Mystic Depths: The Corrupted King

I am a sucker for RPGM games (or CRPG?) but man... This was a definite NO from me, despite having enjoyed the demo last week. It was a disappointing experience overall. The gameplay felt entirely stagnant and boring, getting interrupted with monsters every 5-10 steps which literally made the game unplayable, other than that, game is offering nothing new compared to the demo version. Because the final release failed to implement any meaningful improvements or additional content, I decided to refund the game immediately.

i don't think this game is for me.. they want you to wander around and talk to every npc to get information and then the information when you finally get it is vague.. tons and tons of random encounters and all the enemies are that weird 3d animation style... this one is not for me.

Compared the Muskrat's height to the Player's... Why is it 20ft long?

So, I’m almost 6 hours into the game now, and honestly, where do I even start... The story at the beginning is already an annoying back and forth across the entire map, constantly sending you from one place to another. And right at the beginning, some random chest can poison you before you even have access to any antidotes. Great. Then there’s the progression. Monsters don’t drop any gold, so the MC learns how to mine ore instead. That means you basically have to grind through mines and fight ore deposits that can only be damaged with a pickaxe just to make enough money for better equipment. But be careful: go down just one floor in a mine and suddenly the mobs are strong enough to straight up oneshot you, meaning you get to start the whole trip all over again. The MC even has skills specifically for the pickaxe, but attacking with it doesn’t give you any TP. You only gain TP by attacking with a sword except, of course, you can’t use the pickaxe skills with the sword. Makes sense. And if the MC dies to the adds around the ore, you can end up stuck in the fight even after killing all the adds. The MC with his pickaxe is sometimes the only character who can actually damage the …

Edit: The game has since been patched, so some of this review/feedback is no longer valid. I completed the game and i can't recommend it, even for free, here is why: https://steamcommunity.com/app/4429730/discussions/0/581677784229950551/

I really wanted to like it but its more like reading a book then playing a game