Reviews

• gamedeal user

  May 14, 2016

  It has potential, and I did like the mechanics that I managed to see. As someone who has played Apocalypse Hotel, I can say that this game has a vastly improved interface and seems to be a much bigger world, which I'm excited to explore. ----OUTDATED---- The problem is that the game is rather unoptimized and the low framerate has prevented me from doing much of that exploring. I'm giving this a thumbs down for now, but if the framerate issue gets fixed I'll edit this review as necessary. Note: While I consider this to be unlikely, I won't ignore the possibility that it is my computer causing the issue, rather than the game. If you are reading this and are experiencing similar issues, let me know in the comments. ----OUTDATED---- NEW VERDICT: A fix has been added to the game. Pressing the 9 key will disable lighting effects, which (for me at least) has solved the framerate issue. With that issue out of the way, the game can be played smoothly. The game itself is essentially a revamped and improved version of Apocalypse Hotel in a fantasy setting, so if you were a fan of that, you will enjoy this.
• gamedeal user

  May 14, 2016

  UPDATE: After about four hours of play, I find this review I originally made after the bartender quest is still valid. Still, even with a few problems and frustrations, I've played the game for four hours, so it isn't all bad! I've found the game feels very unpolished and clumsy, and if I had known the game was in this state, I would not have purchased it. However, I love the premise of the game, and I'm going to hold onto this game rather than request a refund, in hopes the developer will polish it up a bit and make it run smoother. The framerate is terrible, and moving around it feels like the screen is constantly making tiny jumps, instead of smoothly flowing with the motion of your character. The tutorial is barely adequate, with a talking cat helping you find your way along a little. Combat was confusing to me, and my familiar "passed out" as well as myself passing out (-10 max health after awakening in the tavern) and I have no idea how to see how much life my familiar has. UPDATE on screen jumpiness: Turning off effects helped a bit, but I'm still having troubles, and my computer, although two years old, isn't poor by any means... Still, I watched a couple videos on YouTube of this game, and noticed others are able to run the game fine without the screen jumpiness I experience while moving. In town, the menus are clumsy, and I learned the hard way I can't simply switch from purchasing to selling items, without first exiting the purchase screen (by hitting esc) then hitting sell to get the sell menu. I ended up buying something I didn't need by accident trying to switch screens instead. I think this game might be fun after spending some more time getting used to how poor the UI is, and maybe taking some anti-seizure medication for the screen jumpiness. here is hoping the game improves with time and patches.
• gamedeal user

  May 15, 2016

  I love the concept of this game but the controls and in game menus are horrible, makes it frustrating to play. However, I have decided not to request a refund with the hopes that the devs will do a rehaul on these mechanics. Has the potential to be a good game, but as of now I would not recommend buying it.
• gamedeal user

  May 15, 2016

  Rough. Very Rough. The tavern runs itself once you get a starting cook. No one needs you. It's incredibly disconnected. Your guests are your quest givers who occasionally vomit on floors. That's it. Adventuring costs you money in health potions. The difficulty grade of quests only changes the amount of maps you have to run through till you reach your goal. Notice "run through" as you cannot realistically fight and expect to survive. Each time you die it takes 10 points from your max health, ensuring your next death comes that much quicker. You can forage for ingredients sure. But the items you pick up are worthless for vendors, eliminating that route for early game cash. Leveling only allows you to use the next tier gear and is pretty much a joke. The most cost effective way to earn money is to sit on your hands and do nothing while the clock ticks over into another day. I wanted to like this game. I like simulation games. This feels like a rushed, unbalanced, grab at fans of Stardew Valley. Save your money and wait. Hopefully, with some work, this will be a good game. But right now it's not worth it
• gamedeal user

  May 15, 2016

  I really wanted to like this game. The premise is great and the foundation is great. But it is just dreadfuil to play. It seems like it is unfinished and it is very hard to use. Maybe after its been out for a while it will improve.
• gamedeal user

