ability to talk about the pros and cons of a game.

Got my preorder with that artbook. Another great video

Nice I can not spend 50$ on this title... but when it drops this will be a title thanks to this review :). Thanks so much for the spotlight on this game.

Tokyo Xanadu EX+ was a really amazing game. Crystar is similar though with less to do, but still can't get enough of these types of games. I'm definitely pre-ordering the Switch release, due to it having more content and such. I feel like it won't be as jam-packed with things to do. But the strong story as well as action RPG combat is what made me take the plunge on it.

Nice I was waiting for you to review it. I am gonna have to pick this up.

I'm so happy that they sent you a review code! That's awesome! But yeah, this is definitely one of the games I'm most excited for in 2019, there really doesn't seem to be anything else quite like it

Just saw the Switch preorder for this on amazon and it looked interesting. This game gives me real Kingdom Hearts vibes but with more crying. Huge fan of this aesthetic/color scheme. And the deeper meaning of turning tears in to strength is a nice touch. 10/10 review. Definitely gonna check it out

I just wanna hug everyone in this game and tell them it's all gonna be okay. Definitely gonna pick up this up at some point; perhaps when it hits PC. Great review.

I watched this review last year and it led me to buy the game. It is now one of my favorite games I've ever played as well as one of my favorite JRPGs. Thank you so much for your reviews, you always do an amazing job and I'm always checking them out to decide which will be my next JRPG ^^

I've had my eye on this for a while, but it felt a little expensive at full price. Now that it's on sale on PS4 for just over $20, I think I might pick it up. Nice review!

I really hope they bring crystar to the switch. They brought dragon star varnir today. That made my day.

Good review, I do not know if it is rare but since they announced it for the West it is the game that I most hope for this year, since I saw it announced for Japan it caught my attention powerfully, I really want to try it.

I've been looking forward to this game since it was announced since it looked so thematically unique, and it sounds like they delivered on it. Got the preorder and can't wait to play it. Thanks for the review (found through searching for Crystar reviews), subscribed!

Ooo I've been waiting for this review!! I can't wait to play it for myself, it looks so amazing 😍

I'm really glad you got a review copy! I was hoping you would, with how excited you've been for the game, so I'm happy Spike Chunsoft recognized how enthusiastic you were about it. I've been absolutely vibrating to pieces with excitement over Crystar since its reveal trailer and I've only gotten more excited for it with your continued coverage! Something I was really worried about was the game leaning too hard into its themes of tears and tragedy in a voyeuristic or exploitative way (since it gave me vibes of modern 'dark magical girl/dark moe' stories) but your review put a lot of those fears to rest. Thanks so much! I've got my order down for the Day 1 edition so I'm really excited to play around in this pretty gothic world and dive really deep into the art and lore. Thanks for continuing to spotlight it like this!

Were also going to ignore the fact that this is also a beat em up game since Kokoro Fudoji uses her fists as her weapons?

I enjoyed this game a lot! I'm going to pick it up again when it releases in English later this month.

Fluffy DOGGO!! Instant buy! On a serious note, I have been super excited for this game but didn’t know too much about it, so I was hesitant to buy it when it came out, but your review seriously helped me make a decision to pre-order it!

THANKS FOR THE REVIEW NOW I GONNA PLAY

This game is going to make me cry I can already tell I'm definitely getting it.

Hope i will get to play it eventually Also, that's amazing you got a review code!

Honestly, what got me into this game was the fact that the OST was composed by Sakuzyo, found the game from his albums :D

You consistently have some of the best reviews on KZfaq; you're thorough, often pointing out details that other reviewers miss, and your genuine appreciation for the genre really shows. I pretty much won't buy an RPG anymore without checking your channel first. ^.^ You also have a beautiful voice.

i got the game i ordered it the day i saw your video me and my daughter watched your video and both of us agreed it looked good and thanks to your great review i decided to get it so i order it that day lol cant wait to play it now i got it the next day its just a struggle now to see who gets to go first me or my daughter lol thanks again for the help

Is it weird that this kinda reminds me of Poison Control? I think I'm interested in this (since the Switch version is coming), but I want to wait and see what people say about performance before I commit to it.

Playing it now and I love it so far! I agree with your points and I love your reviews. Thanks! 😊

Great Review! I had no idea what this game was but it looks like something I would enjoy.

Just found out about the Switch version coming out next year in March so I thought about checking out if the game is good. I'm even more interested in this game now thanks to this review!

I'm picking this up for Switch.

It's always interesting to see a KZfaq with a relatively small sub count but an active community. 73 comments on a 3k viewed video. Oh also, great game :p

Congrats on getting an early review code! Getting more recognition 💪

Poor Thelma that broke my heart and curled me up in a sobbing ball

Game is on sale right now, gonna buy. Amazing review.

who wouldnt be excited to play a game they wanted to early

I don't think I will preorder, but definitively buy when the price drops a little. It's good to know that the game delivers the emotional premise. My expectations for the game just went up!

Oh man if they give 1 more year to develop the gameplay this game could be the masterpiece.

Yes appreciate your outlook on this wonderful work and I’m definitely buying this now. Love my action RPGs to the fullest.

Awesome review! I think I'll end up getting the game after watching this.

Thank you for the honest coverage. I was surprised to see this game as the all time best PS4 game on metacritic. Might buy it on PS5. EDIT: By human score of course.

