That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime ISEKAI Chronicles Review (PlayStation 5)

by Jim Smale · September 6, 2024

That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime ISEKAI Chronicles Review, Spin a new tale of the Jura Tempest Federation together with all your favorite characters from the animated series! Relive the original story from the encounter with the Kijin to the battle against the Kingdom of Falmuth fully voiced! In addition, there are two brand-new adventures from the original author for fans to enjoy!

That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime ISEKAI Chronicles Review Pros:

Decent anime-style graphics.
6.70GB download size.
Platinum trophy.
You get the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5 versions of the game.
30 save slots and a seperate autosave slot.
You can remap the controls.
Game settings – subtitles, operation guide, base mini-map, and expedition mini-map.
Cutscenes are a mix of in-game, Anime, and still art but they can all be set to fast-forward, skip, or auto-scroll.
Japanese voice with English subtitles.
Fast loading times.
Opening optional tutorial section.
Two game difficulties – story and normal.
Save and load when you want.
The tutorial menu will house all triggered tutorial pop-ups during play.
Before going out on missions you can select or auto-select which characters and items to take with you.
When out in expeditions it’s a 2D world with beautiful 3D backdrops and foreground.
Combat is real-time and is a bit of a button masher, you can use magic attacks using SP and a strong over the top special attack that takes a while to regen.
Loot chests trigger a mini-game where you stop The dial To determine the rarity level of the chest and the contents are determined by your party’s Luck stat.
Combat is fun and fast with a lot of combos and air juggles.
You get an end-of-combat breakdown showing a rank and any found loot.
The game itself runs at a fast pace overall.
When in town the game is a more 3D isometric affair.
Big boss fights.
Dodge is a mechanic that’s self-explanatory and timing it well will allow you to do mega damage.
You see the enemy health bars.
Recruit companions for your party and unlock passive skills for them in the massive skill tree they each have.
The game is about how you are now a slime but can take human form by inhabiting a body.
Memorable characters.
The game doesn’t hang around and gets you up to speed fast but in a way that is manageable.
When casting your ultimate attack you get a cool Anime intro scene beforehand.
Amazing animation and game art going on from the locations to the enemies and attacks.
The auto-select your party is a God send and can be tweaked to particular tasks like main mission side mission or free run etc.
World map and you can highlight places and press a button for info.
The map in a location uncovers as you explore, they will have many multiple route choices.
When at a party you can change character at any time.
GP is earned from finishing missions to side quests and combat encounters, you use this to buy upgrade points in the skill trees for characters.
Aside from your party, you can have up to two support characters who have secret abilities and triggers for them.
Each location on the map has its own set of unique challenge missions.
Replaying areas is highly encouraged not just for the missions but also for the alternate routes, secrets, and possible loot.
When replaying a location you do keep all progress and routes so it helps a lot.
Combat ranks are based on combo amount and damage dealt.
Save when you want.
A handy retreat button when on an expedition.
After combat, you do get some health back.
Despite how chaotic it is the combat is fast and furious and actually a lot of fun.
There are 8 attack attributes – void, fire water, wind, space, earth, light, and dark. They all have advantages and disadvantages against each other so you can have particular characters fight particular enemies or bosses for extra damage. It’s very rock, paper, scissors.
You are rebuilding a town and get full control over it, you collect resources and materials from expeditions.
There are main quests, side quests, and character-specific requests.
Building can also increase your team’s stats.
Full quest management system in the menu, the selected mission will show on the screen at all times.
Eventually, you can unlock auto-battle options.
Your character and party members will unlock new attacks and abilities, you can customize these and equip up to four at a time.
Free DLC pack in the PlayStation Store.
it’s a game where it respects your time when playing the actual game, the story stuff is longer but the gameplay is in and out.
Weird to say but it’s actually very addictive as you are always getting fed new characters, abilities, strategies, or buildings and you constantly want to see what’s next.

That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime ISEKAI Chronicles Review Cons:

It’s very confusing and awkward when first using a party as so much is going on it’s hard to nail down which one is you!
Does have slight performance hiccups like slowdown and it can happen when it’s only you on screen.
The opening story is long and it’s a lot to take in so early on.
Combat is just chaotic, chaotic good but it can be a visual nightmare!
Just be prepared for the first few expeditions to be full of tutorial pop-ups.
It’s possible and easily done to let off ultimate attacks when out of combat accidentally.
The needle you stop in the chest mini-game is not an instant stop and you will keep forgetting that.
It is annoying that ultimate attacks and special attacks can be missed so easily.
Some characters are not great for attacks when the enemy is down.
The gameplay loop does get a bit tired after a few hours.

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