The Lantern of the Laughless Saint

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.

This is a very Early Access title. And it's a pretty fun game! But it's very, very buggy. In fact, its so buggy that it's in a state where you will have to either use the console commands to get around issues AND consult the discord for issues with quests, missing NPCs, items, etc. It's quite literally more broken than older TES titles in my opinion. The game can also get pretty choppy at times due to memory leaks/VRAM usage issues, such that you will have to reset your graphics options or restart the game to fix those issues. It's not well optimized right now. If all that sounds annoying, you might want to wait longer until it's in a stable state, as its very clear there's a lot of work left to be done and a lot of missing content from the looks of it too. That said, the developers have been releasing patches and hotfixes since release almost every 24 hours, just to give you an idea. The good thing is, the community and developers seem very active which means this game is very healthy at the moment. Now it's just a matter of hoping it remains that way for the rest of its development cycle until release. In terms of gameplay, I think one of the bigger disappointments to me is the lack of mobs that aren't humanoids. This is probably because its easier for them to use the same armature than to rig and animate new ones at the moment. Even the crabs are people, crab people. But depending on how you look at it, it can be pretty funny. I do wish the combat was harder and there was bit more depth to this. At the moment, it does feel like it's very easy to break the game in your favor. But that's to be expected from the game at this state in Early Access.

Morrowind but more modern? Skyrim but less handholdy? Oblivion but better systems? I don't know, I just know the the vulture gorilla thing is scary and putting every point I have into speed still hasn't saved me. It is never as bad as it seems, it's usually much MUCH worse.

A game that wants to be The Elder Scrolls but is too scared to be different. Although my playtime was short—and I did refund it, as it is definitely not Early Access ready—all the core mechanics of Morrowind are here. To some, that's a feature worthy of praise. I just find it off-putting when a developer tries so hard to be something that already exists that they forget they are capable of creating something unique. From lockpicking to herbalism, the heavy Elder Scrolls influence drips from this game as a constant reminder of how hard it's trying to mimic its inspiration. Even if this were a perfect multiplayer replica of Morrowind, is it really worth rewarding a studio that just copies?

unoptimized slop.

アプデでプレイアブル種族にクマちゃん追加されました！！ サイコー！！

Looks like the devs were tired of waiting for a proper spiritual successor to Morrowind and took up the challenge themselves. And so far I'd say they've nailed it, with their own unique vision in mind. Lage handcrafted world with attention to detail, there are voiced characters and communities scattered, I love the alien and strange quirks it has throughout, and the combat is typical. I'm pretty invested, cant wait to see more. May be too early to tell, but I'm putting this one in my favorites for those reasons (Morrowind!). Side Note: the Calyx race has digitigrade hindlimbs, just like the khajiit in Morrowind, a feature that Bethesda should've kept in later titles! Very cool to see.