Asterigos: Curse of the Stars

This game is okay. I don't know what the developers were thinking when they decided to go in on the soulslike aspect of it, because it honestly just takes away from the enjoyment of the game. It's not a difficult game, it's just tedious. The story isn't all that interesting and is presented in a way that is either "lore dump" or needlessly cryptic. It's trying to do too many things. There's a fun game in here. Weapon switching and magical powers feel good, the character movement is solid and chunky, and I like the way Hilda interacts with the world. It's all just overshadowed by this awful soulslike wannabe coating that strips all the fun away from what could've been a cool experience. I'm only marking "recommend" because I can't say that I'm going to stop playing it. I'd honestly recommend picking it up if you want to experience what a talented team of developers can do on the indie front. I want them to make more games, but just try focusing on one core mechanic next time.

questa è una delle poche volte che mi trovo in difficoltà nel fare una recensione,non sapendo se recensirlo positivamente o meno. tralasciando i buoni propositi che avevo per questo gioco,metto le cose in chiaro:per essere bello è bello,non discuto (almeno ha un livello di difficoltà,nonostante la dicitura "stile souls"),ma più andavo avanti,più notavo dei lati oscuri che me lo rendevano un po frustrante,costringendomi a dirmi "ma chi me lo fa fare": -alcune volte,durante una chiacchierata tra i personaggi,si sentiva parlare,alcune volte no (non so se fosse normale o una specie di bug) -mancanza di una VERA mappa che ti dicesse dove andare,la maggior parte delle volte,sembrava molto dispersivo,viaggiando senza sapere dove dovevo andare -sistema di salvataggio bizzarro:il vantaggio sono i salvataggi manuali e automatici,ma sono impostati in modo strano,perchè in qualsiasi modo si salva,al caricamento,devi rifare un bel pezzo perchè NON parti dallo stesso pundo dove di è salvato -il sistema di arrampicata (spero che a voi non sia successo questo problema) è mezzo baggato:per quanto riguarda il salire,non ci sono problemi.il problema è scendere,che,avvicinandomi alla sporgenza,interagisco quando mi dice "arrampicati" e....NON lo fa, in pratica fa il movimento,ma a vuoto,non si arrampica per niente,nel peggiore dei modi,con questo bug,sono più le volte che la protagonista cade facendosi male o facendola passare a miglior vita,costringendomi a rifare un bel pezzo parlando di teorie,avrei dato molto più di 6,ma....con questi piccoli problemi,mi fermo a 5

