Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon

[h1]Польские свитки с налётом Соулс-лайков[/h1] Игра предлагает вместо одной большой карты, как в Скайриме, 3 локации (4 с учётом DLC) среднего размера, разделённые экранами загрузки. В первых двух есть по одному городу с уникальными NPC, на третьей несколько небольших поселений. Основной кайф игрового мира в исследовании. В подавляющем большинстве случаев, куда бы вы не пошли, вы почти всегда что-то найдёте, задание, пещеру, какой-то лут и т.д и многое из этого не отмечено на карте, вы должны найти это сами. Я прям отвык от подобного эксплоринга в таких играх и тут прям кайфанул от него. Игроки отмечают, что во 2ом акте качество падает, в 3ем так вообще мрак. Но на деле во 2ом акте побольше контента, в 3ем у вас есть возможность пропустить, по сути, все задания и сразу пойти к финалу, и судя по всему, люди жалуются именно на этот факт. Да 2 акт как по мне ниже по качеству, но он по-прежнему насыщен в плане контента. Касаемо сюжета и лора, игра представляет собой Артурианские легенды обёрнутые в дарк фэнтэзи концепцию. И как по мне разрабы достаточно подробно разжевали что тут вообще происходит, так что к концу остаётся не так уж много вопросов. Визуальный стиль понравился. Локации в целом выглядят приятно, по арт дизайну мне больше напоминает скорее Элден Ринг/Дарк Соулс, чем тот же Скайрим. Хоть и видно, что игра во многих местах сделана бедненько, в ней можно найти пейзажи или интересную архитектуру. Говоря о графике ей не хватает какой-то доработки что ли, местами выглядит слишком насыщено, или перегибает с туманом. Боёвка представляет собой микс Скайрима и Соулс-лайков: есть стамина, уклонения, и даже портативный костёр, но всё это ощущается топорненько, особенно анимации, и в особенности от третьего лица. В нынешнем виде даже Скайрим анимирован лучше. Не особо зашло дополнение. Саррас меньше, чем любая из базовых игровых локаций, как по размеру, так и по плотности контента. Ну и в принципе я не нашёл её особо интересной, тут история о рыбках, проклятиях и т.д но получилось то, что получилось. Касаемо саундтрека, в целом он кайфовый. Но есть пара проблем: – его мало, 16 треков и со временем начинает приедаться, у боссов как будто вообще играет пара боевых тем; – реализация звука в игре оставляет желать лучшего, некоторые треки звучат слишком тихо, другие, слишком громко +неровные переходы между теми же боями. Что касается нейронки. Я видел посты на Реддите или тут в Стиме, что разрабы использовали её в разработке. Я сам не являюсь лютым хейтером нейронки, но если они её использовали чтобы помочь художникам, что то допилить или подкинуть идей, то я скорее не против. Чисто по ощущениям: квесты, локации, мобы, броня, оружие и т.д по большей части были сделаны вручную, а не нейронкой, я надеюсь) По итогу да, это амбициозная, но недооценённая игра. Да, у неё куча недостатков, она может выглядеть корявой, неуклюжей, но когда играешь, понимаешь что разработчики играли в Соулсы, Готику, Свитки и другие подобные игры, и что они хорошо понимают, что делают. [h1]Рекомендую[/h1]

10/10 across the board. Thanks for the bonus DLCs, I'm looking forward to the major paid add-ons.

Meh.. All looks, No substance gameplay wise. Could very quickly tell I was not going to enjoy it since the AI is dumb as a brick and every single enemy is a meatball of HP. Escaped the tutorial, fought a boss that took 2 billion hits to kill that had braindead rudimentary AI that could barely pose a threat. Walked to another area, fought another boss that had even more staggeringly braindead AI and a staggering 2 very slow attacks that my dead grandmother could dodge, Took another 2 billion hits to kill. Even the basic enemies take literal minutes to burn through their hit points since the starting spells are basically fireworks that do 5 damage a hit. If that's how the game is gonna play ball (Having dogsh*t AI and a wall of hitpoints to compensate for it) early game I don't want to imagine how sh*t it's going to become late game. Refunded lmao.

