✓ Same family of turn-based JRPGs: deep RPG systems, JRPG narrative and systems and turn-based strategy
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, visual novel storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping setting mythology
At the dawn of time, a terrible war raged between the forces of good and evil, ending in the destruction of the world of Agarest. After their victory, the Gods of Light unified the decaying bodies of the Gods of Darkness and created a new world.
Where it drifts furthest from The Secret of Varonis: visuals and setting.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Secret of Varonis.
It predates The Secret of Varonis by 15 years, with what that implies technically.