I absolutely love the Rance series — see my coverage of Rance 5D and VI here on MoeGamer, and my articles on 01 and 02 on Rice Digital — but I’d been putting off playing Sengoku Rance, the seventh game in the series, for a while.
The reason for this is that I knew it was a strategy game on a grand scale, and frankly I’ve always found that kind of game rather daunting, to such a degree that I simply haven’t enjoyed previous attempts to explore the genre. I love the idea of Crusader Kings, for example, but absolutely cannot get into playing it.
But a little while back, I decided I was in the mood to play something new and, encouraged by the arrival of my Rance IX physical copy from MangaGamer, I decided it was time to start catching up on the series. Hit the jump and read on to find out more about what many people consider the very best Rance game.
