META REVELATIONS - RING SPIRITS

[h1]A great game, with wonderful art and designs, but is marred with poor balance, questionable design choices, and some errors with sound production. It's free so worth your time, but if it wasn't? Definitely would be on the line.[/h1] https://youtu.be/sk8fvbTTTR0 https://youtu.be/pfe0frHSN3E Meta Revelations: Ring Spirits is probably one of the best examples of a good game that is buried under poor combat balancing and design issues. One one hand, we have a rich world with and exhaustive amount of lore. One you uncover both as you go through the story and through books you can read peppered throughout the explorable areas. It also has amazing character designs; some of the best I’ve seen in just about any video game. The story is also very interesting and has some cool twists and turns throughout. Not to mention there’s VOICE ACTING. But, on the other hand....the game suffers from pacing, combat balance issues, and inconsistent sound production. To me, it became frustrating to play because of the combat, but the story and world Blackwinggames created...You guys know me: I am really quite forgiving of poor design or combat balance if the story is strong enough. This game had a strong story, but it really tested the limits of my patience. At its heart, Ring Spirits is a labour of love. You can instantly tell from the story, and the designs of the characters and monsters. It’s also a warning of what can happen with a single developer. Without exhaustive testing and re-testing, from multiple people, a lot of important things can be overlooked. This causes a frustrating play experience that makes the game somewhat more of a chore than the enjoyable experience I KNOW it could have been. +Amazing designs of all the characters, especially the monsters +Good story that avoided most common tropes +VOICE ACTING!! =Debuffs are Tied to Elements. Damaging magic also has a chance to apply a debuff, depending on the type of element used. I thought this was clever, until I used it. The system can be frustrating in that if an enemy is strong to a certain element you NEED to use to apply a debuff, you end up healing them trying to apply it. =Quest log, but at times can be overly vague. -Pitifully low experience for battles for most of the game. -Sound design needs a lot of work. Often certain voice files were played at the wrong time, or were too quiet and were drowned out by the music.