The Cruel King and the Great Hero - Nintendo Switch

The Cruel King and the Great Hero is a single-player RPG from Nippon Ichi Software built around one of the most quietly affecting setups in the genre. You play as Yuu, a young girl raised by the fearsome dragon Overlord — once a tyrant brought low by her father, the Hero — who now dedicates himself to training her to follow in her father's footsteps, even knowing she may one day have to face him.

• Play as Yuu, a human child determined to become a hero like her late father
• The dragon Overlord serves as Yuu's guardian and mentor, carrying the weight of his past
• A story-driven RPG with a fairytale tone built on loyalty, sacrifice, and legacy
• Single-player experience developed and published by Nippon Ichi Software
• Available on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4

At its core, this is a game about the bond between a child and her unlikely guardian, and the quiet tragedy running beneath it. The Cruel King and the Great Hero is a Nippon Ichi Software RPG available here on Nintendo Switch.

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