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\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tRemarkably polished and very well designed for something that has garnered only a small following so far.
Dreamspring is a game developed by one of the best modders from Elder Scrolls, and it shows in how it manages to take the best elements of Morrowind, Oblivion, Daggerfall, and merging it with the Dark Souls formula (specifically kingsfield.)
The atmosphere, level design, mechanics, sound, and music design are leagues above this games budget, and shows a real attention for detail.
Im looking forward to seeing how this project moves forward over time, and I hope this game gets the recognitiion it deserves.\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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The atmosphere, level design, mechanics, sound, and music design are leagues above this games budget, and shows a real attention for detail.
Im looking forward to seeing how this project moves forward over time, and I hope this game gets the recognitiion it deserves.\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tI was hoping this would be better optimised and was going to hold onto it to support the dev while they did updates - but they've just announced it's going into full release.
This game is not ready for full release. It has huge performance issues, feels clunky. It's got some great bits but it's a worrying sign to leap into 1.0 with that baggage.\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\tThis game is not ready for full release. It has huge performance issues, feels clunky. It's got some great bits but it's a worrying sign to leap into 1.0 with that baggage.\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tI'm writing this as what I believe is my first review, and only after a highly disappointing end to my experience with this game.
After thoroughly enjoying games like Lunacid and Dread Delusion that hit some of that retro vibe between Morrowind and early Fromsoft games, Dreamspring stood out as a game that has great potential and I'll still stand by that. For reference my entire playthrough of the game was on a Steam Deck, in case this help any other deck users before making a purchase.
The game starts off and had me interested right away with the first area, but the framerate wasn't fantastic from the beginning. There are no quest markers to be found in the game which wasn't a big deal to me, but finding some of the areas in the game definitely felt like a chore at times, but the main areas of the game weren't as hard to find. There were some hidden rooms that were hard to find due to the texture design and an otherwise dimly lit area. Combat felt satisfying but could be a little unforgiving sometimes, particularly with ranged enemies but it gets better over time as you learn the game mechanics. There was a good variety of weapon types and all of them felt like they were worth investing level up points into.
The lack of quest markers started to become an issue for me primarily with side quests, in part to due some areas being difficult to discover. I spent a lot of time just wandering around the game world to try and discover locations, most of which can be fast travelled back to after the fact. I found a few areas that didn't seem to have much purpose and had locked doors that even after beating the game once I never found a way into. I'm also sure I missed out on several hidden areas in the game even after a lot of exploring. Needless to say this isn't a bad thing, but in a lot of the areas in the game there are noticeable frame drops for the entire area, I didn't have a frame counter on but it looked like less than 20fps was very common and from what I've read on this review page, may be an issue outside of the Steam Deck as well.
Despite some confusion trying to navigate this game world and attempting to discover places, my hours of wandering paid off by being able to fairly quickly push through the final few portions of the quest path I chose and that was a good feeling. I spent quite some time grinding just to level up and upgrade my equipment along the way as the system is similar to Lunacid to those who have played it, and as such I was invested in the equipment I was using. I then pushed on to what I found to be one of the endings of the game and was pleased to find out that after beating the game it "reverts" your save to a point where you aren't locked out from any questlines and carries any progress you made towards levelling and equipment to that point, and I was a big fan of this.
Why then do I not recommend the game? I was able to overlook performance issues as I really did enjoy the game world, but upon updating to the 1.0 build it wiped my save data, with almost all the playtime on my record being from that save. The one thing I simply cannot overlook is losing all the progress I made in the game, as it completely killed my experience with the game. If a game update poses the risk of wiping someone's save data then a game is not worth playing, as your time is not respected.
tl;dr Shoddy performance and low frames throughout the game and an update deleting save data plague what could have otherwise been a fantastic indie game.
Edit: I want to further add that I reached out to the developer on their Discord, and after trying to be polite about the problem I was removed from their channel. If a developer would rather ban people from their Discord than deal with ruining people's save data then they aren't a good developer.\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\tAfter thoroughly enjoying games like Lunacid and Dread Delusion that hit some of that retro vibe between Morrowind and early Fromsoft games, Dreamspring stood out as a game that has great potential and I'll still stand by that. For reference my entire playthrough of the game was on a Steam Deck, in case this help any other deck users before making a purchase.
