Nightingale

Nightingale é um jogo muito promissor e que chama bastante atenção pela sua proposta diferenciada dentro do gênero de sobrevivência. O grande destaque, na minha opinião, são as mecânicas de portais, que trazem uma dinâmica extremamente interessante para a exploração. A possibilidade de viajar entre diferentes reinos deixa o gameplay variado, imprevisível e cheio de descobertas. Mesmo sendo um jogo que ainda pode evoluir bastante, dá para ver claramente o potencial que ele tem. Espero muito que os desenvolvedores continuem atualizando o game, adicionando novos conteúdos, melhorias e refinando as mecânicas, porque a base já é muito boa. Com suporte contínuo, Nightingale pode se tornar um dos grandes destaques do gênero.

TLDR: Unique survival game with stunning visuals and hidden depth. I have enjoyed the environments most in this game. The theme is aristocrats in a survival faewild. It is both unique and captured well by the devs. The first 3 zones really show you some interesting realms. While the open-world concept is over played in most games the realms that exist in Nightingale are much more curated. I still had many objectives to complete on the side but the size of the realms make it a fun process before it loses its novelty collecting map icons. At first the survival and customization options for equipment are locked by progress. However, once you have the second tier of equipment available the materials you use to craft items becomes increasingly important. Not to mention learning the enchanter's focus to increase the gear score of your items is essential for high level play. Being able to add bonus health to your items from a different thread can make your items gear score become quite high when compared to where your current story beat would be. Combat is simple and impactful. When your gear is not quite strong enough the enemies pack a punch and when you have the tables turned it can feel like a breeze. The ability to change difficulty based on your current gear score versus the realm's by sleeping is a joy to challenge yourself! I have enjoyed trying out the new weapons as I progress and finding that the materials are super interesting in how they change your items. With the right infusions and materials ranged and melee damage can be increased by a large percentage. Multiplayer was another great aspect to this game (up to 6). By inviting others and gifting items to them makes the giftee's progress menu free (explanation incoming). The system allows you to learn a recipe if you have held a tool/material/clothing/etc. This reflects in your progress menu by making the card flash on screen to notify you of free recipes. THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO HELP YOUR FRIENDS! I have introduced 3 others to the game and the need to grind out essence (currency in-game) just to learn recipes has been made trivial by assisting their progress. Finally the unique card system for each realm is something that might need more expanding. I like the idea and have thumbed through many of the minor cards. But for my current playthrough once I obtained the feast and tavern cards I was quickly able to make surviving in those realms they are used a breeze. Perhaps there are more cards that will be released that push more of the risk reward system other than reducing my damage or damage reduction. Some exist at the time but the Dragon's Hoard card seems the best for late game play or securing old map objectives. At the time I have yet to finish the fourth realm but I plan to continue making progress as the environments, theme, and arcade-like action is refreshing in a sea of games in this genre.