GrimGrimoire OnceMore
Top Critic Average
Critics Recommend
GrimGrimoire OnceMore Trailers
GrimGrimoire OnceMore - Academy Trailer (PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch)
GrimGrimoire OnceMore - Announcement Trailer (PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch)
Critic Reviews for GrimGrimoire OnceMore
GrimGrimoire OnceMore takes one of the most under-appreciated RTS games of its generation and fixes some of its biggest problems, making this a worthwhile game for both new fans and those who have played the original. While the repetitive maps mean that most levels feel too similar to each other, the story is fun and the visuals have had a solid upgrade for the Switch. There is just enough depth to the strategy to keep you guessing without overwhelming new players.
Impressive efforts with a few noticeable problems holding them back. Won't astound everyone, but is worth your time and cash.
Unlike other Vanillaware games, GrimGrimoire Once More is not a game for the whole audience. If you connect with him and you are not frustrated by the "die, learn and try again" loop, you will have great moments with a careful mix of role-playing, strategy and tactics in real time and tower defense. Of course, it comes to us without translating...
Review in Spanish | Read full review
GrimGrimoire rises from its ashes, picking up and greatly improving a product that initially showed Vanillaware's inexperience in the RTS sector. It's still not perfect, but console-powered real-time strategy fans will hardly find better at the moment.
Review in Italian | Read full review
GrimGrimoire OnceMore is a great example of a remake done right. Instead of doing the bare minimum with a simple upscale and calling it a day, the game throws in several new mechanics such as Great Magic spells and a skill tree plus several quality of life additions. The RTS gameplay might be a bit too simple for hardcore fans of the genre. Its solid mechanics combined with an excellent story and beautiful hand-drawn visuals, however, make it a unique experience that’s certainly worth checking out.
Except for the fascinating artistic component, which from that distant 2007 would have become the trademark of Vanillaware, GrimGrimoire OnceMore is an imperfect product and not exactly up to the fame that the Japanese developer enjoys today, also because the reissue has preserved most of the defects detected in the original.
Review in Italian | Read full review
GrimGrimoire OnceMore serves as a solid remaster with a fantastic visual upgrade and new gameplay additions. Some control issues and repetitive gameplay hold it back but overall is a good strategy sim with an alluring setting.
GrimGrimoire OnceMore offers tower defense and RTS fans a level of learning and resource management that engages without ever hitting overload. It's not my favorite tower defense game, but the quality artwork, interesting story, and solid gameplay should have genre fans (and fans of the original version) pleased with its Switch release.
