Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

Banishers ghosts of new eden is a supernatural action rpg made by dont nod . first i would like to tell what i feel good about this game . the story of this game is very good and it also has a really good choice system which i cant tell more about without spoiling about it . l the music in this game is very dark and emotional . however there are some major problems with this game , the open world activities and map navigation is a nightmare in this game . u literally have to open the map every 10 seconds to see where u are going next also there is so much backtracking in this game for side activities that it becomes a slog and the pathetic fast travel system does not help with that too. u can literally fast travel only through a campfire which there are not too many present on the map . the open world aspect of this game really holds back the true potential of this game . so if you are a completionist i would warn u that u will suffer so much doing the 100 percent of this game , i would suggest to enjoy the main story and haunted cases in this game that is where is this game shines the most . overall if you ignore the side content its a really good game . 8/10

Vampyr is still a better game for me, but this one is also very good and deserves your attention. The story, narrative, suspense, and setting are all on point. Support this game, support this team, we lack teams that know how to write. More and more empty-headed people are writing, failing to realize that story and emotion are the pillars of a good RPG. You’ve done the 20th century and the 17th century . It’s time for some Middle Ages with werewolves or witchcraft come on guys, Don't Nod, I have faith in you.

I can comfortably recommend this game during deeper discounts, i would not recommend it at full price. When i was first looking into this game i saw comparisons to the Witcher 3, yes it is a dark RPG and you do investigations, but the similarities end there. If i had to make a comparison, the gameplay and exploration feels the closest to the new gen God of War games. The controls, level design even combat feel sometimes like a copy even. Then you mix in the dark RPG elements with investigations and you get this game. I have seen other reviews mention that the game is too dragged out for its own good and i can feel it already 8 hours in. The exploration and level design are not that amazing, it is semi-linear just like GoW, there is backtracking. It does feel more like a chore between the story beats. The combat aint bad but im never looking forward to fights either. The main driving force are just the stories for me. On the topic of story, you can feel the ruthless dark atmosphere which is great. Im yet to feel any meaning or consequences to my choices, the game is very transparent from the start that your choices will affect the ending, but i would like to see some immediate consequences as well. Right now i have made some pretty messed up choices on purpose and nobody seems to care so far. This pretty much sums up the game all the way up to defeating the first major boss, i might edit the review upon full completion if anything changes. EDIT after finishing the game: The first 8 hours did feel slow, but after the game opened up it turned into grocery shopping, meaning you follow a list of tasks and walk a LOT. The stories were interesting but progressing them was a big chore. It felt like every investigation involved 15 minutes of walking and dull repetitive combat. I did all of the investigations and still managed to finish the game fairly quickly in the end, but it was still pretty rough. As other reviews have mentioned this could have been a solid 10-15hr story focused experience instead of this semi-open world chore checklist. Still i stand by my recommendation, during big discounts this game is worth experiencing, but have your expectations straight.

Despite being "wokish" (6.5/10), the game is fun. It has a good story, you have a good margin of freedom of choice. In today's game industry it can be called a good game (storywise).

Fantastic writing. Solid gameplay. Eleven stars out of ten, no notes.

jogo é bom porem enjoativo, muitas quests desnessarias eu joguei 70 horas zerei a campanha principal e fiz quase todos casos de assombraçao mas nao finalizei os conteudos secundarios, faltou muita coisa ainda mas nao vou continuar pq nao sou de platinar ja deu pra divertir.

Das Beste Spiel und das mit über 100 Stunden Spielzeit seit langem. Eine hervorragende deutsche Sprachausgabe und spannend bis zum Schluss. Ich kann mich den anderen sehr positiven Bewertungen nur anschließen. Bitte mehr davon.

