Knight Eternal

I've played a fair bit of Knight Eternal and it's a solid throwback to the good old JRPG's of the late 80's and early 90's. So if that's the kind of game you're looking for, then you'd probably like this one. Then again, if the retro JRPG aspect does not interest you, then you're probably better off looking elsewhere. Knight Eternal knows what it want to be and what you see is (mostly) what you get. The game does however have a few features you don't often see in these kind of oldschool JPRG's. Namely, a minimap, a skill tree and a simple but nifty questlog. All very welcome additions but the skill tree is probably what adds the most to the gameplay. There is also a lot of equipment to be found (and crafted) that'll both grant you skills and stat boosts. Combine the choice of equipment with the previous mentioned skill tree and you have a pretty robust system for character customization that'll give you far more control over "who-does-what" in your party than you'd expect. And although some characters are more fit for certain roles, you can easily make anyone the into mostly anything (healer, spellcaster, tank, etc). As for the graphics, they're "okay". The quality of tiles and sprites vary as some look nice, and some less so. Same goes for the map design, most maps look decent or at least passable but there are a few that feel like they were rushed, with very oddly placed objects. But it's forgivable. The soundtrack consists of your typical chiptune/8-bit music and is actually pretty good. However on the downside, some tracks get repeditive rather fast so if you're used to long playsessions you might feel tempted to turn down the volume after a few hours. The story is good, but not great. Some cutscens and conversations are hilarious while others might feel a bit stale or unpolished. There is enough of the good to overlook the bad though, and exploring the enviroment will both reward you with random loot or trigger some hidden banter between your party members so I'd advice you to do so. Conclusion: This is a nisch game for a nisch audiance, if you're a person who usually enjoy these kind of RPG's, then I think you'll like this game as well.

Did a pre-release stream, yesterday Nov 4th. After 5.5 hours of gameplay here's my take on Knight Eternal. The game plays quite well, the theme is enjoyable and the story is well-explained in game. This game is part four of a saga, but as the developer stated, you don't need to have played the other games to get into this one (although I believe it could help enrich the experience). The graphics and gameplay are great and there are very few problems overall with the game. As this is the developer's fourth title in the saga, their experience using the kit to create this game shows. About the only knocks I have with the game are the lack of up-front communication regarding controller support in-game (the developer did a good job of communicating keyboard controls up front and mouse is supported at least) and the Skill Tree. Navigating the skill tree is a bit awkward due to the diagonal spots that force you to go to another location and kinda backtrack around. It isn't too hard to figure out, but diagonal movement support would've been nice. Lack of in-game explaination of some of the Tech Skills makes figuring them out frustrating at times (like the Sing skill you get with the Harp) although I guess some things being left to "trial-by-fire" isn't the worst. There is one scene that a lewd comment was made to what is an underaged character in the game, while I believe it was made for comedy purposes, might be a little too edgy to some people. Since I played this before release, I didn't know the price, but I suspected it was under $10 USD (the dev listed it at $6.99) so the cost is appropriate and I truly believe it is worth the money. There is replayablility with the Hard mode as I suspect it will be a bigger challenge (I played on Normal). Overall solid work. Video uploaded to YouTube -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qHL0JkipVc

