A rather short, but fun game. As others have mentioned, combat is not the strong suit as it can sometimes be difficult to know whether you are going to get hit or not, a general rule of thumb is to keep your distance from foes as this will allow you to easily see their attacks and dodge them with ease.

The storytelling and interactions is where this game shines. I like that you can pick how Ivan responds and this shapes his character, some picks are simply hilarious. Hearing an uninterested "Huh?" in a most serious situation just cracked me up. While the story is short, you can replay it multiple times making different choices and still have fun, this is a big plus.

Besides the story, you get a handful of side quests which both help shape your character and earn you rewards from the person giving you the quest and from exploring that area of the map. I like this a lot, as it contributes to the world building, but does not force you to do anything. If you want, you can skip these quests, however each of them has a unique set of interactions. Not to mention that along the way, you may encounter a few elderly women giving you riddles to solve hehe

Crafting, right, well, it took me a bit to figure out how to get ores so I can upgrade the anvil. While the combat is rather simple, the various enchantments you can put on your hammers makes it more interesting as you can go for different builds.

What I did find annoying is that you get a rune that makes your hammer harder to break. I was very happy with this until I found out that using it no longer alerts me when it's about to break. This has led me to losing a few hammers I was quite fond of.

After a while you can roam the different areas just for scavenging, if you are in need of more talismans (that you can sell) or ores, this is a way to get more. What I did was to commit to an abundant ore (copper) and salvage all other hammers that I found, I either used up until the nearly broke or just salvaged them at the 1st anvil I found. This allowed me to fully upgrade the anvil rather fast which made my weapons even more powerful. I kept repairing them over and over to keep the enchantments.

A rather short, but fun game. As others have mentioned, combat is not the strong suit as it can sometimes be difficult to know whether you are going to get hit or not, a general rule of thumb is to keep your distance from foes as this will allow you to easily see their attacks and dodge them with ease. The storytelling and interactions is where this game shines. I like that you can pick how Ivan responds and this shapes his character, some picks are simply hilarious. Hearing an uninterested "Huh?" in a most serious situation just cracked me up. While the story is short, you can replay it multiple times making different choices and still have fun, this is a big plus. Besides the story, you get a handful of side quests which both help shape your character and earn you rewards from the person giving you the quest and from exploring that area of the map. I like this a lot, as it contributes to the world building, but does not force you to do anything. If you want, you can skip these quests, however each of them has a unique set of interactions. Not to mention that along the way, you may encounter a few elderly women giving you riddles to solve hehe Crafting, right, well, it took me a bit to figure out how to get ores so I can upgrade the anvil. While the combat is rather simple, the various enchantments you can put on your hammers makes it more interesting as you can go for different builds. What I did find annoying is that you get a rune that makes your hammer harder to break. I was very happy with this until I found out that using it no longer alerts me when it's about to break. This has led me to losing a few hammers I was quite fond of. After a while you can roam the different areas just for scavenging, if you are in need of more talismans (that you can sell) or ores, this is a way to get more. What I did was to commit to an abundant ore (copper) and salvage all other hammers that I found, I either used up until the nearly broke or just salvaged them at the 1st anvil I found. This allowed me to fully upgrade the anvil rather fast which made my weapons even more powerful. I kept repairing them over and over to keep the enchantments.