I’d be lying if I said I’ve felt much passion for video games over the last few weeks. It’s hard to be excited to play games when you only have electricity for two hours a night and have to spend most of those short hours running around charging everything, making food and doing everything else you need power and internet for.
This means many games I generally spend my nights gravitating towards have been put on the back burner and replaced by what can only be referred to as comfort games. These are light games that are calming and don’t need to use much brainpower to enjoy. A comfort game can also be played in short bursts without diminishing the experience – enter Kitaria Fables.
Now, if I’m being honest, when it comes to comfort games, my number one is Stardew Valley. For someone who has a deep hatred for farm life or the outdoors in general, I sure love Stardew Valley, and now Kitaria Fables ranks pretty high on my list too.
Essentially, Kitaria Fables is an adorable cat-themed action RPG game with crafting and farming elements. The story is your standard cookie cutter RPG one: Someone screams, “oh no, we need a hero”, and low and behold, there you are, a hero. You play through the game as a nameless protagonist joined with your cute AF pink anthropomorphic companion.
The land the game has been set in has already seen itself cleansed of evil. Still, for some inexplicable reason, the monsters haven’t left and continue to harass all who live there. It’s now up to you to find out the reason behind these disturbances and help bring peace to the land once more.
One of the things that instantly drew me to Kitaria Fables was the combat system. Throughout the game, you’ll access multiple weapons, armour types, and four elemental magics. And while the combat is nothing revolutionary or a cause to write home about, it is entertaining enough to keep you mindlessly engaged throughout. Kitaria Fables lets you switch your weapons anytime and farm up materials to upgrade them.
It’s also the perfect game for those who enjoy and find comfort in grinding. There is something so profoundly relaxing about running around gathering materials then selling them for gold and using that gold to upgrade your gear that made me forget about my powerless plight… almost…
The game also has a lot of variety when it comes to areas. Over the roughly 30 hours of gameplay, you’ll find yourself travelling deserts, snowy areas, dungeons and even forests, all of which are filled with their own thematically appropriate monsters to slay and quests to embark upon.
