Underplayed Gems

Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure (2022)

Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure cover
Developer
Nippon Ichi Software, Inc., Engine Software BV
Publisher
NIS America, Inc.
Platforms
Windows
Genres
RPG
Rating
4.7 of 5, 205 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 13 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A cheerful, storybook-like tactical RPG with a musical heart and a gentle, accessible feel.

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What players say

Players praise this as a short, easy, feel-good JRPG with a great musical score. The combat is simple and monster-taming is fun, but dungeons are widely considered lame. Balancing is odd since the best puppet is given early, though the short length keeps it from being a problem.

Screenshots

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