Stoneshard

I think this game has an unbelievable amount of potential but in my opinion it is way too tedious in it's current state. I'm okay with limiting when you can save to prevent save scumming. I'm okay with dungeons that WILL kill you only two tiles away from the first village because it means you need to be really careful. I'm okay with slow turn based movement so you can plan your moves and aren't limited by reaction time or controls. All 3 combined? It's just painful. I get it's some peoples jam and that's totally fine, but it's not mine. I feel like I'm being punished for exploring and wasting hours of my life just trying to peek into a mine or a campsite. It's really giving "get gud" but in an annoyingly toxic way. I loved DS3 and Elden Ring but at least those games feel good when you play and you don't have to walk for 15 minutes between major areas with NOTHING to do. But now I'm thinking about it that is a huge problem in DS3 and it's arguably one of the biggest complaints of the game. Super beautiful game with really cool mechanics and combat, I just wish it wasn't so toxic feeling.

Ridiculously difficult.

The game can be so many good things but it's also very unenjoyable without an autosave mod

I really love the lore, world-building, the skill/abilty tree upgrade, the monster, the way some bandit and animal turn tail when the odds is against them. It all feels so realistic. Im a fan of isekai fantasy anime, and i dun know why but this game scratch that itch of wanting to play in a fantasy world. I had played and died a lot, studying and learning the mechanic on how to survive, how to tackle a certain enemies or situation and while learning about stoneshard's peoples and history. Theres a lot of side or perspective, like how person A says Person B is evil and you should kill them; and you can kill them OR!!! Ask around (Cause the game doesnt tell you that), get to know the villager and later finds out, that actually person A is a manipulator and you were nearly deceived to kill an innocent person. This unspoken/hidden objective is one of the things that makes me love this game. The more you try to understand, the more you will find. And dont get me started on the monster, Ancient Trolls???? Manticore??? ugh how much did i lose and die, BUT they are so COOL!! i wish more unique monster can be found or maybe there is but i havent encounter them yet, and i dun want to look in…

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I absolutely love this game. I knew I was in the right place when I had to help a drunk guy take care of the "hog" in his basement. To my shock it was not a hog.