Posted on: October 16, 2021
yoyoda75
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2020's ToEE w/ refurbished D&D rulesets
As officially announced, Solasta: Crown of the Magister strictly sticks to D&D 5e rules (I had not familiarised myself with these new rules compared with 2e/3e). I have been a long time fan of 1990s' isometric pc fantasy RPG such as Baldur's Gate 1/2, arcanum and temple of elemental evil, and in my impression the closest comparison is (as stated in other trustable reviews posted already) definitely ToEE (which I love!). The game architecture often seems to focus more on role playing simulation than on dramatization: You might find some kind of "detached" feelings if you get used to today's console RPGs. I think this is exactly how the production team believe that any RPG based on a tabletop RPG should be recreated into the form of CRPG. I have seen somewhere the production team directly answered to the player's review, and they are actually very humble about what they can provide with limited resources (in terms of the production size and budgets). The interface design is also very minimalistic, hence less confusing. As most people pointed out, the campaign is rather linear, but you can take many type of actions with a party of 4 playable characters you create, without any NPCs who interject into interaction throughout the main plot (often ignoring players' own imagination). I think this is a very rare quality which today's CRPG titles tend to renounce because of their affiliation with other media, or pressures from funders. You might find similar vibes in retro fantasy CRPGs such as Wizardry, Phantasie, Darklands, etc. While you do not get used to the mechanism you might feel some encounters often challenging, or sometimes unreasonable, but it feels more like RPG experience to me. Anyway, around level 4 it starts to feel suddenly comfortable. I have seen some negative reviews and I understand how they feel and their claim is legitimate: It is not for everyone. Nonetheless I enjoyed Solasta, despite of its own limitation, much more than BG 3 or D:OS.
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