Cahertis

This is a preliminary review from 32 hours of game play so far. I will update it as I play. Overall: The game feels a bit like Baldur's Gate and a JRPG had a baby. This is a good thing in my opinion. The game is pretty tough, I am playing on extreme mode, and it definitely keeps you on your toes. Pros: 1. The mapping is quite good, a lot of it feels organic and interesting. 2. Feels quite open from the start of the game. You can find tough optional bosses and such pretty early on even if you can't handle them yet. 3. Mechanics make the world feel more interesting - lockpicking, digging, reputation, outfits, etc. give the game a fun and more consequential feel. 4. The world feels tough early on, [b]Tip:[/b] buy armor before attempting the first forest and running into wolves. 5. A boat load of side quests. 6. Lots of different classes to choose from. 7. You find bits of interesting gear from quests, monster drops, stealing, and at the bottom of merchant lists early on. Cons: 1. My inventory filled up fast, especially with all the herbs I harvested. This issue only really exists in the beginning of the game when you don't have the extra inventory space from other companions. …

Despite a few initial buggy issues, the developer has been quick to respond and address any problems. I'm still very early into the game, but I'm enjoying the gameplay/skill building, which thus far doesn't feel like typical RPGMaker fare. Looks good so far; will update when I'm further along. --Adam *** Update: Just finished the game. For the price it was definitely a good value. I played it on regular difficulty (not a big fan of hit point bloat for the sake of it). I didn't overly grind everything--ended up finishing the game with characters just a bit into the 100 level range. I liked that you could pick up new companions who offered either new weapons or skills. Overall for an indy title the game was good and the engine changes felt different enough (the graphics in particularly) for those of us oversaturated by RPGMaker fare.

You start as a premade character called Frey who has no class and can later specialise and re-specialize if desired. You explore the towns and wilderness with enemies spawning on you from time to time. Each map has an enemy level so no scaling based on your level. Quests are your standard go there do or bring this with not much choice in most cases but in some you decide whether to spare your enemy etc. so I would not say it is completely on rails. You can feel the game is translated into english so some the text is not always smooth. Also there is no mouse control, you control all with just the keyboard and you play in a window you can maximise but no fullscreen. Still the game is entertaining and has a rather complex combat in terms of how many classes and abilities you can have.