1428: Shadows over Silesia

I dropped the game at around chapter 9 and I currently don't want to continue, and it is a pity because the story is good (so far) as well as the characters. In short: PROS: [list] [*]Good story and characters [*]Graphic style [*]Some ideas and puzzles are really nice [/list] CONS: [list] [*]Clunky controls [*]Camera and objects are sometimes really hard to manage [*]Puzzles sometimes are frustrating due to game mechanics (see below) [/list] I my experience the game controls are too clunky and there were several points where I did not know what to do to proceed and sometimes I wasn't sure they were even puzzles but just "tasks". I played the game with a controller and while it helped a lot with the camera and combat, I found a lot of issues with objects and puzzles. In the end I tried with mouse and keyboard but I did not find it much better. Until Chapter 6 it was quite smooth for me, but from Chapter 7 it became really frustrating. There were many situation where I did try things that I thought good but sometimes I was missing something because I was not able to [i]see[/i] it for two main reasons: sometimes it was not highlighted and I did not think I could be able to interact with it, or because of the camera rotation (that is overall a problem, in my opinion, since in many fights or situation it is really hard to manage). In other situation what I was doing did not work but then, after many tries and no more solution to try I watched some videos, and I saw that it [i]was[/i] the correct solution: the problem could have been just a small bug or small thing (position of the character? timing? no clue) that I wasn't doing correctly. However, I feel that most of those issues I had are related to the game mechanics and during the following chapters (8 and 9) I started to feel really annoyed so I gave up.

Good game about Hussite actions, but the movement was annoying 7,5/10

I haven't seen a game with so many accesibility options for blind people. I like the game and setting by itself too.

Un juego que solo por el período histórico que abarca y el lugar pocas veces visto en las tramas "videojueguiles", ya merece la pena, por que como dicen todavía muchos "los videojuegos no sirven para nada", pues Shadows over Silesia ya desmiente a esos agoreros porque nos encontramos con un pedazo de historia entre nuestro teclado y ratón. En la extinta Checoslovaquia también se produjeron excisiones dentro de la iglesia católica por diversas motivaciones, estamos ante un período de mucha agitación en este ámbito y tenemos un movimiento reformista que pretendía acabar con los males de la iglesia, podría decirse sin temor a error que fue el inspirador del posterior luteranismo. En este caso nos referimos a Jan Hus, y una vez martirizado sus seguidores, los husitas; en la historia manejamos a Hynek, un husita, y Lothar, caballero hospitalario, sus historias se iran entrelazando y convirtiendo sus objetivos en comunes según vayamos avanzando, unido esto a elementos de fantasía y tramas demoníacas que surgirán avanzado el juego. Está bastante bien la forma de hilar toda la historia, aprovechando el contexto real, luego una vez aparecen los elementos demoníacos a veces se vuelve muy cliché. Tenemos un diario que se va completando al alcanzar objetivos y avanzar en la historia. Si por algo destaca también el juego es por su enorme sentido del humor, guiños a películas u otros juegos y el carisma sobre todo de Hynek, un borrachín pendenciero, tendremos carcajadas aseguradas a lo largo del juego. Al interactuar con los personajes, en muchas ocasiones se nos abrirán líneas de diálogo que nos darán un resultado diferente y romperán un poco la linealidad. La perspectiva en todo momento es una vista isométrica que recordará a juegos de algún pasado no muy lejano, todo en 3D pero básico, eso no quiere decir algo malo, al contrario, todo luce colorido, hermoso en muchas ocasiones a la vista, y con un aspecto y ambientación que sumerge en el medievo, el manejo de los dos personajes es similar, recorriendo escenarios cerrados, explorándolos, hablando con ciertos personajes y buscando elementos para avanzar, es interesante el sistema de juego, aunque a veces cuesta encontrar ciertos objetos por ser muy pequeños. Los efectos de iluminación, luces y sombras son espectaculares, ya quisieran muchos títulos de mayor presupuesto. Otra parte fundamental es la acción, tenemos algunas fases de sigilo, en las que hay que pasar desapercibido, estilo "Commandos" pero más tosco y las fases de acción o lucha propiamente dicha, y ahí es donde puede echar para atrás a muchos jugadores (recomiendo encarecidamente ratón y teclado), la razón es que se necesita práctica y saber cuando asestar los golpes al enemigo, con click izquierdo se golpea y con el derecho se cubre con el escudo, disponemos de barra de vida, barra de energía y pócimas o amuletos para mejorar nuestras prestaciones en combate, pero este no se trata de machacar botones sino que hay que buscar el momento oportuno para golpear, saber esquivar o cubrirse y vigilar siempre al enemigo, olvídate de enfrentarte a más de dos enemigos seguidos sin aliados, estás muerto casi seguro. También existe un pequeño inventario para utilizar a veces cual aventura gráfica El apartado sonoro, viene con una magnífica traducción al castellano, de todo, salvo un par de líneas sin importancia, y voces en inglés o checo, recomiendo la segunda, pues todos los personajes tienen una gran interpretación y realza más el juego. Y la banda sonora es exquisita, con piezas orquestadas siempre acordes con el momento del juego o el lugar que visitemos. Los sonidos tanto del cruzar las espadas como del juego en general son muy buenos. Otros elementos a reseñar son las monedas ocultas, que están repartidas por los escenarios y serán a veces necesarias, los juegos por ejemplo de dados, muy entretenidos, o la resolución de puzzles tanto en el juego como cartas cifradas, requieren paciencia e ingenio así como intuición, son añadidos que aportan mucho al juego. Aparece algún que otro bug puntual pero nada que estropee la experiencia de juego. Además el desarrollador me respondió muy amable un par de dudas que tenía sobre un par de logros, algo muy de agradecer. En definitiva, un gran juego, por ambientación y período que abarca, sentido del humor, carisma, y si aprendes a luchar el sistema te encantará, muy recomendable, al igual que su DLC. NOTA 8´5/10

