This title is still waaaaay back from being close to completion. It only looks good graphically (if your machine can sustain it!), but as far as gameplay and mechanics go, it still feels very much like a skeleton of what it should be. There is no intro or apparent purpose which is given to you as soon as the game starts; enemy difficulty half a minute into the game is quite steep; dialogues are as generic as they come and seem to make zero sense; NPC personalities are far from being fleshed out; puzzles? strategy? quests? How do you play this game? what are you supposed to do? This game has been so long on Early Access but yet I have no idea what this game is supposed to be.

If the core of the gameplay is in action, the game is very unbalanced and not user friendly early on; the game does stuff like throwing a band of mini goblins, a boar (tough to kill at starting level) and a fire hurling knight which will totally demolished you in 4 hits. Your character will explode in loot you didn't even knew you had, because (you guessed it) you just started playing a few seconds ago...

My suggestion to the devs: it's best to set down the gameplay and fix the little content to a good point, than making something too ambitious and ending with a lot of loose ends. The game may promise well, but it needs a direction and a sense of progression, most of all, to be enjoyable rather than frustrating.

Explore? check
Entertaining combat? check
Huge world? check
Cool interactive world? check

Not no man's sky 10/10

If Pixar made an Elder Scrolls game.

Don't let me down MountainSheep! This game could do to me what has not been done for a long time.

Pros:

Better collision detection than most any games I've ever played. Better than "AAA" titles
Beautiful artstyle.
Combat is pretty darn nice, makes think about how you are going to fight each battle. As in its not a cake walk.
Quests are simple, and they don't overwhelm you.
RUNS SOOOO SMOOTH!!! LIKE BUTTER!!!!

Cons:

Not enough content yet(early access) to be expected.
That this game hasn't been in my life sooner.
Few bugs, no biggy.

Overall its worth every penny, and needs all the support it can get.

Phenomenal game so far. Its like playing a dream works or pixar movie. This game has some MAJOR story telling potential. I get a Zelda vibe from it mixed with Fable, only 100% open world, destructible environments and its own unique style. I purposely play for a bit, stop for a week, then come back and check out the amazing things that have been added. If you like supporting indie companies and want a fun alpha in return, then this is your game. I dont see why this game, fully done, with a Disney quality story, couldnt be game of the year, obviously far off from this current state, but it has that much potential in my opinion.

A very fun game.
+Graphics are nice
+Combat is cute and easy
+Quests are simple
+Open World
+Senarios are just amazing
+Stamina, Hunger, Armour and Health Bars
+Eating animation is cute
+You can wear animal heads

-Bug: When i open my inventory then go to map, all of my items vanish :(
-Questionable FPS lag

I do understand it's an early access.
It's still worth getting.

Bought this game an age ago and was frankly unimpressed. I come back now--its a work of art. Seriously great gameplay, fantastic physics and graphics, just great overall. Very happy to have supported the devs!

Hardland is a gorgeous looking ARPG in early access. The first thing that'll grab a lot of people's attention would probably be it's aesthetics. It's design being inspired by claymation the world and it's characters does have a pretty cartoony "doughiness" to it. At times the game feels almost like playing an interactive Pixar Movie.

Hardland as an ARPG is pretty simple overall. Go around a vast world, where the town areas are hand designed while the dungeons and wilderness are randomly generated. Kill some mobs, level up, find loot, explore, and maybe pick up a side quest or 2 along the way. There's no main quest that I've found so the game is very open to however the player decides to play it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHXJ7h9ytMw
Hardland does a lot of stuff right. The graphics are impressive, it's well optimized and stable, it features an open sandbox for the player to explore with RNG elements keeping things fresh. These are all enjoyable factors of the game, but Hardland also does a lot of stuff wrong as well. With out a main quest and the side quest being mostly of the fetch variety, the game lacks a sense of direction. At first most players will be wandering around wondering what they're supposed to be doing before realizing, wandering around is what they're supposed to be doing. The game also lacks interest points. It's great that Hardland gives the player a vast and open world to explore, but I haven't found much interesting things to find. Sure there are some chests, and some side quest (again mostly fetch quests) laying around, but nothing that truly grabbed my attention. In such a vast and gorgeous looking world, it's a shame that I have to report on it's at times, empty feeling. The game also features fairly primitive mechanics. The leveling up system is basic, the equipment system is basic, even the combat feels basic. The game also suffers from a few quality of life issues. There is only 1 save slot, and all the items you collect are ordered by alphabetical. There is no equipment tab, food tab, or any sense of organization at all.

So I've mentioned a laundry list of things I took issues with, but I'm still feeling pretty positive about Hardland. I think the game has a ton of potential, and hope to see the game grow and add content as it continues forward. I think if the devs can overhaul the combat, and fill the world with more interesting discoveries, it's open world idea could very well be something special. It already has a gorgeous art design as a strong foundation, it just needs to be built upon at this point.

Overall Hardland is an ARPG that is bursting at the seams with potential. That potential just needs to be realized.

Pros:
- Impressive visuals
- Vast and gorgeous world to explore
- Open world sandbox approach

Cons:
- Lacks a sense of direction
- Lacks interest points
- Mechanics are very primitive

Pixar meets Skyrim

My favorite game at the moment.

[EARLY ACCES / QUICK LOOK] Very pretty so far with lots of potential. There's not much here yet (early March), but I'm excited to see where they go with it. Check out my video covering the game, it's current features, and more!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGda8J5jf2M