Playtime: 8.5 Hours
Score: 8/10
A great little indie ARPG! So I heard about this game when it came out and it’s been in the backlog for a while until recently I picked it up. These last few weeks have been very hard for me on a personal level, with my mom being in hospital and her recently passing away. This game, though simple, provided a nice distraction from all the bad and for that I will always be grateful for it. But what is the game all about?
The story is pretty simple with you being a prince whose father is killed by some evil Frogs and now you need to rebuild the kingdom and get your revenge. The story was nothing to write home about, but it was enough to keep me going and I felt it had some good moments throughout. While the characters aren’t voiced the game is narrated by actor Doug Cockle, who of course voices Geralt in the Witcher games, and as someone who is a big fan of that series it was a real treat to get his VO here! The man could read the phone book to me and I would be captivated the whole way through!
Combat has that souls-like feel of dodging, blocking and parrying but thankfully there are difficulty settings which is great for me since I’m not that into challenging games. The easy difficulty felt good for me in that it was more forgiving but not brain dead easy and I did die a few times to bosses. The combat does feel very good though, with the hits feeling weighty and satisfying to perform and your character will even perform executions on bigger enemies which are fun to see. Alongside that you get a pretty nice variety of weapons and armors to find which always makes completing quests or defeating bosses satisfying since you get that great reward at the end of it.
The game can be a bit on the shorter side, but it's a satisfying campaign and you do unlock new side quests after the main story, so it's got a bit of an endgame to get through as well. Overall though, I loved this game and I look forward to the sequel!
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Score: 8/10
A great little indie ARPG! So I heard about this game when it came out and it’s been in the backlog for a while until recently I picked it up. These last few weeks have been very hard for me on a personal level, with my mom being in hospital and her recently passing away. This game, though simple, provided a nice distraction from all the bad and for that I will always be grateful for it. But what is the game all about?
The story is pretty simple with you being a prince whose father is killed by some evil Frogs and now you need to rebuild the kingdom and get your revenge. The story was nothing to write home about, but it was enough to keep me going and I felt it had some good moments throughout. While the characters aren’t voiced the game is narrated by actor Doug Cockle, who of course voices Geralt in the Witcher games, and as someone who is a big fan of that series it was a real treat to get his VO here! The man could read the phone book to me and I would be captivated the whole way through!
Combat has that souls-like feel of dodging, blocking and parrying but thankfully there are difficulty settings which is great for me since I’m not that into challenging games. The easy difficulty felt good for me in that it was more forgiving but not brain dead easy and I did die a few times to bosses. The combat does feel very good though, with the hits feeling weighty and satisfying to perform and your character will even perform executions on bigger enemies which are fun to see. Alongside that you get a pretty nice variety of weapons and armors to find which always makes completing quests or defeating bosses satisfying since you get that great reward at the end of it.
The game can be a bit on the shorter side, but it's a satisfying campaign and you do unlock new side quests after the main story, so it's got a bit of an endgame to get through as well. Overall though, I loved this game and I look forward to the sequel!
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