Предварительный итог: игра не понравилась... Звук и графика вполне норм, но всё остальное на любителя: пафос и "рельсы", "рельсы" и пафос, да и управление убогое... то ли движок такой, то ли разработчики - рукопопы... ;] Полимеры, как всегда, нашли свой выход всё в том же месте... ;]

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden has meat on the bone, but there's also plenty of fat. Without going into spoiler territory, it's safe to say that Banishers is an adventure game set in the immersive and atmospheric world of 17th-century New Eden, a haunted region of colonial America. As Banishers, it's your job to rid the land of restless spirits while simultaneously navigating the emotional relationship between the two protagonists, Red and Antea. Where the game truly shines is its haunting, yet strangely cozy atmosphere, accompanied by beautifully eerie music and sound design that perfectly complement the world-building. Traversing the handcrafted world feels immersive, and that sense of adventure and discovery is ever-present whenever you venture into a newly discovered region. The narrative is undoubtedly the backbone of the experience, with its story and characters providing more than enough reason to stay invested from beginning to end. The player is also presented with plenty of meaningful narrative choices that genuinely make you stop and think before making a decision, which is always welcome in an RPG. Despite all that—and despite me recommending the game—it does overstay its welcome. Banishers has a habit of wasting the player's time. Fast travel points are few and far between, resulting in a considerable amount of backtracking that serves little purpose beyond running from one objective to another. I actually appreciated that the game itself jokes about Banisher work involving endless running around, but acknowledging the issue doesn't make it any less noticeable. The second major offender is the combat. While perfectly serviceable at first, it gradually becomes repetitive due to the sheer number of encounters and the fairly limited enemy variety. This is especially noticeable during the latter half of the game, when backtracking becomes more common and enemies start feeling increasingly spongy. The combat system itself is relatively simple, and because the game leans on it so heavily, it eventually turns into a chore rather than something to look forward to. On the technical side, the game ran smoothly for the vast majority of my 58-hour playthrough, although I did experience three or four crashes along the way. Ultimately, Banishers is at its best when it focuses on its strengths: the narrative, the atmosphere, the world-building, and the relationship between its two protagonists. Unfortunately, whenever it tries too hard to become a "Witcher-lite" experience, its lack of mechanical depth becomes apparent. It's a solid 7/10 adventure game. I picked it up on sale and don't regret the purchase, but by the end I found myself pushing through to the credits as the constant backtracking and increasingly tedious combat had begun to wear out their welcome.

《Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden》是一款讓我感到非常可惜的遊戲。 它的世界觀、主線故事和鬧鬼案件其實都很有吸引力。許多事件並不是簡單地把角色分成好人與壞人，而是讓玩家理解每個人的動機、處境與責任，再決定應該寬恕、責備還是犧牲他們。這些道德選擇是遊戲最出色的部分，美術、場景與陰鬱氣氛也做得相當不錯。 但《Banishers》最大的矛盾就在於，它的故事不斷吸引我往前走，遊戲設計卻不停阻止我享受這個故事。 實際遊玩過程被地圖、導航、重複戰鬥，以及大量缺乏意義的移動嚴重拖累。故事讓我想繼續玩下去，遊戲設計卻一直在消磨我對故事的耐性。 我最不能接受的，是遊戲中許多路線被設計得像迷宮。地圖採用平面顯示，實際場景卻充滿山坡、懸崖、洞穴與高低層路線。玩家經常看不出任務目標究竟位於上層、下層、洞穴裡，還是在另一條必須大幅繞行的道路上。 明明目的地看起來就在附近，實際上卻可能必須上下攀爬、穿過狹縫、繞過整座山，才能找到正確入口。遊戲畫面角落又沒有小地圖，因此只要稍微失去方向，就得暫停遊戲、打開地圖、確認位置，再切回遊戲繼續走。走了一段之後發現高度不對，又得重新打開地圖。 這種反覆切換不但持續打斷遊戲節奏，地圖本身往往也無法清楚告訴玩家應該從哪個入口前往目的地。 有些任務只會在地圖上畫出一個很大的搜尋範圍，卻沒有明確說明真正的觸發條件。玩家可能在範圍內繞了很久，以為需要尋找某個物件，最後才發現遊戲真正要求的只是穿過該區域。 這已經不是鼓勵玩家探索，而是任務資訊沒有準確傳達設計意圖。 平面地圖、複雜高低差、不夠明確的任務提示，以及缺乏小地圖，這些問題彼此互相放大，讓找路變成《Banishers》最消耗耐性的部分。如果遊戲畫面角落有小地圖、路線指引，或至少能清楚標示高低層，體驗應該會改善很多。 現在的設計並沒有讓我覺得自己正在享受探索，反而像是不斷浪費時間尋找製作者藏起來的正確入口。 我知道《Banishers》是一款帶有 RPG 與半開放世界結構的作品，但 RPG 並不代表一定要讓玩家在複雜地圖中大量探索。《Final Fantasy VII Remake》同樣是 RPG，卻採用相對線性的關卡結構。玩家不需要花費大量時間尋找道路，仍然可以保留角色成長、裝備、戰鬥和支線任務等 RPG 要素。 所以問題不在於《Banishers》是一款 RPG，而是它選擇了半開放世界的關卡設計，卻沒有讓探索本身產生足夠的樂趣或價值。 遊戲表面上提供較大的探索空間，但實際上許多看起來可以直接通過的地方，都會被隱形牆或場景限制擋住。玩家只能按照製作者安排好的木板、攀爬點、狹縫和繞行路線移動。 它既沒有真正開放世界那種自由選擇路線的感覺，也失去了線性遊戲應有的流暢度，反而卡在兩者之間最令人疲累的位置。 有些裂隙的設計，更讓我覺得製作者是在刻意消耗玩家的時間。玩家進入裂隙、完成挑戰之後，遊戲不會把人送回原本進入的位置，而是直接丟到地圖上的另一個地方。 即使玩家原本還有任務需要在附近處理，也只能再花時間走到最近的營火，然後想辦法回到剛才所在的區域。 我完全無法理解這種設計除了延長遊戲時間之外，還有什麼實際意義。寶箱明明可以放在裂隙裡，也可以在玩家完成裂隙後出現在原本入口附近，根本沒有必要把玩家丟到遠處，再強迫玩家走一次回頭路。 這不是有意義的探索，也不是具有挑戰性的關卡，而是單純把玩家已經走過的路再走一次。它沒有提供新的故事、選擇、敵人或發現，只是在磨耗玩家的時間與耐性。 我甚至開始懷疑，這些設計存在的目的只是為了延長遊戲時數，而不是提升遊戲體驗。 遊戲時間長並不等於內容豐富。假如一款遊戲號稱可以玩數十個小時，但其中大量時間都花在走路、折返、查看地圖、尋找入口和重複戰鬥，那只是一種濫竽充數的長度。 真正有價值的遊戲時數，應該來自新的故事、角色、關卡、玩法或值得探索的內容，而不是靠增加玩家從 A 點走到 B 點的時間來灌水。 《Banishers》的戰鬥也很快變得重複。探索途中到處散布著相似的敵人與遭遇戰。玩家只是想前往某個地點，卻經常被迫停下來處理內容相近的戰鬥。敵人種類有限，戰鬥流程也缺少足夠變化，久而久之不但沒有增加緊張感，反而讓移動過程更加拖沓。 重複戰鬥也成為遊戲時數膨脹的另一個原因。 如果遊戲把地圖規模縮小、減少折返、改善導航，並刪除一部分重複戰鬥，整體遊戲時間或許會縮短，但品質反而會提升。