RPG Absinthia

Joshua Keith

About this game

Absinthia is a turn-based RPG featuring the story of scorned Knight Freya, her young apprentice Sera, and their individual struggles with loss, betrayal and acceptance as they fight to protect their home.

FEATURES:
-Traditional turn-based jRPG battle system featuring a regenerating MP system for faster-paced combat, powerful team-based attacks and no random encounters
-Difficulty options for those who seek challenge--or only want to focus on the story
-Colorful handheld-style pixel art and illustrations
-Original soundtrack: Composed by Jazz Stewart, Absinthia's soundtrack is a modern take on some of the greatest tunes from the SNES era of jRPGs
-Offline play with no ads or in-app purchases

STORY
When a mysterious enemy threatens the peaceful town of Katti, a traveling knight named Freya steps in to save the day.

Young warrior Sera, alongside her friends Jake and Thomas, begin training under Freya's guidance to protect Katti Town and the Ambrose Isles. But when another assault ends in a tragic loss, Sera must grapple with the true nature of their enemy--as well as that of the knight protecting them.

*DEVICE REQUIREMENTS*

Modern mid-to-high-end devices with at least 3GB RAM and CPUs over 1.8GHz are recommended. Low-end, older and cheap devices may experience poor performance.

Absinthia is available in English.

Ratings and reviews

Good game, despite some glitches with audio. The controller pad is a little clunky for me. Music was for the most part awesome, especially the final dungeon and boss. Good gameplay, and shoutout to Thomas the wizard, who I felt just...Carried the whole team with his magic. One man army, I swear! The extra content was awesome, especially finding the hidden areas. Story was okay, with a few plot twists. Nice epilogue as well, with everyone happy. Good game.

This game proved to be more interesting than I thought! It isn't just another Yuri game; the two male party members Jake and Thomas are actually an item, and an interracial one at that! It's nice to see that kind of inclusion of diversity in a JRPG, something that most others don't even touch. The game's pretty short, but the side adventures help make up for it. It seems there were a number of bugs at first, but the more critical ones were taken care of rather swiftly. Much appreciated!

Good classic jRPG gameplay, good port of the PC version, interesting take on wlw/yuri.