The Land of Crows
Gemlore · 2019 · Adventure, Indie, Casual, Gothic, Lovecraftian
PC
4 user reviews100% · 4 📉 Recent reviews down 88%
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About The Land of Crows
"The Land of Crows" is an side-scroller gothic story adventure game (not a point & click), inspired by the literary works of the Masters of pre-romantic, romantic and gothic literature (E.A. Poe, J.W. Goethe, A. Mickiewicz, J. Slowacki) and lovecraftian mythos. Jan Bonawentura Jablonowski, a young Polish nobleman, is summoned to Kuyavia at his friend's request. Urged by a dramatic letter, he arrives to a gloomy, rainy flatland filled with ravens and crows. He's about to find out the dreadful truth lurking in the watery grasslands of the 19th century Partitioned Poland.
This game is not a "talkie" - it doesn't have a voice-over (a classical 90s adventure game indie tribute).
- A classic-style adventure game, inspired by the 90s thriller adventures look, feel & controls (most notably "The Shadow of The Comet")
- 3 to 4 hours of entertainment, 7000+ lines of text.
- Gloomy characters with their dark secrets.
- The gothic romance sending chills down the spine.
- Climatic music (by Simon Wilkinson and other composers).
- Historical and ethnographic objects and buildings (palaces, mansions, churches) of Kuyavian/Greater Poland style.
- References to 19th century masters of gothic and romantic literature.
- The look and feel of the Regency/Romanticism cultural era, with a Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth distinct cultural background.
- Regional, early medieval Slavic legends of Kuyavia, intertwined with a romantic vibe.
- Haunted forests of old with ancient hidden graves.
- A lot of walking.
- An eons-old evil lurking in the marshlands...
This game is not a "talkie" - it doesn't have a voice-over (a classical 90s adventure game indie tribute).
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Fantastic little story-game rich with dialogue and lore. Short and sweet. I might personally knock a point off from an outstanding score for having slow movement speed. But you can unlock a sort of fast travel early enough in. Pro tip if you're on keyboard: check controls. I basically navigated the game with WASD, Q, E, I, and the two bracket keys (these are your best friend for target selection for item/dialogue). Anyway, I admit to quickly skipping through a bit of the historical-type dialogue, but it's a very charming game with a pleasant soundtrack, little twists, and an ending cutscene that makes it worth the journey.
It's been a while since I first played the game (about 5 years) but I still think about it regularly. I love the aesthetic, the story, the whole thing is amazing. I hope that whatever you're doing now you're doing good, thank you for making a delicious treat of a game for us.
Игра "The Land of Crows" - это атмосферное приключение с захватывающим сюжетом, погружающее в мрачный и таинственный мир, полный мистики и фольклора. Визуальный стиль, выполненный в темных тонах, отлично передает ощущение тревоги и неизвестности, а дизайн локаций действительно впечатляет. Сюжет, хоть и линеен, держит в напряжении до самого конца, заставляя сопереживать героям и разгадывать загадки прошлого. Геймплейно игра представляет собой классический квест с элементами поиска предметов и решения головоломок. Некоторые головоломки могут показаться сложными, но они вполне логичны и связаны с сюжетом. Отдельно хочется отметить атмосферный саундтрек, который отлично дополняет визуальный ряд и создает нужное настроение. Из минусов можно отметить некоторую статичность персонажей и отсутствие разветвленной системы диалогов. Тем не менее, эти недостатки не критичны и не портят общего впечатления от игры. Если вы любите атмосферные приключения с мистическим налетом, то "The Land of Crows" определенно стоит вашего внимания. Это отличный способ провести несколько часов, погрузившись в мир мрачных легенд и тайн.
I was blown away by the amount of work put into this seemingly tiny game! I really enjoyed exploring and learning about the little historic Polish world that was recreated. As someone else here has said, it is almost like an ebook with the amount of text there is to read; I found it interesting, others may not.
GG.GreatGame.Yo!Ya!F'thang!
I'm a bird, uh-Ah! uh-AH!
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