Drova - Forsaken Kin

Finally, a game where you can feel the devs put heart into it. This was a breath of fresh air for me. I wasn't expecting much going in, to be honest. I just saw some isometric Souls-like games and reminisced about the time "EITR" was supposed to come out. The game wasn't pricey, and the reviews were pretty much awesome except for a couple of noobs complaining about the difficulty (which is perfect, BTW), so I went in, and boy was I right to do so. Basically 80h for a complete run, everything you wish for in a video game: difficulty, your character becoming more and more powerful as time passes, lots of secrets and hidden lore, loot, characters, and bosses. Everything I look forward to going into an RPG or a Souls-like was there. Even the small details proliferate and make your experience unforgettable. For example, as you go forward in the story, the cadavers and monster/people you killed will visibly rot more and more; little things like this can only be added out of pure love for what you do. Same thing for the little love letter for the hardcore players at the end. Only the music wasn't it for me. If they decide to do a second opus, I hope they will change this aspect because after 10 hours I just completely turned it off to listen to the surrounding ambiance. To be honest, seeing as this game has 3 difficulty levels, and if you're not a trophy degenerate like me and are just looking for a good time, I think in the lowest difficulty setting even casual gamers can have a load of fun.

正體中文是在翻譯啥小? 各種超譯 到底是什麼場景對話會讓對話出現 「供三小」？？？ 第一章標題　正體中文叫做「人生地不熟」 簡體中文叫做「初來乍到」 我還跑去看英文叫做"The Arrival"　媽的 我不喜歡簡中殘體字但是簡中翻譯得好 我喜歡正中繁體字，但超譯的亂七八糟．．．幹不講了越講越氣 －－－ 5/6 文章內出現仆街 技能叫做秋風掃落葉 ＮＰＣ名字叫做肖查某 酒館打架叫做去練舞室打 ... 幹！這是嚴肅的凱爾特文化？！到底在翻啥小

couldnt beat it :( the endgame is extremely hard/. Arena fights were pure madness. Loved 90 percent of the game but the ending got overwhelming wwhuch made me a little sad

探索惩罚严重到搞笑的开放世界游戏，弱小的时候到处跑没有任何奖励，全是惩罚 这游戏的武器有等级限制，导致前期得到强力武器也装不上 打怪经验还巨少，怪物还不会复活，辛辛苦苦解决了本来打不过敌人，只能得到十几二十经验与穿不上的装备 探索得到的装备也是依托，当你好不容易达到能穿上装备的等级了会发现大部分探索得到的装备都不如剧情给的，最强武器甚至就在商店里，比迷宫里得到的同品质武器更强 想象一下老滚5要到停战会议才解锁龙吼？这个游戏就是这样干的，当你解锁魔法能力的时候已过了中盘，如果你前期探索欲望强，会发现你的魔法没啥用武之地了，你快把地图上的怪杀光了，直接拔剑四顾心茫然

之前各种宣传高自由度，实际游玩下来其实自由度并不高，瞎逛会被各种高级怪逮捕，地上的一切资源都有限，不看攻略玩真的会没有游戏体验。另外战斗手感很差，总体来说不推荐，除非骨折

Uno de los mejores RPG que he jugado, 40 horas me ha dado. Gameplay divertido, buenos controles, gráficos muy bonitos pixelart, muchísima profundidad en gameplay e historia. Un sobresaliente. Lo único un poco chapa con el tema de los diálogos, mucho texto algunas veces, y es fácil perderse entre tanto nombre de tantas personas distintas. Pero el juego es un sobresaliente.

Fantastic game, interesting story and characters. I loved exploring and trying to uncover every little thing. The music was amazing and told a story all on its own, only complaint here is that the tracks were short. I think if I could change one thing, it would be the map. The ability to zoom in and make more distinct notes on it would be helpful, but I am grateful it has a map (and markers!) at all, so I'm not too fussy about it. I played it on normal, and it was hard for me because I'm bad at games, but it was satisfying to overcome the challenging combat. Definitely up there among some of my favorite gaming experiences, for sure.

So, Drova - a clear "Gothic-like" adventure, although I would say it is more optimistic than Gothic. More on that later. I will preface with cons of the game this time - game's first 2-3 hours and its last hour are probably the most boring ones. An issue of its progenitor, and one which isn't really addressed here. And generally a weaker last 1/4 - especially in terms of side quests, most interesting of which are front-loaded in first 2 acts (Out of 4 free roaming ones + 1 final linear dungeon). Another, more unique issue- enemy animations and hitboxes. They are often unclear and fuzzy in relation of what will damage you or not. The biggest offender is probably bow - enemy with a bow *always* faces the same direction, regardless of their targer's direction. You are supposed to guess where they are firing by a direction arrow under their feet, which is, eh, very poor indicator indeed. And another more thematic, and, well, another issue inherited from its progenitor - one of game's themes is community (well, and probably central really). Friends, family, your village, etc. The problem is, your community relations are pretty one sided - you help your community, and from your community you will receive pretty good armor at best. Besides, the fact that most dangerous dungeons you solve alone also doesn't help. Like, you rarily can't ask someone for help most of the time (If at all). If anything, the most helpful guys in my playthrough were traders who gave me free rides (fast travel) to all major settlements of the game. Kudos to them. That aside, the game is amazing in almost everything else it sets out to do - the world is amazing, vibrant and colorful, with diverse biomes. Progression is probably the best part of the game - it has been a while a game gave me such a visceral "from mud to prince" feeling. After being one-shotted by wolves in first hours of the game, being able to cooldown lightning storms and face tanking magical fire breaths feels amazing. The cast is pretty good as well - game does a good job at using the same faces over the course of the game, so you will recognize ppl and keep tabs on them. Can't say you really attach to any of them (See one of the previous points), but stil, nice to have consistent actors apart from the player. That is another good point really - you don't feel like the world was made *for you*. It isn't amusement park - world was going without you, continues going without you and most likely will go without you as well. After Fallout 4, which felt just like a giant Disneyland, this feeling of a living world was very welcome. Overall, game on classic difficulty took me 25 hours - one playthrough, almost all side quests and extras except one secret boss. Considering that secret boss was added after release, it feels appropriate even. I highly recommend if you want to really experience a harsher RPG compared to vast majority of other games on the market, while not being actually that obtuse or RNG reliant (Looking at you, Fear and Hunger). A good middle ground between "game doesn't challenge you at all" and "game wants you dead IRL".

A 2D Gothic 1/2+NOTR with a modern twist and higher accessibility - the game doesn't hold your hand throughout the playthrough, but the clues scattered across the world are more than enough to figure things out. I found melee combat to be extremely fun once you reach Act 4 since the game allows you to incorporate magic into your playstyle. A must-play for Gothic fans!