Ring of Fire: Prologue

I was disappointed by this prologue. It's difficult to say anything concrete about the story so far, however, I found the murder mystery pretty easy to figure out, the writing of the partner character was downright annoying, and the main character's remarks about "looking back on it" were eye-rolling. While the graphics are simple and stylish, I found the movement of the models in the tutorial to be jarring. That might be due to my laptop's performance, but then I'd appreciate an opportunity to tweak the settings. The movement of the camera in the gameplay is weird, I would've preferred if it was stationary. As some other reviews mentioned, the ambiance is sort of oppressive as well. The biggest problem I had was with the dialog boxes. Why would they be presented as a chat, I have no idea, I think it's a real miss; especially since we've seen normal dialogue boxes in the tutorial. Besides, the new dialogue would normally require a mouse click to appear, and then suddenly three or four "messages" would pop up by themselves in quick succession. The text representing mc's thoughts and notes on the environment is fine, but the font could be bigger. Also, when using the database, the p…

[h3]Quick impression: When I imagine myself as a detective…[/h3] I had a great time with this prologue and can’t wait to see the full version and solve this case. The art direction is interesting, with a nice color palette. The tone, the atmosphere, the overall flavor of the game is promising in the noir-detective style, with good stylization and psychological characterization of the characters that grab attention and make you want to stick around. The game mechanics are intriguing, and the “dialogue box” aspect, where you have to write/read, is interesting. I’m curious to see how it will be developed in the future. The only downside is that we’re forced to take notes “on the side” since there’s currently no way to record information in an in-game notebook. But since this is a demo/prototype/prologue, maybe this will be added in future developments as an extra feature that would be really useful throughout the game? It’s promising, and it seems like there are already some good ingredients in place to keep you hooked. I’m excited to see future developments/improvements!

Игра "Ring of Fire: Prologue" оставила смешанные впечатления. С одной стороны, визуальный стиль приятно радует глаз: детализированные пейзажи и атмосферное освещение создают погружающий мир. Сюжет, хоть и представлен в формате пролога, интригует загадочным проклятием и мотивирует узнать больше о главном герое и его предыстории. Однако, геймплей показался несколько однообразным. Боевая система, хоть и динамичная, быстро приедается из-за ограниченного набора приемов. Загадки, встречающиеся в прохождении, не отличаются сложностью и скорее служат для замедления темпа, чем для проверки интеллекта игрока. Отсутствие полноценной системы прокачки и кастомизации персонажа также оставляет ощущение незавершенности. В целом, "Ring of Fire: Prologue" - это неплохой тизер к потенциально интересной игре. Если разработчики учтут недостатки, выявленные в прологе, и расширят геймплейные возможности, полная версия может оказаться достойным представителем жанра Action RPG. Пока же, это скорее демонстрация возможностей, чем полноценный игровой опыт.

This prologue is too short to say for certain how the game would bee, but what's here is very interesting. It advises you to take notes, but there's no need; it cuts out before any notes would be necessary. I'd be looking forward to the full game, but it looks like the devs may have dissolved over the past few years. Twitter/X account dead since 2021.

I really enjoyed the concept, art and writing. I hope this game gets made

Not just to survive, but to live, from ashes to rise it