Azurael's Circle: Chapter 1

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"Azurael's Circle: Chapter 1" is not a game. It's an advertisement for a product called "Azurael's Circle". Azurael's Circle is a basic, really crappy RPG Maker asset flip (I think there are some custom assets in there too, because they look really bad). The developer couldn't work out how to use RPG Maker to make a JRPG (the only thing it can do, and it's really bad at it). Instead, it's a garbage tier top down adventure game with a lame supernatural theme. But this isn't completely relevant because this is not Azurael's Circle, it's just an advertisment for it, so it's not correct to try to review that completely distinct product. We must instead review this for what it is... an advertisement. If you enjoy advertisements, you can consume them for free on the web or on Youtube without needing to add them to your game library, download them, and then launch the advertising. It's impossible in a general sense to recommend people should do that over playing real, full games on Steam, and that applies here with "Azurael's Circle: Chapter 1" too. The objective of this advertisement is to get you to spend $8 USD unlocking the full parts of the game. I don't recommend you do. …

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Игра 'Azurael's Circle: Chapter 1' оставила смешанное впечатление. Визуальный стиль, сочетающий пиксель-арт с мрачной атмосферой, безусловно, привлекает внимание и создает нужное настроение. Сюжет, хоть и не блещет оригинальностью, оставляет зацепку на продолжение и вызывает интерес к главному герою и его миссии. Однако геймплей ощущается несколько устаревшим. Боевая система проста и однообразна, требующая минимального участия игрока. Головоломки встречаются редко и не представляют особой сложности. Отсутствие озвучки воспринимается как упущенная возможность добавить глубины персонажам и происходящему. В целом, 'Azurael's Circle: Chapter 1' – это неплохой старт для потенциально интересной серии. Игра заслуживает внимания за свой визуальный стиль и атмосферу, но нуждается в доработке геймплейных механик и углублении сюжетной составляющей. Рекомендуется к ознакомлению любителям пиксельных RPG с уклоном в мрачное фэнтези, но стоит учитывать ее недостатки.

This game was really short, but it was good. Very foreboding and mysterious. I had a hard time figuring out that you can't just use inventory items like you would expect from most point-and-click adventures. You can literally only view your inventory, but can't actually do anything with it. You'll just use whatever you need when it's time to complete the puzzle. That, along with the fact that I often had to click below an object in order to interact with it were my only beefs. In the end, if you like occultish mystery adventures, try this.

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