The game starts off and had me interested right away with the first area, but the framerate wasn't fantastic from the beginning. There are no quest markers to be found in the game which wasn't a big deal to me, but finding some of the areas in the game definitely felt like a chore at times, but the main areas of the game weren't as hard to find. There were some hidden rooms that were hard to find due to the texture design and an otherwise dimly lit area. Combat felt satisfying but could be a little unforgiving sometimes, particularly with ranged enemies but it gets better over time as you learn the game mechanics. There was a good variety of weapon types and all of them felt like they were worth investing level up points into.
The lack of quest markers started to become an issue for me primarily with side quests, in part to due some areas being difficult to discover. I spent a lot of time just wandering around the game world to try and discover locations, most of which can be fast travelled back to after the fact. I found a few areas that didn't seem to have much purpose and had locked doors that even after beating the game once I never found a way into. I'm also sure I missed out on several hidden areas in the game even after a lot of exploring. Needless to say this isn't a bad thing, but in a lot of the areas in the game there are noticeable frame drops for the entire area, I didn't have a frame counter on but it looked like less than 20fps was very common and from what I've read on this review page, may be an issue outside of the Steam Deck as well.
Despite some confusion trying to navigate this game world and attempting to discover places, my hours of wandering paid off by being able to fairly quickly push through the final few portions of the quest path I chose and that was a good feeling. I spent quite some time grinding just to level up and upgrade my equipment along the way as the system is similar to Lunacid to those who have played it, and as such I was invested in the equipment I was using. I then pushed on to what I found to be one of the endings of the game and was pleased to find out that after beating the game it "reverts" your save to a point where you aren't locked out from any questlines and carries any progress you made towards levelling and equipment to that point, and I was a big fan of this.
Why then do I not recommend the game? I was able to overlook performance issues as I really did enjoy the game world, but upon updating to the 1.0 build it wiped my save data, with almost all the playtime on my record being from that save. The one thing I simply cannot overlook is losing all the progress I made in the game, as it completely killed my experience with the game. If a game update poses the risk of wiping someone's save data then a game is not worth playing, as your time is not respected.
tl;dr Shoddy performance and low frames throughout the game and an update deleting save data plague what could have otherwise been a fantastic indie game.
Edit: I want to further add that I reached out to the developer on their Discord, and after trying to be polite about the problem I was removed from their channel. If a developer would rather ban people from their Discord than deal with ruining people's save data then they aren't a good developer.\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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its the movement . its not fast enough and its clunky .
dread delusion
verho
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and lunacid all had a fast fluid movement system
especially with dread delusion being as big as it was you needed that movement system so the game didn't start to drag on your nerves
i recommend this its a VERY interesting world and story but its not fast . its more elder scrolls morrowind adventure speed than it is lunacid or dread delusion\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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dread delusion
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and lunacid all had a fast fluid movement system
especially with dread delusion being as big as it was you needed that movement system so the game didn't start to drag on your nerves
i recommend this its a VERY interesting world and story but its not fast . its more elder scrolls morrowind adventure speed than it is lunacid or dread delusion\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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game is low poly but for some reason on start it tries to use all resources of pc (literally pc went into overdirve)
Frame drops during play for low poly game
game itself looks like asset flip from unity store (which would explain why it runs so poorly) where some enemies look like they were made by completely different people who never communicated with each other. Terrain looks like playdoh
I understand people chase ps1 feel but I used to play ps1 games and they did not look like this. Despite limitations people tried make them look as good as possible while if somebody makes ugly game they just write 'inspired by ps1 games' and add crt filter.
for some reason you can crouch with x but its not even listed in keybindings which further convinces me of it being asset flip.
stopped playing after multiple frame drops
There are many amazing indie games in this price that run good and look great while actually try to be like ps1 games.
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Frame drops during play for low poly game
game itself looks like asset flip from unity store (which would explain why it runs so poorly) where some enemies look like they were made by completely different people who never communicated with each other. Terrain looks like playdoh
I understand people chase ps1 feel but I used to play ps1 games and they did not look like this. Despite limitations people tried make them look as good as possible while if somebody makes ugly game they just write 'inspired by ps1 games' and add crt filter.
for some reason you can crouch with x but its not even listed in keybindings which further convinces me of it being asset flip.
stopped playing after multiple frame drops
There are many amazing indie games in this price that run good and look great while actually try to be like ps1 games.
