
The only path left is forward. Take the reins of Elena's revolution, conjure powerful incantations with the forgotten echoes of history, and deliver the final blow to the Duchy of Monte Branco in this short (2-3h) linear turn-based RPG with plenty of room for tactical creativity.
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Santa Elena is a real-time turn-based RPG where you control Elena, the Ruined, in an relentless revolution against the oppressive Duke of Monte Branco.
Each battle is a marathon against hundreds of enemies, so Elena must manage her resources and keep her allies healthy to match the relentless pace of war.
Every feeling and every memory leaves data imprints floating unseen. Elena's implant lets her harvest this psychic static and weaponize it. Her Truth Made Manifest.
Through the art of Somatism, she can trace arcane symbols, tap into the stream of past whispers lingering in the air, and manifest them physically in battle, in an original magic system that favors player creativity and mastery of dozens of possible incantations.
Santa Elena is a story about the human element of a revolution. Meet the game's iconic characters as the scale of conflict reaches irredeemable proportions. What is Elena willing to sacrifice in the name of her cause?
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Fantastic mix of turn-based with continuous battling, cool story and beautiful sprites and sceneries. Really cool game!
Satisfatório executar as magias, satisfatório elaborar combos, satisfatório sumir com carreira atrás de carreira de inimigos como se fosse fim de expediente na faria lima. Visual cativante.
An extremely excellent game, especially considering it's free and the first game published to steam by this developer The gameplay definitely takes a back seat to story and presentation, that being said they really do manage to make gameplay express the feeling of the story. The only critique I will make of it is that look up spells can kind of break the flow of combat The presentation and story are extremely excellent though, if you like nier you will probably like this game Translation is a little rough at point but it never is enough of a problem to break immersion, and in some cases it even makes me feel the difference between our world and the one of this game TLDR this is the sort of game that would show up in a Jack Geller video TLDR
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Hours played at review time, across 31 reviews with recorded playtime.
Santa Elena é definitivamente um jogo feito com muito amor, carinho e dedicação, tem uma trama interessante, e como a própria sinopse diz, tem uma trama que se resolve de forma "rápida", cerca de 2 a 3h de duração do game, possui um bom nível de desafio, que pode ser ajustado conforme a preferência do jogador, ou optar por manter no nível dinâmico. Os gráficos do jogo possuem um estilo que me agrada, são simples mas funcionam super bem, o sistema de combate é muito fluido e divertido, além de ser extremamente interessante a quantidade de combos e feitiços que estão a disposição do jogador, uma experiência super válida para qualquer jogador, além de ser extremamente satisfatório o fato de ser uma produção BR. RECOMENDO ABSURDAMENTE QUE JOGUEM!!! P.S.: Eu terminei o jogo me questionando sinceramente como eu consegui jogar isso de graça, eu queria muito ter pago por essa maravilha de jogo.
Пошаговая RPG о революции с уникальной магической системой: игрок управляет Еленой Разрушенной — мятежницей с психической магией. Сражения требуют тактики, а сюжет затрагивает темы восстания, утраты и жертвы. Плюсы: Уникальная система магии (Соматизм) — заклинания настраиваются через символы и эмоции, что добавляет стратегической глубины и позволяет создавать индивидуальные комбинации; Тактические пошаговые бои — сражения масштабны, требуют учёта сопротивлений врагов, здоровья союзников и ресурсов, стимулируя продуманные решения; Эмоциональный нарратив — история о восстании подаётся дозировано, с акцентом на переживаниях персонажей и цене борьбы, что вовлекает в сюжет. Минусы: Короткая продолжительность — игру можно пройти за 2–3 часа, из‑за чего остаётся ощущение незавершённости и нехватки контента; Линейный сюжет — отсутствие альтернативных путей и вариантов развития событий снижает реиграбельность; Крутой порог вхождения — обилие механик и параметров в боях может запутать новичков, а обучение не всегда раскрывает нюансы системы Соматизма. Итог: подойдёт поклонникам тактических RPG и глубоких нарративов — впечатляет оригинальной магией, напряжёнными сражениями и эмоциональной историей. Может разочаровать из‑за малой продолжительности, линейности сюжета и сложности освоения боевых механик.
Прикольная, пройти разок думаю можно.
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"Santa Elena" is an unusual but genuinely made narrative driven RPG-lite that conveys a somewhat supernaturally inspired narrative about a woman named Elena in a revolution against the Duke of Monte Branco. What do you do in the game? Read through some rather mediocre e-book/visual novel fan-fiction then partake in a novel yet unrewarding endurance (yours) based RPG combat system. The graphics aren't great, some mostly static 3D backdrops with low quality billboarded 2d pixelcrap sprites. That's understandably a turn off for a lot of gamers, and it's a big contributor to the failure of the game to attract gamers despite having no up-front cost. Gaming is a primarily visual medium, and if developers want to succeed, they must understand that it's not an area for compromise. You deserve better than compromises. Insultingly, the developer insists that you should play this with a console peasant children's toy gamepad instead of KB+M. Developers should try to be aware which platform they're designing games for. It's the responsibility of the developer to ensure the game runs well on the platform they're selling it on, with the primary peripherals that PC gamers use. Now on to pricing and value for gamers. Most "free" games on Steam aren't really free. There's usually some kind of monetisation, from nasty mobile app cash shops, or content locked behind DLC, or donations being requested, to any other number of shady pricing schemes that could mislead gamers, but in this case I'm glad to say this really does appear to be a fully free game. Nothing demonstrates a developers belief in themselves and their work than giving it away without any remuneration. This is a service to themselves, and the gaming industry, and should be applauded. Of course, just because something is free, doesn't necessarily mean it's valuable, or something you might want to spend your time on. In terms of public reception, this failed. There's over 130 million unique gamers visiting Steam every month. SteamDB showed the game peaked at [b]only 4 concurrent players[/b]... this is a dismal public reception. This was so bad they couldn't even give it away. Bearing in mind that free games don't add +1 to your game collector count, should you bother adding this to your library and downloading it? I think you should give this one a miss. Although it's free, your time and storage are valuable resources, and the market is filled with superior options.
Minha primeira experiência jogando RPG foi um pouco complicada no início, mas só tenho elogios a fazer sobre o jogo. As mecânicas são fáceis de entender, a história é simplesmente incrível e, sem dúvida, valeu muito a pena investir meu tempo nele. Gostaria de parabenizar Saint Frog, o criador do jogo, e toda a equipe envolvida no desenvolvimento, em especial os cachorros Lara e Charlie, que merecem um reconhecimento especial.
Игра 'Santa Elena' — это настоящее погружение в мир, полный загадок и неожиданных поворотов. С первых минут она захватывает своей атмосферой, где каждый уголок пропитан тайной, а звуковое сопровождение тонко подчеркивает напряжение и тревогу. Графика, хоть и не претендует на сверхреализм, отлично справляется с созданием мрачного и убедительного мира, который хочется исследовать, несмотря на нарастающее ощущение опасности. Механики игры интуитивно понятны, но при этом не лишены глубины. Головоломки, разбросанные по уровням, заставляют пошевелить мозгами, не вызывая при этом фрустрации, а скорее стимулируя любопытство. История развивается постепенно, раскрывая свои секреты порционно, что держит в напряжении до самого конца. Персонажи прописаны интересно, их мотивы и прошлое постепенно становятся ясными, добавляя повествованию драматизма. 'Santa Elena' — это не просто игра, это опыт, который оставляет след и заставляет задуматься.
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