![]() He does eventually get won over thanks to how proficient you get at magic in such a short time, but the in-game lore makes your feline avatar out to be quite the multi-faceted savior. The wise old sage is actually quite a crab apple here instead of just offering advice and it's nice to see a bit of logical conflict with that role from time to time. The overarching tale about protecting the town goes from being simple protection to finding out about magic users, magic itself being banned in the world, and distrust amongst townsfolk in magic users - resulting in the player wanting to avoid using it nearby. It's rare that a story winds up being a reason to want to complete objectives in a life sim, but that's the case with Kitaria. ![]() Kitaria features a soldier and his ally out to protect a village, but due to the soldier being the chosen one, there are all sorts of twists and turns in the story and with his character that make it an interesting game to play just to see the story unfold. One constant whether it's Story of Seasons or Animal Crossing is that story takes a backseat to world-building and there aren't many efforts made to have an underlying narrative beyond a sea of objectives. Games like Animal Crossing go heavy in life simulation, but stand out so much thanks to a lively cast that the more theoretically mundane things actually have a lot of personality. Life simulation games tend to be either too close to a slice of life and lack much punch, or they have a wonky mix of life sim and combat that doesn't feel natural. Kitaria Fables blends farming, action RPG mechanics, and an ongoing story to create a must-have life simulation for those craving more get up and go and less leisure in the genre. It's even cooler because the player gets a neat sidekick that manages to impart information without being annoying and the combat is far more in-depth than most games like that have a bit of combat in them, but don't have much meat on the bone. This, as a longtime cat owner, makes it an objectively better premise. ![]() Kitaria Fables is an oddity as it aims to offer a mix of life simulation and combat akin to something like Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town, but starring a cat. ![]()
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