The Lantern of the Laughless Saint

Wealth beyond measure, Outlander .

Janky as ♥♥♥♥ but hilariously fun with friends. Playing with a full 6-person group is chaotic but fantastic.

I was expecting a sh*tpost and got a whole ass rpg

Games like this really make me wish Steam had more options than just thumbs up or down for reviews. As of this moment, I would recommend this game with the caveat that it is pretty rough around the edges. For me, it succeeds in scratching that Elder Scrolls itch, with some pretty great exploration and atmosphere. However, there are a few things that take me out of the game that I hope get fixed or changed throughout the early access period. First, the character creator. This doesn't bother me that much, as I tend to rush creating characters in these kinds of games, but I can see it being a bigger issue for some people. As of this review, beast races have two appearance options that you can change: Sex and Fur. That's it. Humanoid races don't have much more either, with no options to change eye color, add scars/cosmetics, or have separate beard and hair colors. I really hope to see more options added to these menus in the future, especially for the beast races. Second, the dialogue and voice acting. So far in my playthrough, I've done a couple quests in the starting town, talked to a bunch of the town residents, and noticed a few oddities with the dialogue. I don't mean with the voice actors themselves, they're doing a fine job, but there have been plenty of times where what I'm hearing the character say isn't the same as what's shown in the dialogue box. It doesn't bother me that much when it's a mixed up word that contextually means the same thing, but there are some examples where characters names are spelled and pronounced differently from sentence to sentence, which was pretty confusing and took me out a bit. Third, the combat. When playing melee, I've noticed that sometimes enemies will do an attack and phase through me, which is pretty disorienting in first person view. Also, sometimes my character seems to lunge forward with melee attacks, seemingly at random? (not sure if this is a feature that I haven't figured out yet so I'll leave that with a question mark for now) Finally, a few general polish things that bothered me a little. I really wish you could bind weapons and spells to number keys like in later elder scrolls games. The wheel is alright but I'd much prefer to have my number keys bound to my equipment. Also, I really hope more menu categories and sorting options are added to the inventory. Scrolling through tons of potion ingredients to find that one potion I picked up a couple minutes ago is a bit tedious. A sort by recent option would really help there, or a separate tab for potions vs ingredients. Speaking of ingredients, I REALLY hope the ability to preview discovered effects of ingredients in the alchemy menu by hovering over them BEFORE selecting them is added in the future, or to sort ingredients by discovered effects. Other than that, I've been really enjoying this game! I'm impressed by how well it's nailed the feeling of exploration and wonder that Elder Scrolls games have, but at a much lower budget/scale. I'll definitely be coming back to this as updates roll out :)

A peak spiritual successor to the Elder Scrolls games. It gave me the same feeling I had playing something like Oblivion when I was a child. Without big money behind a product, this indie Scrolls-like has the freedom to make an unforgettable experience. Don't sleep on this one. The last week or two has also shown the devs are committed to updating the game and improving it. We get an update every day fixing something or making something outright better. Amazing.

If you like Morrowind or Oblivion, and you're sick of Bethesda's "it just works" philosophy or just need something new in the same genre, this is a must get.

We are so back baybee This game is a clear love letter to morrowind, and I soy over all the references. It's such a cozy atmospheric rpg, lore rich and engaging. In it's current early access state it's more complete of an experience and stable than the majority of AAA titles at launch. I suspect lower end systems may have performance issues at times, but along with minor gameplay and UI elements, these are bound to improve with subsequent updates.