Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

Игру крайне советую к прохождению. [h3]Из минусов:[/h3] 1. Беготня по карте, под конец начали надоедать квесты типа - беги в один конец карты, убей пару мобов и беги обратно к костру, что бы телепортироваться к квестодателю. 2. когда делаем ритуал, то персонаж достаёт кинжал и рисует символ, когда убирает его в ножны, то кинжал пропадает, до следующего применения. 3. Бывает, что попадаются выпирающие текстуры в земле в которых ты застреваешь. 4. Нету Нг+ и возможности просто посмотреть другой вариант концовки, ради этого ещё 60 часов тратить на игру не каждый будет, я просто скачал сохранения другие. [h3]Из плюсов:[/h3] 1. Сюжет, есть неожиданные повороты, есть банальные моменты, есть ЛГБТ моменты( но они не портят игру). 2. Побочные квесты хорошо проработаны( бегать от конца карты к другому и бить болванчиков придется в подквестах побочных, они не обязательны к выполнению). 3. Поселения проработаны, ты приходишь в деревню, болтаешь с жителями и после основного квеста этой территории, через время ты приходишь, а половину народа нет, тут и начинаются квесты побочные. 4. Есть особо неожиданные квесты например [spoiler] Где в поселенца вселились 2 призрака [/spoiler] или [spoiler] где к женщине пришёл её призрак из будущего [/spoiler] 5. Боссы сюжетные, все уникальные, кроме второго, есть также два вида необязательных боссов. 6. Удобно, что на карте отмечаются пути, которые закрыты на определенном этапе, но для этого к ним нужно близко подойти.( те же корни и валуны)

Una historia trágica de amor, donde los personajes van poco a poco rebelando su historia. La verdad, que la trama como tal, es bonita, entretenida y bastante adulta. El problema es que es algo repetitivo en el gameplay. Los bosses y enemigos son siempre iguales, el looteo es prácticamente nulo o innecesario. La exploración está muy mal planificada, encuentras un escondrijo y la recompensa es x2 de lana? Un juego con mucho potencial pero que se quedó algo corto. Aún así, tengo que recomendarlo por la historia, incluso las secundarias dan que pensar algunas de ellas. Disfrutarlo sin complejos, aunque no cometáis el error de esperar un God of War (nueva generación). Este, tristemente no está tan pulido.

This game is very beautiful. Top notch graphics. The story is very well written, the script and voice talent is superbly well done. The drawback for me is the pacing and placing of too many puzzles that feels like it's just there to make the game longer.

Oh man, the writing of this game is just impeccable. I'm convinced a lot more people would've liked the game, they just didn't hear about it yet, and I am unsure why that is so. It's such an underrated gem. I already posted on r/Banishers so I will post here too now that I have played out my ending. At the time of the review I have gone over the point of no return at about 70% of the cleared map and 70 hours playtime. I would've cleared more but I got impatient and I was missing dialogues since the main quest stalls at that point. I don’t know how I’ve missed this game on release but from the moment I’ve seen a trailer about two months back I KNEW this game is right up my alley. I play a lot of RPGs and always enjoy a good ghost story. Gosh, I loved every single bit of writing in this, every haunting case felt unique and Red and Antea have such a tight hold on my heart right now. Beautiful couple writing that is rare to see, not your perfect paladin and warriors but so imperfectly human. Red is such an interesting and multilayered character and that deep love him and Antea have for each other is just *chefs kiss* 🤌 Voice actors outdid themselves because emotion was felt and 60 hrs (now 70) just flew by for me. I really really hope we get a sequel (or a prequel!), I’ll be keeping my fingers crossed because I think writers can do so much more on the base they built with this game. I’d watch a Netflix show, I’d watch a movie about this too. Artwork was also so beautiful, I stopped many a time just to enjoy the environment while exploring around. Of course the game isn’t without flaw. But those flaws were not as important to me with storytelling like this. Would I have liked that I didn’t get lost too many times ending up in dead ends that were sometimes frustrating? Sure, but I accept that I’m also directionally challenged more than most people (advice: hotkeying a map so you can pull it up in need helps). There could’ve been a few more different enemies as well maybe. But this isn’t AAA game we’re talking about even though it’s easy to mistake it for one. Banishers had soul and heart all over it, and I want to give my humble thanks to the whole team that worked on this gem. Hope we can see more from you all and thank you for this experience. 9.5/10, I shall take my leave now.