[h1] ⚖️ MATCHING EXPECTATION:[/h1] * 🟢 = Available = Fun +1 * 🔴 = Not Available = Fun -1 * Match Nothing = 0 Fun 🟢 Free Roaming Large Open World 🟢 Player needs to memories map themselves 🟢 All Enemies Revive when Player revisit area 🟢 Ton of Wordings Exploration 🟢 Loot Materials as Reward 🔴 Direction Guide / Hint 🔴 Limited Combat in Small Group of Enemies 🔴 Loot Legendary Gear 🔴 Storytelling by Cutscene 🔴 Dialogue Choices Matter [table] [tr] [th]fMeter[/th] [th]FUN[/th] [th]fUN METER[/th] [th]DISCOUNT[/th] [th]COMMUNITY[/th] [th]REVIEWER[/th] [/tr] [tr] [th]A+[/th] [td]5[/td] [td]Loving it [/td] [td]No Wait[/td] [td] -[/td] [td] -[/td] [/tr] [tr] [th]A[/th] [td]4[/td] [td]Liked it[/td] [td]No Wait[/td] [td] -[/td] [td] -[/td] [/tr] [tr] [th]B[/th] [td]2-3[/td] [td]Half satisfied[/td] [td]Wait 50%[/td] [td] ✔[/td] [td] -[/td] [/tr] [tr] [th]C[/th] [td] 1[/td] [td]Less interested[/td] [td]Wait 75%[/td] [td] -[/td] [td] ✔[/td] [/tr] [tr] [th]D[/th] [td] 0[/td] [td]Not what you need[/td] [td]Wait 100%[/td] [td] -[/td] [td] -[/td] [/tr] [/table] 🏅 Community Rating: [b] Mostly Positive [/b] ⚖️ [b]fMeter {C+}[/b] Worth a play, if you enjoy Free Roaming Large Open World. However, if you're looking for a Guided Goal with Action Pack Cutscene, don't play it 🔎 Check the full list for your preferred gameplay 👇 [u][i]https://steamcommunity.com/groups/expectationchecklist/discussions/1/589562254618375643/[/i][/u] [h1] 🕘 IMPRESSION:[/h1] * Year 2022: Game released * 2 hours later: No map is kinda lost... * 5 hours later: Finish explore the area, no idea where go next...? * 13 hours later: The next area is a huge generic place, totally lost without a map :( [h1] 🔊 TESTER MUST KNOW:[/h1] * Create no name marker on the screen for guideline * Checkpoint save will not be save unless activate each time we reach there * Manually save doesn't save specific location * Teleport will be unlock after 3 big mission (approx. 13 hours) * Teleport using stone is better than using Conduit * Mark Stone = Mark location on the screen for player to revisit later * Salves = Health Potion (Red) * Stardust = Currency (10% Penalty when Player dies) * AP = Ability Points (used for weapon techniques) * SP = Stamina Points (used for normal combat actions) * PCS = Precision = Attack Power * CON = Constitution = Max Health * ACN = Arcane Skills & Ability Points = Magical Attacks * Find Perk Stones to earn Perks power * DLC = Fight bosses, lore and trinkets and weapon mods * DLC ≠ New world or story expansion * To open magic chests, you must strike them with an Astral-enchanted weapon * Trinket can be craft by Vulcane in the Shelter * Beware some bug will cause the game stop [h1] 💎 SAME GENRE COMPARISON:[/h1] * Six type of weapon roster unlocked at the beginning * Each Weapon has a Skill Tree for upgrades * Enemies will not trigger unless get very close * Enemies will be fully silent during combat * Manually create land mark * Dialogue Options for more details * Lots of materials require to loot * Hammer can break cracked wall * Generic Terrain for long hours traveling * Many side quests * Two main endings * Unlockable Beautiful Outfits: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3789857394 [h1] ⚠️ RUMOR CHECKING:[/h1] * It's similar to Elden Ring gameplay ➜ Agree, because all area is manually marker with noname * It is a hidden gem ➜ Disagree, unless you love to back tracking and reading ton of notes * The combat is great ➜ Happen if you enjoy slow attack and less physic on damaging * A deeply compelling narrative ➜ Agree, if player love to read ton of note everywhere * You don't need a map to navigate this at all ➜ Disagree, especially you are a busy gamer * One of the most underappreciated games ➜ Happen only if player enjoy such genre, and not expecting an epic ending more than 5 min [quote] [b]Remember to 👍 for me if you liked this review:[/b] 🔔 More similar reviews ➜ [u][url=http://store.steampowered.com/curator/31940448-Expectation-Checklist/]Browse Here[/url][/u] and follow this Curator, or 🤝 Visit Our Gaming Discussion ➜ [u] [url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/expectationchecklist]We're Here[/url][/u] 📢 Disclaimer regarding Short Hours & English Errors ➜ [u][url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/expectationchecklist/discussions/0/4594180031254224809/]Read Here[/url][/u] [/quote]

Only 61% of players have the achievement for defeating the tutorial crocodile boss. That alone says a lot about this game's inability to hook people. I've tried starting this game three separate times, and every attempt ends the same way. I reach the first major shanty-town area and immediately lose all interest. It's baffling that the developers marketed a vibrant world inspired by the best of classical Greek and Roman architecture, only to force you through their own ♥♥♥♥♥♥ version of Blighttown first and without access to a ranged weapon. This miserable opening mission is mandatory, and consists of an ugly desert shanty town accessed through a sewer, packed with ranged enemies that gank you with impunity while you fight ground-based ganks; and all before you've been given a ranged weapon or throwables to fight back and even the odds. You can sprint past everything like in most Souls-likes, but that should be on replay runs or after you've learned the area, not on your first time through. I just can't seem to force myself through those opening hours when there's dozens of better games to play. This time, I won't uninstall, and I'll give it another shot later, because I think there's potential. I ever escape that awful first area, I'll come back and update this review. For now, I cannot recommend this game.