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\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPretty nice game. Interesting world with some cool exploration techniques, with little to no handholding in tems of sequence breaking and such. There is a somewhat deep storyline, although the characters are a bit all over the place. Combat is nothing to write home about, same with character progression - collect spells, weapons, increase stats for +% in movement, hp, damage etc, but it works well enough (though do yourself a favour and put a bunch of points in vitality for movement speed, there is a speed buff spell as well. Some locations are a way too big for how little stuff is in there).
Overall i'd say i wasnt like stunned by how brilliant the game is, but its a very solid 3-4/5 if you like the genre
Would like to add that there are some performance issues with lighting if the time of day is at "dawn" or whatever, normally its pretty solid (i found midnight to be best) but at dawn FPS just tanks in some locations. Although its easilly alleviated by sitting at a bonfire and might get fixed later down the line,\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\tOverall i'd say i wasnt like stunned by how brilliant the game is, but its a very solid 3-4/5 if you like the genre
Would like to add that there are some performance issues with lighting if the time of day is at "dawn" or whatever, normally its pretty solid (i found midnight to be best) but at dawn FPS just tanks in some locations. Although its easilly alleviated by sitting at a bonfire and might get fixed later down the line,\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tI've only played this game like 20 minutes but have already decided it's DOPE AF. The combat feels interesting, simple circle strafing for enemies doesn't always work and I think they're going to mix up movement patterns you need to learn throughout the game to dodge enemy attacks. Movement feels fluid and controllable. The fact that you get not only a sword and magic shield, but also a fireball spell AND a revolver is totally awesome! I love the commitment here to style over realism, the idea of a dude in full iron plate walking around with a revolver is hilarious.
The attack animations in particular are well done. I really love the flashy blue swipe effect when you swing your sword, it goes a long way in making the simple combat in a low-budget game like this feel a lot more impfactful than it really is. And, it's a true souls like! Has 3 difficulty settings though, at first on the normal setting I was like "Oh this games super easy" until I finally took a hit and realized with no stats that basic enemies knock off a 1/4 of your health bar in one hit. And then the ranged enemy popped up and damn, his spell isn't just some slow moving easy to dodge fireball.
Seems like there is a basic potion crafting system, note that herbs you swipe in game don't always just drop a resource which keeps you on your toes a bit I'd say. And I think this is limited by the number of bottles you have so does use a true souls like flask system? I hope lol. This seems right up there with Lunacid so far, but more true to the OG King's Field like difficulty. We'll have to see how that progresses as you level up though.
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\n\n\t\t\t\tThe attack animations in particular are well done. I really love the flashy blue swipe effect when you swing your sword, it goes a long way in making the simple combat in a low-budget game like this feel a lot more impfactful than it really is. And, it's a true souls like! Has 3 difficulty settings though, at first on the normal setting I was like "Oh this games super easy" until I finally took a hit and realized with no stats that basic enemies knock off a 1/4 of your health bar in one hit. And then the ranged enemy popped up and damn, his spell isn't just some slow moving easy to dodge fireball.
Seems like there is a basic potion crafting system, note that herbs you swipe in game don't always just drop a resource which keeps you on your toes a bit I'd say. And I think this is limited by the number of bottles you have so does use a true souls like flask system? I hope lol. This seems right up there with Lunacid so far, but more true to the OG King's Field like difficulty. We'll have to see how that progresses as you level up though.
Only suggestion I have to the devs is, can we get a better sound effect for smashing pots lol? And maybe a VHS style filter in addition to the CRT filter like Lunacid has, that would be dope for this game.\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tThe dev calls this 1.0, but I would say it needs another year in the oven.
The level design is pretty amateurish - understandable, seeing as this game was made by an amateur, but understandable isn't the same as acceptable. Areas seem to follow three patterns: senseless maze, beach, and rubble-strewn field. Sometimes if the dev is feeling frisky he'll combine two of them. There is no real flow to the levels, nor does there seem to be any real thought on where enemies, items, etc. are placed.
