Incarnation

Very interesting short game. Absolutely worth it.

Игра "Incarnation" - это настоящий подарок для поклонников глубоких ролевых игр с захватывающим сюжетом. С первых минут погружаешься в мир, полный тайн и опасностей, где каждое решение имеет вес. Визуальная составляющая поражает: детализированные локации, проработанные модели персонажей и завораживающие спецэффекты создают неповторимую атмосферу. Геймплей предлагает как динамичные сражения, так и вдумчивые диалоги, где нужно выбирать правильные ответы, чтобы раскрыть все секреты мира. Прогрессия персонажа ощущается органично, а система крафта добавляет еще один слой к погружению. Несмотря на некоторую камерность некоторых локаций, общее впечатление от "Incarnation" остается крайне положительным. Это игра, которая заставляет думать, сопереживать и возвращаться к ней снова и снова, чтобы исследовать все уголки её богатого мира.

本来看了演示视频对玩法有点感兴趣，游戏风格也有点喜欢。 可惜在第一个失去能力的地方就卡住了，无法失去能力，任何按键都没有反应，无法继续游戏。 还有一些问题： 画面像素很低，原因不明，只有部分单词可以勉强辨认； 退出游戏界面的光标位置严重错位，而暂停菜单的界面连光标都不显示。 [hr][/hr] 不过如果你感兴趣，也可以下载来试试，万一这些问题有一天被修复了呢

Not recommended - some fool was too stupid to implement keyboard movement. Who the hell thought that making your pointer - that you need for moving anywhere, to be the only way to deal damage. How about making the sphere of light the EventListener for damage collisions. But no, it had to be as awful as possible. DO NOT: tie your damage to removing your mobility. That makes things anti-fun. People do not like committing to an attack - most people are not some divorce kids playing Souls games on triple hardcore alone. Also, there is a disgusting delay to the movement inputs. That makes dodging spikes and enemies practically impossible. It turns the into massive micromanagementfest where you focus 90 % of your attention on countering the input delay and minimizing unintended, LETHAL movement. F-in riveting stuff right there. Speaking of dying, you have to go through the same tutorial stuff every time you die. Modern games have realized that forcing the players to replay parts and requiring them to spend time getting back to where they were will make them quit. Stuff like that makes it seem like the developer does not play its own game. That old stuff gets old FAST. This game is barely functional as a game. It is clearly not properly developed or tested.

The game's got an intriguing premise with clear effort seen through how the levels, enemies and music changes alongside the mechanisms, but it's held back by the controls and how the current combat system is configured, which the mouse-only limitation severly impedes how you fight in a sluggish way. Due to this, the Instant Kill Death Orb is simply indispensable, since without it you'll be force to get close to aggressive enemies while simultaneously dodging their attacks, which distances yourself from the enemies, and thus, prevent them from being in range. So yeah, it's cool on paper but execution-wise it's not good.

So, overall, I really like this game. I love the concept of progression meaning I have to relinquish an ability or immunity, gaining mortality as I descend. I love the music and the art, from the glyphs to the angelic designs transitioning to forest and lions/wolves/humans being what attacks me. Unfortunately, I don't know if I'll be able to finish the game. Other reviews have pointed this out - while I'm pretty used to dealing with mouse only controls, and have been able to make it work for most of the game....once the only option left is to get rid of your 'Death Touch' ability, I have hit a huge wall. As the motion needed to deal damage also moves your character nearer to enemies, it basically ensures you take damage continuously as you attack - and since most enemies are faster, or able to jump further than you, if they can't outright fly/shoot projectiles, getting away from an enemy after attacking is also pretty hard. I'm going to keep plugging at it and trying to finish, see if I can find a way to actually make it work without Death Touch, and overall I've still enjoyed this game plenty - The concept, the presentation are all fantastic, and it's fairly short, enough that I've come back to it a few times, and each time I've gotten further. I might even finish it one day, but even if I don't, I'm glad I played!