Entropy

Just finished playing up to what was available at EA launch. The game is fantastic fun so far! I can really feel a touch of the SaGa series in Entropy. Great vibes and world building. Fantastic combat system with intresting builds/abilities/limb targeting. Fun party buiilding with random and story party members that can experiance perma-death. Eager to see what comes in the future as the game moves towards full release.

Promising 7/10 Entropy is one of those early access games that you know has sauce, but it just has so little of it in its current state for you to thank the chef. As of its initial release there is only Act I, and out you could probably get 3-4 hours of solid gameplay and then the game suddenly ends just when you feel the wheels turning for the plot and your troupe. With that being said what's already in the game is great for anyone who likes JRPGs along with the "PS2" graphics vibe its got going on. This "mycopunk" fantasy world is unique, and so far the execution in its presentation and dialogue is exceptional. The character portraits are colorfully abstract in the best way possible, the music is fitting, the lore is original and intriguing. There is a lot to like with this game already, even if it is admittedly bare-bones I'd probably wait until the full game to drop before buying it but if you want to offer any feedback for the team to help them develop Entropy further i would encourage you to do so. This studio has so much potential to drop some more bangers if they keep one-uping themselves like this.

good

sick looking forward to future acts

really cool art style, fun game, cool world

Reviewing the 0.5.13 version. Might update later, but as it is right now I'd say this is very worth your time and money very thoroughly. I was told this is a 3-4 hour experience, I got 11 hours out of it in just one playthrough, cut down to 8 hours if you don't account for my *entirely optional* money and level grinding, and there's still more content hidden behind choices I didn't make that different outcomes. It's an overall incredible experience thus far and it's infectious in the energy it puts off, knowing almost exactly what it wants to be at this point in development, which I assume is 0.5 because all the major systems are successfully implemented, leaving us waiting on the rest of the game's settings, locations, and the wonderful number go up pleasures of leveling up our stats. This is REALLY good. Dialogue is very thoughtful if a bit overexplanatory sometimes when it comes to gameplay aspects, the music has depth to it and matches the settings really well to give them a specific energy, the combat isn't unfair but requires you to actually think about what you're doing and you can't just become this overpowered monster that immediately destroys everything in your way. It's a turn-based RPG with strategic placement elements. The scenery is pretty astounding as well, though I feel there are a bit too many dead ends for now where you just don't get anything at all for going where you did. I still think it's worth exploring because of how well thought out and mapped out the world of Entropy as it currently exists is. Since most substantial enemies roam visibly about the world there definitely needs to be some explanation for how enemies respawn, or perhaps some more types of enemies need to respawn quicker and at different variables based on their stats or experience they give. It's hard for me to tell how this is supposed to be balanced in specific as currently we're looking at what isn't even actually half a complete game and it's not too difficult to max out some of your stats. The Normal and Hard modes both having manual saving off and instead only having autosave feels a bit too unforgiving, because you can absolutely make a bad move or a bad roll and lose badly because of it. I would suggest Normal having the option to manually save, but it being turned off initially, and with the auto save turned off. Part of that is because I also wanted to go back and experience more of the dialogue variations too. I think that was my most major gripe. The pacing kept me wanting more information on what was going on, and it does feel wonderfully in tune in how it's written to be akin to JRPGs of old told in the unique and irreplicable style of how this studio operates. There's a moment very early on that introduces you to just how the world works, and it works so well. It comes when you first get to the overworld map. Overall another hit I can't wait for more of and I'm glad I'm jumping on early this time.

great atmosphere and soundtrack