I discovered the Rance series entirely by accident nearly a decade ago and it completely changed how I think about eroge. I was such a huge fan that I bought very pricey imports of first Sengoku Rance and then The Fall of Zeth. Thanks to a fan translation, I was able to play Sengoku Rance in English, and after finishing it, I played The Fall of Zeth through twice in Japanese (I can't read Japanese). The ability to now play full English translations of these remakes, something I never thought I would be able to do, is like a dream come true. As for the games...

01 is an EXTREMELY good remake, and a fantastic game. Once you get used to the game mechanics, it becomes a joy to play, and the art is absolutely phenomenal. Additionally, the explicit content that would originally have been censored is done beautifully, with very few exceptions (why does Aki look like a Barbie doll ;_;). The music in Alicesoft titles has always been great, but here... it's incredibly great. Themes that are instantly recognizable to me as a Rance fanboy have been given incredible care and attention. It's essential that you play it.

That said, 02... well, it might be amazing. I don't know yet, as I only just installed it! Still, I felt compelled to write this now because 01 was made four years after 02. It's noticeably older and that can be jarring, as I was under the mistaken impression that they were released around the same time. Still, it's Rance. I'm sure I'm going to enjoy myself, but even if I come away less satisfied than I was after finishing 01, that game alone was well worth the purchase. Everything after that is a bonus.

Thank you, Mangagamer. Thank you, Alicesoft!

super happy this game got released and cheaper than what the Japanese audiance had to pay. hoping rance 03 comes soon.

Is there a need to say anything else?

All cute girls belong to him, never forget tho.

I've played most of the japanese versions of the series and the english release of the first game was worth the wait

I've been eyeballing the Rance series since watching the OVA adaptation of Rance 01 around five years ago and really loving it. When I heard that the 01 game had finally been localized, I grabbed it right away. It did not disappoint at all, I spent the last week playing the whole thing and had a REALLY good time.

The art is gorgeous and the writing/localization is consistently really snappy and funny. I even enjoyed the cute math puzzle fighting and adventure game puzzles. And the whole climax/ending is legit fantastic.

I'm playing through 02 Kai now and having a good time, and I've already nabbed the 5D+VI bundle for future playing. I'm excited to see more Rance games from y'all in the future!

Rance 01 is the humble beginning to one of the lore-heaviest franchises in history, and while it shows in a couple of places that it is a remake of a heavily outdated game (>30 years old), for the most part it succeeds at modernizing the original into an experience that people can enjoy and laugh with even now. Give this a try if you know what you're getting into (otherwise maybe get Sengoku Rance first).

It is so good can't wait for the rest of the games to release!

I have not yet played Rance 02 as of right now but I just wanted to leave a review about Rance 01. Rance 01 having played all the way through was a blast to play. One of the few H-games that actually has good gameplay. The characters are all interesting and funny and MangaGamer has once again given by my standards a pretty good translation. I would say the just Rance 01 alone is worth the price. I highly reccomend buying this bundle.