No Rest for the Wicked

if you play this game expecting diablo you'll be disappointed, if you play it expecting dark souls you'll be overjoyed

I, like many other players, bought this game as every single announcement made it clear that the development had entered its very final stages, founder rewards would no longer be available and the 1.0 release was just around the corner. Now I see that the game has been delayed significantly, conveniently after the Steam refund window has expired. It's extremely difficult to believe that the developers had absolutely no idea that they needed more time before they launched into this massive marketing run about how they were all set for launch and how this would be the last opportunity that the players would have to support the project. I am all for delays, to polish a game before launch, but the way this one was handled was extremely disingenuous. At this point, I have absolutely no faith that the March 2027 release date won't be changed once again. I will be applying for a refund because this was absolutely not the way to handle the communications with the playerbase.

Восхитительно, честно - испытываю восторг. Настолько давно игры меня не цепляли, как No Rest for the Wicked, а тут собрано многое, и схожесть с Dark Souls, Тёмное фэнтези и Изометрия, более того Кинематографичная рисовка, по роликам напоминающая «Князь Владимир» — российский полнометражный мультфильм 2006 года, очень круто прорисованные ролики, конечно нужно отдать разработчикам должное, лицо персонажа не видно, камера всегда со стороны повествователя, однако это придаёт некоторую атмосферу вовлечённости в процесс. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3768054797 Возможность развития разных классов, и игра до 4-рёх человек, в диаблоиде в котором фактически можно ходить во все 4-ре стороны, с множеством ярусов, шорткатов, и интересных врагов, необычных боссов и не примитивными, а продуманными билдами. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3767907580 Весьма атмосферно, интересно и что главное, в большинстве своём не шаблонно, хоть конечно же имеются свои схожести и с Elden Ring, а именно управление не привычное, и не стандартное (если с клавиатуры и мыши), атмосфера чем-то напоминает Lords of the Fallen сиквел вышедший в 2023 году, однако с первых минут игра уже цепляет, но неожиданно для меня, она начала цеплять уже в прологе, обычно даже самая интересная игра зачастую в первые минуты нудна и примитивна, но не здесь... Будь тут ещё русификация озвучки, пробило бы планку в 11/10, возможно это лишь первое впечатление, в таком случае обзор будет отредактирован, но пока что... пока что это очень круто. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3767907632 Конечно в силу не самого сильного ноута, имеются свои фризы, но лишь в очень большом скоплении текстур, и в основном в дневное время игровых суток.

[h1]The Moon Studios controversy is a total scam and a terrible example for the industry. Stop defending it.[/h1] I’ve spent nearly 50 hours in No Rest for the Wicked since Early Access launched, and I am absolutely done with Moon Studios. What they just did with the 6-month delay is a double-sided scam that completely screwed over both old and new players. Here is how they played us for fools: [hr] [list] [*] [b]They lied about the game being ready and abandoned updates.[/b] For months, they promised a 1.0 release in October 2026. But the truth is, we haven't received a single major content update since January! The game is completely starved of content with a non-existent endgame. They knew months ago they didn’t have the content ready, but they kept quiet just to keep the hype alive. [*] [b]They gaslit old players with false excuses.[/b] Whenever long-time backers questioned why there were no major updates for over half a year, the developers kept making the same excuse: [i]"We are withholding all the new content so we can drop it all at once for the massive 1.0 launch."[/i] They literally used the upcoming release to justify the total lack of content and to keep old players quiet. Now, we are left with a dead build and NO updates for another six months, while our money is trapped because we are past the Steam refund window. [*] [b]They scammed new players with fake FOMO and a false deadline.[/b] In early summer, they aggressively pushed a strict deadline (July 10) for newcomers to buy the game, marketing the Founder's Pack as a [i]"one-time exclusive opportunity that will never be available again."[/i] They screamed about FOMO just to trigger massive sales numbers. But now that the game is delayed to March 2027, they suddenly extended that "exclusive" pack until January 2027. They did this strictly to pull the exact same cash-grab trick on a new wave of buyers during the Steam Winter Sale. [/list] [hr] In the end, everyone got scammed. Old players are left with a dead, content-starved game after being gaslit for months. New players are buying a broken promise. Moon Studios just got a multi-million dollar interest-free loan from their own community by fabricating a fake release date. The worst part? Fanboys are still yelling "Let them cook!" in the comments. This is the exact same gaming brain rot as pre-ordering GTA VI without seeing any real gameplay. We have trained developers to realize they don't need to deliver a finished product - they just need a false sense of urgency to make us empty our pockets. [b]Stop defending this irresponsible garbage. By doing so, we are literally hurting our own interests as consumers. There really is No Rest for the Star Citizen Wannabes.[/b]

I cant recommend this game for people who are looking to play with friends. This game on its own is quite good, solid story, fun combat, interesting weapons. Playing with friends is a chore. You can miss content entirely if your friend decides they wanna do their own thing and you can miss entire cutscenes. My friend whos a strength build and I who is a faith build can accidently hit each other. Even at the start of the game we have accidently gotten each other killed multiple times, i dont understand why this game advertises its co-op functions when it seems like it could care less about co-op. In short, allow an option to disable friendly fire, allow multiple players to use shops at one time, when a cutscene plays, play it for all players so no one misses anything. This game has a great foundation, i pray for its success.

