Recent reviews by Hrcak

Can be fun with friends.

Starsand was a very nice experience.
Sadly it's not polished enough to be completely enjoyable, especially the ending part which was mostly frustrating.

The survival part is incredibly well done in this game. Simply because you have no GPS, no little dots on the map. You have to draw in on the map the locations that you visit and you have to do so following loose direction guesses... More often than not even with a map you will only feel general direction and still get lost.

Desert as it is is super easy to get lost into. Due to the huge sand mountains, you are not seeing something that might be just around the corner. This forces you to actually look around all the time and plan ahead for your journeys.

Starsand is also very unforgiving. There is sun, there is cold, there is hunger and most importantly water. But theese can only be replenished on oasis and it's incredibly easy to die if you do something wrong. For example, forgeting to feed your Camel or killing it by accident.

Story in general was okayish I must admit. Exploring ruins to figure out what happened to civilization before you, trying to figure out how to save yourself etc. It was even topped off with a good ending, if it only were polished more and less stressfull.

Either way :
Pros :
Super nice survival
Very well done Desert feels
Interesting story
You can lie down next to your cammel to catch some shade
Incredible feeling of confusion with directioning
Wooden markers to determine location were very enjoyable part of this game TBH

Cons :
Crafting and upgrading could've been more various and more useful in a way...
Last sections were super frustrating due to clunky suit controls
A lot of grind for last boss

All in all, when this gets co op it will be even better.
So far as a solo experience it was okay, but at points a bit frustrating.

GreedFall is a very enjoyable game with story that will consume you.
Setting is rather interesting compared to other games in the genre. It blends realism and magic in a perfect way threaded by incredible quests that are not just pointless. You will feel what theese NPCs tell you thanks to the perfect Voice Acting and good writing.

Either way, it's rather slow when it comes to developing your character. But that's not an issue because you will have multiple opportunities to respec during the main story. However, completing all side-quests and finishing the Main Story, I just feel like I'd respec now and try some other class, but there are no more quests to follow :(

What I disliked was the fact that loot doesn't mean much in this game, in a way of upgrading your gear. If you've found a legendary sword around 60th % of the completionist run, you will likely end up using this sword until the end of the game, because there will be nothing that will match it from loot drops.
More or less this is also true for other gear pieces.

Other things that I liked :
* Character break when traveling - Honestly I loved this, and the idea of camps.
* The slow pace of upgrade points makes you think multiple times before investing
* Voice Acting, Quests, Side Quests and decission making with reputation
* Side Quests felt like Main quests because they were so long and detailed...
* Boss, Mini Boss fights were a challenge at certain points of the game, and I enjoyed them

All in all, it also has some flaws, but I really got consumed, finished all side-quests and overal I enjoyed GreedFall more than I honestly ever thought I would.

It would do a remaster version, with some QOL features added.
Othen than that it was Okay. Some places feel like they were cut short in content.
It's a bit tough figuring your way around. But all in all it was a nice game.
Shame that there's no New Game + with all unlocked features and some additional content. But as it is now, if you finish most of the content within the first run, there is no reason to go back except for Achievements, but IMHO they're not worth it. P.S. "The Scholar" seems broken.
PART 2 IS REQUIRED!

A=B = True

Honestly - indeed, it's a mixed feeling. However it was quite a bit of fun playing it with a friend.
We both had a lot of patience and wanted to finish the game, especially the Labyrinth level.

The bad :
Based on the map - It's pitch black and often you have no chance to see the monster before it sees you and instantly kills you. This is both good and bad, as seeing a shadowy figure walking and disappearing really feels nice tension-wise.
In the last level there is a room with a monster that has super long chasing time and it can instantly kill you through the walls. It made this bit of the, rather enjoyable, level really frustrating.

The Mixed:
Ai is super simple. It will agrro only if you are in front of it. There do appear to be some tweaks in AI behaviour, based on the monster type, however they're small. It's fun to see monster just walk in front of you, or walking behind it trying to catch a gap to run away. But they do follow predefined paths and after a couple of tries they become predictable to the point of speedrunning near them. They will stop chasing you after a couple of seconds, so as long as you're in good position you're good to outrun them. it can also be a tactic when your partner needs to grab an item guarded by the monsters.

While there is a story that follows you through the levels, the levels themselves feel completely unconnected by anything.
For example, in the first level you have tasklist and a mechanic that forces you to drop a candle if you're holding any other item. This mechanic, alongside the tasklist, is completely gone in other levels. They feel like expansions rather than a single game. Anyhow, that also kind of helped the mystery of each level, increasing desire to finish it via trial and error. Each level should be seen as an individual experience...

The good :
It was fun in CoOp. Third level felt awesome, minus the glitchy monster in the last area.

Conclusion:
It will provide a couple of hours of ups and downs. In general, with voice chat and a friend it's completely alright.
I honestly hope that the developers will add a few more levels and flash out the current ones, as it is obvious that it has potential. It feels more like gameplay demo with a couple of levels showing the general idea that this can go to, instead of consistent experience.

Besides the uninspiring ending, the game is actually amazing.
All of the puzzles were enjoyable, especially with multiple friends.
It keeps your attention until the end, and the puzzles are intuitive and well done.
Overall - we had fun and enjoyed it.

Goose Goose Duck

It was a very enjoyable experience.
It's not tense or scary like other RE games, but it's packed with awesome action. All four campaigns were amazing and if you play them in order, you will fully understand the story with Ada's campaign. It was refreshing and nice final touch.
Boss fights were mostly awesome and each Campaign felt just enough different due to pacing and other features.
All in all, easily 20 hours of Gameplay.

It's short and sweet.
Final level felt more like a tons of ideas for game mechanics and features. But this fits the game well, as it constantly brings new mechanics with each level.
I enjoyed it, it was fun, chaotic at times and Boss battles were amazing.