[Review] Monark – Nintendo Switch
March 16, 2022
Monark opens with the game’s protagonist being stabbed to death after losing an unwinnable battle. Luckily, that’s not a portent of things to come in this strategy RPG.
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Monark opens with the game’s protagonist being stabbed to death after losing an unwinnable battle. Luckily, that’s not a portent of things to come in this strategy RPG.
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