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3
Not Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 12.4 hrs on record
Posted: 11 Apr, 2023 @ 9:47pm

This really, honestly breaks my heart. I was so into this game in chapter 1, and then every chapter after that it was like the life got sucked out of me.

Like others have pointed out, there are bugs galore. So, so many bugs. And it's a rather simple game at the end of the day, and the lead programmer made the wonderful "One Step from Eden," so I am not sure where the ball was dropped.

The gameplay is repetitive. Walk and fight, walk and fight, walk and fight.

But a lot of reviews mentioned the above two issues. For me, what really grabbed me at first was the potential of the world and story.

There are so many glimpses of brilliance that someone obviously came up with a really unique and interesting setting. I wanted to know so much more about how this world works, how it came to be, the powers at play, why the world is dying. But nothing is ever expounded upon, and the most worldbuilding you get is a few quips from players and enemies now and again.

This world would make a brilliant Tabletop Roleplaying setting, if actually fully fleshed out.

And spoilers, but the ending just... happens. Like, no explanation, it just happens. And not in an ambiguous way. Any good will I had up until that point just shattered. I don't mind vague stories you have to piece together, but there is no lore here to find. There are no theories to be crafted. It's so upsetting, it was a slap in the face after 10 hours of work.

So no, I cannot currently recommend this game for any reason. And it breaks my heart.
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