One line review: DO NOT BUY this game until it's discounted, otherwise you'll regret your purchase. I initially liked the game very much, I am however deeply disappointed by the game. The lore was very non-existent, literally no hints of any secrets so I missed pretty much on everything good (helmet, bead, bead upgrade) - I hate that. Also there were absolutely no hints on what to do with the items obtained. F the lock of hair. There is also absolutely NO WAY to backtrack to previous areas/saves. I HATE THAT, thanks devs, you made me regret playing the game forward occasionally. You could have implemented a chapters system. I think even good old Another World has at least something like that. Crafting system broken to complete uselessness, the advice with armor is to not to build one until you can build it twice in a row, WTH? And the two boneheads that gave me the Totem got on my nerves so much (no hints on what to give them) that I sought help online. Completely abnormal behaviour, you give them something they don't want so they ATTACK? I also think you have to do them in correct order, otherwise it might not work. And the combat was really stupid as well. I don't think there are two blocking keys in the Souls games, there are here. Super confusing. Plus never a fireplace when it was actually needed. No G-D DAMN sword upgrade the whole game??? Along with the two main bosses being as hard as unbeatable, they both got defeated only as they "fell out of game" (literally), when I tried to beat them close to the ledge they somehow fell through the collision surface. I wanted to actually save the big troll at the end but since the boss was so difficult, I just stopped caring. Too bad. No reruns for now. FYI, I played similar games: I loved Another World. I loved Shadow of the Beast 2 and 3. I loved Prince of Persia 2 and its combat. I even loved Heart of Darkness and Myth: History in the Making. But not this, I don't really like this game. So much promise though..
This really is an exceptional game. My son liked one puzzle so much that he cried from liking it that much (I didn't even know this is possible, but obviously it is). I am an old Neverhood expert, I also played through Skullmonkeys on PS. So I can conclude this game has nearly as much depth as Neverhood, something which Skullmonkeys always lacked. Without giving up too many spoilers, we loved pretty much everything in the 1st 1/3rd of the game including the baby toys, the alien language, colon-like dog pathways and other stuff. Still have to finish the game but I could not wait to write this review. Got the game on sale, this is SO MUCH VALUE for the price I paid! Top recommended. No crashes. Just works really nicely on this Radeon setup.
