Gjallarhorn

I'm not going to do numbers or exhaustive breakdowns, since I prefer to just do things flow-of-consciousness style. The graphics and music are good for an rpgmaker game, but it's the small bits that really stand out to me; for instance, when your character changes armors, their sprite changes to reflect the new armor, too. Same with weapons. The game can be grindy at times, but I've come to expect that from any game that has a reasonably in-depth crafting system. If you obsessively gather every resource you see, you probably won't even need to buy potions for the first few hours of your run. The rolls feel a bit punitive at times, and this is a game where you're rolling dice for about 90% of the things you do; so it's definitely a game that requires patience. When it comes to combat, you also need to take your time and Read The Damn Guide (or help menu, in this case). From what I've seen of things, the world is fairly fleshed out and it's fun, for me, to go around hunting out bits and pieces of lore, and stringing it all together into a bigger picture. The one thing I really need to mention, though: bugs. This game has issues. In fact, just yesterday, I ran into what I was certain would be a run-ending bug after about six hours of binge-playing. However, in only a few hours after posting to the Steam forums about it, the developer reached out to me with a solution; I sent them the broken save, they fixed it and sent it back to me--I got the fixed save the very next morning; and everything was working as it should. Game breaking bugs like that are a real joy-killer, but the developer's absolute dedication to fixing the problem--and improving the game--is exactly the sort of thing that deserves commendation. All in all, if you like rpgmaker games, I think this will be worth your money and time.