不是每一款作品都需要數十小時才能證明自己有份量。 有時候一款二十小時、節奏緊湊而內容扎實的作品，遠比四十小時卻有一半時間都在趕路的遊戲更值得。 角色方面，我也不太喜歡女主角 Antea。 她的個性一直比較強勢，和 Red 相處時也經常帶著指責和教訓的口吻。遊戲接近結尾、準備面對最終敵人之前，她甚至直接對 Red 說：「I died because of your arrogance」，認為是 Red 當初擅自前往教堂，才導致她死亡。 但 Red 當時是因為找不到 Antea，以為她已經獨自去了教堂，出於擔心才趕去找她。即使他的判斷可能不夠謹慎，Antea 如此直接地把自己的死亡歸咎於他的自大，仍然讓我覺得相當苛刻。 她似乎沒有真正理解 Red 當時是因為擔心她才採取行動，反而一直給人一種 Red 欠了她、必須為她的死亡負責的感覺。 相較之下，Red 在整趟旅程中一直為了 Antea 奔波，完成一個又一個任務，承受各種困難的道德抉擇，甚至考慮犧牲其他人的生命來實現復活她的承諾。 我並不是認為 Antea 必須變成一個溫柔順從的角色。她可以強勢，也可以因為自己的死亡而感到憤怒、恐懼與不甘。但遊戲如果能多描寫她對 Red 的感激、自責與心疼，或讓她逐漸意識到 Red 為了她付出了多少，兩人的關係會更有說服力，Antea 這個角色也會更加立體。 例如，劇情可以安排她看著 Red 為自己拼命時，開始感到自責；讓她懷疑自己是否對 Red 太過苛刻；或是在 Red 因為失去她而痛苦時，由她主動安慰他，而不是大部分時候都由 Red 承受她的情緒、安撫她的不安。 這些橋段不需要改變 Antea 強硬的個性，卻可以讓玩家看見她表面強勢之下的內心掙扎，也讓兩人的感情更像是雙向的。 現在給我的感覺比較像是 Red 不斷犧牲，而 Antea 卻把他的付出視為理所當然。遊戲一直告訴玩家他們深愛彼此，但實際呈現出來的互動，卻更容易讓我感受到 Red 單方面的付出。 《Banishers》並不是一款沒有優點的作品。它的主線、鬧鬼案件、道德抉擇、美術與氣氛都值得肯定，不少角色的故事也確實能讓人憤怒、難過或陷入思考。 假如只沿著主線前進，把它當成一款偏線性的劇情遊戲來玩，體驗或許會好很多。 但問題是，我之所以想盡量完成支線，並不是因為我特別享受這種探索，而是因為我選擇了想要救活 Antea 的路線。遊戲要求玩家累積並獻祭足夠多的靈魂，因此我自然會擔心支線做得不夠多，最後無法達成復活她的條件。 為了取得更多可以獻祭的靈魂，我只能盡可能完成每一個鬧鬼案件。 也就是說，這些支線對我而言並不完全是可以自由取捨的額外內容，而是和我想要達成的結局直接相關。如果不是為了救活 Antea，面對如此痛苦的找路、反覆查看地圖和大量折返，我大概早就放棄不少支線了。 這也讓遊戲的設計問題更加明顯。它一方面用結局條件鼓勵玩家完成更多支線，另一方面卻又把支線的移動、導航和探索設計得如此折磨人。 玩家不是因為享受探索而繼續，而是因為害怕錯過達成結局所需的靈魂，被迫忍受這些冗長且低效率的過程。 一旦開始認真探索、完成支線、收集物品或挑戰裂隙，遊戲設計的問題就會越來越明顯。導航不清楚、任務提示不準確、路線充滿高低差與繞行、戰鬥不斷重複，完成裂隙後甚至還會被故意丟到遠處，迫使玩家花更多時間走回原本的位置。 《Banishers》最大的問題不是故事不好，而是它的遊戲設計沒有配得上自己的故事。 我原本是因為故事而繼續玩下去，但隨著遊戲時間增加，導航、探索、重複戰鬥與大量折返，卻一點一滴消磨了我對劇情的投入。 玩完一款真正讓我喜歡的作品時，我通常會意猶未盡，甚至捨不得故事結束；但玩完《Banishers》時，我最大的感受卻是：「終於結束了，我不會再玩第二次。」 這不是因為故事不好。相反地，我認為它擁有相當優秀的世界觀、支線故事與道德抉擇。真正令人遺憾的是，這些優點被冗長、重複且缺乏效率的遊戲設計掩蓋了。 當一款以故事和角色作為主要賣點的遊戲，最後讓玩家期待的不是下一段劇情，而是希望整個遊戲趕快結束時，我認為它的遊戲設計就已經出了很大的問題。 如果你只是想體驗劇情，我仍然願意推薦《Banishers》。但如果你和我一樣，希望完成大部分支線、探索地圖，並體驗較完整的內容，那麼最好先做好心理準備。 真正耗費你時間的，往往不是故事，而是找路跟走路。