Alder's Blood: Definitive Edition

Love the art, love the atmosphere, but it's a little buggy and it feels pretty unfinished. Really whether it is okay vs. great depends on how much support the devs give it I think and I'd be happy to revise my assessment of the game if I see they are putting in that effort. Couple bugs to mention; events don't always resolve correctly, sometimes popping up later upon reloading the game even if you are some distance from where you resolved that event. One quest (which involve gathering herbs or mushrooms or something) didn't appear to have objectives populating so it couldn't be completed. Lastly, pathing is a bit of an issue; sometimes the map doesn't feel like it accurately reflects where you can move and occasionally the pathing takes you out of your way or into enemy view. Voice acting probably needs to be expanded as the little shouts from NPCs don't always work well with the written dialogue. Tooltips would be nice (though I can live without) and it would be nice if bigger weapons felt a bit meatier when you hit an enemy with them; if my greatsword creates noise when I swing it then it should damn well give a satisfying thwack when I hit something. Corruption mechanic could maybe be reigned in a little, I find myself putting hunters in the sausage grinder a little more frequently than I'd like and that is coming from a Darkest Dungeon player. I'm also unclear on why I'd ever send hunters back to base, I mostly keep them around to perform specialized tasks like crafting or scavenging or sacrifice them if they start getting that crazy look in their eyes.

I watched the development of this game since the kickstarter campaign. Bought it in early access, when it was practically unplayable. The "Definitive edition" still has many bugs and QoL inconveniences. Some of them: active research randomly fails to show progress, only total camping days required and then boom, it's finished. Savegames menu takes ages to open when there are lots of files. It's like the game loaded all the data nstead of filename previews. When you continue a game, it may randomly throw a resolution of dialogue quest you did several game days before and with a different resolution than you chose (you still get the reward, so if there are any hidden darkness consequences, I guess they apply as well). It is not worth the full price, but go for it on discounts if you like the atmosphere. Some battles are too easy, some are near impossible, some feel like a chore. The atmosphere is great, the story interesting, albeit linear. Overally a solid game, but I expected more from it.

I like the Atmosphere of Alders Blood but the Roundlimits in the Battles are annoying. I also thought that i could influence the Story more than just letting the Dialogues pass. Sorry i cant give more then 2 from 5 Stars. Just not my Game.

I just finished the game, and while I loved the gameplay and atmosphere, and the story is interesting, I absolutely do not recommend it: A lot of critical bugs, including the inability to change hunters' equipment or get rid of bugged hunters. Animations are unfinished and replaced by those of other characters. No final boss. Enemies that are supposed to be the most powerful are knocked out with the slightest hit. (No stamina bar.) It's quickly possible to have unlimited resources by trading them. It's entirely possible to stay in camp for hundreds of turns researching upgrades without doing anything else. After about 6-7 hours of play, I can't find any more interesting equipment, and my hunters are at max level (6), so I've spent more than half the game with the same build. It's possible to complete almost all the side quests before completing Act 1. In short, it's far too buggy and almost uninteresting after Act 1, but it has a lot of potential. A real shame. I hope the studio's future games can be better developed.

unfunny, bugged,irritating,garbage i try many times and i can't. Don't try seriously