Chains on Sand

Nice little roguelike game! Combat is very complex and difficult. Nice challenge. Graphics are simple but serviceable.

A game with more in-depth mechanics for those who enjoy RPGs. I was very surprised by the diversity of combat stances, races, weapons, armor, potions... when you go free, the shop is a great triumph. I'm looking forward to the next updates. In the end, it's a brutal battle to get to the top of the leaderboard that's included in the game.

great start for the game! inventory is mess but the game play bones are solid.

O jogo me prendeu por horas a fio. As lutas são intensas e implacáveis, em que cada erro pode ser o último. Tentar chegar ao topo do ranking foi um desafio que me impus e que acabou se tornando uma motivação constante para continuar essa jornada. Chains on Sand é brutal e desafiador, oferecendo uma ampla variedade de itens que permitem diferentes estratégias para subjugar os adversários. E não subestimem as poções: elas podem virar o jogo completamente a seu favor, muitas vezes nos momentos mais críticos.

I have very mixed feelings about this game. I like the idea: arena fighter with choice of fighting styles, positioning, relatively rich character creation (!!! this is the best thing on the game !!!). But that is all I like. The gameplay is terrible, here is how it went for me: I did read the tutorial first (just a short page of instructions) and I did read all the tooltips that showed up. But when the first fight came, I had no idea what I was doing. I attacked and I fell prone (stunned). Well, the log said I misstepped and critically hurt myself. Allright, can happen (it did happen many times since :-D). Another fight, I finally understood that stances can improve hit rate, so I aimed at feet and nice, opponent fell prone and fight was won (yeah, just like that, one hit:-D). So I went for this strategy, it kind of worked, unless I came to opponent and he stun me with attack of opportunity or I killed myself due critical misstep (it does happen a lot and there is no way to tell or influence the probability). I also tried some defensive stances, but there is very little description, I still dont understand what am I doing with it. Then I experimented with spells. I cant say I was surprised to hurt or even kill myself with every 4th spell attempt that failed miserably. The other 3 attempts either hit or missed, but all the ranged spells are just projectiles, there is nothing strategic about them. There is also body magic that influences attributes, but that is all about magic (true I didnt try the healing school, but I think I get the idea). When you win a match you have basic choices (heal, more exp and increase durability of weapon), but it is nothing fancy, nothing rewarding and you may find a new item in your inventory, but rather not. When you level up, it is rather an accident than a moment of celebration, meaning you dont even notice it :-) Sounds like fun to you? I refunded without hesitation, but I am sad, because I see lot of potential. The game needs proper tutorial, much more explaining in tool tips or otherwise, it needs to improve the reward system after fights and level ups and more mechanics would be welcome too.

Joguei o jogo por cerca de 2h (duas horas), e no começo, mesmo com a leitura do guia de combate, fiquei um pouco confuso em como funcionava os combates, e não conseguia vencer nenhuma luta, ou acertar os meus oponentes, e a cada derrota, eu precisava criar um personagem novo, e escolher os talentos e habilidades novamente, o que me deixava um pouco frustrado, pois não entendia a mecânica das lutas, perdia, e logo precisava refazer tudo outra vez. Com tudo, depois de várias tentativas, consegui avançar um pouco nas masmorras, coletar alguns itens e vencer algumas lutas. O jogo é bem difícil, e te pune bastante com uma chance única de sobreviver aos desafios, por ser algo do tipo hardcore. É um bom jogo, mas acho que as lutas deveriam ser mais intuitivas, fluidas, e mais fáceis de assimilar.

I had a good time playing this game. I was overwhelmed with all the combat options at the beginning but just experimented some and went back and read the tips and got better at the combat and would say the progression is really good because you can start with just basic settings and add more and more complexity as you improve. Fun and enjoyable and pleasant visually. Can't wait to get out of indentured servitude.

Je pense rejouer à ce jeu, mais pour l'instant il ne m'a procuré aucun plaisir. Je ne vois aucun aspect roguelike, si ce n'est le fait de mourir et de recommencer (ce qui en fait surtout un die and retry). Ce jeu est extrêmement frustrant puisque tout semble purement aléatoire. D'un personnage au suivant, à statistiques similaires, on peut avoir un personnage qui meurt dès le premier combat sans qu'on ne puisse rien y faire, puis le suivant qui survie et explose tous ses adversaires. On ne peut massacrer un ennemi de niveau 6 d'une facilité déconcertante puis perdre face à un ennemi de niveau 2 de manière ridicule. Les mécaniques et statistiques sont expliquées mais ne semblent pas avoir d'incidence réelles sur le jeu ? Sur le temps où j'ai joué à ce jeu, j'ai surtout eu l'impression de jouer à un jeu de casino, ne reposant que sur la chance et l'aléatoire.

Vomit. Absolute dog vomit.