I am VERY happy that this game allows you the chance to refuse to cooperate with your kidnappers. ^_^
I like choices. Especially in forced situations. So kudos!
That aside.... the artwork is nice, and I am already intrigued by a certain yellow-eyes man with zero patience for useless people. ^_^
I can't help but sigh at the inefficiency of their prison system.
I really hope I get to overhaul the damned thing someday.
Maybe a big, round pit with no corners to hide behind.
Or separate cells, and a daily fight in a Colosseum like stadium --take entrance fees from the free-folk for it too.
Earning money AND improving the skills of the fighters.
Maybe promise freedom on condition of military service to those who are best and can be proven loyal somehow.
(Maybe the Seer can see it or something.)
Cuz the shit they have now is very....needless.
Might as well kill them and be done with it.
It serves no purpose that I can see, and if it did, surely there are better ways to achieve it.
(But you were brought there to fix things, so I'm hoping that is intentional, and one of the things you're going to fix. ^_^ )
And they clearly haven't even heard of torture. >_>
Granted, it's not a reliable method to ensure the information you get is true....
Would be better to threaten someone they love...
But if we don't have that, torture is the second best option to find answers.
....unless one of the mages know mind-control or mind-reading....
While I do wish you had the choice to avoid the battles (and eternal walking), I DO like that there is tactics in the battles.
....I am really starting to wish this game came with a proper map, and not just an assistant marking where you have been.
I get that you can't predict exactly where the prisoners are, but it's really tedious to track them down, and I personally feel that drains some of the fun out of the gameplay.
---3 hours later---
...I will die in this dungeon before I find the last clue... >_>
I've searched every inch of the map, and there is no new areas to explore.... non I can find anyway.
---5 hours later---
I REALLY wish there was a map with X marks the spot.
Maybe some different levels of difficulties, where you have a map on easy and auto-set the battle-setup, and autoplay the battle.
It's fun to play the battles at first, but the repetitions gets REALLY tedious.
...especially when you can't find the clues.
Which is sad, because the story seems interesting.
But I don't get to play the story cuz I'll die in a maze of a dungeon with blisters on my feet. 😭
---and unknown infinite time later---
*waves a sad white flag and lies down to die*
...I miss having a gamer bf who knows how to do this shit right about now...
