Posted on: June 1, 2020

KAIIINDracula

Игр: 299 Отзывов: 32

Отличная РПГ с большими проблемами.

Эта игра великолепная... хотел бы сказать я, если бы не её последние часа три-четыре, поскольку они рушат нахрен всё то, чем должен был быть этот проект. Отличное начало и вариативность игрового процесса, хорошо написанные диалоги и прописанные персонажи со своим колоритом и отношением к игроку, а также безупречно переданная атмосфера Лавкрафтовских ужасов вдруг ломаются напрочь, как только игра близится к своему концу. Во-первых, она начинает дико утомлять и бесить своей боевой механикой и системой выживания, которая ей совершенно не нужна. А уж говорить о том, что во время путешествий на тебя каждый раз влияет какая-нибудь хрень и отнимает важные очки таланта, я и говорить не стану в подробностях. Во-вторых, провисает и сюжет. Из отличного мистического детектива, вдохновлённого ужасами Лавкрафта, он становится какой-то непонятной какафонией из самых разных источников вдохновения, не давая тебе никаких ответов на вопросы. В-третьих, финал ужасен. И сначала я в это не верил, ибо думал, что другие игрока как-то странно пишут об одном и том же и не стоит этому доверят, отнесусь к этому иначе, но, с*ка, нет, финал игры ничтожен и совершенно ничего не поясняет, а лишь добавляет вопросов. Я потратил на неё почти 20 часов, и не могу сказать, что не испытыл удовольствия, потому что диалоги, квесты и ролевой отыгрыш делали своё дело, до тех пор, пока игра не подошла к завершению. Начались баги, труднопроходимые моменты и бесящий рандом, которые изрядно подпортили мне впечатления. Она словно высосала мою душу и взамен не отдала ничего. И хотя я не поставлю ей низкий балл, всё же порекомендовав её, но с большой натяжкой. Ведь если бы не последние часы игры, она была бы ЛУЧШЕЙ игрой по Лавкрафтовским мифам.

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Posted on: February 19, 2023

Megabyte

Владелец игры

Игр: 559 Отзывов: 112

Broken promises.

This game is frankly a straight up shame. It promises an authentic Lovecraftian experience, but gets in it's own way with bugs and UI issues. It promises to be short and re-playable with so many characters, only the game does nothing to vary the events of the game, only offer other conversation choices in those same events. In essence this game makes a great first impression, but it quickly reveals itself to be a lot of broken promises. Avoid this one.

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Posted on: November 8, 2020

Gorbulas

Владелец игры

Игр: 139 Отзывов: 1

A perfect Lovecraft story

This game takes a some effort to get a handle on at first in terms of learning the game mechanics, but once you do, a wonderfully crafted adventure lays before you. The experience of this game is not unlike reading an original Lovecraft story; it's short, disturbing, and leaves you with a lingering, unresolved sense of dread at the end. I could not have enjoyed it more. The RPG side of the game isn't always the strongest. Combat and its related skills can be pretty clunky, and very difficult depending on your character and companions. There wasn't nearly as much combat in the game as I expected, which for me is a plus. I was impressed with how your personality choices at character creation affect the outcomes of your actions in the game. If you choose to be a rational person, then embracing the unexplainable can lead to madness. Speaking of madness, the game's implementation of how madness can overtake your character is well done, slowly taking away your own control of yourself if you don't maintain your mental health. Technically, I had a lot of problems with the Mac version. So I ended up playing it on emulated Windows, and it played much better. However, it did reset my resolution to the max each time I opened the game, which made the game run super slow, so I had to manually lower the resolution each time I played. But all technical problems are nothing compared to the experience this game gives you. It's a masterpiece, plain and simple. This isn't a normal game with a bit of Lovecraft lore thrown in for flavor, this feels like the adventure game that HP Lovecraft would have made if he were alive today.

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Posted on: October 8, 2021

yogsohop

Владелец игры

Игр: 28 Отзывов: 1

One of my favorite games now ...

... if not without its lingering flaws. That said, the vast majority of the complaints and bugs that plagued earlier players seem, in my experience, to be fixed! Now that the game is largely stable and functional, the game's potential seems realized. The archetypes and belief systems allow for some of the most original and interesting character building I've seen in a game, and perfectly suit the Lovecraftian themes and era. Likewise, the skills you've chosen are deeply integrated into dialogue choices and quest resolutions. The fluency and crispness of the writing struggle, but it remains consistently thematic and interesting, not to mention it does a great job of reinforcing how you express your character. Just don't let your computer die or crash in an area of the game where saving is disallowed. Based on my experience, that will kill your save(s) and force you to start over. It's really the only reason I haven't given this game a 5/5. But I desperately hope they make a sequel.

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Posted on: September 30, 2019

majorripoff

Владелец игры

Игр: 115 Отзывов: 3

You Already Know if this Game is for You

This is not a perfect adaptation of Lovecraft's themes into game mechanics. This is a traditional CRPG first and foremost, with an ascetic that pays a lot of attention to Lovecraft lore. There are elements that break from the original material (sanity meters that you can refill, battles you can win, quests you can complete etc.) which are necessary for the CRPG experience. If you've seen the trailer, and are reading reviews, this is probably your thing. If that's the case, I'd highly recommend. You get a mechanically solid RPG with enough exploration, item collection and adventure to fill about 30 hours or so. The writting is really interesting, the score is top notch and the overall atmosphere is as good as video games get. It's far from perfect though. There are a couple of major frustrations that stand out: Game lacks a normal save/load function (autosaves and saves on exit), but does not overwrite saves ironman-style and allows you to load any of the last dozen or so saves at any time. This system ends up serving the same function as a normal save option, but adds a trip to the main menu for every save. Combat is really, REALLY buggy. Sometimes casting a certain spell with a certain character disables that character for the rest of the engagement. Sometimes it disables the entire UI. Usually when restarting a battle, characters will begin combat with the same negative status effects that were in play before the restart. Often, restarting a battle that began with a hit to sanity will re-apply the sanity loss (doubling the effect), etc, etc. This really emphasizes how important it is to have a Quick Save option in a CRPG. Overall, great writting and atmosphere more than make up for frustrating bugs and strange design decisions, as long as you love both Lovecraft and CRPGs and have a little patience to spare.

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