Nightingale

I am writing a review because this game has a lot of potential and some really cool game dynamics. I haven't found any major problems, and have enjoyed it immensely. I really enjoy the way the realms can be very different from one another and I'm still learning to explore the world. I still have to finish the story, but for now I recommend it. Maybe get it when on sale since it's still pretty new.

the game has improved a lot since the begining, I recommend.

Deserved price, surpised its not more expensive. Took 70h to complete the game including side quests. Item crafting very time consuming but well developed.

Grundsätzlich macht das Spiel wirklich Spaß und hat mich vor allem durch sein gelungenes Craftingsystem überzeugt. Das Sammeln von Materialien und das Herstellen neuer Ausrüstung motivieren und sorgen für einen spürbaren Fortschritt. Man hat stets das Gefühl, auf etwas hinzuarbeiten, was langfristig bei Laune hält. Eine nette und kreative Idee ist außerdem das „Fliegen“ mit dem Schirm. Diese Funktion bringt Abwechslung ins Gameplay und macht das Erkunden der Welt deutlich angenehmer und dynamischer. Es fühlt sich gut an, größere Distanzen auf diese Weise zurückzulegen. Das Kampfsystem hingegen ist bisher leider viel zu einfach. Gegner stellen kaum eine Herausforderung dar, wodurch Spannung und Nervenkitzel etwas auf der Strecke bleiben. Hier wäre ein höherer Schwierigkeitsgrad oder eine bessere Balance wünschenswert. Was mich allerdings wirklich massiv stört und das Spiel für mich nahezu unspielbar macht, ist ein technisches Problem im Multiplayer: Nach jedem Portal muss ich als Host das Spiel komplett neu starten, da sonst niemand – inklusive mir – wieder ins Spiel kommt. Dieser ständige Neustart ist extrem frustrierend und reißt einen jedes Mal aus dem Spielfluss. Gerade in einem Koop-Spiel ist so ein Problem leider ein echter Stimmungskiller. Insgesamt hat das Spiel viel Potenzial und gute Ideen, leidet aber aktuell stark unter technischen Problemen, die dringend behoben werden sollten.

This game could have been incredible but unfortunately it has been abandoned by the devs and they have come out and admitted this, stating they were moving on. This game was recently given away for free on Epic Games and even then it couldn't keep up player numbers due to multiple issues in the game, some big, some small. The biggest thing that killed it IMO was the incredible lack of performance fixes. I'm running a mid to high end pc and it was STRUGGLING with FPS. From the day it was launched to the day they fully given up they never (or at least it never felt like) did anything to address optimization.

I would only recommend this game if you don't mind playing it in single player. The game has numerous issues with its portal mechanic from a multiplayer perspective that result in frequent crashes when trying to move through areas, and after hours of enduring this we ran into a scenario in which a crash ended in a player being permanently unable to reconnect to the game session despite multiple attempts to troubleshoot the issue in restarts/reloading of the game. This is a major mechanic of the game and there are many complaints online from users experiencing the same issues, which makes this way less forgivable even for an Early Access title.

I originally participated in the open beta test for Nightingale and liked what I saw. The game was beautiful, and the overall concept was interesting. Some of the mechanics were a bit confusing at first, but I was still looking forward to digging into the full experience when the game eventually went on sale. After buying it and spending some time with it, my first impression was that the game play felt a bit too repetitive. The dungeons were decent, but at the time they all felt so similar, which made it less exciting and it started to feel predictable. I felt compelled to write this review now after returning to the game recently since I feel like things have improved. While there is still some repetition, the game feels more varied than it did before. Common enemies (the bound) still appear frequently but ramp up in difficulty as you progress. The dungeons also feel more worthwhile now, as each one seems to feature a different boss rather than the exact same experience. My only real complaint is that I'd love to see the developers add the ability to cluster servers so players can explore multiple realms at the same time, which would bring back some of the feel the game had at the beginning. It would make co-op game play more enjoyable since one player could stay behind to work on the base while others head out to gather resources or explore another realm. Having that kind of freedom would make group play feel much smoother. The game still has a few rough edges, but it's clear the game has improved since beta. If the developers continue to build on what is already there, it has potential to become really special.

It feels old and clunky. I can't really put my finger on why I didn't like it. If it had been made 6 or 7 years ago I might have thought it was decent, but by today's standards it just feels cheap. Most NPCs are not voiced, so you're left reading text quests all the time, which gets boring fast and spoils any atmosphere. Combat is very lacklustre.