Shalnor Legends: Sacred Lands

after 100% this game on Heroic mode i Actually in joyed it more then i thought i would even to know in order to 100% this game you gotta go back and forth breaking barrels for like over 5 hours it sounds Tedious i know and for some reason i only new about the fishing mini game after i got full sword arrow armor ability but honestly that's just a mistake on my half

I am having fun with this game! And I can't wait to play the next game!

I am someone who has played every Shalnor Game. I want to leave this review here because the creator hasn't had a lot of people giving good back on his games and I wanted to contribute something. To start off these games have heart. I am big fan of these style adventure games and love the legend of Zelda and playing these games I can feel the love for them here too. However it isn't very good. A lot is improved on in many ways in later games. Here there is mandatory grinding for required skills to progress, repetitive music and mobs and huge hp bars on boss which create a very mundane experience. For the most part this is removed from the latest game the Silverwing Saga and I can legitimately say every game after this shows improvement however I would like to point out some problems I have as a player and potential improvements. There are too many large mob encounters. Most fights are about managing a large group and this becomes really repetitive with time. Making interesting enemies that have dynamic solutions would be really beneficial to the experience here. The same goes for bosses having something large health bars make battles ones of attrition rather than skill and again, …

Honestly I would only recommend it in a bundle deal on sale. I feel like this game has a lot of love but all puzzle/trap rooms feel the same (due to looks and reused timings even though layout is different), combat isn't exciting (bosses feel same except ghost boss), heroic mode should be available from the start and story isn't well build as a game story. And don't get me started at the grind... Like on paper this game should be good, bosses have different attacks, puzzles and traps have different layout, exploration with a day/night cycle, good story concept etc.

If "The Legend of Zelda" was horribly tedious and boring it would be this game.

The game is easy to understand, gives a goal to push forward to and a reason why you need to do it.. yet it still allows for exploration and freedom of discovery. The puzzles are fun and challenging enough that it pushes to think and take a minute. The graphics remind of many games I grew up playing with a slight darkside feeling to them.. Overall I highly recommend it to others who would like to take on a challenge similar to ALLTP or the Original zelda while having merits of its own that makes it fun and unique.