Eternal Strands

This was a beautiful ARPG. An intricate story that unravels through tons of main and side quests, character development for side characters, towering enemies and drakes, magic, ranged or melee combat, diversified and beautifully crafted world with secrets and chest all arounds. You unlock magic abilities by killing bosses. You then harvest their magic two more times to max that magic, called strand. Kinetic, fire and ice abilities allow you to deal with every situation and enemies. You also collect materials from bosses, normal enemies and from the environment, rarity usually in that order. Blueprints for weapons and armor are scattered around the map, some well hidden, others not so much. All gear have armor, heat resistance, cold resistance and weight values. They also have perks and there are 4 slots that you can craft, then upgrade up to 5 times each. It's pretty straighforward, game tells you which map and enemies drop the mats. Later on you unlock trade that you can use to get any material using salvage. You can craft freely, never lose material and at any point change your mind to use different material (reforge), or dismantle any piece of gear. It's a very good system that allows you to experiment freely. There are north of 40 pieces of armor, a handful of bow, double-handed sword as well as sword and shield. Each have their own strength and you can equip all 3 types at the same time. Similar to magic, you can freely switch between your weapons to fit the situation. There were one or two moments in the whole game that was a bit frustrating like trying to freeze the last boss' free hand over and over without success but apart from these very few instances, game was quite a fun experience. Definitely recommended!

Its alright. got it at like 70% off, wouldnt be worth full price in my opinion. all dialogue 'options' just seem to be 3 ways of saying the same thing

[h1]評分[/h1] 美術：★★★★☆ 音樂：★★★☆☆ 遊戲性：★★★★☆ 劇情：★★★★☆ 總評：★★★★☆ [h2][b]以下可能有暴雷嫌疑，請斟酌觀看[/b][/h2] [h1]心得[/h1] 主線劇情長度其實不長，比較多是在跑支線任務、基地升級、裝備、能力蒐集。 地圖設計多，可惜不是完全互相連接的箱庭地圖或是開放世界的設計 破碎文件終局會給提示效果去尋找，但有些位置的配置認為不是很好 戰鬥系統上並沒有甚麼問題，盾牌格檔的損失只有耐力 所以如果很嚴謹喜歡類魂的玩家，那這個標籤對你來說會認為明顯有問題 裝備系統設計也很好玩，可以只做一件裝備後對其更改素材來改變樣貌及數值 當然如果單純想改樣貌也有選項可以用 BOSS戰的設計認為做得非常良好，屬於機制類型 只要查閱遊戲內容資料基本上不會有甚麼太大的困難，玩家在對戰會越上手越輕鬆 但在自然生物類型的BOSS上認為設計有些問題 像是冰尾獸跟威猛龍，在使用咬擊、頭槌時的移動明顯是拖移的表現 如果可以改善成像是，明顯可以看到他們往前衝刺的動作後頓點攻擊認為會更好 在魔法上的組合搭配遊玩的系統設計非常好玩 能夠利用冰限制怪物的移動，用火燃燒，物理抓取物體攻擊或甚至拋丟怪物 甚至有淬鍊的系統增加怪物掉落素材的稀有度 可惜只有冰、火、物理三種元素 如果可以有更多元素讓玩家自行搭配，像是風、水、土、雷等可隨意選擇配置三種元素 能夠讓玩家在玩法上有更多的變化，在BOSS上的設計跟克制也能更豐富 小怪的設計上認為處理的不是很好，一些小怪的物理傷害防禦明顯太高 而我玩的困難難度並沒有說明小怪的防禦會拉高 只能用雙手劍或魔法來解決，劍盾升到後期除了重擊打不出傷害 劇情沒有甚麼非常深奧或崎嶇的內容 設定及解釋的處理良好，也有對話選擇讓玩家是否要更深入了解 但對於危機感的表現並沒有這麼強烈 玩到後期還是沒有感受到所謂整個要塞很水深火熱的感覺 人物及人物之間的情感表現認為處理得非常良好 雖然有出現類似LGBTQ成分的內容，例如某個人物的設計及兩個人物的關係 但「[B]並沒有[/B]」強硬的教育內容，就只是單純的展現兩人關係 以及對該人物的人格特質的了解 音樂上並沒有甚麼非常特別有記憶點的音樂 但在使用上都很恰當 屬於中規中矩的使用方式 美術屬於典型的美式卡通畫風，融入各種類型、種族的造型設計 也並沒有特別【[strike]畫醜[/strike]寫實】的畫風 喜歡這種畫風的可以不用擔心踩到雷 [h1]總評[/h1] 以一款價格700台幣來看，我認為是一個很划算的價格 當然在遊戲裡也有一些bug，但瑕不掩瑜 不過並不算是類魂作品，所以如果因為標籤的關係購買這款的話會不如預期 這款更偏向是動作遊戲 總而言之我認為這是一款值得入手的作品

