Manor of the Damned!

I do NOT recommend this game to anyone. There were repeated bugs that made the game unplayable from the very beginning. I was unable to open passages to continue past the first and second areas, after several restarts.

In the present state I cannot recommend this game to anyone. It has some serious glitches that seem to be related the disappearance of the sfx after even brief playing periods. There was already another reviewer here that pointed out a glitch preventing the opening of walls and passages. (Edit note) I am in contact with the game developer and they are attempting to resolve this nasty game breaking issue now. Once the bug/s are squashed I will likely be revising my review and even reversing my recommendation. My only cause for a downvote is the fact that the game is unplayable in this present state. I can't even get it to progress far enough to find the first save point which would be enough to frustrate any player, especially when you can see the means of progression but you can't progress further due to the glitches. From what little I was able to play in between the glitches, it would seem to remind me of a Zelda-esqe title. However, it took several restarts to get to the second area where there were npcs to talk to. Then when I went a little further I hit another game stopping glitch where I couldn't progress into the passage because some key background processes are failing and it prevents the game from opening up to the next area. There are no saves yet so it's a crap shoot where you start up and pray that you make it through all of this and to the first save point. If the game just offered an ability to save anywhere I might be able to force my way through by playing until it glitches while saving frequently. Then closing the game and relaunching it to continue. But that's not an option. What perplexes me even more is the one review that had a lot of details on it. It's actually the reason I was willing to give the game a try. But I don't see how they could have played through this game without experiencing the sound effect glitch where all sfx from combat just stop working or the glitch that prevents you from opening passages right from the very beginning of the game. Unless they played an earlier build that wasn't glitched that is. But the version you get as of now is unplayable. I've restarted the game about 20 times now and only made it through the wall with the sword in two of those plays now. At first I though the sfx glitch was related to whatever was going wrong but it apparently is just something else that went wrong.

https://youtu.be/ixJqi6_T0fE The fearsome hybrids created by combining 'Specters' and 'Vampyres' has the local village under the rule of 'Specpyre' abominations. Wander through the environment filled with enemies, that are mostly rats, in search of clues and ways to progress. Combat is uncomplicated and made even simpler by every kill restoring a fair bit of health. The plot starts out with heavy exposition and attempts to build up tension but instead comes on to think to hold itself together.

Ретроспектива что напомнит вам о куче багов, скучном гемплей, и интуиктивном заскриптованном выполнений заданий. 2\10

Manor of the Damned! is an interesting RPG game. Retro style and graphics, a throwback to console style of RPGs. It does have an engaging story that looks very interesting and is rather well detailed. Books explaining lore, NPCs who have either flavor or something to tell you about your quest. Gameplay: The game plays in an action RPG fashion and although it looks like a japanese console RPG, combat is realtime and not turn-based. You start with absolutely nothing and wander around until you find your first sword! Extra points for being non-linear. You will find locked doors which you can't open until you find the key later on etc etc. The game doesn't use a mouse, it's keyboard or gamepad only. But you don't really need one. Graphics: Retro style graphics, says everything really. They're very well done. Music/Sound Design: The soundtrack is great and extra points for not being packed. Meaning you will find the tracks in the game's directory as .ogg files. Sound effects are also fitting the style of the game. Pros: -Engaging story from the get go. -Solid gameplay (I hate those snakes!) -Great soundtrack! -Non-linear enough. Neutral: -Retro style. Always a matter of player taste. Cons: -Could not really find any. I did not meet any bugs and the game is exactly what is advertised. Conclusion: Go for it if you like retro style RPGs. Score: Gameplay: 7/10 Graphics: 7/10 Music/Sound: 9/10 Concept/Story: 9/10 More game reviews @ https://cassus.org

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cRGsoq86rM

[h1] ▀▄▀▄▀▄ 𝕄𝕒𝕟𝕠𝕣 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝔻𝕒𝕞𝕟𝕖𝕕! ▄▀▄▀▄▀ [/h1] [h1][u][b]🍕🍟🥪 𝓣𝓛,𝓓𝓡 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀 🥙🥡🍖[/b][/u][/h1] This simple Legacy of Kain inspired adventure has been abandoned by the developers for years and is in dire need of some patches. It was at least an interesting trip down memory lane. [h1][u][b]🥕🍅🥬🥦 𝓕𝓾𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀 🍆🥔🌽🥑[/b][/u][/h1] Ah when Groupees actually put together notable game bundles and not whatever they're doing these days. Manor of the Damned! was a part of one of their Halloween bundles years ago and as a bundle was a fairly decent offering. Fast forward to 2020 and I finally get around to playing this from the depths of the backlog. This game is sort of a retro Legacy of Kain but in a very basic sense; you'll do a lot of exploring, find items to progress and kill lots of rats to keep up your health as a wandering vampire. [b][i]Screenshot: This boss...[/i][/b] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2877190050 For a while it was a nice, casual run until the 1st boss showed up. This is where the game takes a turn for the worse, the simple fact is that your character doesn't move fast enough to dodge most of the projectiles and ends up being an exercise in frustration. [quote]If you've enjoyed what you've read so far, consider following the [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/27264611/] 𝓕𝓾𝓷𝓴𝔂 𝓙𝓪𝓵𝓪𝓹𝓮𝓷𝓸𝓼[/url] curation page to help support more in-depth reviews like this.[/quote] [h1][u][b]🍰🍪🧁🍬🍨 𝓕𝓨𝓘 🥧🎂🍦🍭🍩[/b][/u][/h1] So I decided to revisit this on a whim after getting my Steam Deck earlier this year (2022) and to my surprise not only did it work, it actually played better than on Windows. Character movement feels more responsive and it scaled well to the Steam Deck's native resolution of 1280x800. I was able to get past the boss I was stuck on and I think I'll give the game another chance before I move to another game. [h1][u][b]🍺🥂🍸 𝓒𝓸𝓷𝓬𝓵𝓾𝓼𝓲𝓸𝓷 🍻🍷🍹[/b][/u][/h1] Manor of the Damned! has been abandoned by the developer for years and it shows, it doesn't even change to native resolution properly on Windows. Granted the Steam Deck experience is better but it's a subset of a nonexistent player base for Manor of the Damned that even has a Steam Deck available. For about an hour of my time and a part of an indie bundle, it wasn't bad but for most people this game is probably a skip.

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