Gedonia

Jank. By drenching itself in the excuse of being a 'classic experience', the developers have attempted to wash themselves clean of any criticism or observations of the lack of quality. "But old games were janky!" might go the reasoning, which is not so disimilar from "But old games weren't functional!" and then swap 'functional' for 'polished' and then swap polished for finished and then finished for 'good'. Once you've created an excuse, youve already created and excuse for another excuse. If you have a good *reason* however, then it isn't an excuse. Let's go on. I personally know the people who created every single asset in this game, and it isn't the people who "made" this game. I was fine with spending money on an asset swap, but holy lord in the clouds does this entire game seem like a swap. Not a lazy swap - I'm sure it certainly took time to place all the things in the world and make sure they weren't riddled with bugs - but my my my does the experience still come out as lacking. And let's talk about that. Bland. Bland is such a better word for 'Classic'. Sure, the developers were going for a mix of Skyrim and World of Warcraft, but boy howdy did they just throw their brains into a very active meat grinder when it came to writing the story. The fact that there is ANY voice acting is a marvel here. Tropes abound - Nay, I correct myself - Tropes are the bricks upon which the entire fabric of the universe of Geodonia exist. "Classic" games had more compelling storylines and quests than this. "But it's only $2!" I hear you say. So are any number of indie games. If a price parity argument is what you're after, then it only strengthens the position that other games offer better experiences. Geodonia seems to fall into the falacy that "More is better" and boy howdy do we have Filler City here. Daggerfall would be envious with how stuffed the world of Geodonia is with copy-paste samey trope-slop. Yes, the game may have come out in.... oh. Oh it only came out in 2022. Oh... It is sad that in this day and age, an endless amount of FREE content exists on the internet for people to consume that is immediately many multiples of higher quality than Geodonia. Web comics, Youtube, c0rn, web-browser games, newgrounds, tiktok, instagram, etc etc etc.... hell, even WoW is free and has been for a long time. The only way this game can be worth anyone's time is if it's one of their first games, or because it holds some weird fascination to them for being so lacking and 'different', since there follows likely good reason people do not create such cliched asset-swap titles as Geodonia. Avoid, if you have ever held a fulltime job in your life, even once.

By all applicable standards, this game is mediocre. But it's also charming in its underdog way and certainly fun to play. The world is of a decent size with lots to discover, although it can feel a little barebones and generic at times. The classless skill system is interesting enough and has good scope and flexibility. For a small indie project it also comes with all the (gameplay) bells and whistles expected from AAA titles, like crafting, housing, mounts and endless endgame content. It is also being actively developped with a new free expansion update coming sometime in the future. Definitely worth checking out if you're into underdog style games and stylized graphics.

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This game tries to be a jack of all trades, but in doing so, it just feels like an unpolished and hollow passion project. Honestly, the voice acting was so bad that I started skipping the dialogue, which totally ruined the story and my enjoyment. Right now, I'm just rushing through it so I can say I gave it my best shot, but the map is so huge and empty between points of interest that playing it feels like a chore. If it were half the size and focused on quality over quantity, it would have been top-tier. Gedonia 2 is out in Early Access, and I thought picking up the first game would be a cheap way to see if I'd like the series. Unfortunately, I'm no longer interested in the sequel.

I did really enjoy the game and looked past the jank for the first 20 hours. But at a certain point I just couldn't get past a few things. First, the animations and the combat is just awful. It just didn't feel snappy. This game suffers from feeling like you are always floating and that there isn't a weight to your actions. One skill in particular from the melee class had a 1.5 second delay which I just hated using, but was integral to my build. The user experience overall felt very poor. Another thing is the overall balance. At first I liked the progression of a two handed melee character but after a few hours my character became so ungodly overpowered. I managed to get the gladiator's armor quickly and then after completing the haunted mansion (which is the third area you visit in the early game) my damage skyrocketed and I could insta kill almost anything. The voice acting was also bad. The voice animation is just awful that I would have preferred to just read walls of text instead. You can't just get immersed into a story when the characters talk like AI generated voices. The writing was certainly not good too. There were a few good things that surprised me though. For example, I did not expect a decent house building mechanics in this game, and the exploration truly was the only thing that kept me hooked. A lot of triple A games today struggle with simply creating engaging exploration content. I really appreciate what the developer attempted to do here, but I can't recommend the game in this state. I still believe the developer can improve the game by adding more weight to the gameplay, fixing animations and the overall jankiness. This should be fixed otherwise people will not be so eager to try Gedonia 2.

more poorly made than a Roblox game. save your money.

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