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Created on 21 June, 2018 20:36

Created on 18 May, 2018 04:38

Too controversial to really evaluate...

Ok, to cut very short - i believe this game is insane mix of good, of bad, of hardcore and WTF. Lest start with Good : Pixelated picture, level design, atmosphere, music - is all good. Very good at most parts. I like exploring lonely depths, i like watching seaweed grow, i like chasing fish. In term of atmosphere this game have one hell amount of it, and instantly reminds of Aquaria. Bad: Overall controls is clunky, sometimes you have to switch weapons fast or make fast moves and its plainly hard to execute. Weapons are weak. It was probably designed this way for more challenge, but range, accuracy, speed is all bad. Hardcore: Boss fights. In general, they INSANE and insanely, unfairly hard. Its takes just several hist for most to kill you while you have to shoot million time to really deal damage, and some can heal themself. Usual problem is bounce to death effect or "crash to death". Bosses usually very fast, hardly predictable, emits various obstruction and so on. And several of them is ultra easy - just to tease you. It takes 5-20 tries to kill one! With mostly harmless and peaceful nature around to explore this difference is little too much. Also, most boss fights occurs in dark places, which doesnt help. Now, for WTF. Its plot, mostly. Well, its overall fine, but quickly starts to feel as way too cheesy Sci-fi. Even casting environmental questions aside its full of holes. And worst part - ending. Yes, there is one - ultimate answer for your quest of answers. After final encounter plot goes bananas - in scripted event your character do some absolutely pointless and meaningless things and after that its suggested that "all done, time to die peacefully". This part wast complete leftdown for me. Usually player is given some kind of choice with different endings, but not this time. Ending is just BAD. Conclusion. Its overall fine game. Nice underwater stuff with challenging battles. But i wish it was better thoughtful..

14 gamers found this review helpful

Created on 01 March, 2018 21:13

Order of the Thorne: The King's Challenge

Quest which doesnt drive you mad

So, this is one of modern "retro" games, intended to feel just like game once was. And result is, actually, pretty good. Best thing about game - very logical puzzles, which doesn't require you to invent "crazy" schemes as in many quests. Moreover, many time you almost clearly told that you need to do and just sometimes you have to use trial-and-error. Overall, one can say this quest not very much about puzzles and more relies on frequent coming back and forward and scripted events, which is quite generous and necessary to progress in game. There is fair amount of humor in game, but its doesn't feels like comedy. Music is pleasant to hear (i kinda disappointed that OST is not present in GOG nor as part of game goodies nor as DLC) and picture is...well, fine. Its rather too lowres to my liking, but its part of retro feel. Also voices is good, especially Little Sir one, which i feel like most memorable character in whole game. There is some less good parts too: Frequent backtracking gets little tiresome closer to end of game and overall idea of using lute is feels interesting but underdeveloped. Playing music never really affects gameplay much except some plot enforced scenes. You can basically play music 3 or 4 mandatory times at whole game and never touch it anymore. Overall - i recommend it to everyone, especially if you not very sure about such genre, its good sample to try if you like it.

11 gamers found this review helpful

Created on 26 February, 2018 04:33

Celestian Tales: Old North - Alternate Costume Pack

Good but...

While not adding much of value for gameplay, its more or less good addition if you dont mind spending money of virtual clothes. There is even hint in game when character complains about inability to change clothes for some variety. Main problem, however, is that while Ylianne or Aria new outfits is fine, some is over the top, like Lucienne turned in some kind of Nordic goddess.

14 gamers found this review helpful

Created on 26 February, 2018 04:25

Celestian Tales: Old North - Howl of the Ravager

Good addition to main game

Howl of the Ravager is, as it stated, prequel to main game showing many of familiar characters (not squires) in their past and shows how some of later event started to take shape. You will see young Ravager, already doubting Alain as right counrty ruler, young elf Niena before Ylianne was born and Pierre, naive knight (who probably Ylianne father-to-be). Niena is especially interesting since its way different here from main game. There is some old location and new added. More insights about universe, more questionable actions, politics, etc. As gameplay - this DLC keeps softcore RPG formula from main game, albeit i found fights here more difficult and little more tedious - if in main game avoiding fight was usual option (taking to account exp boost missed) here level design often force you to fight your way forward. Some things in DLC made it feel unbalanced or not well planned. For example enemies still drops a lot of loot, but this loot is basically useless since weapon upgrades is no possible, you have just 3 characters, you find a plenty of hi-end armor naturally (its kind of too plenty) as well as most accessories, so its basically no need to purchase anything in shops. As i said having only 3 characters makes easier to manage party, but at same time limits diversity. DLC give you about 3-4 hours of additional gameplay which i think is fair enough. Its it worth it? If you liked Old North - more then worth it.

24 gamers found this review helpful

Created on 24 February, 2018 02:06

Its got interesting and then its ended

Ouuuch! I feel cheated a little. Little Acre is interesting quest about traveling between dimension and search for lot family. Plot is interesting, artwork is good, as well as design (except several weak point i will discuss later), music, voices, animation and humor is all fine, but there is problem - it feel like this game is unfinished. First, its really short. And it ends rather abruptly, just then things started to really build up game just...ends. Villain is defeated, everything is gone good way and so on. Second, i fell like there is a lot of ideas was invested in other world design and plot itself was supposed to be much bigger. There is a lot of things just given as is without any explanation. Where these crystals came? Who was Merr, where other of his kind gone? What about ruins? How Arthur ended his days? Who was putting flower on stone and why? Too much questions, but no answers. There is some kind-of-bugs present too. For example, certain quest actions requires not only using certain item on certain object, but also to have your characters standing in certain place. If you standing in wrong position, executing action just moves you character a little and thats all. You think that was wrong idea to try, but it was actually right on, you just standing off right place. I found that very frustrating. But, is it good or bad? OFC its good game. Nice small adventure for one evening to finish, which is more like first episode in series which never continued. Oh i'd wish it was bigger and longer, since this Little Acre is really little.

