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The Cruel King and the Great Hero: Storybook Edition - Nintendo Switch

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Platform For Display: Nintendo Switch


Edition: The Cruel King


Features

  • Allies in Adventure: No challenge is too great with your mighty protector waiting in the wings - Fight monsters and navigate perilous environments, with an occasional helping hand, of course
  • A Living Storybook: With a charming soundtrack, artistic inspirations drawn from childrens storybooks, and classic 2D scroller visuals, this adventure is as much a treat to play as it is to look at
  • Heroic Discoveries: Collect hiddens items throughout the land to unlock goodies in the in-game gallery, including character profiles and behind-the-scenes illustrations
  • Storybook Edition includes The Cruel King and the Great Hero game, Adventures of the Great Hero Hardcover Art Book, Scores of Bravery Digital Soundtrack (downloadable voucher), 6 Great Hero Plush, and Collectors Box

Description

“Tell me a bedtime story! About Papa!” “Very well. Where shall I begin?” “From the beginning!” “As all stories should.” Once upon a time, a brave hero battled a terrifying dragon known as the Cruel King, and eventually emerged victorious. However, instead of delivering the coup de grace, the hero decided to cut off one of the dragon’s horns, proclaiming, "You must atone for your sins!" In the days that followed, the hero spent time with the dragon as he healed, and before they knew it, the hero and the dragon became very close friends. One day, years later, the hero suffered a fatal wound, survived by his only daughter, Yuu. He asked his good friend to raise his daughter into a great hero, and the mighty beast gave him his word as the hero’s dying wish. From that moment forth, he has watched over Yuu, serving as her protector and guide on her many adventures so that one day she can become a great hero. However, these idyllic moments won’t last forever, as the inevitable resurfacing of the truth of the Cruel King’s past nears, heralding new trials for both the king and Yuu... Key Details: ● Allies in Adventure: No challenge is too great with your mighty protector waiting in the wings. Fight monsters and navigate perilous environments, with an occasional helping hand, of course! ● A Living Storybook: With a charming soundtrack, artistic inspirations drawn from children’s storybooks, and classic 2D scroller visuals, this adventure is as much a treat to play as it is to look at. ● Heroic Discoveries: Collect hiddens items throughout the land to unlock goodies in the in-game gallery, including character profiles and behind-the- scenes illustrations!


Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 3.94 x 0.39 x 6.69 inches; 3.2 Ounces


Item model number ‏ : ‎ 8-823


Date First Available ‏ : ‎ July 21, 2021


Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ NIS America


Best Sellers Rank: #28,266 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games) #1,604 in Nintendo Switch Games


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Customer Reviews: 4.8 out of 5 stars 261 ratings


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Top Amazon Reviews


  • Pretty good
Platform For Display: Nintendo Switch Edition: The Cruel King
Neat little game
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2022 by Brian Arevalo

  • Good, not great, but a happy customer
Platform For Display: Nintendo Switch Edition: The Cruel King
Beautiful game, impressive hardcover art/ mini story book that looks like treebark on the cover with gold foil embossed detail, adorable little plushie, and the soundtrack is excellent and fitting. I’ve completed the story and it took about 30 hours total with some side quests left over. When you beat the game it doesn’t let you continue afterwards, only to your last auto save right before the final boss. So there is no post game besides finishing up some side things you may have missed before the boss. There are side quests, equipment, and something like a monsterpedia to fill out for completionists. I’d estimate at a leisurely pace you’d get about 40 hours total out of the game doing absolutely everything. There are many things that you need a specific party member to access so a lot of backtracking since you can only have one party member at a time. There were a few freezes and one crash, luckily there are frequent autosaves and you can manually save whenever you want. I had a good time with this game and my 4 year old enjoyed watching parts and told me to read it to her. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2022 by PurlJam

  • Fun
Platform For Display: Nintendo Switch Edition: The Cruel King
Fun
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2022 by Todo

  • Una belleza completa
Platform For Display: Nintendo Switch Edition: The Cruel King
Me gustó mucho los materiales y la presentación del juego,además de la selección de artículos, los cuales son muy colecionables y de gran valor para conservar
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2022 by Danny Aguero Jimenez

  • Amazing
Platform For Display: Nintendo Switch Edition: The Cruel King
Amazing game love it fun great time Iam having fun with it just amazing worth a buy my kid love it great story
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2022 by Raymond Dejesus

  • Amazing Game!
Platform For Display: Nintendo Switch Edition: The Cruel King
Really sad story, amazing game and plushie!
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2022 by Faneshka

  • It's a perfect edition!
Platform For Display: Nintendo Switch Edition: The Cruel King
Mine arrived in perfect shape. I really love this edition! It will look great with my Blind Prince game.
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2022 by Daniitoh

  • Walk Left or Right, random battle
Platform For Display: Nintendo Switch Edition: The Cruel King
All the areas are hallways in which you walk left or right, the random encounter rate is depressingly high especially for such a simple level design, and you cannot run in an area unless you’re over leveled. The art is great, the music is okay at best, the story seems cute. After more than 10 hours I just cannot take this anymore. Walking Left or Right gets to be too monotonous. Every level. Left. Right. Just long hallways. The battle mechanic was good, but throughout the game your teammates will move on and you’ll start with another LEVEL ONE teammate. I cannot recommend this. Two stars for the pros and the fact that it IS playable. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2022 by ObligatoryFate

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