TL:DR Overall, this game feels like a labor of love that was mislabeled "Souls," which resulted in it getting lost in a sea of similar titles that fall short of that claim. This game is good for what it is, which feels more like an indie God of War or a Wayfinder. Still, I would recommend the game, though I think it would have been better priced at $20/25 - Longer: I feel like I can safely recommend this game after 4 hours, not knowing how long it is or where it's going, because it feels very much like I'll be doing this same thing for as long as that is, and that's fine. It's not bad, It isn't Dark Souls It isn't God of War It isn't Castlevania It's God of war combat with stamina and bonfires in a kind of Metroid world It has difficulties, as well as equipables that make it harder. You choose 2 of 6 weapons that you like, and you'll be sticking to them. Otherwise you'll be grinding for materials to upgrade the new one that you pick. The weapons are varied, and feel unique from one another, but it's combo-based like God of War, and that can lead to awkward distance & targeting. The combat feels fine and well paced. Encounters are a little on the easy side, unless they are very hard. There is little inbetween. Much like Dark Souls, you can kite enemies away from each other and abuse their leashing, which adds a layer of strategy or cheesery for harder fights, but that's for you to decide. the "platforming" is trash, but that's because it always is in games like these. I haven't found a section that *required* platforming, and I hope there isn't one. Otherwise, exploration is good. Plenty of paths to wander that sometimes loop back on themselves unnecessarily to zones you have completed, but that also adds to the inconnected nature of the world, even if you will *never* use them. Skill Tree is full of cool abilities to use Attributes feel tacked on. 3 attributes, but really 2 attributes, because you are always going to want *some* Health, and then you're going to pick between Skill damage and Normal attack damage. Story is there, I haven't been reading, listening, or watching it, so I can't comment on that, but I don't really play these games for the story anymore - maybe 5/10 - average - right down the middle But that's mostly because I think my 5 is an IGN 7 lol

Asterigos: Curse of the Stars could be called a Souls Lite, a game with soulslike mechanics but also with difficulty levels, lots of health and other items, and combat that's challenging in places but never frustrating, although the difficulty ramps up quite a bit in the second half of the game. The combat is well-designed and effective. You can equip two weapons and you have a variety of regular and magic weapons right from the start. Each type of weapon has it's own special attack and as you progress you can move up the skill tree and pick up more special attacks for your chosen weapons, and you can collect crafting materials for upgrades. You can also put points nto a variety of attributes like health and attack. This all makes for a highly customizable playstyle. The world building is good, with interesting and diverse levels. The story is complex and the lore is deep, and this is arguably one of the games rough edges, dialogue scenes are frequent and often lengthy and tedious. You also have all kinds of written material to collect, as well as "Echos", ghostly visions of the past. It becomes very difficult to keep track of everybody and all the backstory, but you certainly can't say they haven't attempted to tell a genuinely deep story, even if the ultimate result is a little uneven. Asterigos is a good game if you don't go into it with unrealistic epectations and just take it for what it is. I did a fair amount of exploration and side quests and got a satisfying 50 hours out of it, with the possibility of a harder NG+ remaining. I'm happy with the time I spent on it and happy to recommend it.

