The Alliance Alive

Critic reviews

• GameSpot

  Heidi Kemps · Apr 23, 2018

  8.0

  There’s a lot to love about The Alliance Alive: a well-paced story in an interesting world, a meaty mashup of unique combat elements, and a fantastic soundtrack that keeps you pumped and eager to explore. If you can put up with a bit of a learning curve, you’ll find a great portable adventure well worth dusting off your 3DS for.

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• Hey Poor Player

  Kenny McKee · Mar 27, 2018

  8.0

  Despite any flaws it may carry, The Alliance Alive is a JRPG-scented breath of fresh air. It’s a game that positively oozes quality, providing a classically inspired turn-based combat adventure with just the right amount of novelty to keep things fun and exciting. If you’re an RPG fan — even casually — you’ll absolutely not want to miss this modern-day classic.

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• Dual Shockers

  Azario Lopez · Mar 27, 2018

  7.5

  I had a lot of fun learning about these characters in search of a blue sky and I appreciate FuRyu taking chances on new IPs in a generation full of sequels and remakes. The Alliance Alive is a straightforward and fun JRPG with enough to keep the player invested throughout its story, but it could use some work on difficulty balancing and the inclusion of voice over.

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• Hardcore Gamer

  Kirstin Swalley · Mar 26, 2018

  7.0

  While it may not stand out as an individual title, The Alliance Alive gets by with somewhat unique ideas and a memorable soundtrack. The varied cast doesn’t leave much impression and the combat gets too easy late-game with minimal grinding which makes it a chore more than anything. There are some great ideas here that fail to work together in a way that makes for an overall fun time.

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• Destructoid

  CJ Andriessen · Mar 26, 2018

  6.5

  The story and characters of The Alliance Alive will stay with me far longer than anything else in the game. Yoshitaka Murayama has proven '90s-style storytelling is still as enrapturing today as it was two decades ago. His work just needs to be paired up with a better game. I respect all of the new gameplay ideas present here, but without fine-tuning, they bring down what should be one of the last great 3DS games.

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• COGconnected

  Branden Johnson · Mar 26, 2018

  8.4

  The Alliance Alive is an easy recommendation to make to my RPG-loving friends. If you’re not intimidated by dense menus and the concept of micromanaging your team to perfection, all while not being able to count on level grinding to brute-force your way through difficult sections, you’ll enjoy The Alliance Alive. For everyone else, come back when you’ve got a bit more experience.

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