Bastard!! Utsuronaru Kamigami no Utsuwa
Bastard!! Utsuronaru Kamigami no Utsuwa is a PlayStation role-playing game released in 1996 developed by Opus. It centers on combat encounters, area and route exploration, and collection and development goals, with controls and information arranged around the directional pad, shoulder and face buttons, plus DualShock twin analog sticks and vibration where supported.
- AI score · out of 10
- 6.6 / 10
About this game
Bastard!! Utsuronaru Kamigami no Utsuwa is a PlayStation role-playing game centered on combat encounters, area and route exploration, and collection and development goals. Story beats, exploration, and progression resources support a longer campaign, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Characters, world building, environments, and music carry most of the atmosphere, while early 3D graphics, pre-rendered backgrounds, CD audio, and full-motion video need to preserve targets and interface readability on a television. The genre-specific limitation is that dense text, menu layers, repeated battles, loading, or language dependence can slow progress. Platform conditions also include disc loading, Memory Card saves, regional video standards, digital or analog control support, vibration, and dedicated peripherals affect original-hardware use. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
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PlayStationAI review
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Party relationships and formations have substance, but recruitment and exploration friction favour committed fans.
BASTARD!! turns party relationships into practical tactics. Fighting together improves compatibility, diagonal positions support defence or follow-up attacks, and suitable combinations unlock formations. Familiar characters and a distinctive world give fans a reason to experiment with different teams. Ordinary encounters can nevertheless settle into repeated physical attacks and offensive magic. Recruitment also contains conditions that cannot be recovered after being missed, so multiple endings do not imply effortless completion. Dungeon visibility and viewing comfort are uneven, with nearby walls and low-placed treasure requiring careful observation. Battle acceleration cuts repeated waiting, but tapping the cross button can accidentally retreat through menus. It is best for readers of the Japanese original who enjoy recording recruitment conditions and studying formations, rather than players expecting relaxed exploration or easily recoverable party collection.
Strengths
- Compatibility, support positions and formations reward party experimentation.
- Faithful characters and a distinctive atmosphere appeal to fans.
Weaknesses
- Missable recruitment, repetitive ordinary combat and awkward exploration and menus create friction.
Who it is for: Fans of the Japanese original willing to study party relationships and formations.
Play notes: This concerns the Japanese original PlayStation release; check missable recruitment conditions if collecting every companion matters.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Recruitment and endings provide goals, but missable conditions and repetitive attack routines limit the rewards of unguided exploration. | Reviewed | 6.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Compatibility and formation placement give party composition meaningful defensive and follow-up benefits. | Reviewed | 7.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Faithful characters and a distinctive atmosphere appeal, although dungeon visibility and viewing comfort are uneven. | Reviewed | 6.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Acceleration reduces repeated battle waits, but unintended menu returns and careful viewpoint checking add usability friction. | Reviewed | 6.2 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Opus
- Publisher
- SETA
- Release date
- 1996
- Platforms
- PlayStation
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Role-Playing · Primary genre
- Tags
- Third PersonMain Story 20–50 HoursReal-time CombatLevel ProgressionFantasyExplorationCollection-richSolo-friendly3D GraphicsLong-term ProgressionTurn-based CombatStory-driven
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- First personTop-down
Release editions
- PlayStationWorldwide1996
Game gallery
Sources
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