There are also some fun light platforming segments to navigate. The world is whimsical and easy to navigate, with the odd secret tucked away in the landscape.
Once the world opens up, Video Game Fables quickly shows its strengths the turn-based combat is punchy and elegant, while exploration is fun and pressure-free.
With a large selection of interacting systems to introduce, Video Game Fables takes about twenty minutes to really get going, but it manages to make its tutorials entertaining thanks to snappy writing and engaging comedic turns. The story follows a trio of characters seeking to right their world after it goes “off script” thanks to the shenanigans of a mysterious antagonist known as the Forsaken Princess. With fourth-wall-breaking humor and an amusing premise built on the idea of RPG characters following a script to entertain their god (the player), Video Game Fables offers a solid turn-based JRPG-style experience that manages to hearken back to the classics while bringing some features of its own to the table. Video Game Fables is a light-hearted comedy RPG set in a world that has been abandoned by its deity.
