Alabaster Dawn

I took a chance with AD because this isn't a genre of game I usually play. Not far in, I knew I made the right choice. Very beautiful game and fun to play.

So far it's a really great game. Normally I'm not too much into RPGs, but the atmosphere, music and looks just kills me. Also the many jump paths which we already know from Crosscode are incredibly satisfying. The battle system is intuitive, fast and still tactical. I knew I would like it because I already played Crosscode, however Alabaster Dawn still surprised me. Only wish: maybe implement a tutorial page where you can look up combinations. To me a clear 10/10 would buy it again!

Antes de falar sobre o jogo ,eu desejo muito q esse jogo tenha uma tradução oficial para PT BR ,devs ,faz essa pra nós ,nem se for com IA <3 Sobre o jogo ,uma obra de arte ,jogando vc percebe q existe amor no projeto,mesmo em pixel arte ,ele consegue demonstrar as emoçoes dos personagens ,isso é muito imersivo ! Gameplay deliciosa e responsiva ,com efeitos lindos e bem feito! Sons de otima qualidade ,otima trilha sonora ! O jogo aparentemente é gigantesco ,nao se engane com a demo ,tem plantações ,bastante coisa para explorar ,personagens desafiadores ,muitas armas ,arvore de habilidade q cada vez mais cresce ao passar do tempo,muitas armas e etc ! Acredito q se finalizar o jogo com essa grandeza ,esta para ser jogo indie do ano com toda certeza ! Sobre a data de lançamento ,talvez em 2028 ainda ,mas só compre e seja feliz !

The game is great over all, art style is amazing, combat is extremely enjoyable. There is still a lot of work needing to be had. HOWEVER the protagonist is a little off. For someone reserved and introverted as Juno a lot of her dialog and passing in behavior needs a little bit more work, though I've gotten hints on how she is given the current situation I don't see much to warrant how she is now, but ill just simply wait and see to see how her writing goes down the line.

This game is in early access, however all of the content available is very very polished. Pieces are missing, but this game shows extreme promise. Hades combat meets old school Final Fantasy story telling. This game is phenominal, I played until I reached the first piece of noticably missing content, next update I will pick this back up and continue. I'm super impressed with the quality of this game and I'm excited to see it reach full release!

Very much in the same vein as CrossCode, this is a charming isometric action RPG type of thing with lush visual style, fun combat and solid storytelling. There's enough intrigue (what's up with the gods? Why was Juno cast out?) to keep me invested and waiting for updates. Characters have distinct narrative voices, and while they occasionally dip into irreverence, that's never overbearing. There's balance here. Someone knows what they're doing. As mentioned, combat is fun. People who've played CrossCode will feel instantly at home, as it's an essentially similar combination of isometric slashing, shooting and dodging that feels very fluid and very satisfying. Switching elements (e.g. lightning) for different attributes and skills returns, though here there are also weapons with their own attributes and abilities which can be arranged into loadouts. These loadouts are perhaps slightly confusing, as each element has its own set of loadouts, certain weapons are necessary to complete certain puzzles, and some puzzles require multiple elements. This hasn't become outrageous yet, but I anticipate a future in which I'm flicking between elements and loadouts trying to find where I put my Chakram. Speaking of puzzles: puzzles are back, and they bear some similarity to those in CrossCode while iterating on them. No pixel-perfect bounce angle puzzles here, but there are some inventive target-shooting mechanics and elemental doodads. There's nothing frustrating, but there are enough functions in play here that it's easy to occasionally forget what your options are. That's fine. I imagine the addition of more elements (there's space for two more on the UI in addition to what's currently ingame) will lead to some ludicrous brain-teasers later. By necessity, the lack of CrossCode's diegetic context makes Alabaster Dawn feel a bit less clever: in CrossCode, when you or an enemy fell into water, you or it would just respawn nearby because that's how the elements of the game-within-a-game worked, whereas in Alabaster Dawn that's kind of just how it is. Don't worry about it. This isn't inherently a problem (games do game things), but it does leave me wondering whether or to what degree I should be paying attention to things like this. Divine puzzles make some sense in-universe, but do Nyx puzzles make sense? Certain divine puzzles (good guy stuff) are built around the necessary use of Nyx functions like meaty tentacle switches (bad guy stuff). Are things like this a comment on the nature of the world in some way, or is it just a game and I shouldn't worry about it? Is there deepest lore here (is the Nyx testing me too? Is there a deeper link between the gods and the Nyx? Is this world secretly a game as well??) or am I not supposed to think about that? ...I suppose if this nebulous lack of ludonarrative clarity inspired purely by the specific nature of the previous game is the biggest criticism I have, that might be all the recommendation you need. If you loved CrossCode, you'll love this. If you haven't played CrossCode, this is still a very good game and a clear labour of love in its own right. Regardless, immediately buy them both. Both games have demos, you fool.

以目前BETA的心得來說，喜歡crosscode(這公司的前作)的也會喜歡這款，遊戲主打的是舊薩爾達式的俯瞰動作解謎，戰鬥和畫面的流暢度都有明顯的提升，比起前作只有屬性與技能系統，這作新增了多種類武器，除了一些特定的解謎要靠武器+屬性切換有點複雜之外，其他都比前作還要精進(劇情沒做完不談)，解謎苦手也有官方提示可以開，推薦。 關於戰鬥方面：對於一些其他說戰鬥不爽怪物太多的評論，其實現在版本的遊戲中期可以學到武器招式，有範圍技也有強力遠程，一般來說被很多敵人單方面圍毆的狀況應該是少之又少，遊戲是有給你解圍的技能與動作使用的，使用的流暢也能打得很爽，不流暢也能打帶跑慢慢磨，與前作一樣，戰鬥中敵人的屬性跟特性都是玩家要切換武器屬性作對應(前作是只切屬性)，如果你是想玩戰神那類比較單純的戰鬥，官方也有作弊可以開(調整怪物血量傷害等等)，玩家可以斟酌開啟照顧遊戲體驗。