[h2] 长坂不算太长但是没有啥短板的动作游戏 [/h2] 整体体验下来，是个在某些方面做得比较好，总体中规中矩的动作游戏。 游戏的关卡地图、战斗、武器招式、敌人设计、画面表现、剧情演出这些都可以说是及格线以上到70左右的水准，然后剧情、游戏内容、人物塑造这些分数又会高点。 游戏说不上多好玩，但是一点不乏味，不会有很糟糕的体验。 游戏也算两大管饱，游戏1周目全宝箱+全支线做完玩了53个小时，对于130块的游戏来说（打折几十块就搞定了），这个内容已经很不错了。 [h3] 游戏地图关卡 [/h3] 游戏所有区域都是连通的，每个区域是一个箱庭关卡，总共10个区域。 每个区域对应一个主线任务，游戏没有其他小区域，所有支线也是在这些区域里完成。除了初始教学关卡，每个关卡都挺大的，会有很多岔路，但是不算太复杂，岔路不会太长，一般都比较好辨识，有记忆点。分岔路一般都是快捷通道或者是尽头有宝物，很快就会拐到主路上了，跑一遍基本就熟了。 地图里几乎没有解密元素，基本都是纯跑图打怪，获取钥匙开门这种。探索偶尔有因为缺少能力而无法通过的地方，需要用到特定属性才能通过，不过比较少，而且主要都在前期，而且游戏前期就能把属性拿满。总体来说跑图难度比较低。 每个区域都会有一些收集要素——宝箱、文字记录、掉落技能瓶的怪物，绝大部分的东西都能在第一次探索的时候就获取到，少数和支线任务，终章事件相关的需要做到特定任务的时候才能获取到。这些收集要素经常藏在卡卡角角里，探索的时候需要多留意各个角落。 关卡没有设计得故意恶心人的地方，没有转角遇见爱，大量天降奇兵，开宝箱背后刷怪，恶心人陷阱等。最多就是开宝箱给你来个宝箱怪惊喜。 [h3] 游戏战斗部分 [/h3] [b] 1.游戏武器： [/b] 主角总共有6个武器，对应6种战斗风格，玩家可以装备两个武器战斗，可以在角色界面自由更换装备的武器。这些武器基本上都不算很难，而且风格很明显，很方便玩家选自己喜欢的装备打（我用的法杖+短枪）。武器招式都比较简单，没有太多搓招，基本都是4A级连招加一个装备招式，优点是简单直白，缺点是实在是没啥花样和深度。 剑盾——能防御抵挡攻击，攻击速度一般，输出能力尚可，简单好上手。 锤子——攻击力高，招式威力大，但是攻击速度慢。 短枪——能格挡反击，敌人大部分攻击都可以格挡，还可以连续格挡，考验玩家对敌人招式的熟悉度，熟练度高的话短枪会很好使。 双刃——攻速快，输出高，灵活性较强的装备，招式位移多，熟练了后会很强。 法杖——远距离法术攻击，输出也不低，主角唯一远程攻击手段（不算技能），远程清怪好装备，谁用谁知道。攻击方式和绑定的属性石有很大关系。 手环——设置地雷的神奇小武器，可以在开战前埋设很多地雷（不耗蓝），然后让敌人自己走上去，boom~结束战斗，Boss战也可以拉开距离一直埋地雷，稍微有点赖皮的武器。 [b] 2.技能树： [/b] 每个武器有一条自己的技能+通用技能，总共7个部分。游戏一开始只能点击通用天赋，过了序章很快就能解锁武器的技能了。 技能大都是机制类型、主动技能之类的，没有纯数值的技能。每个武器的技能树感觉有点过于简单了，设计深度不足，没有给各个武器做出更多花样，基本上就是简单地锦上添花。感觉好使的主动技能不算多，一半的技能应用场景感觉都不多，不过必杀技还是很强的，至少我玩的那几把武器大招都比较实用。 技能树很不爽的点就是，好多被动技能非得带副作用，特别是通用技能，基本全是带副作用的，而且没写明数值，根本不知道副作用大还是小。很多这种技能我都是为了点下一个技能不得不点的，好在可以把不想用的被动技能关掉，不会太恶心到。 [b] 3.敌人设计： [/b] 小怪和Boss总体上来说都不算难，Boss招式设计还可圈可点，小怪槽点比较多。 小怪战斗不难，基本游戏中期开始，我就可以一命探索新区域。小怪基本上招式都比较少，攻击前摇明显，多打两次就基本熟悉了。怪攻击欲望也不高，机动性也不高，只要注意不贪刀，闪避好，基本1对1很难死。同一个关卡，怪的类型也不多，基本上就那么5-6个左右，难打点的怪主要还是血厚，不容易清掉。杂兵战只要注意不被好多只怪围殴就好（其实围殴威胁度也不算大，线快速打掉脆皮怪就好，主角机动性好，多滚几下就拉开距离了），而且可以用法杖远程，或者手环埋设地雷，或者远程技能来先清怪，主要是最后一个区域围殴战多，远程兵有点多，容易在视角外被多段攻击突然打死。怪的Ai也比较弱智，一队敌人，我用远程打其中一个，其他敌人是没反应的，有点搞，但是很方便逐个击破。 比起杂兵战，更值得注意应该是小心坠崖，我玩这个游戏，70%死于坠崖，20%死于战斗，10%死于头铁非要尝试能不能打死壮汉（剧情杀战斗）。 Boss战设计得还算可以，Boss招式数量适中，攻击前摇好分辨，对策简单，一般没有奇怪的机制，总体难度也还可以，有些挑战性但都不难。基本上所有Boss都没有二阶段，包括最终Boss，只有双石像和圣女屠夫那里是有二阶段。由于补给品充足的原因，中期开始几乎所有Boss我都是一命过的，包括最终Boss，隐藏Boss也只有冰狮子和井底螃蟹（螃蟹输出真的高，直接把我秒了）把我弄死一次，所以即便Boss战你不太会躲技能，也能用补给品耗死（血药不愁缺）。 [h3] 游戏的剧情 [/h3] 游戏的剧情是比较超过我预期的部分，游戏的主线故事虽然比较简单，没有弯弯绕绕的，就是看主角怎么拯救世界类型的，但是游戏文本量十分丰富，用了大量笔墨来描绘世界观，通过大量文书，角色对话来给你介绍这个国家的历史，文化，重要的角色，角色之间的故事.........大大丰富了游戏的故事性。这些文本把这个游戏故事所在地区的事情交代得十分明晰，过去究竟发生了什么事，某个人具体做了什么事，国家的文化是怎么样的，各个势力的矛盾，平民、士兵、贵族、矿工、学者、奴隶、暴徒的各种故事.........都可以通过文件、角色对话中获取。你懒得看这些也不影响你玩游戏，和主线故事基本没啥关系。 