The most polite thing I can call the enemy design is uninspired. Palette swaps that deal more damage are the most exiting thing you'll find here.
Melee enemies are a joke; at best they will manage to be an annoyance. Ranged enemies on the other hand, are far more aggressive, attack faster, deal more damage, and are actually capable of hitting a moving target from time to time. Ranged enemies with the zero-windup dash attack are AIDS incarnate and should just be avoided when you encounter them.
Of the three bosses I've fought, two were melee, and thus a joke, and the third was trivialized by just standing slightly off-center on a platform so most of its attacks couldn't hit me, and shooting it with a gun.
I don't know if I'm just blind or something, but I have only found two new weapons out in the world, and both of them are locked to the dream world. I've found plenty of spells, however. The starting gear is perfectly serviceable, but I got so tired of looking at the starting sword that I bought one of the two melee weapons for sale so I'd have something fresh to stare at.
Speaking of melee weapons, both the player character's and enemies' melee range feels like it needs to be extended by around 50%. Either that, or make the slashing effect smaller.
The game claims to be inspired by Morrowind and King's Field, but this game isn't anything at all like Morrowind (though it sure loves to reference it) and seems to take a lot more inspiration from Dark Souls than it does King's Field.
The Morrowind references honestly borders on plagiarism at times; it's one thing to start your game with "Wake up, you were dreaming," but it's another thing entirely to have a 1:1 copy of Dagoth Ur, who has the same plan as Dagoth Ur, and quotes Dagoth Ur in a voice that sounds a bit like Dagoth Ur's.
I'm fairly certain the game makes heavy use of pre-made assets, though there is only one assets that I know for a fact is premade - that weird worm thing from Starforge. I have no moral objection to pre-made assets, but using them tends to cause a issue present in this game: a non-cohesive visual design. The enemies and the ground that those enemies are standing on look like they are from two entirely different games.
And on the topic of visual design - just ditch the VHS filter and weird pixel grid overlay. I know you can turn them off in the options, but it looks terrible and shouldn't be in the game to being with.\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\tThe level design is pretty amateurish - understandable, seeing as this game was made by an amateur, but understandable isn't the same as acceptable. Areas seem to follow three patterns: senseless maze, beach, and rubble-strewn field. Sometimes if the dev is feeling frisky he'll combine two of them. There is no real flow to the levels, nor does there seem to be any real thought on where enemies, items, etc. are placed.
The most polite thing I can call the enemy design is uninspired. Palette swaps that deal more damage are the most exiting thing you'll find here.
Melee enemies are a joke; at best they will manage to be an annoyance. Ranged enemies on the other hand, are far more aggressive, attack faster, deal more damage, and are actually capable of hitting a moving target from time to time. Ranged enemies with the zero-windup dash attack are AIDS incarnate and should just be avoided when you encounter them.
Of the three bosses I've fought, two were melee, and thus a joke, and the third was trivialized by just standing slightly off-center on a platform so most of its attacks couldn't hit me, and shooting it with a gun.
I don't know if I'm just blind or something, but I have only found two new weapons out in the world, and both of them are locked to the dream world. I've found plenty of spells, however. The starting gear is perfectly serviceable, but I got so tired of looking at the starting sword that I bought one of the two melee weapons for sale so I'd have something fresh to stare at.
Speaking of melee weapons, both the player character's and enemies' melee range feels like it needs to be extended by around 50%. Either that, or make the slashing effect smaller.
The game claims to be inspired by Morrowind and King's Field, but this game isn't anything at all like Morrowind (though it sure loves to reference it) and seems to take a lot more inspiration from Dark Souls than it does King's Field.
The Morrowind references honestly borders on plagiarism at times; it's one thing to start your game with "Wake up, you were dreaming," but it's another thing entirely to have a 1:1 copy of Dagoth Ur, who has the same plan as Dagoth Ur, and quotes Dagoth Ur in a voice that sounds a bit like Dagoth Ur's.
I'm fairly certain the game makes heavy use of pre-made assets, though there is only one assets that I know for a fact is premade - that weird worm thing from Starforge. I have no moral objection to pre-made assets, but using them tends to cause a issue present in this game: a non-cohesive visual design. The enemies and the ground that those enemies are standing on look like they are from two entirely different games.
