Ever wonder what happens on the other side of the RPG curtain? Sure, you frequent item shops in other games, but what about the poor schlub who had to buy your three hundred extra Mega Potions? EasyGameStation attempts to show you the answer with Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale.
You play Recette, a vapid, bubbly girl who inherits her father's sizable debt. Tear is your partner in business, a fairy sent from a collection agency who intends to get their money. The both of you open an item shop to try to raise the necessary money within a month's time.
As any adventurer knows, it's the dungeons that have all the loot. But Recette is not exactly the fighting type, so you hire a growing cast of odd mercenaries to venture in on your behalf and bring you stuff to sell. You spend your segmented days going between dungeon-running, buying items to re-sell, and tending the shop and its customers. As such, time management is key. If you spend all your time in the bowels of the earth digging up knick-knacks, there will be no time to open your shop and sell the things you get. And you'll need the time. You have only a set amount of time to pay off that money, and it's quite a lot. So much so, that you probably won't be able to pay it all off in the required amount of time, leading to a humorous game over screen. But not all is lost! Whenever you fail after the thirty day limit, the game restarts at day two, allowing you to keep all the money, items and experience you've gotten so far. You'll probably need to attempt this at least a few times to finally pay off the debt.
And once you do, it's not over! The game enters Endless Mode, which allows you unlimited time to get all of the many extras without the looming spectre of payback. You can use this time to unlock more adventurers, finish the item catalogue, or discover new dungeons.
VERDICT: Recettear is a fun RPG full of Zelda-style action. It's well worth your cash. Buy it. Capitalism HO!
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