Heroland

FuRyu · Dec 3, 2019

Teen

About

You're invited to a magical resort where anyone can be a hero—except for you. You just work there! Luckily, it's on an island where dreams come true...for a price. As a tour guide, your job is to lead "heroes" safely through the theme park's dungeons. Customize strategies, repair weapons, and manage items to survive! Recruit over 20 quirky characters, including upright knights, phantom thieves, high school girls, and one casually nihilistic otter/man. Meet and defeat a colorful cast of coworkers such as monstrous mascots, cute li'l slugs, selfie-loving skeletons, and magical broccoli! Behold the splendor of 2D sprites that have been turned, alchemy-like, into 3D models who bend and stretch through THE THIRD DIMENSION! Conjured from your 16-bit dreams by the legends of retro Japanese RPGs, this whimsical tale of princes and part-timers guarantees excitement that cannot be forgotten.

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Critic reviews

WorthPlaying
Chris "Atom" DeAngelus · Apr 28, 2020
7.0
Heroland is a charming game that simply lasts too long. The first impression is super positive, reminding me of Half-Minute Hero and similar delightful titles, and for the first few hours, the gameplay strikes a good balance between engaging and hands-on. As time goes on, it starts to drag, and only the quality of the translation can help push the game over the finish line.
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3rd-strike.com
SebastiaanRaats · Feb 07, 2020
7.5
Heroland is a great game that has a couple of flaws, such as long loading times and unengaging combat. These flaws are more than made up by the well-written cast of charming and quirky characters, however. Despite the kid-friendly presentation, the occasional bit of risqué humor makes it clear this is an adult-oriented game. Overall, Heroland is well worth a look.
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COGconnected
Michael Chow · Jan 04, 2020
7.3
All in all, Heroland is a solid title which finds its niche, sticks to it, and ramps it up. Its humour and style may not suit everyone, but for those it suits, they will love it. While the game starts a bit slowly, it won’t take long for one to dive deep into it, though the game can be enjoyed both in small chunks as well as much larger ones. In Heroland, you won’t be the hero, but you will enable everyone else to be, and that’s perfectly fine.
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Darkstation
Lauren Clarke · Dec 26, 2019
7.0
The real problem with Heroland is that it can’t decide what it wants to be. Is it a JRPG? A resource management game? A visual novel? It tries to do too much and ends up lacking the necessary gameplay element to make it a complete package. However, if you enjoy a charming, dialogue-heavy game with a grind, you just might enjoy Heroland.
RPGFan
Zach Wilkerson · Dec 24, 2019
6.8
Playing Heroland is a little bit like going to a birthday party where the only thing you can eat is cake. Initially, you're excited, and the first few bites are delicious, but as you eat the rest, you feel progressively worse until you get sick and never want to eat cake again. Heroland oozes style and charm, but there's just not enough substance to be satisfying. If the developers had cut about 30 hours off the playtime, adjusted the difficulty curve, and allowed for a little more character customization, we could have been looking at something special here.
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PS Lifestyle
Lucas White · Dec 06, 2019
7.5
Heroland is an excellent “podcast game.” You can take your time with the actual important parts, paying attention to new boss battles and enjoying the story, then zone out with a show or something while you grind older levels to get your party up to speed. You never feel rushed or burdened by Heroland, even though the actual situation is kind of terrifying by real-world standards. It isn’t the most active or deep RPG to come from Japan, but it is well-made, deliberately designed, and full of cute and funny writing.
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