Скорошни рецензии на samuelmarston

My mind is blown.

I was using three different apps to bring my homebrew online.

I'm switching to TaleSpire for online RPGs, as it does everything I need in a single app.

The downside is that my players will need to buy TaleSpire, but I think they'll agree it's a small price to pay for what it brings to our campaigns.

If you like Tactical RPGs (think Final Fantasy Tactics or Tactics Ogre) and you're at least okay with Roguelite elements, then you'll probably enjoy this.

It seems like the developers are off to a great start here, and this is a really strong Early Access game.

I can't wait to see what comes next!

Special Note: The OST by The Algorithm is fantastic! If you dig it, you should check out his other work.

Holy Crap this game is good.

I can't wait to see how this develops over the course of early access, but this is already a lot of fun.

Update at Release (62 Hours):
I really like what's on offer here.

ARPG fans are spoiled for choice right now. This is different than Torchlight 2, and I'm glad about that. If I want to play Torchlight 2, which has a distinctly different feel, I'll go back and do so. I'm glad we have Torchlight 3 in ADDITION to TL2, and not as a replacement.

This definitely feels more modern; more streamlined. If that's not what you're looking for, you'll likely be disappointed.

I really like this. I've been having a great time, and my build is starting to click as my set collection is nearing completion.

Holy cow this game is amazing!
If it's already this good, I can't wait to see what the dev team does next!

Update (2/17/2024):
Below I have left my original reviews for comparison. It's only a handful of days before the 1.0 release, and the devs of Last Epoch have polished it into something I'm HYPED to play. I'm so glad they took feedback into account, and have polished their game into something people will love for years to come.

Update (4/1/2022):
Below is my original review. Since then, the developers have fixed all of the things I criticized, and I think the game is in a much better place. I can't tell you how happy I am to see this game moving in a great direction.

Thank you Devs for continuing to work on this game, which is shaping up to be a great example in a genre I cherish.

Original Review (6/29/2020):

Listen.

There's a ton of potential here, but I got really bored after about 10 hours. I'll explain.

You can pick 5 active skills at any given time. The thing is, you can only upgrade and modify those skills if you put them in a specialization slot. As you play, your specialized skills gain experience, and you can start picking nodes in a skill tree. This is when the game gets interesting. The problem is this: If you want to try out different skills, and swap out a specialized skill into something else, that new skill starts out at Level 1 putting you behind the current difficulty curve. Also, the skill you swapped out loses all progress if you decide to switch back, essentially losing in game progress.

It doesn't feel good to be encouraged to pick a handful of skills and stick with them for the whole game. Your encounters all start to feel the same as you get into a single rotation. Yawn.

I'd love to come back to this game when it's more complete to see if they've made the game more compelling to my personal tastes. Until then, I'm tired of a dull looking character model casting the same rotation ad infinitum.

UPDATE: How did Kingdom: Two Crowns get a Bloodstained Ritual of the Night DLC before Bloodstained did? I'm so confused by this.

Unpopular Opinon: This game isn't great. It's only passable.

The character, setting, and designs feel shallow. Instead of a consistent castle, it feels thrown together.

There's a giant puppy head that tries to kill you.
Inside this castle, there's a Japanese pagoda themed section that feels completely out of place. You don't travel to a pagoda, it's just slapped into the castle.

You are forced to fight allies who say "I'm testing your power, not trying to kill you. I won't kill you." then they proceed to kill you. On top of that, it's a character you've already fought before (recycled boss with some new moves).

I got to the end of the game and decided that I'd really had enough, uninstalled the game, and I haven't been tempted to come back to it. I'll just play Symphony of the Night or Hollow Knight instead.

It's sad really. It's a true Igavania that doesn't really shine in any department, and feels poor compared to other games inspired by Symphony of the Night. I also purchased the Switch version at release for portable play, and it's almost unplayable at times.

As a fan of Metroidvania, they should have been preaching to the choir with this one. Instead I'm just left disappointed.

I don't know how to enjoy this game. I just can't get into it.
It's grindy, and hard, and I never feel rewarded for the time I put into it.

It's just sort of depressing and a time sink.

It's super well made and supported, and people really seem to like it.
I guess it's just me then.

It's Skyrim. It's also more stable than it's ever been.

Skyrim is good because you can mod it to taste.

Everyone should play Skyrim at least once.

UDATE: Heaven forbid you enter combat without remembering to wipe your ass!

Still too much work.

Man this game is a lot of work to play without dying.

I'm not sure if I like it or not, but it's got a lot of potential.