I would recommend this game but it's not without MANY flaws. Here is why you should play it though. The game is like poor man's kingdom come deliverance and it doesn't even shy away from some references to that title. It is an action adventure game PURE AND SIMPLE with a strong direction and clearly it is aiming for something in the style of Daniel Vavra. I applaud this effort and I gotta say that in many regards it succeeds. However I cannot say that the graphics help that... The graphics of this game is old Runescape with lights and shadows. It is laughably bad especially during cutscenes. I believe it was a wise choice to have most of the game viewed from distance. The story is nice and even some voice acting is half decent. I liked some of the puzzles and the game surprised me more than once. It's this familiar feeling from your childhood that you play a random game you got on a CD from a magazine and nobody really knows it and you're just figuring it out as you go. I loved the fact that it made me feel that way. Fighting is awkward at best. It's the classic example of "more than the sum of its parts".

[h1][b]Stronger than Expected[/b][/h1] [quote]This is the first game I started playing from DLC, because it is a prequel to the main line, and, as the developer said on the Steam forum, there is a place to learn how to play the game more easily, so I tried it, and I can recommend it to you as well.[/quote] The Tourney at the Bear Rock is a good tutorial for the game. However, it won't teach you how to climb. I found it difficult to climb the rocks and the castle. I played with an Xbox One controller and couldn't find the climb points using the intended buttons, so I ended up randomly pressing keys and clicking the mouse. Also, picking up items from the ground can be frustrating if there are two or more items very close together. What a "tutorial" can teach you relatively well is combat, which is an essential skill to have. It is easy to learn but hard to master, because you must use one button to parry/cover and the other to attack, and you also have to rotate the camera if you want to see the guy who tries to end your pilgrimage. Of course, you are not a superhero, so your health is limited. Some potions can make life easier, such as those that speed up energy recovery or refill hit points. However, don't overuse them or you'll get a hangover. The game offers a variety of basic weapons, including maces, axes and swords. My favourite was the sword because of its greater range, although it requires more energy. You can also find collectables: Prague ducats and Prague groschens. Sadly, they are more useless than useful. In the Torney DLC, you can buy new weapons, potions, shields, horses and horse clothing, but in the main story, there are only a few opportunities to purchase items later in the game. Speaking about the story, I think it is well-made. You play as two characters who are enemies. Hynie is part of the Hussites, who seek to reform the Church, while Lothar is part of the Crusaders, who want to stop them. However, Silesia is not a normal region. There is something dark hidden deep in the mountains that is stronger than either party could have expected. I liked how the stories of the two characters were intertwined and later connected. I played with the Czech voice-over, which was enjoyable and impressive for an indie game like this. Also, 1428 is accessible for blind people, with plenty of options to help them play. [b]Let's wrap it up. I enjoyed the game. It has a nice story that interconnects two different characters and good dubbing with funny quotes. However, the controls and camera can be frustrating. Visually, the game is simple but sufficient for its needs, and it has a well-fitting soundtrack which I was listening to while writing this review. I recommend buying the Tourney at the Bear Rock DLC and playing it before the main game. In addition, I would be very interested in playing any sequel that might be created in the future.[/b] [spoiler]P.S.: Bonus points for a friendly [url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/pkubicek]developer[/url], he helped me to solve [url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1228500/view/505094741826732476?l=english]two[/url] bugs.[/spoiler] [table][tr][td][h2][b]1428: Shadows over Silesia 7.5/10[/b][/h2][/td][/tr][/table] [table][tr] [th]🟢 Story 🟢 Fun characters 🟢 Soundtrack 🟢 Czech dubbing 🟢 Accessibility options [/th][th]🔴 Controls 🔴 Camera 🔴 Nearly useless coins [/th][/tr][/table]

Shadows over Silesia má solidní český dabing, pár skvělých hlášek a hezkej art styl. Bohužel mi zároveň dala 16 hodin frustrace. Když poslední kapitolu dokončí jen 8,2 % hráčů, asi není potřeba dlouze vysvětlovat, kde je problém.

An amazing game. A lot of love was put into it. It has a lot of historical lore which is also partialy based in local folclore. The controles are quite unusual, but once you get a hold of it, its really fun.

Hi, I really tried to play the game trough but the entire game is only about cluncky combat with terrible controls. Somehow I never seem to be hitting anything, I need to be in the mouth of the enemy to hit someone. The combat completely does not function. The story was good nothing groundbreaking. Switching back and forth from 2 charachters is incredibly boring and breaks the flow of the game. I dont know even tho I played for 6 hours nothing happened in the game. The game is slow and offers little to satisfy you to keep going. There are these collectibles gold silver or something in the beginning it was sad that it is for buying or selling stuff but I never came across anyone who wanted my money. you can pick up books items etc. as much as you like as long as you dont exceed the carry limit, but there are basically no use for items at all in this game. I came across a skeleton boss so I sad let me drink the strentgh and stamina potions an reck this boss, but nooooo it was a puzzle fight. even tho I tried to kill him with buffs his health does not decay, and also he summones infinite number of enemies constantly... The Art style and overall look is great. There is also stealth for some reason. This game lacks a basic foundation where it can say Im a story telling game with stealth, or Im a combat focused fantasy game, or Im a game where you play 2 charachters one by one and explore the world in which you play the dedektif to solve what is going on in this world. Well this game is everything above. I really wanted this game to be good but for what it is, I cannot recommend this game.