![]() Inotia 4 is a little bit of everything you’ve ever encountered in an RPG from the Orient. Needless to say, this sort of sets the pattern for the rest of the game. ![]() ![]() His star-crossed love interest? A young woman who bears more than a passing resemblance to Final Fantasy heroines like Rinoa, Garnet and Yuna. For example, the protagonist’s an effeminate-looking but curmudgeonly chap who also happens to be young, gifted at the art of assassination and a member of the Shadow Tribe. The story in Inotia 4: Assassin of Berkel is one built out of familiar tropes. Unless you’re totally adverse to the idea of peculiar phrasing, the accidental humor actually offers a light-hearted touch to what otherwise feels like a stereotypical jaunt. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, mind you. Here, you’ll find imposing-looking orcs declaring that things are “kinda awkward" and villains that order their lackeys to “allure" helpless souls to a nefarious end. While relatively free of the grammatical errors that usually plague such games, Inotia 4 has a rather, uh, unique way with words. This awkwardness informs a lot of the dialogue in Inotia 4: Assassin of Berkel (Free). If there’s anything I’ve learned after pouring several days of my life into the latest installment of Com2uS’s action-rpg Inotia franchise, it’s that no amount of Engrish exposure can truly prepare you for that strange moment when a gorgeous brunette clad in diaphanous silks informs a ‘pretty boy’ of an anti-hero that he is squirting blood.
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