游戏角色也挺多，基本上每个角色都塑造得挺不错，基本都是通过对话，其他NPC印象，文件信息等多个方面来塑造角色，很好地把角色的复杂性展现了出来，事情不是非黑即白，角色也不是非好即坏，把正反派都描绘得有血有肉，很是让我喜欢。即便很多角色压根没登场，但是可以通过其他角色口述、查看角色的生平事迹、各个势力的人对他的记录来充分了解这个角色。 主角塑造得也很棒，从一开始只想要证明自己、想当英雄的懵懂女孩，经历过一件件复杂的事情后，明白了很多事情并不是自己想象得那般简单，不是把坏人打死了社会就安定了，不是所有人都能靠自己拯救，不是所有事情的后果自己都能承担，最后终于成长为一个真正的英雄。主角这个木头性格也很讨喜，各种被逗被调侃没发觉，因为好奇打听别人感情方面的事搞得别人很害羞，面对感情方面的事情呆呆的，挺可爱一女孩。 总体下来，这个游戏的剧情方面让我印象挺深刻的，我比较喜欢。 [h3] 其他 [/h3] 游戏画面、特效、建模、UI啥的都挺一般的。主角建模倒是还算不错，长得挺好看的，也有好几套漂亮衣服。不过这个价位的游戏也不指望做得有多精致了。 游戏音乐emmm怎么说，梅丽莎的歌曲好几个都挺不错的，我单独听了好几遍，这点挺值得夸奖的。但是游戏背景音乐太少，几个区域基本没有背景音乐（反正我是基本没怎么听到过），很朴素，只有主基地有明显的背景音乐。 游戏支线很多，但是支线引导做得很差，支线是啥基本只能看主角的书本记录，但也只能知道做到哪了，没写接下来要做啥，而且找到npc也不会再说任务内容了，所以支线任务只要你忘了npc说过的话，就基本不知道要干啥了。而且有的支线任务还有时限，过了某个节点就会任务失败且无法挽回（是的，铁匠的任务我先打了boss回来他们就死了，问题是我也不知道那条路是去打boss的，正好boss我还一遍过了，额），失败了就只能二周目过，很麻烦（不过可以通过SL挽救）。还有些支线任务压根没记录在本子上，真的纯看你有没有记住Npc的话，真很容易忘记或者错过。 游戏收集要素1周目是收集不满的，因为有的支线有分支，不同的分支可以获取到不同的文件，所以要拿成就必须跑二周目。 [h3] 总结 [/h3] 总之是一款素质合格的作品，内容丰富，游戏性尚可，难度不算大，推荐指数4克星（满分5克星）

It's a playable experience, but merely adequate for the most part. I feel like leaving some feedback as to why I feel like that: - The combat feels a little floaty: your weapon attacks feel slow (even using the more agile weapons), and many enemies have movesets that can barely hurt the player properly, as their attacks lack more aggressive hitboxes and better tracking. This makes the game rather reasy even on the hardest setting. - The level design's not awful, but suffers at times from copypasted design that makes navigating levels counter-intuitive. When you play FromSoftware games, for the most part every corner of their levels is distinctive enough as to help the player make a proper mental map of them and navigate them properly. This makes for a more fun experience. - The story is presented with a LOT of constant dialogue. Some people might prefer things this way, but to me a Souls-like is at its best when they keep it to a minimum and let you discover things about the setting through envorinmental storytelling or item descriptions and the like. I can't entirely recommend this game, but you can see the care it was made with shine through a couple times, and perhaps with more experience the devs could do better.

I like hard games but here after 10 hours I don't like the gameplay, I don't like the art, I don't like the level design, I don't like the music, I don't like the writing and I don't like the main character. It's definitely not for me. It's not boring imo, it's totally alien.