Wanderer: The Fragments of Fate

My hands are tied on this one. I loved the ambitious concept, production values, performance and unique adventure gameplay of Wanderer: The Fragments of Fate. But when it's also the glitchiest game I've ever played, this thumbs down is well deserved. I wrote many notes about this game, but I have no desire to convert them into a detailed review. Now that we all can see that the developer has abandoned this bugfest of a game in an unacceptable state, I'm going to keep this simple. Here is a list of major glitches I encountered, up to and including game-breaking scenarios of soft lock and hard lock. [h3]Definitions[/h3] [b]SOFT LOCK:[/b] Glitches that prevent immediate progression, such as getting stuck. Reloading the last autosave can usually fix it. [b]HARD LOCK:[/b] Long-term progression-blocking glitches with effects so severe that the state of the playthrough is PERMANENTLY invalidated. Completing the game is impossible. Only way to restore the playthrough is to load a previous save from before the blocking glitch and try again. [h3]Partial list of major glitches I experienced[/h3] [list] [*]SEVERE GLITCH: Grabbing anything caused my character to be launched in random …

Played the original when it came out. It was fantastic. Had some jank around the controls and the combat but all in all, breathtaking for that time, in terms of graphincs, story, length... This one is supposedly a further improvement but I may never know because I practically can't play it. Crashes, slide show of a frame rate, sound audible only in the Horizon Link menu when the game is in the background and not in the game itself... cannot recommend.

A pretty damn good remake with some annoyances. If you've played the first one, this one is that plus more. PROs -Visual updates, Expanded areas, new gear/weapons, enemies, better mechanics, and more. -One of the flaws of the first is if you lose an item or bugs out you have to restart from a checkpoint, this fixes that by introducing a tool to respawn items which helps in many ways. -The story is pretty much the same but the time eras are expanded and provided more story, exploration, items, weapons, etc. -Puzzles are good, combining knowledge between worlds and figuring out what to use where. Cons - The AI is meh, they take one shot to die (not sure if intentional), don't move much, and just behave basic. - The grabbing of parkour can be annoying sometimes, you have to specifically grab ledge to ledge, so you cant go to far, its like a sequence you have to go through instead of skipping grabs, annoying as if you go quickly, can just miss and Die. I would get this game with the bundle of Lies of Rain, as that game is good as well for a discount. 8/10, Don't get the first if you haven't played any, just get this one.

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[h2]TLDR[/h2] This game was clearly made with dedication, love, and care. I want to like it. It's a recipe for a great game, at least for me. Guns, climbing, and time travelling! The guns feel odd and often slip and are hard to use with full precision, the climbing is clunky, and time travelling is great. I dont recommend the old wanderer, this IS better, but don't expect a perfect game like boneworks or half life alyx, Wanderer: TFOF has it's problems. I had seen the remake announcement years ago, it got delayed, delayed again, then delayed, then it released! For quest users only. I wasn't about to experience this game that I knew would have amazing looking graphics for the current VR industry, so i waited, waited, waited, and it came out. What did I get? A clunky and buggy game that is trying to be 3 things at once. [h2]The Good[/h2] It's an interesting action-adventure story that runs LAPS around other VR games currently and it's predecessor. The addition of guns and climbing were great (on paper, i'll get to that) when you solve a puzzle, it really feels like you did something, it feels great. [h2]The Bad[/h2] I REALLY wanted to like this game. It's such an interesting con…

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