UnEpic is a brilliant (not so) little indie game. We accompany a real-life 'nerd' that gets sucked into a castle full of traps and hostile creatures, trying to find his way out of the 'hallucination', he gets possessed, by one of the guardians of the castle, which doesn't really go too well for both of them. And this where the fun begins.

The whole game is kept in a comedic setting, which is upheld mainly by the witty dialogues (monologues?) between the 'hero' and the spirit. There are lots of references and parodies of different fantasy and science-fiction films throughout the gameplay. The story, even though fairly simple, is actually quite interesting and I caught myself wondering 'how will this end?' many time when playing. However, on several occassions, the humour was just too low and a bit cringeworthy (most notably, 'a dream come true' quest, argh!). Apart from that, seeing the two main characters, argue or make fools of one another was really enjoyable.

As for the game itself, I was surprised by the sheer amount of possibilities to build your character. One is given plenty of tools to do the job right and can just pick the ones that suit him the most. I rarely replay games, but I'm sure I could play UnEpic again, levelling my character in a totally different way and would still succeed. The game doesn't hold one by his hand too much, so sometimes a little thinking is required, when trying to complete some quests. That said, there are scrolls sold by one merchant in the game that will point you out directly to the places you need to go, if someone would get stuck and wouldn't like to search for the answers in the Internet.

Mechanically, the game was ok. The character response to pressing buttons felt a bit weird at first, but I got used to it fairly quick and it didn't bother me at all for the rest of the time. I think, the feeling of unresponsiveness was mainly caused by the fact that the attack animations are somewhat long and that makes attacking and dodging harder. That said, this is not a trick jump, button mashing game, so it's not THAT important. In most cases, the strategy of beating a room/boss is much more important than the execution of it.

As I've already mentioned bosses, UnEpic features some really enjoyable boss fights. Every boss requires a different tactics, which you have to work out in few tries usually. And that is usually enough to beat every boss, except one, which I didn't really like, who is really annoying and requires you to, actually, throw away most of your stuff from the inventory or face death. Apart from that one fight, the others are really great and fulfilling.

The graphics and music (was there even music?) is a totally different story and this is where the 'Indie' shows. I really can't tell if there was music in the game, if there was, I turned it off almost instantly and used my own playlists for the background soundtrack. On the other hand, the voicing is on a decent level, the characters sounded as one could think judging by how they were depicted. The graphics is, well, not so good, so this might be a chokepoint for some players, who look for some high-budget, 3d, flashy backgrounds and animations. Some enemies/bosses look a bit kitschy, but to be honest, the gameplay and the way story goes makes up for that totally.

I've encountered few bugs and crashes, nothing too serious though. Two most annoying were stucking movement and automatic resolution changes. The first one appeared several times to me and even got me killed once or twice, the second one was a bit weird and might have been caused by me pressing some hidden key combination (no idea, couldn't find anything) and was resolved by exiting and entering the saved game. Not sure if others also got those, or is it me doing something wrong. Anyway, nothing too groundbreaking and spoiling the fun too much.

All in all, I really do recommend UnEpic, even at the full price. It is a really fine mix of witty dialogues, crude and/or intelligent humour, movie references, difficulty level and boss fights. What's more, it gives you about 15h+ of gameplay (medium difficulty, all quests), which is a fair amount of time, not too much and definitely not too little. So, if you're on the fence about buying UnEpic, take my word and get it, it's worth it.

P.S. Wow, the ending is really cool!

UnEpic is a brilliant (not so) little indie game. We accompany a real-life 'nerd' that gets sucked into a castle full of traps and hostile creatures, trying to find his way out of the 'hallucination', he gets possessed, by one of the guardians of the castle, which doesn't really go too well for both of them. And this where the fun begins. The whole game is kept in a comedic setting, which is upheld mainly by the witty dialogues (monologues?) between the 'hero' and the spirit. There are lots of references and parodies of different fantasy and science-fiction films throughout the gameplay. The story, even though fairly simple, is actually quite interesting and I caught myself wondering 'how will this end?' many time when playing. However, on several occassions, the humour was just too low and a bit cringeworthy (most notably, 'a dream come true' quest, argh!). Apart from that, seeing the two main characters, argue or make fools of one another was really enjoyable. As for the game itself, I was surprised by the sheer amount of possibilities to build your character. One is given plenty of tools to do the job right and can just pick the ones that suit him the most. I rarely replay games, but I'm sure I could play UnEpic again, levelling my character in a totally different way and would still succeed. The game doesn't hold one by his hand too much, so sometimes a little thinking is required, when trying to complete some quests. That said, there are scrolls sold by one merchant in the game that will point you out directly to the places you need to go, if someone would get stuck and wouldn't like to search for the answers in the Internet. Mechanically, the game was ok. The character response to pressing buttons felt a bit weird at first, but I got used to it fairly quick and it didn't bother me at all for the rest of the time. I think, the feeling of unresponsiveness was mainly caused by the fact that the attack animations are somewhat long and that makes attacking and dodging harder. That said, this is not a trick jump, button mashing game, so it's not THAT important. In most cases, the strategy of beating a room/boss is much more important than the execution of it. As I've already mentioned bosses, UnEpic features some really enjoyable boss fights. Every boss requires a different tactics, which you have to work out in few tries usually. And that is usually enough to beat every boss, except one, which I didn't really like, who is really annoying and requires you to, actually, throw away most of your stuff from the inventory or face death. Apart from that one fight, the others are really great and fulfilling. The graphics and music (was there even music?) is a totally different story and this is where the 'Indie' shows. I really can't tell if there was music in the game, if there was, I turned it off almost instantly and used my own playlists for the background soundtrack. On the other hand, the voicing is on a decent level, the characters sounded as one could think judging by how they were depicted. The graphics is, well, not so good, so this might be a chokepoint for some players, who look for some high-budget, 3d, flashy backgrounds and animations. Some enemies/bosses look a bit kitschy, but to be honest, the gameplay and the way story goes makes up for that totally. I've encountered few bugs and crashes, nothing too serious though. Two most annoying were stucking movement and automatic resolution changes. The first one appeared several times to me and even got me killed once or twice, the second one was a bit weird and might have been caused by me pressing some hidden key combination (no idea, couldn't find anything) and was resolved by exiting and entering the saved game. Not sure if others also got those, or is it me doing something wrong. Anyway, nothing too groundbreaking and spoiling the fun too much. All in all, I really do recommend UnEpic, even at the full price. It is a really fine mix of witty dialogues, crude and/or intelligent humour, movie references, difficulty level and boss fights. What's more, it gives you about 15h+ of gameplay (medium difficulty, all quests), which is a fair amount of time, not too much and definitely not too little. So, if you're on the fence about buying UnEpic, take my word and get it, it's worth it. P.S. Wow, the ending is really cool!