The Lantern of the Laughless Saint

I tried really hard to like this game, I love rpgs and open worlds. Just hoping at this point I can get my money back. Game is laughably unplayable. There seems to be one dominant enemy type and you can't damage it half the time. Game also consistently crashes. 1/10.

In its current state (not two weeks into Early Access) the game is robust. It does still need work. But as it begs comparison to Elder Scrolls games, I remember Skyrim launching in an appalling state of incompleteness for its price. There is no shame in what LOLS delivers right now. LOLS is cheaper and smaller compared to the Elder Scrolls games. Compared to Morrowind in particular, it hits a lot of the same notes, though it rarely nails them. For now, Morrowind lovers might be a bit unfulfilled in aquatic exploration, the thrill or lack thereof in most enemy encounters, the low friendly NPC count (how often will anyone choose crime or callousness when there are only a few dozen people to ever talk to?), spellmaking and spell effects limitations, and alchemical tools. Leveling up and the perks you can choose feel pretty good. Some feel a bit too powerful, while some are dead weight at this point in development. Some musical tracks, and much of the voice acting, are very good. The turtles are shockingly loud. The UI gets better by the day, and Morrowind's UI was sometimes far more frustrating than LOLS' shortcomings. This game is FASTER than Morrowind, in most ways. I spend a little less time in menus, most of my locomotion is smooth and zippy, and there's less to read, talk about, and parse from your quest log or map. Almost all of that is a good thing. I haven't touched multiplayer, and I don't see much potential added value for doing so. There's also probably no good reason NOT to play multiplayer if you're interested. You can target your allies with spells, and there is at least one perk that references party members, but I do hope multiplayer gets more ways to integrate rather than feel tacked-on. TL;DR: if Morrowind seems intimidating and/or clunky, but you wish you had the patience for it, you get a good taste of what makes it one of my favorite games ever if you get into Lantern of the Laughless Saint.

The only thing this has going for it right now is the *promise* of multiplayer Morrowind. And that seems like a distant promise at this point. The skeleton of the world and the lore is there and, while moderately intriguing, needs fleshing out. The gameplay itself feels like it is still in an experimental state. When multiplayer gets thrown into the mix, the jank and the bugs really start to show. Where the game is not empty, it is full of placeholders and incomplete questlines. This seems more like the quality you could expect from an aggressively early closed beta, not from a product that developers are asking you to pay for. No one should be paying money for this incomplete garbage when functional multiplayer mods exist for Morrowind and other Elder Scrolls titles.

Came into this game with fairly low expectations and was completely blown away. We never see indie studios attempt Bethesda style RPGs because they are incredibly complex to craft, not even other AAA studios have really attempted them, but somehow NerveLab has hit it out the park. Game is a little grungy looking, but it has great art direction that makes it work. Great soundtrack, good voice acting, fun NPCs with plenty of side quests, combat doesn't feel too stiff, and some interesting lore so far. For better or for worse, it even has all the jank you'd expect from a Bethesda RPG- but nothing game breaking so far (although co-op can be glitchy). The only real complaint i could muster here is that there doesn't appear to have the deep customization that you'd expect from a Bethesda RPG, but this is still an early access game. This game is a complete love letter to a genre that doesn't get many games made, 1000% worth the asking price

This game is PHENOMENAL. Play it. The only thing I can see being a problem is the no quest markers thing which I know this game does on purpose. So if that isn't your thing, just wait for a guide on the internet, then play lol. I cannot wait for Holy Fool. I'm in now NervLabs, keep it comin.

Game is very good. Looking forward to the much larger effort by these developers. Pros: *Well written quests *Interesting locations *Voice acting *Music *Graphics Cons *I'm going to run out of game to play eventually and want more.

I beat the game as a naked brawler. At first, I wondered why I chose this build. At some point, I took down a weird big strong bird. After that, the slaughter began. I killed everyone, even friendly units, and the game still let me finish the playthrough.

Ruggul is always watching, pilgrim.