1348 Ex Voto

I played this after the big patch. It's a pretty satisfying game for a rainy day stuck inside. I wish the story fleshed out a bit better at the end (incorporating the collectables). It would have been nice to include more backstory on the characters, but I think for the scope, this game accomplishes what it set out to do.

First played the game after the recent patch. Didn't have any issues with Graphics, framerates (only 60-80 FPS at max settings though), or bugs. I enjoyed the combat, if anything the difficulty could be turned up a notch, once you get the swing timing down it's pretty trivial. The voice acting and graphics are very nice. I felt that the game accomplished what it set out to be, didn't feel like the trailers lied or anything, but the story is pretty short for the price and could have been fleshed out more. Overall a good play and would be excided if the studio took this concept and really flushed it out into a 20-30 hour game.

The most important thing to know about 1348 Ex Voto is that it's a small game. A thorough run will take something like 6 hours. If you're confident in the combat and don't care about collectibles, it could be substantially less. Some games can make a powerful, lasting impression in under 10 hours, but most games don't. 1348 Ex Voto is, overall, very simple. Combat is pared down to its most basic elements (two forms of attacking, blocking, dodging); exploration is limited; there are no dialogue choices during conversations. There are effectively only three recurring characters, including Aeta herself, and only two of those have any real significance. The world is melancholically empty for poor Aeta: everyone you see, outside of cutscenes, is someone you will kill. All of that is fine. However, I think the game stumbles at the end when it tries to circle back around to themes and issues that it introduces at the very beginning but does not adequately explore. It's not that these issues aren't present through the rest of the game, but ultimately too much of the 6 hours of gameplay are spent walking around and swinging a sword, and not enough is spent on storycraft. Because there are so few characters or interactions, the game relies too heavily on Telling its narrative, at the expense of Showing. What it's saying is worth thinking about, but not expertly expressed or depicted. But -- because the game is so small, that's forgivable. I would still recommend 1348 Ex Voto to anyone who likes the idea of playing as a weird woman with a sword. Aeta is a naïve yet thoughtful protagonist; I'd genuinely like to see more of her future. And people-less as it is, I did enjoy simply looking at the world, which has some beautiful environments. My two actual critiques of the game are (at the time of this review) a lack of ability to remap controls, and only being able to invert one of the camera axes. I had to switch to a controller to make dodging comfortable during combat, and it's just annoying to not be able to move the camera how you want to. 1348 Ex Voto is imperfect, but I'm glad it exists and that I played it.

典型的政治正确游戏，画面塑料、动作劣质、剧情低智，还有这人物模型的嘴一说话好像车力巨人

一個被低估的中世紀騎士佳作。 很多玩家只要看到DEI元素就開始各種仇恨攻擊。 這樣很多很好的遊戲都被忽略了。 非常的可惜

it's a really good game, the story is engaging and genuinely interesting but my biggest issue is that it's way too short. it feels like they skip over parts because everything moves so fast. on the other hand, it really feels like they rushed it out. i don't think it's fully ready yet, there are tons of bugs, some of them pretty frustrating and i even had to restart fights because of them. the gameplay is a bit limited and the combat gets repetitive. i still enjoyed it, but i'd recommend waiting a while until they've patched it and added more updates.

J'ai passé un très bon moment !

I'm a bit conflicted about it but the game, and especially the combat, was enjoyable. It's barely gay though :(

Absolute waste of effort. Terrible game experience.

Me gustó la historia; el combate se repite mucho y, si no encuentras las mejoras del arma se dificultan los combates de los últimos niveles, además del ocasional bug en los últimos niveles y el combate final se ralentizaba demasiado cada que mi cámara estaba en dirección al sol (???). lo recomiendo en oferta solamente.