And on the topic of visual design - just ditch the VHS filter and weird pixel grid overlay. I know you can turn them off in the options, but it looks terrible and shouldn't be in the game to being with.\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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The life and mana potions that you get at the start of the game actually RECHARGE WHEN YOU REST AT A CAMPFIRE
I was about to lose my mind, because I felt like the game was too hard, and I couldn't use such precious potions. The game doesn't make it obvious that these come back unless you're paying attention and using them instead of saving them for a boss or something. I wish there was a game tip somewhere that made this more obvious.\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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The life and mana potions that you get at the start of the game actually RECHARGE WHEN YOU REST AT A CAMPFIRE
I was about to lose my mind, because I felt like the game was too hard, and I couldn't use such precious potions. The game doesn't make it obvious that these come back unless you're paying attention and using them instead of saving them for a boss or something. I wish there was a game tip somewhere that made this more obvious.\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPerformance is awful. I wouldn't mind steady 70 frames but it dips constantly and stutters all-around. Would be glad to re-visit if these issues are fixed. Dreamspring has no business running as poorly as it does, especially on high end hardware.\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tI'm only eleven hours into this game and I barely feel like I have even scratched the surface of the games world. There is so much more to this game then what is even seen in the trailer. Everything within this game from the artistic style to combat, questlines and the atmospheric music all make you feel deeply immersed within the world. Also if you love secrets, world exploration and the absolute freedom to wander without feeling like the game is holding your hand, then this game is for you. I will say in the beginning this game dose feel overwhelming at first but honestly give it a chance and I promise this game will grow on you.\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tThis a game about wandering around and getting lost. It is a game where you start off feeling like you’re going up against ridiculous, overwhelming numbers of enemies, and play super cautiously, until you discover some weird tricks that suddenly make you overwhelm almost anything.
It’s a game where the low poly count presents legitimate obstacles to understanding what you are looking at, and how to navigate through spaces. It’s a game where you have to puzzle things like what a switch does through logical leaps, because you are not getting a cutscene or text popup to explain it.
Some people chase that vibe, some people find it repellent. I’m personally having a pretty good time, but it isn’t for everyone. But hey, if you dig the morrowind/kingsfield renaissance, I think this is a fine contender.\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\tIt’s a game where the low poly count presents legitimate obstacles to understanding what you are looking at, and how to navigate through spaces. It’s a game where you have to puzzle things like what a switch does through logical leaps, because you are not getting a cutscene or text popup to explain it.
Some people chase that vibe, some people find it repellent. I’m personally having a pretty good time, but it isn’t for everyone. But hey, if you dig the morrowind/kingsfield renaissance, I think this is a fine contender.\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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The game is a good time. The early game especially. The mid to late game starts seeing things unravel a bit though in my opinion.
You can easily miss a lot, which with this type of game isn't abnormal since finding secrets and stuff is part of the fun, but some of it is just really difficult to find. For example there is a crypt around the start of the game that has two locked doors. I've beaten the game and done all the side quests i could "two of which i couldn't finish because of either a bug or i just simply can't find the item, i'm not sure", and yet I never found the method of opening these two doors. I also found keys that were REALLY well hidden, and yet never found a door that needed them. Who knows how much stuff I missed that I didn't know about then either. Again this is normal for this style of game, but just be aware that there really isn't a ton of information out on stuff like that if you look online, so don't expect too much help there if you get stuck on something like that.
The story also takes a bit of a hit near the mid point. It felt like there could have been a lot more fleshing out on the story and lore to better understand the world and what is going on and why. Like unless I just missed it, no one ever explained WHY i shouldn't trust a certain character, and reasons only started sprouting up much later down the road. Then the end section feels really odd when depending on your choice you get told to help a character reach a place but never why or how important it is, but once you do it suddenly takes you into the end game. Like cool, but why did that character exist? Why did i need to help them? Because they really didn't do anything I needed, like they didn't know how to open a door or have a power to do something etc. Just right near the end of the journey they get a key and it opens a door, but like, we could have gotten that key too. It felt like there needed to be more put into this part of the game to make things more clear and fleshed out. It kind of felt like the end section had all these cool ideas but not a ton tying them together. Like it's all this future tech stuff in this tower and enemies are angelic cyborg looking creatures and then you get sent to a big mechanical sphere in the sky and while trying to get through it these giant shuriken and knives are being thrown to act as platforms which is really cool. But, the question of why comes up again. Like WHY are giant knives and shuriken being thrown? Why is the final fight in the sky on a digital platform of some kind. It's all really cool but it doesn't make a lot of sense if you focus on it. But, with the whole dream theme I suppose that is the point? It's a small gripe for me, but I could see it being much bigger for someone else though.
