Silver Falls: Frontier Fighters Mini (Browser)

Silver Falls: Frontier Fighters Mini is a small free-to-play browser game made in RPG Maker 2003 that serves as a sort of demo for the series.  It's not a full release but more a short taste of what the series has to offer.  It revisits a few key moments from the first Silver Falls release, Silver Falls: 3 Down Stars on 3DS, but aside from giving you a brief taste of the narrative in 3 Down Stars, it mostly gives you an idea of what the series' Frontier game modes offers - massive content value with a large set of missions to complete.  All screenshots and images are courtesy of Sungrand.

After completing the few story events from 3 Down Stars to introduce you to Holt, Analise, Moss, and Soldier (the best boy), you find yourself in a camp where the real "meat" of the game is.  You assemble your team of four, customize your equipment, and embark on combat missions where you defeat enemies, gain experience, and acquire new gear.  It's a very simple game to play, but there's a surprising amount of content for a free game made in RPG Maker 2003.  There is some story and character elements to see in this game, but it's like a food sample at Costco; it'll whet your palate, but it definitely won't satisfy you.  And that's the point - convince you to buy the other Silver Falls games.  If I hadn't already been an established fan of the series, this definitely would have baited me into buying 3 Down Stars. 

The easiest way to play Frontier Fighters Mini is through the game's page on the Silver Falls website.  It can be played right your computer's web browser, and it works extremely well on mobile phone browsers as well.  You can also install it and play it on a homebrew-enabled console through EasyRPG.  I, for example, have played it on my homebrew-enabled 2DS and my custom firmware Switch.  Given that it's free to play and gives you a great taste of Silver Falls, I absolutely recommend spending an hour or two playing around with the game and seeing what this neat little demo game has to offer.  It's a little bare-bones as you would expect, but it's a wonderful starting point for new fans.

My Rating - 3 Neps