After Fall of Zeth it appears that Rance 2 and 5D are not sufficient to sate my hunger for the Alicesoft's Legendary RPG series. As the official translation for the next Rance game is not coming anytime soon, i braved myself to read the original japanese version directly something i haven't done for a while for a VN apart from Sakura Taisen. After some consideration, Rance IX Revolution of Helman become my first pick mainly because i want to finish one good Rance Game first before touching Rance X and i also would like to find out how one of the most beautiful princess in Ranceverse fall for the legendary hero.
I used VNR to assist me reading Rance IX which makes the reading experience surprisingly a smooth ride. VNR is certainly way more convenient tool compared to ITH though you still need Translation Program like Atlas14 for best experience. At the moment i have reached Chapter 7 in Rance IX which is around halfway and as expected the storyline doesn't disappoint. But when it comes to gameplay, Rance IX unfortunately is not as polished as Sengoku Rance mainly due to subpar 3D Modelling which Alicesoft could mitigate by using some 2D cut-ins.
In Revolution of Helman, Rance will face the final legacy of Holy Magic sect before settling scores with Dark Lords in the final game. Prior to Rance VI, i don't really care anything about Holy Magic Sect but it turns out they have significant contribution toward of Ranceverse when it comes to lore as the faction represents an era where Humanity able to put up the fiercest resistance against Demon Race until Rance came in and clear the playing field. I definitely look forward to Rance 4 remake someday because it is one of the Rance game that had most exposure to Holy Magic Sect. In any case i think Rance IX will last me for a week and at very least the Story will not disappoint.
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