Those are really the only big negatives I had throughout the game, everything else felt fine. The areas are cool, when you do find a secret it feels rewarding because some of them can be VERY out there. You get a spell that makes bridges that float and let you make a path in the air at different angles, so imagine some things you could do exploration wise with that when it comes to looking for secrets. The enemy variety is alright, some of them are VERY challenging with certain builds. melee especially felt a lot weaker starting out than magic or ranged. There are a lot of cool spells and guns "yes guns, it's weird", and different types of swords and even some wands you can find. The voice acting is also pretty good, though some are clearly better than others. Still it's overall very positive in that regard.
I would give the game a solid 7/10. If the world was a bit more fleshed out with the story and lore as well as some of the progression in the mid to late game being a bit more clear or maybe dialogue heavy to explain things better, then I could see it easily being a 8 or 9. And for the price it's a very good time if you are a fan of these types of games. I'm looking forward to see what this dev does in the future with the game or with another project.\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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You can easily miss a lot, which with this type of game isn't abnormal since finding secrets and stuff is part of the fun, but some of it is just really difficult to find. For example there is a crypt around the start of the game that has two locked doors. I've beaten the game and done all the side quests i could "two of which i couldn't finish because of either a bug or i just simply can't find the item, i'm not sure", and yet I never found the method of opening these two doors. I also found keys that were REALLY well hidden, and yet never found a door that needed them. Who knows how much stuff I missed that I didn't know about then either. Again this is normal for this style of game, but just be aware that there really isn't a ton of information out on stuff like that if you look online, so don't expect too much help there if you get stuck on something like that.
The story also takes a bit of a hit near the mid point. It felt like there could have been a lot more fleshing out on the story and lore to better understand the world and what is going on and why. Like unless I just missed it, no one ever explained WHY i shouldn't trust a certain character, and reasons only started sprouting up much later down the road. Then the end section feels really odd when depending on your choice you get told to help a character reach a place but never why or how important it is, but once you do it suddenly takes you into the end game. Like cool, but why did that character exist? Why did i need to help them? Because they really didn't do anything I needed, like they didn't know how to open a door or have a power to do something etc. Just right near the end of the journey they get a key and it opens a door, but like, we could have gotten that key too. It felt like there needed to be more put into this part of the game to make things more clear and fleshed out. It kind of felt like the end section had all these cool ideas but not a ton tying them together. Like it's all this future tech stuff in this tower and enemies are angelic cyborg looking creatures and then you get sent to a big mechanical sphere in the sky and while trying to get through it these giant shuriken and knives are being thrown to act as platforms which is really cool. But, the question of why comes up again. Like WHY are giant knives and shuriken being thrown? Why is the final fight in the sky on a digital platform of some kind. It's all really cool but it doesn't make a lot of sense if you focus on it. But, with the whole dream theme I suppose that is the point? It's a small gripe for me, but I could see it being much bigger for someone else though.
Those are really the only big negatives I had throughout the game, everything else felt fine. The areas are cool, when you do find a secret it feels rewarding because some of them can be VERY out there. You get a spell that makes bridges that float and let you make a path in the air at different angles, so imagine some things you could do exploration wise with that when it comes to looking for secrets. The enemy variety is alright, some of them are VERY challenging with certain builds. melee especially felt a lot weaker starting out than magic or ranged. There are a lot of cool spells and guns "yes guns, it's weird", and different types of swords and even some wands you can find. The voice acting is also pretty good, though some are clearly better than others. Still it's overall very positive in that regard.
