Forsaken Realms: Vahrin's Call

A really fun and ambitious indie RPG that harkens back to the RPG's of the early 2000's like Fable, Gothic and Kingdoms of Amalur. If you enjoy games like that you'll definitely enjoy this! You can tell that a lot of heart and soul has been poured into this game, its a huge accomplishment from a team of only seven people. It hope it sells well and they can continue to follow their passions.

Just wanted to leave a quick review and say how much I've been enjoying this game. It definitely has similar vibes to the Fable games, which was an unexpected (and very nice) surprise. I was a bit skeptical after reading some of the early reviews, but am very glad I chose to get the game. The game loop, which mainly consists of looting everything that's not nailed down, breaking loot down to materials, and then creating/buying/upgrading weapons and armor using said materials, is a lot of fun. The quests are very entertaining and the game is just a lot of fun to play. The only real downside is that it's not very well optimized, but I'm sure that the devs can make some headway in that regard after a few patches. After taking 20-30 minutes to dial in the graphics options, I did end up getting it to run smoothly at 2K with DLSS balanced, and the game looks good overall. Anyway, great job devs with a fantastic game! I'm having a lot of fun with it. Cheers, H My rig: CyberPower PC with a 7800x3D processor, 32 GB DDR5 RAM, GeForce 4070 FE Graphics Card, and a 1.5 TB SSD Drive.

Not sure why this game is getting so much hate. It's a simple, yet fun game that has exploration, looting, mild souls-like combat. Throughout the entire game I was excited to go searching for the next gear upgrades and progress the story. The boss fights are fun without being overly difficult, however, suicidal mode which is the hardest difficulty really isn't all that difficult which is fine. Pros: Visually beautiful world Fun gear progression Pretty good weapon and spell variety Simplistic design which is good for dad gamers who want to just turn their brain off and play a game Nostalgic despite being a new game. This game heavily reminded me of playing Fable Lost Chapters back in the day. Cons: Framerate does drop occasionally although it isn't game breaking UI could be better, for example having health potion keybound to something other than the spell wheel would be nice. Spell wheel works well though otherwise. The inventory being a list rather than a grid with visuals I am not a fan of, but got used to it. Overall this game took me 25 hours to complete with 100%. So if people are mad about the price tag, well I look at all games at a dollar p/hr ratio of fun. 25 hours of enjoyment for 35 dollars was a good deal for me. Hope you enjoy the game.

boring ass trash game

Very fun and satisfying game. Writing is clever. Gameplay feels decent. Movement is a little floaty, and the UI could use a bit more polish, but it's perfectly functional. If you like the original Fable, you'll more than likely enjoy this.

This game REALLY should have gone through an EA period. I bought the game, but returned it within 35 mins, because the combat, the movement, the systems... it all just felt very "Beta" level of quality. There is surely a great game to be made from this. But as it stands, it's just NOT there. I do hope they continue to work on it and refine it. And if they do, and the controls are improved, I might purchase again.

Such a fun game, a lot of people are complaining and whining about this game and they barely played 1-2h, some even 30mins and then leave a negative review. IMO it should not be alowed to leave a review after 0.3h played… It was a while ago I had this much fun with a game, it plays great, look great, performs great, zero issues. I have zero desire to look EVERYTHING up on YouTube, I’m playing blind and enjoy it to the max, it’s easy to understand and it gives an old school wibe. Exactly what I want. I can relax and just have a good time, and for the people that says the game is short around 8h truly rush the story and ignore everything else, don’t listen to em please It’s 7 people that developed this game! 10/10

All in all I think that this is a pretty solid game. Sure, it's lacking some of the AAA polish that we've gotten used to, but most of the AAA games are trash now, so what do you want? The combat feels pretty good. There are multiple difficulty options, so you're not locked into the base difficulty that the developer thought we should play. It feels a bit like Fable and Dark Souls. There are a few options when it comes to weaponry, each weapon has it's own skills. Multiple types of magic. Every combat option has it's own leveling system, similar to Elder Scrolls and Valheim. The more you use it, the more it levels. My biggest issues: Single player The combat feels a bit slow The camera has a bit of a studder when you slightly adjust it FPS issues You get entirely too much junk from looting I would recommend this game. I might say to wait for some patches or until it's on sale if indie bugs and lack of polish are big issues for you, but I think it's a solid buy if you like this type of game. I do think $35 might be a bit steep, but it was on sale right when it came out. I feel like this "full release" feels a bit like it's still early access, but it is fun to play.

I got this game on a whim and am very happy that I did. The feel of the game is nostalgic and brings back some great memories of games from when I was younger. I really enjoy the aesthetic of the game and the mechanics aren't re-writing gaming but are solid and enjoyable. I hope the Devs are proud of their work and I can't wait to see what improvements they make on an already enjoyable experience.