Mapas legais, grandes monstros, liberade total nos mapas! Mas a historia 'e horrivel!!!!!!

If you are looking for a game that features a beautiful world to do a bunch of resource and exploring fetch quests in, you found it. The Bioware DNA is present throughout-- a Veil, the Wardens, a very Dragon Age 2 dialogue inflection. The voice acting is good, the soundtrack is good, the player character isn't obnoxious. What is obnoxious is the way the climbing mechanics seem to not be fully polished, which makes for a bit of an issue when your giant colossus battles require climbing for harvesting of the elemental strands. Also obnoxious is that this game has crashed about four times since I started it, usually in the loading of a new area after transportation. Dead archons shudder and twitch on the ground semi-regularly. If you like crafting, pursuing rare materials, world exploration, and have a bit of patience for bugs, its a good game. Not bad at all for a first effort from a new studio.

A solid, charming game with thought out lore and top tier voice acting. And it's the first game of this studio, which I think makes the quality very impressive! My pc is an elder, and the game runs perfectly fine with higher graphic settings. I really enjoyed the magic system and how reactive the world is to elements, and you can use that to your advantage in exploration and in fights. Speaking of fights, the boss battles have nice mechanics. If you want to improve your magic or obtain rare materials there is a reason to keep farming them. The changing boss spawn locations and weather conditions spice things up nicely. I appreciate being able to climb bosses and most surfaces. It gets a little clunky sometimes but it didn't bother me much, though I did get stuck once by accidentally climbing a small rock, Brynn laying on her side on the ground. Jumping off fixed the issue lol. Most dialogue is done through visual novel style conversations and it's fully voice acted. The whole cast does a wonderful job, and includes actors like Amelia Tyler (Baldur's Gate 3 narrator, Hecate from Hades 2). There are a few rare animated scenes (both in-game models and 2D) and I wish they had done more of them. I adore the sprites and their expressions but I can understand why static, long dialogue might feel boring to someone more interested in action. Lore and characters are one of the most important aspects of a game to me personally, and the devs have written a wonderfully detailed world and intriguing characters. The plot is good, but truthfully it suffers from bad pacing at times. It feels like it takes a little too long to get things rolling. On the bright side there is still stuff to do even after the credits roll. The codex works as the collectable of the game alongside with crafting schematics. You collect notes around the Enclave which is divided into zones, and crafting schematics are even marked on the map. Codex pieces are unmarked but emit a sound you can follow, and you get a wisp (originally used to find quest objectives) to help you find them at the end of the game. Very useful if you're hunting for achievements. Overall I think Eternal Strands is a hidden gem overlooked by many, but it has its flaws. The artwork is pretty and won't age like milk and the combat is innovative. The writing has so much potential and could have greater impact with better pacing, but it's still absolutely worth experiencing. I'm glad I gave this game a chance!

Fun game and awesome mix of melee and magic combat. I look forward to Yellow Brick's next game; and if it's in the Eternal Strands world, I hope they refine the combat mechanics and rein in the fetch quests for even more good times.