I would give the game a solid 7/10. If the world was a bit more fleshed out with the story and lore as well as some of the progression in the mid to late game being a bit more clear or maybe dialogue heavy to explain things better, then I could see it easily being a 8 or 9. And for the price it's a very good time if you are a fan of these types of games. I'm looking forward to see what this dev does in the future with the game or with another project.\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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No quest markers, no clear direction to reach a goal but still every turn gives a sense of progression.
Knowing now that this is a game made by a great Morrowind modder makes me so much happier.
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Knowing now that this is a game made by a great Morrowind modder makes me so much happier.
Although, there seems to be some performance issues. If this is due to me not playing on Windows or otherwise, I'd hope the full version has a solution.\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tIt's an interesting mix of classic RPGs and FromSoftware titles from years of yore. There are a few caveats here and there, but I have faith that they will be addressed in the near future.
POSITIVES:
- A nice mix of Dark Souls, Morrowind, King's Field and Lunacid.
- The atmosphere and old-school feel are great.
- Real (not AI-generated) assets, with great music and multiple voice actors.
- Accessibility options for things like motion sickness are properly implemented.
- The developer's passion is clearly visible (Steam needs more games like this).
- Despite being a challenging game, you can feel your character's power growth.
- It won't hold your hand, and you'll get lost at times.
NEGATIVES:
- It won't hold your hand, and you'll get lost at times.
- The open world feels a bit like a PSX-era wasteland and likely won't satisfy compulsive item hoarders.
- The onboarding experience is rough due to how quickly you can die and the number and the AI of some of the enemies you first face.
- The system requirements are disproportionately high for the graphics fidelity offered (especially the lack of shadows).
- Controller support for in-game interfaces could be better.\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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- A nice mix of Dark Souls, Morrowind, King's Field and Lunacid.
- The atmosphere and old-school feel are great.
- Real (not AI-generated) assets, with great music and multiple voice actors.
- Accessibility options for things like motion sickness are properly implemented.
- The developer's passion is clearly visible (Steam needs more games like this).
- Despite being a challenging game, you can feel your character's power growth.
- It won't hold your hand, and you'll get lost at times.
NEGATIVES:
- It won't hold your hand, and you'll get lost at times.
- The open world feels a bit like a PSX-era wasteland and likely won't satisfy compulsive item hoarders.
- The onboarding experience is rough due to how quickly you can die and the number and the AI of some of the enemies you first face.
- The system requirements are disproportionately high for the graphics fidelity offered (especially the lack of shadows).
- Controller support for in-game interfaces could be better.\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tCame to this game expecting to get my King's Field fix. It utterly failed.
It has none of that enticing level design you find in a Fieldlike; this is big, open areas with a lot of scattered enemies. That stairway? Deadend with plants. Those nooks and crannies? You guessed it, deadends with more alchemical ingredients.
The combat is unsatisfying; your attacks feel limp and like they aren't connecting even when they are. The animations of the enemies are lacking; one time I wasn't even aware the enemy was winding up an attack. And one of the very first (common) enemies you fight is this super quick enemy that peppers you with ranged attacks, then flees as you near it. Which in turn has it retreat into other enemies you weren't aware about and aggroing them as well.
Graphically the game feels uninspired, instead it leans heavily on the retro post-processing effects of CRT, VHS, etc. You turn those off and the game feels bland and generic. It is hard to describe but... everything feels like it was a haphazardly placed asset. It doesn't feel like it belongs where it is.
If you want a clunky action first-person combat game, then you might like this. If you were looking to immersed in a rich, well-designed world, then look elsewhere.\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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The combat is unsatisfying; your attacks feel limp and like they aren't connecting even when they are. The animations of the enemies are lacking; one time I wasn't even aware the enemy was winding up an attack. And one of the very first (common) enemies you fight is this super quick enemy that peppers you with ranged attacks, then flees as you near it. Which in turn has it retreat into other enemies you weren't aware about and aggroing them as well.
Graphically the game feels uninspired, instead it leans heavily on the retro post-processing effects of CRT, VHS, etc. You turn those off and the game feels bland and generic. It is hard to describe but... everything feels like it was a haphazardly placed asset. It doesn't feel like it belongs where it is.
If you want a clunky action first-person combat game, then you might like this. If you were looking to immersed in a rich, well-designed world, then look elsewhere.\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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