Posted on: October 18, 2021
pauldanielj
Zweryfikowany użytkownikGry: 96 Opinie: 8
Good tactical RPG, Great if you like D&D
Linear to a fault. Unlike Fallout that lets you shape the story or Dragon Age that shows the impact of moral choices, this is a paint-by-numbers affair. Your progress through the game is predetermined and almost unalterable. Dialogue is clunky if not baffling. Even the quips your characters utter are puzzling, such as a one who screams “you should have yielded” followed by “I never take prisoners”. I can imagine the monsters asking “well, which is it?” You only reach level 10, making the game less engaging once you hit the level cap. Once experience points don’t matter combat becomes a pointless slog rather than a rewarding challenge. Adventure sites are vast, multi-layered affairs of yawning pits and towering architecture. Puzzles have you navigate vertical mazes of walkways and climbs. Combat requires a new level of tactical awareness, as monsters climb walls or fly to outflank your party. Comparing to past greats like Baldur’s Gate, Solasta’s faults become apparent. Baldur’s Gate had personality. Characters were interesting, the world felt real. In towns you were surrounded by commoners and the bustle of activity. You could leave the main storyline to explore the world. Solasta is the opposite. Cities are pretty but lack soul, with quest-givers and shop-keepers, but there’s no one else. Everyone is oddly awake all day and all night. Saving the world means little with no believable people around to give that goal some meaning. Adding to the artificial feel, enemies of a type are all identical. With one type of enemy warrior, each has the identical haircut and outfit. You’ll rarely want to zoom in to see a battle up close, because there isn’t much worth seeing. I enjoyed Solasta, but I have no desire to play it through again. I know exactly what will happen and when, so there’s no point. I am impressed with the game engine and the possibilities it brings. What’s missing is a team that can take that engine and build a truly great adventure on top of it.
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