Review: WitchSpring R Can Be Both Fun and Deep

The Witch Spring game always surprise meThe combination of character development, relaxed pacing, and surprisingly deep lore tends to keep me hooked. Spring Witch R, a complete remake of the original game, making the original game even more complete while ensuring this version of the game looks and plays smoother than the original.

Pieberry is a young girl and a witch. She doesn’t remember much about herself or her past! She knows she likes pies and berries, hence the name she gave herself. She also learns that she was almost trapped in the forest she lives in, due to a golem and all. However, there is more to her and the world around her than she realizes. And since humans have been on a crusade against witches ever since, she soon finds herself leaving her safe place and going to the Hot Springs around Vavelia, reviving them and finding out who she is.

Now, as I mentioned earlier, Spring Witch R Ultimately, this is a pretty dramatic and dark game. Witch Hunt is no joke. Bad things happen to good people. There are times when we see characters we care about get hurt. But at the same time, it’s a very touching story! There are happy moments sprinkled throughout the game, and its nature means that it’s genuinely heartwarming at times. Pieberry herself is a fun character, if perhaps a little naive. This version of the game and story stands out for the special attention paid to the supporting cast members. However, while I appreciated the larger plot beats and lore surrounding the witches and the world, there were some moments that felt a little… silly. Like situations that could be too obvious or ridiculous, spoilers aside.

Like everything else Witch Spring entry, Spring Witch R includes building Pieberry’s magical arsenal through acquiring new spells, purchasing pets to help in and out of battle, engaging in turn-based battles, and crafting and training wizards. The general gameplay loop remains largely unchanged between the original game and the remake. While the original version of the game also involved a time limit, it took a queue from other games and Garment factory The series takes a more relaxed approach, allowing Pieberry to accomplish its goals at your discretion.

All of this is introduced in a gradual way, to ease you into your new responsibilities. So much so that it can feel a little overwhelming or like your hand is being held too tightly. While you can immediately see some areas and opportunities to explore, Kiwiwalks determines when you might encounter new items, reach new areas, and learn how to train or use certain features. Although in a way, this makes sense since they appear when the story requires Pieberry to need them. However, I wish it had gone through these elements a little quicker so we could really let loose.

That’s funny, because Spring Witch R It’s also very good at respecting your time in other ways. Anti-grinding features like easily avoidable enemies, a regularly replenished material supply, and the game telling you straight up that you won’t gain EXP for redoing enemy encounters keep you from wasting time on certain routines. Honestly, I felt strong enough to handle anything even when I raced through it for review purposes. I’d say overall the pacing is fine, after completing all the tutorials. It’s just the intro and some of the moments after that that get a little bogged down, especially since it feels like there’s limited freedom when it comes to what you can do “next.”

Honestly, I don’t mind the extra reasons to fight. The combat system and mechanics around it are pretty fun. As you train Pieberry through scheduled classes, you’ll determine her specialty. So you can make her a physical aggressor or a magical one. Having pets as additional party members and methods of movement makes them more important, especially since you can bond with them through food to make them stronger. The combat system clearly signals turn order, allowing you to plan things out and keep situations from getting too overwhelming. Using magic first can boost and influence subsequent physical attacks. Not to mention you can trigger bonus attacks. Additionally, the magic system actually allows you to customize Pieberry’s spells by choosing elements like the type of stone and magic circle to determine the effects, MP cost, critical hit chance, power boost, and strength. If you want to go overboard and make her a main force, you can! But the nature of it means you can take a more relaxed approach and still see her succeed.

But what makes Spring Witch R What feels more valuable is how it differs from that. native mobile release. The graphics, the character designs, the story, the world above… everything is so much more epic than before. It’s such a significant set of changes that it feels like a fresh, new game that just happens to draw on the ideas and concepts from the original. The systems and mechanics feel much stronger, though you can see the inspiration and roots from that first release.

While I played it on Switch and enjoyed it there, I ran into a weird issue with Pieberry itself in the first few hours. This happened in the first Pudding Cave dungeon, after I unlocked the teleport feature there. After completing the tutorial and using it to teleport out to restock my potions, I went back in and teleported to the newly unlocked spot. Although it it seems worked and the game took me to the new area, I didn’t see her character model. Quitting, reloading and trying again fixed the problem and I haven’t had it again. So it’s possible that by the time you read this review, a patch has fixed whatever the problem was and you won’t have to deal with it.

Spring Witch R It feels like JRPG comfort food. Not too difficult. Has some typical JRPG story elements. Its turn-based combat system is solid. The story starts off a little slow, due to the tutorial that guides you through each element of the game. However, there are some interesting things going on with the lore and Pieberry’s story that can be entertaining.

Spring Witch R To be available on Switch, PS5, and PC. Xbox One version is in development.