Posted on: July 9, 2023

Gogox16

Gry: 224 Opinie: 3

Wonderful little classic RPG

I wasn't even expecting this game, got it most likely for free on a giveaway, as many people do with games. On a boring weekend I decided to fire it up, and was not disappointed. For the time (2009) this game would look nice. Graphics do still hold up to some extent, or I'm just nostalgic for that style. The city of Venice (where most of the game takes place) was a really unique setting, and I enjoyed trekking and exploring all it had to offer. It was visually stunning too, at times. Had plenty of time to enjoy the scenery with the low frames in places. You play as Scarlet, a girl from a small village in the mountains of a mysterious world. Best I could describe it is "another chosen one story" but that didn't detract from my enjoyment of it in the slightest. During her adventure, she can use a variety of weapon types. That was genuinely surprising. 4 perfectly functional gameplay styles avaliable at a press of a button. Combat is smooth, but does feel boring after 20 hours or so. Lots of dodging and hoping the enemy won't be able to block your attacks. There's also magic available, but I haven't used it much. Seems like an afterthought, most of it is closely tied with your plot and character progression. The story was satisfying, full of memorable characters, but I wouldn't say it rivals any of the known variants. Pretty run of the mill, enjoyable to a point. Ending seemed rushed, and thus I decided to rush through it too. There is something to be said about the bugs and the glitches that can have you be stuck in the skybox forever. But with a little bit of elbow grease, it can be a really enjoyable experience. I can compare it to Arcania, but I feel like this actually justified itself being an RPG. And way more playable. Cheaper, too! Recommended for mid-2000s RPG buffs.

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Posted on: March 14, 2020

Ebonweaver

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Gry: 133 Opinie: 27

Almost great, but tragically broken

I really enjoyed this while it was playable. There is a lot going for it with the rpg elements and story and good playability. Unfortunately it's riddled with bug that ultimately make it uplayable. Litterally. The sound bug is irritating (have to reset volume every time you load the game). The erratic dodge bug is really annoying and makes combat much less enjoyable and tactical. The random crashing that can happen is really bad, and the fact that this can get stuck in a location until you find the spirit world hack to get through the glitched location (which is only temporary until you pass it) was nearly the end of things the first time. But then the game comes to an end at the first boss fight. Even once you find out the first trick to why the fight is an impassible death trap (and really, that was a design flaw because with no prior incident of that mechanic how could you figure it out without the internet?), then you are faced with a seemingly impossible fight that goes on and on and on and on... It's a rare untriggerable mechanic that lets you make any progress in the fight, and a half hour fight of mostly running around waiting for random chance is not fun. But then the game crashes after 20 minutes of the fight and you're just done because who wants to put up with that again. Real bummer, I wanted to see where it went once you got into the city, but I personally do not have the patience for an unstable game with this level of frustration factor.

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Posted on: December 16, 2021

leileijoker

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Gry: 11 Opinie: 1

Not bad

I wanted to play this game since it came out. And I finally got the chance to do so in the end of 2021. Venetica is a psudo open-world action RPG that came out in 2009. For its release year, Venetica looks and feels kind of dated. Although the game offered players a few open areas to explore, they are more like different levels, you need to progress through the main storyline to unlock them. The combat is very basic hack and slash. There are four different weapon types with different play styles for players to chose from. Some enemies will require player to use certain weapon types to effectively defeat them. It's kind of annoying blocking is assigned as a 'skill' in the same category with magic attacks. Which makes it not as easy to perform if you're playing with keyboard. Fortunately you rarely need to block enemy attacks if you're playing on normal or lower difficulties. For higher difficulties, enemies simply delt more damage and have more health. The enemy AIs stayed the same braindead with all difficulties. You can simply lure enemies one by one and kill them off most of the time. Boss fights also do not feel too creative either. Each boss fights feels more like solving a puzzle. You either cannot deal any damage to them or you can kill them easily once you figure out the right method. As for the story, Venetica isn't too bad but it certainly lacks meaningful player choices compare to other RPG titles. Also there are a few cut scences got overly reused to the point they makes you want to skip them. There are two endings for the story, but they don't feel too different from each other. Overall, not a bad purchase for $2.99. But there are many better games out there to play

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Posted on: February 15, 2024

malboarder

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Gry: 92 Opinie: 19

Starts off strong but lacking longevity

The game starts off with promise however fails to hold attention due to repetitive nature of the quests and dungeon crawling elements. The side missions are quite creative and believable and environments are visually quite interesting and interactive during exploration. Unfortunately, gameplay becomes monotonous when navigating your way through Venice undergoing petty tasks to progress the storyline. Venice itself is the main location of game and once there most of the games missions are based within the city itself. Sadly, there is simply not enough variety to keep the player captivated on a long term basis. I have played this game in multiple bursts and each time i did not necessarily feel excited about jumping back into it and eventually giving up completely and playing other games which offer more playability and fun in the long run.

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Posted on: December 28, 2024

PraiseTheOak

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Gry: Opinie: 6

A "fine" gem

Venetica has the soul of a point & click adventure game but with the coat of a messy Gothic/Fable hybrid. The city of Venice is fun to explore and has plenty of secrets, but the combat is painfully simple and the RPG elements a complete after-thought. Venetica strenghts lie in the city of Venice itself and its design, the themes of its different zones, the art-style, the weird characters that inhabit it, and the many different choices/paths the player can follow which can affect the story and other interactions. Though the setting and the art-style may be charming, it is a deeply flawed title with tons of jankiness, bugs, incredibly unpolished, which gets repetitive very soon, specially with terrible padding at the latter half. Venetica is a game that makes you constantly wonder what could've been, if it were not for the cut-corners, jankiness all over that end up bittering an overall enjoyable experience. THE GOOD: -Charming art-style. -Venice is fun to explore, full of secrets, paths and choices. -Cool art direction an architecture, Venice is an unique place. -The protagonist is endearing and grows on you. -Plenty of loot & equipment to choose from. -Plenty of choices that affect certain events in the game. -Good amount of content for a first playthrough (20hr main story + a few side-quests) THE BAD: -Unpolished, from animations to sound editing. Very janky and quite a few game-breaking bugs. -Gets very repetitive very soon. -Tons of unrealized potential. -Extreme, shameless padding half-way through.

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