Posted on: November 18, 2019
nubbins
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Magical Banner-like lost in translation
First of all I think in many respects this is a better game than Banner Saga. This title I think easily has the more interesting lore and characters (and art! and music!), and has some interesting tweaks to the tactical aspect, but suffers from a critical flaw - the scene to scene writing. I'm not 100% convinced it's a problem merely of translation (from Russian). Some concepts appear to be under explained before suddenly becoming relevant, lines of dialogue have a different result from what is expected, etc. Occasionally there is a line that seems inspired in English, and then others fall flat, as if translated by committee of five year olds. This is compounded by the fact that most of the game is dialogue trees. I personally found the lore and story pretty enthralling, but I'm also convinced that the translation into English (and I suspect every other language as well) should have been from scratch, with ideas to be achieved scene by scene shared but the dialogue itself a rewrite with someone who knew what they were doing. If you can fill in the considerable blanks and missteps in your own mind, though, it's captivating. The source is interesting, execution less so. The combat I think is an improvement over Banner Saga. Gone are dice rolls, every attack does what it says on the tin, so it's more tactical in that respect. Team size has a huge impact on how battles play out (small teams will have each member act multiple times in one round compared to a large team), but once you get the hang of it this is another tactical arrow in your quiver. The game does not hand hold or explain valid tactics, so its trial and error (same goes for the interesting but occasionally opaque levelling and builds), though selectable difficulty and the much more generous save game regimen compared to Banner Saga is a blessing. All in all, a title worthy of a sequel, and a fascinating world to explore, if you're prepared to use imagination to fill in its shortcomings yourself.
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