Spirits of Light

This is the kind of game your friends are thinking about when they say they "don't like indie games". Don't come into this looking for a cohesive story or polished mechanics. There are a lot of triggers that simply don't happen if you don't do exactly as the game intends to happen (not triggering cut scenes, spawn NPCs, etc). Font choice in menus is difficult to read, and not everything is translated. Audio in a lot of sections sounds like it has been processed with a bit crusher effect/filter, including the music. The AFK animation (sits down) triggers randomly in combat, and you are usually dead before the animation allows you to stand back up. Most doors have to be "dodged" through, as you get stuck on the doorways. Some content can be skipped by clipping through walls...except for sometimes when you clip too far and fall through the world. The game is not "Dean Hall" level of buggy, but there are definitely issues that need to be fixed before this game should be considered playable. With some polish and more content it could turn out to be an "ok" game to pick up on sale...heavily discounted. But for now, in it's VERY early access form I recommend to avoid.

UPDATE: the dev contacted me in a effort to resolve my problem and I find that commendable. Because of that, I'm changing my recommendation to positive as I don't want to hinder his efforts. OLD REVIEW: Refunded. 60 meters from the game start, you have to open a low wooden gate (not the city one), to go on your way. Press "Q", says the game helpfully. Do that, once or many times. The rumble of the gate opening is heard each time, BUT, it stays closed, no matter what you try, movements or whatever. Annnnd ....game over. Slow and over simple animations (I5 10600k + RTX 2060). An ugly engine, or at least, the end result is poor. Fustrated here, as I think the photos show imagination and promise, really wanted to play this. Wish the best of luck to the dev, but please wait to have a much better game to attach to your name and a price, even for an early access one. Version 0.0.7, oh my, an alpha test isn't early access, cause you can't access the gameplay.