Newcomer : A Language Learning RPG

Not gonna lie, I was really excited when I found this as I've been looking for some language learning games that aren't just flashcards. I played for a bit, started with French as that's what I already have base knowledge of, found a few issues early on that didn't sit with me right as they felt like pretty egregious errors to have come from a human translating and writing the dialog (i.e. when talking with Helga in...

16 found this helpful, 2025-11-29

Maybe not just yet? I do love this idea, and I actually do enjoy the game. But as it is right this moment? I don't think I can recommend it. I love the method of going through the story and slowly using more and more of the target language. I'm learning Deutsch. Or rather, I'm refreshing it as I took 4 years of it 12 years ago and would like to improve it again. However, I am unsure if the AI voicing will be...

10 found this helpful, 2025-10-14

Edit: Apparently, negative reviews with valid criticism lead to the dev gaslighting you. Even the dev response sounds like it was written with ChatGPT. ------- This game is just another AI slop. I wish I had watched the trailer with audio because it's really obvious that they used AI voices. Personally, I wished they had used no dub at all instead. I really like the concept of using an RPG to learn a language, but...

12 found this helpful, 2025-12-22