Saga of Sins

Sehr schönes Artwork und ein wirklich gelungenes Spiel, das enorm viel Spaß macht. Und ein sehr denkwürdiges Grundthema das hier sehr deutlich und gut aufgegriffen wird ... regt auch zum Nachdenken über das eigene Handeln an .. hat mir SEHR gut gefallen, klare Kaufempfehlung.

Saga of Sins is weird. A game with mediocre gameplay and strange mechanics, however the setting, atmosphere, and personality do the heavy lifting to deliver an interesting experience. The story is basically about bro Cecil (MC) coming back from the crusades only to find that his village is being ravaged by a plague. When talking with his "mentor" at the chapel, his mentor tells him that in order to get rid of the plague, he has to enter the head of the sinners and get rid of the sins. It's strange, but each villager's head is a level, and they commit different sins, so it's entertaining. I also love Cecil's voiceover, his accent and how he develops and questions his faith through the game are super credible. The biggest strength is its sense of style. Everything is glass stained, the village is completely decrepit, and the enemies are biblical entities. I also love how each sin has its own visual style and mechanics in the levels, like "greed" spawning coins that detract from your counter or rage being enemy-infested and harder than other levels, for example. Some boss fights are very fun too, like not all just kill stuff, some are puzzles or platforming challenges. It's creative enough. The soundtrack is great and really excels at portraying a dark ages vibe, especially the boss's tracks. The gameplay is very, and I mean VERY generic, it's almost like (a sin) a flying ship game in the form of an action platformer. I can't even describe it properly. You just shoot forward, and the enemies get hit. That's it, no proper animations, no physics, no blocks, no melee, there is a dash but that's it, combat is completely shallow and barebones, and even the upgrades are boring. Gameplay suffers a lot in Saga of Sins. Also, the backtrack to get to the true ending… Come on, respect our time. If your gameplay already is not that good, replaying all the levels again isn't going to help and feels like a frustrating way to artificially extend the game's time. In the end, I think it could've been a great game, but it's just "eh." The gameplay is really lacking and dramatically plagues the experience, but everything else is fire and original. It is clear that the dev cares a lot about the game, the visuals, voice acting, and soundtrack are special, and some aspects are very well crafted. I recommend it only slightly, and only if you're greedy enough.