![]() It is there that she will fulfill her duty as a human sacrifice-a ritual held every decade to keep wild threats at bay. In a world blanketed in snow and overridden with beasts, young Setsuna sets out to reach The Last Lands. The juxtaposition of I Am Setsuna's numerous inventions and references make for an eye-opening examination of Japanese RPGs, and a satisfactory debut from developer Tokyo RPG Factory. Poignant events and some delicate writing lend distinction to the otherwise archetypal cast, and you grow to appreciate how tenets of the genre are ignored in favor of trying something new. But these moments don't tell the whole story. There are times when I Am Setsuna's mimicry is too obvious for its own good, when you immediately recognize that it's a deliberate effort to trigger nostalgia for classic Japanese RPGs. ![]()
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