Prodigal

real fun game, dungeons felt perfect in length, overworld is small but has tons of things to find. puzzles were nice, though i would've liked more combat personally (especially since the bosses are fun). the main story is short (3-4 hrs) but there is a massive postgame that has like 70% of the content, it's worth sticking around a bit to see what's new. overall recommend.

Amazing game! Very reminiscent of Oracle of Ages: puzzle-based levels, 2D Zelda style combat.

Very interesting game. Good game. Bit of a mess though. So, I've been working my way through Colorgrave's games lately and after loving Curse Crackers and its ludirous amount of hidden content, I gave Prodigal a shot. You can definitely tell that this was the studio's first game. Movement and collision detection are extremely janky, combat and bosses are way too simplistic and the basic structure is frankly pretty flimsy and can get convoluted and break quests at the drop of a hat. That said, the dungeons, the puzzles and especially the (once again) hidden postgame content is absolutely the best (and largest) part of the game and really shows how much they learned while making this game. Ultimately I'm a bit torn. The dating sim elements feel pretty superfluous and really only serve to convolute the game to its detriment and while I enjoyed the puzzles and some of the postgame bosses, movement in particular was just plain infuriating at times, leaving me with a game I enjoyed as such, but wanted to enjoy a lot more than I actually did. I do recommend it though! The game has a lot of heart to it that's absolutely worth playing it for. Just know that you're getting a pretty uneven, janky ride. Oh also, now that I've played two of Colorgrave's games I'm starting to see the underlying lore and story connections and I gotta say, that does add to the appeal. All of which is to say: Why the hell can we not date Wren?

This game has continuously surpassed my expectations, especially in the amount of content. There's like two different postgames here, lots of character stories, extra dungeons, bosses and a surprising amount of lore and worldbuilding. Aside from all that it's a neat looking zelda type game with a cool soundtrack and some neat bosses.

类2D塞尔达游戏，体量远超期望。结局1通关5h，物品收集72/84+真结局14h(若无攻略可能多花2h) +世界观完整，大量背景设定藏在可阅读的书中，加上完全通关解锁所有人的后日谈，给玩家留下充足遐想空间； +npc行为逻辑有类似种田游戏的生活气息。可婚对象10位，但结婚后其他人支线会断掉，不得不遗憾存读档； +解谜部分难度不高可以畅玩，支线进度快还能提早拿到一些逃课装备，直接放空大脑； +-无法随地图存档，探索地牢中途存读档直接回家，不过每个小房间通关进度会保存，这个机制也能用来赶路； -推箱子解谜不能撤销移动，虽然大部分关卡用不上，但个别失误一下就得全盘重来，也因此让我对通关解锁的额外挑战难起兴趣。 PS：创意工坊有汉化，社区有全收集指南

——记录：《Prodigal / 浪子》，26/02/09入。 ——一款GBC 复古画风的类塞尔达俯视角动作解谜冒险，披着怀旧像素的外壳，内里却塞了远超预期的剧情、地牢探索与恋爱养成内容，是独立小品里完成度很高的冷门宝藏，唯一硬伤是无官方中文，对英语不好的玩家门槛偏高。 ——综合评分：7.6/10 ——主线通关时长：10～15 小时 | 全收集全恋爱线：20～25 小时 ——剧情： 主角奥兰是个年少轻狂时偷走家里钱财、离家出走多年的浪子。接到祖父传讯得知父母双亡的消息后，他回到阔别已久的家乡范恩角，试图弥补过往的过错，重新融入小镇生活。 镇子上的居民对他态度分化明显：有人念旧情愿意接纳，有人对他当年的不辞而别耿耿于怀。随着探索深入，小镇周边的洞穴、古堡、地下墓穴接连出现异常魔物，古老的预言与家族秘密逐渐浮出水面。奥兰一边在地牢中收集魔法遗物、解开谜题，一边帮村民解决各种麻烦，最终直面威胁整片大陆的黑暗力量，完成自我救赎。 故事核心是「浪子回头与自我和解」，没有宏大的史诗叙事，更像一场温暖又带点苦涩的小镇冒险。除主线外，游戏内置6 名可攻略角色，各有完整个人支线与结婚结局，恋爱线文本细腻，人物塑造鲜活。 ——有点：经典类塞尔达地牢探索+简洁但有挑战的战斗+意外扎实的恋爱养成系统 看似小品级独立游戏，实则主线流程饱满，支线、收集、恋爱线、隐藏 Boss、挑战模式一应俱全。 没有非黑即白的反派，也没有强行煽情的桥段。小镇居民各有各的生活与烦恼，主角从人人侧目到重新被接纳的过程细腻自然，浪子回头的主题不悬浮、不说教，叙事温柔有温度，人物群像鲜活，玩到结尾会有很舒服的治愈感。 不同恋爱线、真结局、速通挑战、混沌难度、无升级通关等玩法，支撑得起多周目重玩；通关后解锁的调色板系统还能更换主角外观，可玩性与收集欲兼顾。 ——劝退点： 1.无官方中文，这是国内玩家最大的门槛。游戏对话、剧情、谜题提示全为英文，恋爱线文本量尤其大，英语基础薄弱的玩家玩起来会很吃力，容易错过剧情细节与谜题线索。 2.开局没有明确的任务指引，地图标识也比较简略，初次游玩很容易不知道下一步该去哪、该做什么；部分地牢谜题提示过于隐晦，不看攻略容易无故卡关。 ——本作是复古像素类塞尔达游戏里的一匹黑马，恋爱养成的加入让它跳出了单纯玩法复刻的范畴，剧情与人物的加持让通关体验更有温度。推荐喜欢GBC复古像素风、类塞尔达地牢解谜、偏爱慢节奏小镇冒险、能接受英文文本的玩家。26/06/28

Fantastic game. Lots of weird additional dungeons, haven't even touched half of the game (though I have finally gotten all of the achievements).

Some neat puzzles and humor, but a lot of little issues and nothing outstanding. Also I feel like I have done everything out of order, was just stumbeling around with no direction and made progress anyway. After the beginning of Act 2 confused me even more I didn't feel like it is worth continuing any longer.