Toward Dawn

Only an hour in, but so far it's a pretty game, lovely ambiance. If you like JRPGs and Welsh mythology then this will likely hit the spot for you.

fire emblem: the sacred stones but make it welsh mythology. spent a lovely saturday playing through this. serene, thoughtful, beautifully rendered.

Great little SNES-style RPG, well worth the 10 hours. Not perfect, but what is? It's solid for a one-person team. If you're here for the deep grand worldbuilding and a novel plot arc full of twists and turns, not the game for you. It's an overcoming-your-past story in fantasy Wales, and that's fine. If you're here for petting werewolves, some good traumatized characters, and a *very* good crunchy combat system, you'll like it.

This is one of my favourite games I've played this year! Toward Dawn is steeped in Welsh mythology, and I really enjoyed the way this developer explored that. The bestiary (which includes pronunciation guides!) is a series of comments from different party members which is also a smart way to get a little extra character development in. I loved exploring the world and finding all the different character interactions and getting to know everyone. The story is heartfelt and earnest, although it was the characters that really carried it for me. The really remarkable thing that this game accomplishes though is that I actually [i]enjoyed rather than tolerated[/i] the combat in a JRPG-style game! The party's abilities play off of one another in an enjoyable way, and equipment changes the formula of combat rather than acting as a statistical upgrade. There is no mandatory grinding, but I found myself actively seeking out unnecessary combat because I wanted to play around more with some of the abilities that late-game gear gives you access to. Combat felt tight and well balanced which is very impressive for a solo developer. I'm always so impressed with solo developers and small teams who manage to actually release something, because even quite simple games need you to acquire and unify so many different disciplines. When one manages to really pull it off like this, especially with a complex title like an RPG, I'm in genuine awe! I really hope we get to see more from this dev in the future. A word on length: The description suggests that you should expect around 10 hours. I rolled credits at about 18 hours with 100% achievements (and only a little bit of faffing / dragging my feet).

Played perfect out the box on LCD steamdeck, around 6 hours battery. Game is fun and doesn't overstay it's welcome, overworld is a throwback to SNES or GBA era JRPGs but the combat system is where the game shines and has a more modern approach.

Great game. The world building is pleasant and the protagonists have their own charme. On my second playthrough because I missed some extras.

I only played for a hour so far but im in love with the storyline and the art style. Worth buying. More people should give it a try. 10 out of 10 you can pet the werewolf.

I love the game so far and Bleddyn is really cute. The voice acting was a nice surprise. I will say however, Bleddyn's speech mannerisms sometimes feel forced with the use of 'bloody' and 'mate' sometimes. He's still cute though (He basically got the zoomies after a boss fight!) so I'll let it slide. The combat system feels good, and the story is really nice and theres even a card minigame.