Arc Of Alchemist (Import)

The one saving grace of Arc of Alchemist is its base-building mechanics.

Don’t fall for the same trap I did. Don’t look at the attractive promotional materials for Arc of Alchemist, see the base-building mechanic, and be fooled into thinking that this might be a hidden RPG gem. Don’t take a chance on Arc of Alchemist , with the hope that it might fill a couple of afternoons with some nice stat-building and exploration. Don’t take the plunge and drop hard earned cash on this lemon of a game. If you do, you will be setting yourself up for bitter disappointment. I normally enjoy a good budget-level RPG – even those little ten dollar nuggets that Kemco constantly drops into the Vita store – but this isn’t that. Arc of Alchemist is a hodge-podge of RPG tropes – with a nonsensical story, ridiculously simple and repetitive combat, and unrewarding base-building. All I have after beating this game are questions.

Arc of Alchemist features repetitive combat, tired tropes, an empty world, and a poorly thought out and written story. There is nothing interesting in this package, just skip it. — David Flynn