So I literally fell asleep during the prologue before the hero got isekaied to Alice in Wonderland. Like, it was legit so boring I fell asleep. When I woke up though I gave it another shot, and, it's okay?
Eventually, there is combat. It's... mediocre? Blocking and its associated stamina system are useless. You can stunlock most enemies by spamming attack. You get new special attacks by seeing a dialog box pop up after beating a boss. You can pause and use potions at any point, and since they are cheap and the only other buyable items are bombs which are terrible boss fights can generally be done as button smashing in front of a punching bag and sometimes chugging a potion. The leveling system is uninspired and overly annoying. Enemies have way too much health which makes it even more boring.
It IS satisfying when you hit a thing with a sword though, so it's mediocre instead of bad.
The thing is though it got me hooked because it's a visually stunning game, and I just wanted to keep playing and getting to more of it. The environments are gorgeous, and it honestly gave me Planescape Torment vibes sometimes. So I played through it despite the paper thin story and boring/annoying quests.
Anyway, I'm not sure if this game is meant for children? Either way, it's an okay way of spending an evening if you have game pass. Or when it's eventually on sale at 90% off.
Eventually, there is combat. It's... mediocre? Blocking and its associated stamina system are useless. You can stunlock most enemies by spamming attack. You get new special attacks by seeing a dialog box pop up after beating a boss. You can pause and use potions at any point, and since they are cheap and the only other buyable items are bombs which are terrible boss fights can generally be done as button smashing in front of a punching bag and sometimes chugging a potion. The leveling system is uninspired and overly annoying. Enemies have way too much health which makes it even more boring.
It IS satisfying when you hit a thing with a sword though, so it's mediocre instead of bad.
The thing is though it got me hooked because it's a visually stunning game, and I just wanted to keep playing and getting to more of it. The environments are gorgeous, and it honestly gave me Planescape Torment vibes sometimes. So I played through it despite the paper thin story and boring/annoying quests.
Anyway, I'm not sure if this game is meant for children? Either way, it's an okay way of spending an evening if you have game pass. Or when it's eventually on sale at 90% off.