  May 18, 2016

  So, some people have been hating on this game. Yes it's unpolished, but the devs are trying to take care of that. Others are hating on how difficult/simpistic it is. Either hire a human basic cook at the beginning and sit on your hands wasting time away or lose in frustration to the Royal Tax Collector (who seems to be the biggest actual enemy in the game). But there's a pattern to everything. As of this review, all you have to do is remember six dates: the 5th, 15th, and 25th then the 6th 16th and the 26th. The first three are when the arena happens and at 1900 the organizer needs rooms for his guys. At the start an easy 300 gold. The second set of dates is when the true archvillain of the game shows up, the tax collector. Seriously? What tax collector shows up that many times in a single month? He's pocketin most of your harrd earned cash, no doubt. But, if you stockpile meals with the cook, open rooms slowly, you can easily deal with these obviously over TRITE obstacles. Just kill/gather enough to make up the differece and soon you'll be able to wander/kill/gather/kill to your herat's delight. And as a bonus, please take this into consideration: At 0600 (the start of the new day with the management screen popping up) everything resets. So, if you're in, let's say, a DRAGON HORDE MISSION, and you've cleared everything out and it's close to 0600, just wait there until afterwards and watch every chest close and refill with goodies. And don't forget about the Shadow Famliar. It can be a major boon if you take the time. The game is not perfect, but it is a very good time management sim that deserves some credit.
• gamedeal user

  May 18, 2016

  Not in it's current state. This game wants to be so much more than it is. The Good: Honestly nothing yet. The Mediocre: Most of this game so far... Balancing, Dialogues, Events, Crafting, Tavern Management, World Depth and Inspiration, Creativity. The Bad: The combat, the combat, the combat. (this is 99% of the game) This makes some bad third party NES titles look like they have good combat programing. This is like Cheetahmen bad. If you do play, do not pick the fighter class, you will just die. Do not pick the guns, you will run out of ammo and will not have enough ore to make more, then die. See latter but with mage. Pick the Ranger class with both guns and wands and you may have a chance to not die, but no gaurentees. The platform/programming. This is a rush title with an amazing premise. It is sad that the developers chose to rush out the product instead of taking the time to produce a quality piece of software that would be solidly enjoyable. I played for a little under an hour and was completely underwhelmed. I wanted the negetive reviews to be trolls, but they aren't. This game is plagued with legitimate problems and should be labeled an early access title in its current state of completion. It is in a very rough beta at best. All the love to the developers, as I hope they can polish a diamond out of what is a particularly soft piece of coal at the moment. I am going to get a refund for now though.
• gamedeal user

  May 20, 2016

  I like the overall concept of the game but the execution here is terrible. The controls are... nonsensical is probably the best word to use. For instance, the escape button works to exit some menus but not others, and their claims of "mouse 1 to attack" seem to be incorrect. And also weird, because you wouldn't otherwise have your hand on the mouse at all. Further, gamepad support would be very helpful here, but of course it isn't present. And of course, no way to remap keys. Or at least not that I can find: the menus are another example of execution issues here. You can hit a button to bring up audio and graphics options, which launches a Windows options box with check marks and all, but doing so doesn't release the mouse cursor to you to actually have an affect on it, and therefore I haven't been able to click through the menus. I'd love to be able to say "but the story/art/music is so charming that once you get used to the controls it's great", but those aren't stellar either. The music is ok but not stellar, the art kind of irks me for reasons I can't quite put into words, and while the story (so far) is ok, the dialogue for it is weak. You don't feel transported to a magical land, you feel like you're still struggling to figure it all out. If this was an early access game, or it had had a lengthier QA / testing cycle (as in, getting someone who was willing to provide direct and honest criticism to play it), then it might be in a better state and poised to sharpen itself up with some patching. It doesn't at all feel like that's the case here.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 3, 2016

  Let me start off this review by saying that this game has a lot of potential. However, it is sorely lacking. It should have been developed more before being released. Pros: Nice art style, kinda like an old RPG. Lots of freedom in what you do - sorta. You can explore a lot. Cons: No instructions whatsoever, They tell you how to move around, but not where anything is, or how to do anything other than find the bartender. For God's sakes people, just put some signs up! Quests are all the same. You literally find all the same quests in difficulties you can't choose. It takes forever to get any money, especially in quests. This is compounded by the fact that you have to pay A LOT of taxes. I'd either remove the tax system, or make getting money much easier. The 'romance' is flat, one-sided, and doesn't take any 'story' progression at all. Seriously, this game needs a lot more work before I'd buy it, even for eight dollars. Also, the movement is shoddy. Overall, needs work. It's a neat idea for a game, but they went a bit overboard in terms of NOT THINKING about what they were doing. I returned the game for steam cash within two hours. Sorry if this seemed like a bash on the developers. This could be a fantastic little game, but it's not nearly there yet. Consider that before you buy the game.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 26, 2016

  The concept for this game is incredible....and that's what makes me so sad. I feel like there would be many, many hours of gameplay here. Unfortunately, the entire game just feels clunky. the frame rate is terrible, the mechanics are a bit wonky, time FLIES by and doesn't pause during open dialogue with other npcs. In time and with some work, this could be incredible. But as it is now....not so much. I will remain hopeful, though. So for now, I would not recommend this...let's hope that changes!