Prayer of the Faithless

Really don't want to be that guy who'd be dunking on an indie game. Making a game from start to finish is a huge accomplishment on its own - and I mean an actual game, with its own story, thought and effort put into its gameplay and not a shameless asset flip. Nonetheless, since this game is not free, I feel like I need to leave a warning for others who'd be tempted by the promise of a well-told gripping story - it won't be found here. Not many games have burned through my good will so quickly in recent memory. In 40 minutes of playing I was presented with exposition dumps so blatant I didn't think that's something people still don't know better not to do. Then the main character, who lives in a fantasy setting with paladins and castles talking like a stereotype of skate park punk - where the hell would he know what a fanclub is? This isn't isekai, it's supposed to be a setting where the behavior and mannerisms of the characters stem from the history and culture of the world. It doesn't feel like the way people speak in this game is regarded less to make them more relatable in hopes that suspension of disbelief will do its job and let the player focus on the story it tries to tell…

[i]Truncated for character limits. Full review at [url=https://www.dragon-quill.net/prayer-of-the-faithless/]Dragon Quill.[/url] Comments are enabled there.[/i] The most obvious thing about this game is that it is incredibly, incredibly grimdark. The world is in the middle of a slow-motion apocalypse, but there is no Chosen One around to save it, so everyone is resigned to futilely pushing back the encroaching doom until humanity is finally snuffed out. Now, I say [i]grim[/i]dark instead of dark because, well, the existential horror of the setting doesn't seem to actually [i]weigh[/i] on anyone that much. The cadets training to be the last bastion of defense against humanity's inevitable destruction still make time for petty high school cliques and bullying, and despite their leader being borderline fascist the protagonist is able to get away with petty pranks and constant, flagrant disrespect for authority -- until suddenly he can't and he's going to get EXECUTED for backtalking the king, but actually don't worry his friend in high places pulls strings to bail him out because we can't actually have consequences for the protagonist, it's not like this is supposed to be a dark sto…

A dark fantasy RPG with a gripping plot and tight combat that will keep you on your toes for the whole journey. It's a game in which the gameplay is as truly gripping as the plot, in which you'll carefully plot every move, manage and ration your resources wisely, and take every step carefully to avoid the certain doom that hangs over the cast. Think of Darkest Dungeon but with a traditional JRPG structure. Highly recommended if you love challenging and well-tuned RPGs! NOTE: I played and completed a non-Steam version of the game.

i like this game a lot it has one of the more unique combat systems a rpg maker game has to offer if there was an auto battle function in this game it would never be worth it combat requires your attention and will cost you badly if you dont little when you do but like i said there still is a cost stay on your toes the combat and player/enemy design is the big check marks for me the plot is good music is there world is doomed so thats cool and the end determination is clever but not a 'lemme reload and pick ending B real quick' type of thing you almost have to restart entirely sorry

This is a great game and I'm glad stuff like this still gets made nowadays. It has some nerve-racking, unique gameplay that never feels unfair or boring. This game does the thing of having two separate parties doing their own stuff for most of the game until eventually converging and it is executed very well. The story is very thrilling, with lots of intrigue and good worldbuilding, and the cast of characters is very likable. Anyone who likes dark JRPGs, especially indie ones, should play this game.

---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐Very good ☐ Good ☑ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☐ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☑ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☑ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☐ Average ☑ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☑Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☐ Never heard of ☑ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☑ 7 ☐ 8 ☐9 ☐ 10 I haven't beaten it yet as of this…