[b]Positives:[/b] + The custom sprites look great, even if the overall color palette leaves something to be desired. + It's a neat idea that various pieces of equipment can grant synergistic traits, techniques, and spells. I enjoyed experimenting with different combinations of equipment. + The game takes place in an interesting post-apocalyptic setting, told mainly through brief glimpses in dialogue. (None of the sprites or backgrounds convey a post-apocalyptic atmosphere, however, which is a missed opportunity. I would have liked it if the game had leaned into the setting a little more, with NPCs not being quite so cheerful or unserious.) + The combat is fine, I guess. [b]Negatives:[/b] - Uninteresting, unsympathetic PCs and NPCs. You will not care about anyone in the story. - The dialogue is garbage and filled with grating, fourth-wall breaking jokes and cringe humor—it's as if the writer aspired to be Working Designs. (And missed even [i]that[/i] mark.) - The writer is apparently a twelve-year-old boy who is obsessed with lesbians. - I liked the idea of the skill tree system, though it was disappointing in practice. On a first playthrough of the game, you're forced to guess which stats will be important to which character, and your choices can't be undone if you change your mind. (In addition, Spirit doesn't seem like a useful stat—which is unfortunate, because a highly-useful ability is locked at the very end of its skill tree.) - Status afflictions and bonuses are completely obscure, as the only feedback you receive is an icon with no description of its meaning. Worse still, there's no way to tell if the enemies have been affected by status changes. - The music ranges from mediocre to bad. You may find yourself, as I did, actually turning it off at several points. - Poison immunity does not affect a certain relic that inflicts poison status. That was disappointing and a missed opportunity to demonstrate the power of synergistic equipment. [hr][/hr] Early on in the story, it's established that other heroes exist and routinely save the world. These other heroes—who are clearly pet NPCs of the developer—periodically show up to provide clues to the protagonists and test them in fights. Nothing takes the wind faster out of a story's sails as revealing that there are no stakes. The world is not in any danger if you fail in your mission, since it's evident that these NPC heroes are far more powerful than you and could stop any threat at any point. (To drive home how little you, the player, matter, there's even a legendary magic sword embedded in a stone—and the NPCs are the ones who use it.) Furthermore, at the beginning of the game, it's also established that there's a big mystery surrounding the identity of one of the protagonists, who has amnesia. A few hours into the story, this "big mystery" gets spoiled by one of the developer's pet NPCs. You're still forced to play through the rest of the game as if you don't already know the answer—as if the answer even matters at all. [i]Knight Eternal[/i] just isn't fun or interesting.

This is an 2nd review, after the developer update the game is runs smooth now, and has no major issue, i enjoyied my time with the game, even though it did take a while to fix the major bug, is the game worth the price, i would say yes, at 5 pounds you can get 5-10 hours of game play from it, the story is a good story and the combat i would advise going at high level at the normal can be a bit easy for peeps who play this type of game, so i would recommend the game now

A nice little throwback to the NES era JRPGs. Lot's of skills, secrets, enemies and a decent length of around 10 hours. This is one of the better Steam 8-bit RPGs.

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Another great game from Joshua Keith. I have played through all of his RPGs on Steam and highly recommend all of them. This one in particular combines a fairly modern Skill tree setup with the graphical style of a Game Boy Color and the combat mechanics from the other games. Most of the music in the game is really good and the only one I did not really enjoy is the normal over world theme so rush to the next zone quickly if it bugs you. Eventually you get a form of transportation that changes the music to a really nice tune on the over world as well.

love the feel of this game and the skill system and crafting, i wish u had a bigger budget to make this game into like 16 bit and a little better animations but other than that great work! couple of things, any chance you could put a marker on the map so u know where u are? and the pathing of the npc's blocks off doors little gripes other than that loving it!

Самая продвинутая по моему мнению часть из серии The Knights of Ambrose Saga. Knight Eternal продолжает события таких частей как Knight Bewithed, Black Tower и Finding Light. Теперь нам дают взглянуть на знакомый нам мир Амброзии от лица двух протагонистов. Дилан, сын бывшего ассасина Уно и ведьмы Мэллоди, и загадочной девушки Астрэи, упашей с небес. Вместе им предстоит пройти путь по миру, дабы вернуть Астрэи утерянные воспоминания о ней самой. Вскоре к ним присоединяются благородный гном королевской стражи Голиаф и гордая принцесса Примроза. История о начале крепкой и верной дружбы. Геймплей и графика взяты из Finding Light, при этом добавили прокачку персонажа, картинка стала цветная. Появилась возможность выбрать один из двух классов для каждого из четырёх героев, что даёт больше разнообразия. Саундтрек как всегда на высшем уровне, при этом добавили несколько новых и запоминающихся композиций. Также было приятно на протяжении всей игры встретить знакомых и в некотором смысле полюбившихся персонажей из предыдущих частей, а также узнать их дальнейшие судьбы. Рут и Гвен, а также Мари и Эбби навсегда! Моя оценка 10 из 10.