Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon

like skyrim buut new. everybody has a quest thast super awsom

It’s with a heavy heart that I write this review. I genuinely love this game, but that love hasn’t been fully reciprocated. First, all the things the professionals say are worthless. No, this game isn’t super balanced, but it’s focused on fun, which is perfect. Finding new gear is a blast because it really enhances a playstyle. I’m rolling a mage knight, blasting people with fire waves and turning them into cheese for profit. I get my playstyle, and it feels powerful but reasonable. I love the crafting/upgrading system and the world building, story, atmosphere, music, and visuals. It’s strong on presentation and combat feels great. So why the low score? Bugs. I can usually overlook minor issues—but not game-breaking bugs. This game is structured like Witcher 3, big zones separated by loading screens. I like clearing out whole zones before progressing the story, which I did—except uh-oh! A main story mission bugged out at some point and the NPCs I needed to talk to in order to progress the mission were gone or not spawning in. So I’m left with a choice, reload a save where they are there, do that mission then clear the zone or just press onward. Well, maybe if this wasn’t my first time that would be fine, but it is my first time... So I reload an older save, losing about 7hrs of playtime. It's bittersweet, but I make the best of it—exploring thoroughly and finding things I missed. Except, uh-oh again! Even after reloading, most dungeons were already empty and looted, even though I hadn’t technically been there in this current save. It’s like my saves merged together? So I traded experiencing the main story for missing out on gear and some side quests. I’m wary of restarting a 3rd time, so I’ll suffer through but it feels really bad doing that. If I didn’t love the game so much, I’d have uninstalled. But I do love it—and that’s why it hurts. Wait for a sale or go in knowing the risk. Please fix your game devs and you're golden.

Play it. Take your time developing your skills. It is not a chore--in fact, it's very engaging to build your stats by "doing". The world is great to explore. Danger seems always present, but the pace allows you to pick and choose carefully which enemies/dangers you want to face. The food crafting is fun. The story is unique. The characters are great, including the voice acting. Top notch experience for early 200's RPG lovers. Do it. Especially if you want your next gritty "Skyrim" experience.

As i can only use 2000 characters: What the game does well, it does really well. It managed to make me go "Wow" a couple of times and that ain't easy. It feels like a grand adventure and there is alot of heart poured into it and you feel it every step of the way. What can be impoved seems to be improved, player feedback seems to be taken seriously and i am seriously excited to see where this game goes from here. Haven't had this much fun since Witcher 3 or Skyrim, i absolutely love what's on offer right now and i can't wait to see what's to come. For a small indie team this absolutely amazing.

Anyone know where to post ideas, thoughts or anything else ? Yeah, kind of rough at the moment. No torches, sword play is clunky and easy to die. It needs to be more quick & smooth. Magic last for a short time, then completely stops, sucks in a fight. However, I purchased on the fact that it's still in development. The graphics are amazing, movement is good, pickup and inventory is easy. Level Up - 2pts available - but no luck in using. Overall, I like it - but I need to figure out the things I'm doing wrong and hit the right keys. But night time - sucks because I don't even know if there's any torches to be found. It dark as black coffee outside. GOG is cheaper than Steam if you're buying. I bought them both to support the team.