2025年430更新后入了《恶意不息》，看到托马斯宣布跳票以及他那些冠冕堂皇的理由，恶心至极！《恶意不息》果然“恶意不息”！ 这就像你点了一份外卖，到了应该送达的时间，结果你拿起手机发现进度提示“商家正在备餐”，打电话询问商家为啥还没做好，他给出的理由是“哦，我觉得这份餐可能不符合你的口味，所以倒掉了重新再做一份，现在我正准备重新购买食材，你再耐心等待几个小时。至于补偿嘛，我多给你放一些味精呗。” 好了不再情绪输出，说一些正经的： 第一，这不是“跳票”，这是“财务式诈骗” 从2024年4月EA上线到2027年3月1.0，整整三年。你管这叫“打磨”？这叫拿着玩家的预付款搞无息贷款，然后用这笔钱去养你的新项目。正常的EA是“先收钱，后交货”，但你托马斯是把“后交货”无限拉长，同时把“收钱”的时间点反复利用——每宣布一次延期，就等于又套牢一批观望的玩家去买EA“先玩着”，结果玩到的永远是“再等一年”的空头支票。 第二，托马斯的“吹嘘”是一种职场霸凌式的傲慢 他频繁在媒体和社交平台上谈论《恶意不息》如何“重新定义ARPG”，如何“超越《暗黑》和《黑魂》”，可实际端出来的EA版本呢？优化稀烂，手感怪异，内容薄得像纸片。这不是“自信”，这是用语言暴力压制合理批评——潜台词是“我都这么夸了，你们谁敢说不好就是不懂游戏”。更离谱的是，他有闲心去设计生存模式、去搞城市建造小游戏，却没时间修复玩家反馈了两年的基础bug。这不是才华溢出，这是把主业当副业，把副业当情怀，把玩家当韭菜。 第三，项目管理彻底沦为“个人任性展览馆” 正常制作人看到EA差评如潮，第一反应是“关起门来改”。托马斯呢？他的反应是“再开一个新坑证明自己”。这就像你点的外卖迟到了两小时，厨师不但不道歉，还跑出来说“我在隔壁新开了家法餐厅，你要不要试试”？你连当前这盘菜都炒不熟，凭什么让人相信你能做好满汉全席？ 时间对所有人都是公平的，他把时间花在哪，优先级就在哪——显然，《恶意不息》的1.0优先级排在第三、第四，甚至更后。 第四，“为了品质延期”是这个行业最廉价的借口 请问过去两年多的EA期，你们到底在干什么？品质提升需要的是持续的、专注的、排除干扰的投入，而不是一边做生存模式DLC，一边构思新IP，一边偶尔修两个bug就发个更新公告感动自己。当你说“延期是为了品质”时，玩家看到的是反向证据链——你们发布的内容更新频率越来越低，副业新闻越来越多。这话术骗得了第一次，骗不了第二次；骗得了路人，骗不了从EA就陪跑的老玩家。 第五，最讽刺的是“期待管理”的彻底崩塌 托马斯一直强调“这是我最伟大的作品”，可伟大是需要牺牲的——牺牲社交时间、牺牲其他项目、牺牲一切干扰项。但他什么都没牺牲，他只牺牲了玩家的耐心。玩家期待的是2026年10月玩到成品，结果等来的是“再等半年，而且这半年我还要去忙别的”。这不是“跳票”，这是当着消费者的面，把承诺扔进碎纸机，然后说“再给我一张纸，我重新写”。-- 如果明年3月的1.0版本依然只是一个“稍微修过的EA+”，那这次跳票就不是“延迟满足”，而是慢性死亡的通告。托马斯现在唯一的救赎路径只有一条——立即停止所有非《恶意不息》主项目的开发，把所有人力、时间、预算全部砸回1.0，而不是继续在网上扮演“被误解的天才”。否则等到发售日，玩家给他的回馈不会是“等待值得”，而是一面镜子——镜子里映出的，是一个用三年时间证明自己不配被信任的制作人。

毫无诚信的制作人，天天画大饼吹牛皮，不好好把主线剧情做好，天天研究你那b可有可无的联机，游戏没做完就开始想上手机端，还去成立新工作室去做其他小游戏，纯种傻逼一个。果然吃微软大锅饭还要砸锅的就不是什么好东西

These devs tried to play with peoples FOMO (fear of missing out) by making a steam posts along the lines "You have 1 week to buy the game or lose these backer rewards forever.. We will hike up the price of the game." Just look at their own Steam releases to confirm this. Starting this massive marketing campaign as if the game was more or less complete and needed just final touches. Then they delayed the game for over half a year, and again they advertise those same rewards, further proving how they were trying to deceive people to buy the game. For over a year there has been nothing new added. The devs keep promising new endgame content, new classes, new zones, new weapons, etc etc, yet they release nothing. Just keep saying that all that will come with 1.0 But since these devs have shown that they cannot be trusted, dont expect the game be released on March 2027 either. At the time of writing, the game is somewhat decent, although there are some very basic things missing. Like for example, Stats screen, Item descriptions beyond very basics Recommendation: 5/10. Do not buy until 1.0 Release, and even then, wait for a heavy discount.

The most amount of marketing and yapping from the creative director an Early Access title will ever see for delivering 3 content updates since April 2024, one of which no one even asked for. Yet the genius CEO cannot comprehend why people may not recommend the game.