Iggy_Dreamatrix
Dreamatrix Game Studios
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Also, just for the record, users are reporting some issues with the latest patch. We're working on the hotfix right now.
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Game doesn't launch. After the intro cutscene, it minimizes into the taskbar and stays there, no matter what I try.
So here's what happened. I contacted Iggy_Dreamatrix and received my Steam key for the game after giving him my Steam nickname as requested. Played for some time on Saturday evening and then on Sunday morning my steam account was hijacked. Now I'm not saying one has anything to do with the other (probably not) but the timing is suspicious. I don't want to stir anything, just wanted to share what happened and ask if anyone else had this problem?
Will post my impressions/suggestions when/if I have access to my Steam account again.
You use the same name for your nickname and account name?So here's what happened. I contacted Iggy_Dreamatrix and received my Steam key for the game after giving him my Steam nickname as requested. Played for some time on Saturday evening and then on Sunday morning my steam account was hijacked. Now I'm not saying one has anything to do with the other (probably not) but the timing is suspicious. I don't want to stir anything, just wanted to share what happened and ask if anyone else had this problem?
Will post my impressions/suggestions when/if I have access to my Steam account again.
First, I want to say I played about 20 hours of this game. I don't know why STEAM didn't record all the time spent on it, perhaps because I have a habit of playing most games in offline mode. Oh well, who knows. A full review would surely be too long, and I know that most people don't have patience. So, I will leave a list of positive and negative points here with a general view at the end.
In addition, english is not my native language. Please forgive any errors in my writing.
The good:
- The story and factions in the game looks very interesting - the descriptions of the factions and races are often very complete and unique, giving a nice flavor.
- Really good music.
- It has a system for creating spells. Although there are only three 'kinds' of spell in the game, this is a system that encourages exploration.
- The lockpicking system is really original.
- I didn't find any bugs in the game. (Unlike what most people have said here, maybe the developers have already fixed most of the problems. That, or I'm really lucky.)
- Extensive system of skills, such as: armorsmithing, cooking, herbalism, mining...
The "whatever":
- The voice acting is a little inconsistent at times.
- The graphics are a bit dated.
- I think that the quests are somewhat generic, most seem to be there just as a way to give XP.
- The setting is interesting but it isn't really explored that much in the game.
The bad:
- Virtually no in-game tutorial, except for the very basics: click to walk, move the camera, etc. To understand the rest of the game's mechanics (like lockpicking), you will need to read the manual or search for it on the net.
- The camera has a bad habit of getting behind objects which should be transparent.
- Several uncomfortable little annoyances. (Items don't make stacks automatically, several "tabs" on inventory for no apparent reason, mouseover doesn't offer any information, and many other things you will notice when playing.)
- No pathfinding. When you click somewhere, the character tries to go straight to it. Any little obstacle and you will be stuck.
- Although the game has a lot of different skills, they're mostly simplistic/linear. They're divided into two types: (a) they offer a bonus of "+X" at each level for a certain skill, or (b) they allow the crafting/gathering of certain new items every level.
Overall:
Since the STEAM's system of recommendations is binary, I don't know if I should say that I recommend this game or not. I guess what I wanted to say is "maybe", or "depends". I'll leave it as a "yes" because I don't think the game deserves a score as negative as what we see here right now.
Despite the problems, I think that it has a certain charm, but the experience turns out to be somewhat bland. I can see that there was a lot of effort put in the production of the game, it appears that the team really strove in the creation of the content, the concept of different skills and mechanics, offering a unique lockpicking and spells system. But as it is, it doesn't really stand out. It's not a terrible game as many describe, it's just average. And this is a serious problem right now, when so many good old-school RPGs are being launched, one after another.
I would say that if you really like semi-isometric action-RPGs and has no other game in mind right now, go ahead, try it. It may surprise you. Otherwise, buy some other RPG in your wishlist.