5 gamers found this review helpful

Created on 01 December, 2017 16:32

Its good if you know that to expect here

There is a lot of complains for this game about "not enough gameplay", "too many walking", "not enough variety" and so on. And while they all is correct, to certain point, i think its like requesting Mario Kart to be fair racing game. If you have played 3079 or 3089 by Phr00t you know that to expect. There is enemy and friendly bases, there is wast heaths to cross, there is various old and very old derelicts to discover and ogle and signals to scan and there is some creepy mystery on this haunted rock. And this is base of whole gameplay. You go and raid enemy bases, collect resources to purchase new weaponry, blast your way or stealthy crawl into signal locations (unfortunately you much more often shoot then crawl) to scan it, slowly getting more far and revealing more and more strange things on planet surface. At some point your superiors decides they had enough and commands you to start little Armageddon to put end to this mystery and its up to you to do so or not. In whole i liked this game. I like these tranquil and sometimes serene grass fields, these cyclopic stone monuments and old rusty derelicts. I like that mystery, albeit it never really uncovered and almost no answers given. I like exploration parts and searching for hidden stuff. But there is things i dont like too : Performance is bad, since its Unity. Enemies is unfair, with 100% aim and always coming in packs, only in end of game you get effective enough weapons. Little variety of weapons, almost copy pasted bunkers. Two endings and both is...kinda WTF. Especially of you not read enough lore in game. A lot of questions, almost no real answers, just some thin hints. Randomness - sometimes to get to your target you need to fight hordes of enemies, sometimes you just walk peacefully with nobody around. But. still, if you know that its fine to you - go get it.

6 gamers found this review helpful

Created on 24 November, 2017 00:18

Not as good as main game, but OK

Flavour Nexus is little disappointment for me. Jazzpunk always was criticized for as short as good. Unfortunately Flavour Nexus doesn't cure it. This is just one levelmap in this addon, all about shopping in big store. You're task is simple - go buy smelling salt. As usual in Jazzpunk you can just go and do that and miss like 95% of whole gameplay. If you want to spend a little more time shopping you can browse shelfs, do some random stuff and so on. Not really much to do, anyway. Once you done you presented with nice Carmageddon-style Monster-truck Fight with Psycho (remember this one from Japanese level wrestling arena?) in which you can crush literally everything and...thats all. Almost. All that left to you is strange futuristic "MadMax-like" chase with no reason (more like scraped idea leftovers) and credit roll. Its not really that bad, there is some interesting jokes, its worth to look, monster-truck fight is brilliant idea, but overall its dont even close to original game, not in amount of stuff not in humor. But still, i'd like to see more.

46 gamers found this review helpful

Created on 23 September, 2017 21:53

Stylish, relaxing quest with big story

(Played only 1+2 part) Journey Down is point-click quest. Of course it is. But it not about pixel hunting, mind bending puzzles and "what-the-hell-i-should-do" feeling. Its about story, atmosphere and relaxing gameplay with good music and (maybe) glass of wine. So, whats its all about? You play, mainly, as naturally relaxed "rasta" mechanic (and kind-of-pilot) Bwana at small gas station on edge of big town. Business is so-so, your dad is missing for long time but you still have your bro Kito, bunch of friends around so just "relax, man". And its all gone once you meet youn girl lina searching for your father book. With her gangsters get on your tail, you have to fix you old rusty plane and get out of town just to... ...find yourself in even more dangerous and unwelcome place with even more problems and peoples chasing after you. Now, let me give some opinions. Pro: Good atmosphere, really good jazz soundtrack (i mean it!), impressive big story, a lot of memorable characters, relaxed gameplay with rare puzzles just to spice gameplay a little, no crazy illogical situation impossible to solve without going mad. Good chunk of gameplay overall, at least several hours first part, twice of that in second. Absolutely no "fail" paths or time based puzzles. Con: Much advertised "real African masks faces" is actually scarce - most characters is just usual. That makes a weird mix. A lot of game universe facts makes really big "WTF?", like constant mentionin of Edge, Mist, Hungries, Eels and so on. Where Underland actually exists, how one can sail in waterless mist? While games gradually answer some question its makes even more of them at same time. Anyway, i highly recommend it for anyone who want to play good ol' quest but dont want to bash his head at wall or search internet for tips. Relax, man.

43 gamers found this review helpful

Created on 07 September, 2017 00:00

More relaxing then original, fun to play

This one is must have to peoples who enjoyed WFTO (and Dungeon Keeper) - in contrary to original campaign in main game this one is much more relaxing - virtually no time limit, no scripted attacks with plenty of space to both build and test your strategies. Good thing is that each level have its own flavor - in one you can just build as much as you wish, in another you have no "cheat" gold sources so you have to think carefully, plan ahead and act fast before your minions make you bankrupt. In other levels you may be tasked to search for hidden artifacts or units, or have to "recruit" Imperial units to your small army because you have no Gateways. main task is always one - gain enough points. You can do that either by building, or fighting enemies waves (called by yourself) or completing special bonus tasks in most funny and interesting ways. Cons? I cant think of any, except fact that My Pet Dungeon have a crapload of new interesting units i wish i can use in main campaign.

17 gamers found this review helpful

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