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden foi uma daquelas experiências que ficam na cabeça depois que os créditos terminam. Entrei esperando um RPG de ação com uma temática sobrenatural e encontrei uma história sobre amor, culpa, luto e as consequências das escolhas. O combate é divertido, a exploração recompensa a curiosidade e investigar as assombrações acaba sendo muito mais interessante do que parece no início, porque cada espírito carrega uma história própria. O ponto mais forte do jogo, para mim, é a relação entre Red e Antea. A química entre os dois é tão natural que faz com que cada decisão tenha peso. Não existem escolhas fáceis, porque qualquer caminho exige um sacrifício. O jogo consegue fazer você questionar o que é certo e até onde iria por alguém que ama. O final foi o que mais me marcou. Confesso que terminei completamente impactada e, ao mesmo tempo, confusa. Durante vários minutos fiquei tentando entender se realmente tinha acabado daquele jeito. A sensação foi estranha, porque parecia que ainda existia algo por resolver. Em vez de entregar uma conclusão totalmente fechada, o jogo deixa espaço para interpretação e para as consequências das escolhas feitas ao longo da campanha. No meu caso, isso me fez voltar mentalmente para toda a jornada tentando encaixar as peças. Curiosamente, essa confusão não diminuiu minha experiência. Pelo contrário: foi justamente o que fez o final permanecer comigo. Nem sempre uma obra precisa responder tudo para ser memorável. Às vezes, o impacto está justamente em deixar o jogador refletindo sobre o que aconteceu e sobre o significado daquele desfecho. Banishers não é um jogo perfeito. Em alguns momentos o ritmo desacelera e a estrutura das missões pode ficar repetitiva. Ainda assim, a narrativa, a ambientação sombria e a excelente atuação dos protagonistas compensam essas pequenas falhas. É um jogo que coloca a história acima da ação e faz isso com muita competência. No fim, terminei Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden com mais perguntas do que respostas, mas também com a sensação de ter vivido uma história diferente da maioria dos jogos atuais. Foi uma experiência que me surpreendeu, me emocionou e me deixou pensando nela muito depois de desligar o computador. E, sinceramente, acho que esse é um dos maiores elogios que um jogo pode receber.

Phenomenal narrative game that overstays its welcome with its open world, then reels you back in at the end. The story, the lead characters, the themes, the difficult choices, the beginning and the end are all world class. However, there is too much filler in-between the good parts. It took me around 40 hours to complete with all Haunting Cases completed and 59% map completion and I wish it had taken me 20. Combat to be satisfying and engaging with my only wish for more enemy variety and for combat to be restricted to only meaningful moments. The world is beautiful and well-designed but with too few fast travel points, slow animations and quests that encourage backtracking, it does itself a disservice. I had no performance issues while playing. Overall it would be a 9/10 game on the narrative, brought down to 7/10 by the open world aspect. Please give it a try! Despite my critique, I have no regrets and want to see developers who want to try something slightly different succeed.

In short: "As good as Expedition 33". It's a massive lift for a studio like Don't Nod, yet once again they pulled it off. As other "double-A" games, Banishers is not perfect. The combat is repetitive, the backtracking is ever present, some animations are janky... Yet there is so much heart, so much soul in this game. I loved the stories of different characters you meet, the portrayal of early America that no US-based studio would dare to put forward. Lots of LGBTQ+ undertones, too - lovely. The think that really hit the mark though were the animations of Red and Antea - their interactions, the way they stand up from the fireplace (a number of random options), the way they move - as in a dance - together. Also, Antea's pull/flying animation was awesome. I could never get tired of looking at them. I also very much enjoyed the maps. So many nooks and crannies, so many spots to hunt for treasure - with something surprising hidden almost everywhere. My only regret is that I got the "bad ending". [spoiler]I promised to resurrect Antea, but tailed to blame/kill enough living haunting characters - resulting in a time loop end.[/spoiler] Fair is fair though. As much as this is one of my favorite games (ever), it is not one I would want to replay. I will watch other endings on YouTube. 56 hours is enough :)

Вроде игра сама по себе ничего, но напихали повесточки во все щели. Это убивает погружение в игровую вселенную