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WEAPON SHOP de OMASSE

Level-5 · Feb 20, 2014

3DS

Teen

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Forge your destiny! Adventure vicariously! Topple the Evil Lord from your shop! From the mind of comedian Yoshiyuki Hirai comes WEAPON SHOP de OMASSE, a humorous twist on the classic fantasy adventure. You are Yuhan, an apprentice in a weapon rental shop inside an RPG. It's your job to forge and rent weapons to the seven misfit heroes and various NPCs that come your way. Why rental? Sure, there's a risk that a hero will fail their quest and lose your weapon, but if they succeed, you'll get your weapon back, get paid, and earn a returning customer. With the dreaded Evil Lord's return looking nigh, it wouldn’t hurt to have more well-equipped heroes running around, either...

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Nintendo 3DS

Critic 6.6 (16 critics) · Gamer 7.8

7.0

Critic reviews

  • RPG Site

    Elizabeth Henges · Mar 19, 2014

    6.0
    Weapon Shop de Omasse ultimately has a fun, interesting promise, but the game's flaws really bring the title down. What's supposed to be a light-hearted title becomes just a bit monotonous and grind-y, and the reward for making all of these weapons isn't readily apparent. Weapon Shop has a lot of charm, but charm only gets so far when the actual gameplay doesn't stack up.
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  • Edge

    Edge Staff · Mar 12, 2014

    5.0
    On a console where tried and tested ideas continue to dominate, it would be wrong to entirely dismiss an experiment like this, even if the result is only fleetingly worthwhile.
  • NintendoLife

    Ron DelVillano · Mar 09, 2014

    9.0
    It’s a very basic game conceptually, but a lot of care was put into its writing and development to turn this into a new experience worth having. If you’re looking for something new, this is the perfect time to pick up your hammer, start a fire, and get crafting.
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  • USGamer

    Nadia Oxford · Mar 03, 2014

    7.0
    Needless to say, the more you love RPGs – and the longer you've loved them – the more you'll get out of Weapon Shop de Omasse. Even so, its basic gameplay makes it a tricky recommendation. If you relish the thought of idly polishing a sword while reading through a stack of cleverly-written in-jokes based around RPGs, then don't hesitate to open shop.
  • Joystiq

    S. Prell · Feb 25, 2014

    6.0
    Thankfully, even when the blades are dull, the writing is sharp. Even so, many jokes are of the family-friendly sitcom variety, and play off of RPG tropes. If you've never laughed at the convoluted plots, overdramatic heroes or NPC behavior seen so often in the role-playing genre, this weapon may not be for you.
  • Game Informer

    Kimberley Wallace · Feb 24, 2014

    6.3
    Weapon Shop De Omasse offers a diversion and loses its momentum quickly; if only it had something more substantial to save it from being another humdrum shop simulation.

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