The Lonely League

I'm not a big superhero universe fan, but found this to be an extremely enjoyable, immersive story-based RTS game worthy of anybody's time. The music is extremely spot-on for each battle, and people who pay attention to little details will be especially surprised. I must admit, I about died laughing during the Bad Romance battle when the Go-Go dancers started shaking it during the chorus and the strobe lights went crazy. 

The storytelling is very gripping and true to the fashion of how comic books would tell you just enough to stay hooked until the next book. Knowing that John Lennon was in it, I thought there was no way you'd be able to link him into a storyline with superheroes, but it is executed flawlessly. Very nicely done!

I've really been enjoying the game, and I'm about 4 hours in (and I normally don't like any of the super-hero stuff at all, but somehow you've pulled off something different). I think I will pick it as the next pick for the RTP (Rarely Typical Players) podcast when it's my turn in about three weeks. 

Here is the channel, I'll remind you before we do the stream as well if you'd like to attend. Every Wednesday at 11AM (Pacific Time, UTC -8):
https://www.youtube.com/@RarelyTypicalPlayers

I am approximately 50% of the way through The Lonely League with a game clock of ~10 hours. I feel I've played more than enough to state that this is worthy of your time, particulary if you enjoy the source material the game is based off of.

I don't normally play Tactics RPG's - I've never found one where the story has gripped me enough to endure the lengthly battles that accompany the genre. This is not the case with LL -- the story continues to intrigue, and that for me is one of Calunio's biggest strengths.

Regarding the battles themselves... On occasion, I'm uncertain as to whether my success is based on pure luck, or good strategy. A fine balance of these two things is often challenging to hit, and not all players will be happy with Calunio's approach - since it can ramp up the difficulty somewhat. However, if you persist and search for new and alternative ways to tackle each situation - you'll bank the rewards.

FInally, the game is a visual delight with a lot of care and attention to detail that follows and builds from Calunio's previous works (THERAPIST: Mind Manager) - I appreciate this a lot. I cannot stress enough the charm that has gone into The Lonely League. I adore the cut-scenes (that sometimes have these neat little interactive parts) and the emotional beats between scenes. It's an all-round great package.

Oh yeah, fantastic music selection too. 

What an incredible game! I'm just over halfway through, and this could probably be honestly one of the best pieces of superhero media I've experienced. I was tentative in expectations to start off with, but it only got better and better over time. Really recommend this to anybody who is a fan of either superhero media or tactics RPGs... or just good stories in general. I'm a big fan of most of Calunio's games, but this is him operating at the peak of his powers. Will give a full review when I'm finished! :)

Hello,

This past weekend I played your game. Overall, there is a glimmer of something interesting in this game but it has a lot of rough edges.

This game caught my attention based on the striking art and polish in the looks of the game. It definitely seemed like a cut-above-the-rest when compared to other RPG Maker games. There was also some impressive foresight in including a warning (and option to disable) about copywritten music for streamers, big, big A+ on this one, thank you! However, things quickly started falling apart.

First, a major pet-peeve of mine is games that don't give you a chance to check the options menu before starting the game. Game developers should know - and allow - players to adjust the game to the way they are most comfortable playing before they start playing. Though, once I was in game, I realized the reason why the option menu was missing from the title screen: there really are no options, which is just strange. There are so many things that could and should be in the option menu to ensure players are able to play the game comfortably: from allowing for faster turns and animation, to rebindable keys, to volume sliders, plus countless other things.

Once the game begins, a proper tutorial is never given to the player. Another A+ design decision is allowing the player to access a written tutorial at any time from the menu. This is great for returning players or players who may have forgotten some nuance in the design after the tutorial. However, this is not a substitution for a proper tutorial. A proper tutorial should walk players through the controls of the game to help them get to grips with the controls and nuance of the mechanics. This is also a great place to include an option in your options menu to either enable or disable tutorials for players who either wish to figure it out themselves or players who have already played the tutorial once.

Next, there is a strange disconnect in the first combat encounter. After witnessing our protagonist use physical violence to solve his problem, our first mission in a tactics game is...to not use violence and make our way to an objective.
I really felt like I was missing some sort of key bit of information because enemies hit like a mac truck making me want to avoid them at all cost. This is why a proper tutorial would have helped me feel more confident that I was playing the game properly. The second mission seemed virtually impossible to complete simply due to feeling underpowered. Am I expected to grind deaths to get EXP to complete the fight? Surely not, that seems like a daft way of overcoming the challenge presented in the game. Considering other commenters on this page were able to get past the second mission, I can only assume I was playing the game incorrectly; again, this is why a proper tutorial should have been implemented.

If you'd like to watch my experience with your game, I've linked the archive below. You can click the timestamps to jump to when I start playing your game.

SO EXCITED TO PLAY THIS!!!! One of my favorite indie games is Therapist: Mind Manager so im so playing this game

Ive been playing this game for most of the day, And have gotten to Hell, and am currently stuck on the birthday party fight. Any tips and suggestions? Ive already figured that i can bypass the enemies turn by just waiting until they are dancing, But vega, the creepers and the woman (whose name I have forgotten) Keep wiping me. Games solid and really good fun, and I have loved every minute of it, especially the weirdly thought-provoking story, But just want some tips on how to not die during this section so i can see the rest of the story.

I've been playing this for most of the day now and I have to say the game is near perfect. The story, music, sound effects, graphics, gameplay all come together in such a perfectly unique way. The scenes are great and the amount of work that has gone into this puts some AAA games to shame.

Okay, I've just got around to playing this today right after downloading it this Monday. 

However, after finally getting around to playing it I'll just say the options questions were interesting and the two enemy characters were a surprise.  

(Note: took out the first foe but lost to the second foe on the first playthrough.) 

However, during the replay and using 5 exp.  and replaying that stage I decided to enlist the male nurse and after defeating the first guy and getting the second down to 2hp it gave the following error message below which I figured you may want to know about to deal with. 

Absolutely love it. Can tell alot of time and effort was put into making this wonderful game. Is it still being worked on? 

I downloaded the game because "Superman, Batman, Venom and JOHN LENON in a strategy RPG".

I was not ready for the down to earth, relatable-but-weird story and the...Inspired sound track.

A one in a million demo. I wish to play more. I wish to play more games from this person.