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0.0 hrs last two weeks / 54.6 hrs on record (11.8 hrs at review time)
Posted: 12 Dec, 2023 @ 8:58am
Updated: 28 Dec, 2023 @ 9:20pm

So, just finished the game, with tons of hundreds ammo, items, etc, even with 30k+ gold in my storage LOL. I liked to use a lot the crossbow (you can get ammo back). Anyway, my first solid review in a long time:

TLDR
- Great game about hording/gathering and fighting enemies with different approach;
- You can die easily, but if you manage how combat works, it really becomes easy;
- The first boss was the hardest one. Second and third one were very easy -.-'
- Story is simple, enjoyable and quests are also easy to follow. No real highlight here;
- I loved the combat, loved the concepts and art style;

Pros:
- You can easily lose track of time when you are exploring and getting items. The game has much more items than you need if you are the exploring player type;
- The tons of different items and "artifacts" gives you different combat approach, but this is also a "Con" - explained below;
- Chapters are different enough for you to enjoy exploring, but the last one just felt a bit more "grinding" than fun;
- Different types of weapons for you to "feel" and select your play style. All of them, for me, enjoyable enough to clear the areas;
- I did have that feel about "one more run, one more search" you know, and this is great for me in a shooter game with open quests to solve on your own;
- Great fun trying to balance between your best souls/advantage items (I don't remember the name, but it is those ones that you keep activated);

Cons:
- Many items that you collect is really not needed to move on, feeling like waste of time and design here (like many potions that I never used, I did not really even care, because it made no sense to me);
- Map levels are big enough to have fun, but could have a bit more "traps", hidden spots with real treasures. You do have special items to collect, but some if just better to get with vendors;
- I did not have a real big challenge with "strong" enemies, it is the same approach to kill any other (you can also take advantage of some level design here and use exploits);
- No real replay value, it would be great if I could use my so "hard-earned" loot (I collected all great weapons, but at the end of the boss, just used one - I was so strong that, with a few shots, I killed the boss LOL). So all that feeling where you feel you were saving items, time, etc, is lost at the end. Shame on this part;
- I finished the entire Chapter 3 without dying - I was a bit disappointed.

But all in all - I highly recommend the game for the ones that enjoy a good shooter with freedom to explore and some different types of mechanics into their own lore and art style.

===== ORIGINAL REVIEW =====
One of the best "different" games I found out there. Classic FPS, but with deeper exploration and item collection. Good graphics for the style, lot's of fun while you explore and fighting. After you get used to it, it becomes easy, but depending on where you make a mistake, it will become a challenge again. Highly recommended.
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