I felt uncertain about how to feel in many situations. Just when I thought that I had picked up a game that was going to make me emotionally invested, it ended up confusing me most of the time. Another aspect that influenced my view of Lair Land Story was the sound. The voice acting had volume and tone issues. That alone would have been forgiven, if...


Lair Land Story
2007 Electronic Arts65Worthwhile
Playable on
Available on
- $14.99
Game modes
Details
- Launch
- July 6, 2007
- Developer
- CIRCLE Entertainment
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
Overview
This raising simulation follows Xero, a great hero of Lairland, and the mysterious holy woman Chilia. Over four in-game years together, Xero helps Chilia to blossom into her own person while also recovering her lost memories. Like in Princess Maker, the player's job is to set out her schedule with tasks like studying to improve her statistics, working to earn money, or more. Players can also head into town to befriend other NPCs or buy items, and their schedule is broken up periodically by special events or other long-term goals.
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Reception
- OpenCritic20from 6 reviews
While there is a simple and undeniable pleasure in the simple act of raising parameters and figuring out the best way to schedule Chilia’s time, Lair Land Story hasn’t aged gracefully. Its combination of raising sim and visual novel works in theory, but not in practice due to the overwhelming and frankly shoddy story, and lack of emotional beats to...
Lair Land Story is a competent raising sim that offers charisma, immersion and a high replay value, especially due to the New Game+. The illustrations are dazzling and I always consider including voices, even if partial, a positive. On the other hand, there are mistakes that harm the gameplay, like the game's irregular audio and the text issues. Overall,...
But those are all very minor gripes and given the extremely niche nature of Lair Land Story it’s not something the people that would be drawn to play the game will hold against it. The main thing is that Lair Land Story gets the most important element of the genre right. Chilia is adorable and you will be invested in her story, and builds around it...
It’s a pity that no physical releases of Lair Land Story seem to be planned right now, but Circle Entertainment has been known to partner with some of the limited-press houses for some of their other titles in the past, so never say never. For now, though, rest assured that Lair Land Story is a game that will put a smile on your face from the moment...







