He must become a "true hero" in order to break the spell and regain his evil powers.

Stating that the "core idea" of the game was already enough to sell it, he noted that it was a "coherent, detailed RPG" despite being a parody, praising the variety of monsters as "extraordinary".

He also remarked that the game's story was humorous and had a high level of detail to its world interactions.

[1] Charles Onylett of IGN scored the game positively, saying that it paid JRPGs the utmost respect despite satirizing them, and describing it as a "heartfelt homage".

[2] Andrew Webster of GamesRadar+ also gave it a positive review, saying that despite being too linear and short, its visuals were charming and its writing "hilarious".