TLDR: This game is AWESOME. Really fun action RPG with an intriguing game world, fun combat (once you get used to the kinks), fun questing, excellent exploration, cool armour and weapons, basically everything you want out of a fantasy rpg. It has some kinks for sure, but it is well worth it's weight in gold. Story I like the story in the game, it uses the Arthurian Legend as a basis and adds even darker fantasy themes to it. There are a number of interesting characters pivotal to the plot, and talking to NPCs was rarely boring as the dialogue is very well written. You feel like you must speak to every npc in the game because most of them have something interesting to say and likewise, most of them have a task for you to do. Exploration & Questing This is the true mark of an RPG for me (alongside cool loot), is the gameworld fun to explore? The answer is a resounding yes. There is always something of interest around every rock, tree or building. There are many caves to explore and they can contain anything, from a secret alchemical laboratory, to a pit connected seemingly to another world, to a hideout for a man keeping a killer beast as a pet, there are many interesting little stories to uncover in Tainted Grail. There are some really cool locations to explore in Avalon, from tombs for fallen knights of the round table, To sunken cursed castles, to a massive hollowed out temple to the Goddess of Avalon, the visuals in this game are a sleeper hit honestly. The quests i did were largely quite fun or interesting. Usually they were well written, some quite funny, others with interesting choices to make that will affect the quest's outcome. The main story quest has you making decisions that will greatly impact how the story of Avalon unfolds. There are many quests to take on as most npcs will give you one. Combat and Gameplay The combat may feel a bit clunky at first, but once i got the hang of it i loved charging heavy attacks, dashing into foes and unleashing hell on them. It became even more satisfying once i started using two handed weapons, bashing an enemy across the room with a massive two handed Axe never gets old. Traversal is a bit awkward in the game as there is no clamber feature, it feels so weird to not have that, especially in a first person game. Jumping up onto raised surfaces almost never felt good, it would often take multiple tries and looks super janky, and forget about riding on horseback looking anything other than ridiculous in third person view. Unless you are traversing completely flat land, riding on horseback looks ridiculous. This is one major thing i think the devs should improve if they plan to do another first person action rpg. Visuals and performance The game ran pretty much perfectly for me while playing it, HOWEVER, it does crash quite a bit. probably crashed atleast 20 times in my 50 hours of play so far. It didn't ruin the experience for me, but when looking online it seems like a mixed bag, some people say it never crashes for them while others struggle with crashes every 10 mins. I'm not a tech guy so i don't know what that's about, all I know is when the game is running, it runs smoothly. Ok, so, at first glance, if you watch footage of the game online or when you first exit the opening dungeon, you may feel like the game looks like skyrim with a basic 2025 facelift. The textures aren't AAA (obviously), the NPCs have a case of Bethesda face, and the terrain is quite polygonal, HOWEVER, i think the visuals in this game are actually lowkey pretty nice at times. Like when you are out exploring in the open zones, the sun is shining just right, or the haunting star filled night looms above, the world can be quite beautiful. The art direction in this game is strong i feel, you especially see that in the tombs of the former round table knights and in the unique castle interiors like Sagremor. The game has a haunting dark fantasy visual aesthetic in certain areas that really appeals to me. Don't sleep on this game's visual just because it comes off as a more budget bethesda RPG.

Un gioco molto "particolare". Acerbo sotto molti punti di vista, ma PIENO di amore per titoli storici del genere. Volendo dare fiducia agli sviluppatori, proprio in virtù dell'amore che si può trovare in questo titolo (purtroppo affiancato ad un gameplay molto ripetitivo alla lunga e a una pulizia del comparto tecnico traballante) Consiglio caldamente di provarlo con la consapevolezza che, si spera in un secondo capitolo, i difetti verranno limati. Tainted grail fall of avalon è un OTTIMO punto di partenza per sviluppare qualcosa di meraviglioso, facendo tesoro delle critiche mosse dalla community

Phenomenal game, amazing build variety, amazing developers, looks amazing. It is a bit rough around the edges in some places, and you can tell it was made with a smaller team than you may have initially thought, however overall I'd say it's very well written and an excellent Action RPG. Gameplay wise it feels like a love letter to Oblivion with much more depth to combat and builds. The gear feels impactful and unique, and the skills all have fun effects other than just "Do 2% more damage". The story is phenomenal and keeps you invested, while still encouraging side content. Dev's also release a ton of bonus content fairly regularly. 9.4/10

7.5/10 黑暗奇幻风格的老滚，游玩体验就是一点法环风味＋老滚，不过任务设计依旧是通马桶。 玩的战士，目前战斗流程只有平砍重击和突进； 很多任务流程都是给你拉进另一个空间，感觉制作组离开这个不会做游戏了。 整体说实话有点糙，特别是那马给我整乐了，且任务引导很差，任务npc在地图上都没有显示。 可以图一乐，不过还是建议等打折。 个人想吐槽一下，亚瑟王停尸间那满屏吉格尔风味的美术也太出戏了·······

Gothic Skyrim Plus with new, better animations. Enough said.