Budget action RPG that fits the low cost because of bad design choices, bugs, and unbalanced difficulty.
First you need to pick a character. There's a human fighter, a dwarf cleric, and a mage. You cannot customize their appearance because all three are pre-designed. The game is recommended only if you pick a mage that allows ranged attacks. The other two make the game unplayable and unbalanced, and definitely not recommended. But that doesn't mean mage is great.
The game falls within the action RPG category. The left mouse clicking on the spot moves the player, while the right mouse button attacks with the main weapon. Killing enemies and gaining experience points earns you skill points, which you can then invest in one of three skill trees. You cannot select any skill because most require a specific character level. Skills can be added to the action bar and activated as long as you have enough mana. Sadly, skills are broken because they either miss every time or don’t work.
The same is true for items that cannot be equipped unless you have sufficient strength, dexterity, and so on. Almost every encounter drops something, and your inventory can soon get full of armour, potions, and monster drops. Picking up items is annoying since they are so little that you must always press ALT to see where they are. You also need to click on each item individually.
While the gameplay hits all of the basic checkmarks, the other aspects of the game are extremely limiting and barebones. The main hub houses several traders, a locker for storing useful weapons, and the commander, who sends you off on several missions.
Some, like artefact seeking, are bad and long. It’s preferable to go with quick missions that let you grind fast. Layout is random each time you play a mission. One unique part is that you get a couple of helpers. They’re decent for a while, but then they just stop attacking and die.
The game prohibits any freedom or exploration of the world. Each mission takes place on a limited stage made up of rooms or arenas. Locations feature only a few cosmetic assets; the rest is uninteresting and empty. There is no map, however you can sometimes see the distance to the nearest objective, which is useless because you still have to navigate a maze of rooms.
Death occurs quickly but doesn't end the game; you merely respawn at the beginning of a dungeon without a bunch of money and experience points. Loot chests can be buggy. If you try to pick up an item with a full inventory, the game will assume you already have it, even if it is still on the chest.
Enemies can emerge out of thin air. They are either weak grunts or elite units. The difficulty settings are broken because a boss unit will kill you with a two hints even on the casual difficulty. Healing with potions is pointless since it is not instant; you must wait for health to gradually regenerate. Another ridiculous design is that enemies match your level. Since they can one-shot you anyway, you can never win.
There's no content after lv.20-30. You will keep killing the same enemies with the same weapon you got a few levels back. There are no new weapons, and stats are pointless.
And the last problem are buggy missions. Triggers sometimes don’t acknowledge that you completed the mission or defeated a boss. The worst is the last mission where you protect an artefact. When it gets destroyed with a single hit, you respawn with a black screen.
In the end, get the game at a heavy discount because it’s not worth the full price. Although it manages to bring a couple of hours, it later becomes too tedious and unfair.
