Dawn of the Ashen Queen

I like this game very good :) The only down part is the game has no Editor. It would be nice to have one :)

Game is jank

Great nostalgic fun reminiscent of Dungeon Master, Eye of the Beholder, grid based dungeons. Good puzzles, creatures, and artwork. Wish there were more games like this.

You don't have to reinvent the wheel to make an enjoyable game, and that's exactly what Shattered Moon Games has done with "Dawn of the Ashen Queen". If you've played any fairly modern grid-based dungeon crawler like Legend of Grimrock, The Fall of the Dungeon Guardians, Vaporum, etc, you mostly know what's in store here. This isn't a deep RPG...you create one character and get a few different classes to choose from, and a fairly basic skill tree that you can expand upon when you level up. You meet the rest of your party throughout the adventure to make a total of four in your monster-slaying team. While the game does nothing new, the graphics and sound are top notch, and the writing is overall decent. It's your typical "kill the bad guy to save the world" troupe. The only thing slightly different here is the overall pace of the game is quicker. Your team moves around the grid more quickly, and so do the enemies. It's your typical "dance" combat maneuver, and you get one attack slot and one "spell" slot. The way you use items is clunky. There isn't a quick slot or anything to easily access scrolls and potions, so you have to open the individual inventories each time you want to use something, In the middle of battle, it can get annoying. I played the game on the higher difficulty and overall the challenge felt moderate. There are a smattering of puzzles and traps throughout, only one time did I have to check the forums for a solution. I'd rather have this sort of scenario than the constant frustration seen with overly difficult puzzles like in Vaporum: Lockdown, for instance. I only encountered on true bug in the game, it was early on and during a scene transition, the game would crash. I reloaded an earlier save and was able to progress through. Besides that, the only other real issue was manipulating levers. For some reason it would take multiple clicks at times to get a lever to go up or down. Seems like others have complained about it as well. While not game breaking, it does become an annoyance the more you play. If you're a grid-based dungeon crawling enthusiast, I recommend picking this up. The ending leaves way for a sequel, so hopefully Shattered Moon Games continues on with this title in the future!

Dawn of the Ashen Queen ist eine großartige Hommage an klassische Dungeon-Crawler wie Eye of the Beholder und Lands of Lore. Das Spiel kombiniert nostalgische, rasterbasierte Erkundung mit modernen Design-Elementen und bietet eine lebendige, detailreiche Welt. Das Charaktererstellungssystem ist tiefgreifend und erlaubt es, den eigenen Startcharakter individuell anzupassen, während das erzählerisch getriebene Gameplay mit seinen zukünftigen Begleitern dich in die spannende Geschichte von Eshavon eintauchen lässt. Der Echtzeitkampf ist fordernd und bietet mit immer neuen Zaubern und Waffen beim Levelaufstieg viel Abwechslung. Besonders hervorzuheben ist das Level-Design – Rätsel, Geheimgänge und Fallen sind durchdacht gestaltet, und jede Umgebung, von üppigen Wäldern bis hin zu alten Krypten, ist visuell ziemlich beeindruckend für ein so kleines Entwickler-Studio. Die Liebe zum Detail, sei es bei den Gegenständen oder den Effekten der Zauber, unterstreicht die Leidenschaft des Entwicklers. Obwohl es kleinere Schwächen gibt, wie zum Beispiel stellenweise zu simple Gegner-KI, die nicht gemeinsam angreift, wird das Spielerlebnis dadurch kaum getrübt. Für Fans von storylastigen Rollenspielen mit einem klassischen Flair ist Dawn of the Ashen Queen ein absolutes Muss. Ich habe mich gefühlt, wie in einem modernen Lands Of Lore und auch ein besonders "trockener" Charakter, hat mich mit seiner "Meisterdieb"-Attitüde bisher außerordentlich amüsiert. ;) Habe das Spiel noch nicht komplett durch, aber kann es jetzt schon wärmstens empfehlen!

This game came as a very pleasant suprise, I really enjoyed it, if you like grid crawlers than you really cant go wrong with this one, reminded me of the Grimrock games, basic combat but that was okay for me, by the time I had got thru the ancient halls I really felt like i had been on an epic journey, some tough battles at times but a real sense of victory when i finally defeated them. lots of different dungeons and outdoor areas as well. I look forward to see what next he will be bringing out.

Zacznę od tego że lubię RPG na siatce. Zaczynałem od takich hitów jak "Lands of Lore" czy "Anvil of Dawn". Ograłem większość z tytułów z tego gatunku, więc mam punkt porównania. W "Dawn of the Ashen Queen" gra się dobrze. W sumie im dalej tym ciekawiej. Rozwój postaci wciąga, zagadki robią się wymagające, zróżnicowane środowisko. Jak na razie najsłabszą stroną jest ścieżka dźwiękowa. Brak jakichkolwiek czytanych dialogów sprawia, że imersja pada przy ciut za długich dialogach. Na razie tyle, wracam do gry :) P.S. Świetne użycie DCT, pozdro dla Knute'a!

Lovely old school dungeon crawler with a linear set of small dungeons. Pretty, with each dungeon having its own visual style, and gentle enough on puzzles.

感谢B站通关大神的视频，不然真的开局劝退

Fun game! I love my blobbers, been playing them since the Wizardry days, and really enjoyed this one. Good balance of exploring, puzzles, and secrets to find that you're not going to bang your head against a wall to figure out. Really liked the graphics! Great to see an indie RPG not using pixel or low res blocky graphics for a change! Like the music change on the various levels as well. For a sequel I would suggest adding a separate space or two (maybe a belt) to hold potions and other consumables. I had an inventory filled of consumables at the end of the game because using them was rather clunky. Still, didn't detract from the fun. Nice work dev!