Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark

Жалкая пародия на FFT. FFT 97 года выпуска смотрится в разы лучше чем это произведение. Покупайте по скидке не ниже 85% и только, если вам ОЧЕНЬ скучно. А если вы любитель FFT, то пропустите этот проект. Будите разочарованы.

Classic turn-based, tactical, strategy. Good party customization and player/character progression. Reminds me FFT love the game

This is a tremendous little game. It is clearly and obviously heavily inspired by the classic juggernaut of gaming, Final Fantasy Tactics. But unlike so many other games influenced by the legendary FFT, Fell Seal does exactly what you want from an homage: it takes the core mechanics and features that made the game lovable in the first place and then expands from there, weaving both a compelling original story and interesting new mechanics or options. My one complaint about Fell Seal is fittingly one that can equally be applied to FFT as well: the secrets are a bit TOO secret. The likelihood of being able to fully 100% Fell Seal on your own, without consulting outside resources, feels low to me. Doable, but low. Some of the obelisks you need to interact with are simply too obscured to assume any reasonable player would notice them, even when on the lookout for them, for one example. However I think this is VERY allowable for two reasons: First you can beat the game and receive a satisfying ending without 100%ing it. Secondly, I think this is kind of allowable because, again, FFT, which heavily inspired this game, ALSO included deep secrets that practically required purchasing the guidebook to 100%. So in this case, it does genuinely feel true to form a bit, but also I personally believe games should be developed under the working assumption that a dedicated player can reasonably 100% them on their own with appropriate time investment, rather than under the acknowledgment that players are likely going to consult resources. But I guess that's a preference thing anyway. All in all, Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a fantastic game, and I can't wait to see what else comes out of 6 Eyes Studio in the future.

In Conclusion; Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark never sets forth on adventure. It starts with a straightforward premise; heroes rescue society, before falling to the corruption they defeated. The amount of story Fell Seal tells in forty hours is detailless drivel. The characters are flat, the world unexplained. While it offers a competent combat and class system, it flounders in repetitive, inconsequential battles. Consider Fell Seal if the singular element you enjoy is a competent class system in a tactical RPG. [url=https://cbrostowin.substack.com/p/fell-seal-arbiters-mark-a-blemished] Fell Seal Arbiter's Mark: A Blemished Tactical RPG [/url]

Some serious balancing issues, often the game is not fun or challenging just frustrating on harder difficulties. The skills and systems don't mesh well making it only remotely fun even on low difficulties. I think it may have been more tolerable in early access. The level reset function is sign of things not working, it's a band aid and should not be a long term feature. The stages are kind of ass its hard to judge cover, distance and height. Its just frustrating too often for me to enjoy. However I do like some of the art direction, I found the setting, premise, characters and story to be pretty good.

Let's cut a long story short, if you are looking for a Final Fantasy Tactics type game then this is the closest you are going to get. Fell Seal wears its inspiration on its sleeve and doesn't hide it. It implements the whole job system well and there is plenty of scope for experimenting with different builds. One of my favourite features of FFT was the Auto-Battle system where you can see how your build handles a specific fight but you can also use it to play the game for you if you want! The AI behind Auto-Battle is not very refined and I have seen it make some silly mistakes but on the whole it works well. One of the most divisive aspects of the game is the art style. I found it a little jarring at the very beginning but grew to enjoy it as I played. It is certainly unique and I don't think I have come across many with a similar visual identity as Fell Seal. I count myself as a fan of the art style now. As mentioned earlier the great variety of builds between human and non-human characters is staggering, there were times when I felt there was too much especially on the non-human side where I felt less invested. I got through the game with pretty much human characters only which I found more interesting personally. There are a few spots where the game stutters, plot and in some of the battle balancing. On the plot side, if you have played RPGs before then you can see plot twists a mile away. The plot moves at a very slow pace so that one mile plot twist you have uncovered feels like many miles until you get to the scene where it is revealed. Likewise some of the interactions between characters feel forced, for example the antagonistic relationship between some of your party members is not that well developed and interesting to follow. The plot is serviceable to hold the game together but clearly not the focus of the game. The other weakness is in enemies spamming heal and reinforcements at times which makes the battles like inordinately longer than they should, it is a balancing issue which sadly can no longer be fixed since game is not under active development. It is much more of an issue on harder difficulty levels. Altogether Fell Seal is a great homage to FFT and has sealed (no pun intended) a place in the list of games that scratch the FFT itch. It has its flaws but ultimately delivers on the enjoyment front, hopefully the developer has more games cooking in the future. I give it a 7.5/10.

Great game play, great upgrade and class system, abilities, and story, any fan of Final Fantasy tactics or Fire Emblem will probably really like this.