Wow it look waaaay cooler than I thought BTW, I really l like they way you talk, gj Thank you =)

thanks for the review i now know i am defo getting the game i was looking at it and was not sure about it but after your video i am sure now me and my daughter will love to play it we will be fighting over who gets to go first lol

I got my copy recently and I'm liking it. I initially wanted to get it because of the crazy and cool anime intro I saw years ago and now that I'm playing it I'm staying for both the story but more importantly Thelema! The goodest doggo girl!!! 😭🥰 All my critiques are null in void and the game is perfect because of the featute to pet and play with Thelema. XD

I agree with you more than a certain youtuber. Especially now that I finished crystar with platinum trophy

Crystar sounds and looks interesting; I may get it in the future

Im definitely getting this game when it comes out in the switch

Thank you for this review. You've cemented my desire to play it. Much appreciated.

The music you used in this video kinda fits Crystar, wish it was in the game. This is one of the only "waifu" games that has me interested out of so many fanservice filled stuff (looking at you, Neptunia). I get a very gothic magical girl vibe from this.

Love it bought it digital on ps 4 thanks for the awesome review

Really looking forward to that game >.>

sold... thank you for your review. also will get it on pc. GOG if i can.. stream on the other

Great review! This all sounds and looks pretty great! I know you've been hyped on it for awhile, so I expected the review to be positive, but it does look really nice. I enjoy this kind of action game/action-RPG a lot and have been hopping in and out of stuff like Assault Spy and (the Early Access version of) Dusk Diver throughout the year because I was looking for new one - Crystar definitely seems like the next one I will try :) When I saw it on PSN available for preorder I immediately thought about how positive you've been on it and.... yeah, maybe I'll pre-order? I like the 8 Themes they've got on PSN, and the soundtrack on Steam... plus there's the discount for pre-ordering on both... _the only thing is_ I also wanna nab Remedy's Control and I know that comes out on the same day. So it depends on how much I set aside for gaming and which title I wanna go with closer to release. I might end up pushing this off into next month since it's such a late August release, but it's definitely on my radar and I would like to nab it sooner rather than months from now :) Btw, Congrats on getting to the point where Spike Chunsoft reached out to you to make the pre-release review happen! Happy to see your channel growing and getting more attention since you always do such terrific videos (^-^)

This is on plus in November so hence I came here to see what it's about

They just announced this is getting a Switch version in the West next year 😁

I preordered this some time ago.

I’m glad this didn’t show too many Spoilers and I’m hoping to see the game on an English walkthrough when it comes out. But I do not trust Rei, seriously the opening makes it look like she might go bad somehow. I know she is the protagonist but I’m not sure about her. I don’t trust Sen either idk why I just don’t.

Is that the OST playing in the background? Sounds incredible!

Just picked up this game after seeing this video 🎉

I beat this game just now and wanted to see what other people thought of it. This game was beautiful.

Whats the music used throughout this video?

Thanks for your videos on the Atelier series, I bought the Arland trilogy on special and have been playing Atelier Rorona for the past week, and I'm loving it. Crystar looks interesting, possibly one to put on my backlog for the coming months. Thankfully It's been a good year for JRPGs. Once Persona 5 Royal comes out my social life is over lol... :D

I got Danganronpa vibes from the sentences flashing on screen during battle and then at the end you said “thanks to Spike Chunsoft”! Love how you can see their touch and style in all their games, no matter the genre. I’m trying to decide if I want to play this or another Atelier game before Ryza comes out. What would you suggest?

Preorder no way, but I will buy it, just not maybe right away. I care for the story but I don't know if I can just toss the gameplay asside completely for that.

The story thing reminds me of soul sacrifice delta with how dark they can be

I've finally bought this. It should arrive this friday. I'm really hoping that I will like the game :)

Kinda funny, i played crystar and oninaki both. Crystar had good out of combat things. Story ok. Combat ok but so few mobs. The artword was good. Single mother cool. Oninaki ok story, combat and many mobs to kill. But not much out of combat to do.

Thanks for this video, now i'm gonna oder it asap.

Rei looks like the Klaxosaur Princess

First vid I saw from you, I'mma now sub

I love how they use the mgs3 jungle soundtrack for the intro 😂😂😂

Wish this was one switch

Your accent is really unique. Boston? Anyways, great review!

Heh, I've had this game on my Steam wishlist for a really long time and didn't expect it to be done like planned. Pleased to see you confirm the game was worth the wait.

I have to say I was very on the fence about this one, I had just enough money to get it with the leftover money I had from a gift card. It was one of a few I was considering, but this review pushed me towards this one, we shall see if it was worth it for me.

Calling it now, Nanana is best girl! Her design looks so interesting

I wish this game dropped this week

I was hoping this game ended up being good, just placed my pre-order!

Due to an American series, I still say Crihstar. A lot of Alice in Wonderland feel, but that's a good thing.

Since you did play both the Japanese Version and the Localized Version, can you please tell me if there’s some parts that gotten Censored?

I like this game in the same level as I like Oninaki which I just finished (still at chapter 3 of this game)

Debating about getting the uncensored pc version, but really the scene censored doesnt matter at all. Im just not a fan of sony right now.

I'm getting Mary skelter vibes and now I must play it

I've been really looking forward to this one, I got the Japanese version and really enjoyed playing it. Unfortunately I don't read or speak the language so I missed all the story, and other mechanics apparently. So I'm extremely excited to be able to finally get the whole story.

Thank you for the review. I want to buy it, but I'm still not sure, whether I shall get it on PS4 for less money, or wait for it to come to Switch, even though it probably will cost more then...

The story sounds nice, but I have a problem with the fact that everyone mentioned the fights or dungeons repeating themself. I liked Tokyo Mirage Session, not sure if you can compare it to that.