The Legend of Khiimori

I was genuinely so excited for this game, but unfortunately I had to refund it. I couldn't even properly play it because it kept crashing my gaming laptop when trying to run it. I've played plenty of much more demanding games on this laptop and never had this happen before so I was honestly pretty surprised. From what I did manage to play, the game also feels pretty unpolished. There seems to be quite a few bugs, the controls/UI can feel clunky and the game is also pretty poorly optimised. I've seen other people mention similar issues too. I also think the game feels quite empty at the moment, especially with the main story not being in the game yet and a lot of the gameplay being delivering things from one place to another. I understand that this is early access and that more is going to be added, but for the price I expected it to be in a better state. It's a shame because I was really looking forward to this, but between the performance issues and how unfinished it feels right now, I can't recommend it.

I don't know who on the development team made the corruption call, but I'm sure many players would tell you that the corruption was arguably the worst part of this game. For people going into it expecting realism and horse-centered mechanics, it is an utter chore and one of the first things I turned off in my playthrough. Not to mention-- to my knowledge-- it being not at all mentioned on your kickstarter. This is disrespectful to your backers at least, and blatant fraud at worst especially having been so overwhelmingly supported. It just feels like there really wasn't a clear developmental plan for an 'antagonistic force' in the game. Something about boasting a culturally rich setting, then having to pivot to fantasy as an antagonist feels incredibly cheap to me. While yes, it CAN be turned off, with how much they've randomly pivoted towards corruption and not much else, the game is frankly disappointing to play. It just feels like a horrible mess up of priorities especially when things like falconry was promoted on the kickstarter. An update ago I probably would have recommended to the game to anyone who likes the realistic breeding mechanics and the scenery of the world, but now with the way that development is going, I'd have refunded the game myself if I hadn't already put hours into it.

Until now thumbs down! Early Access shouldn't be an excuse for everything. Crashes, bad menu handling, bugs for days, no story, whatsoever. Not more than a bad functioning tech demo. If you sell something, even in EA, it should be worthy to be sold. Shame on the devs! Also the fact, that it is financed with german tax money (>1M €). As a german studio no german for my daughter... no words! Again, shame on you!

It could have been such a great game—one that would have stood out from the overwhelming flood of mainstream fantasy games featuring battles against monsters. Unfortunately, the original direction was abandoned and ruined by subsequent developments (corruption). The worst part, in my view, is that it’s an unfair and unacceptable practice to first lure players in and take their money by presenting a completely different genre, and then suddenly develop the game into yet another fantasy- and monster-based title—a genre that’s already saturated with far superior options. A total no-go. It’s a shame about all the beautiful and detailed work that went into the game before this change. It’s likely that the original developers—who did a great job and designed the game with heart and mind—are no longer involved. I can only say that, among my circle of acquaintances, at least nine people would have bought this game by the time EA took over at the latest, had it not gone in this new, dreadful direction, but instead focused on fixing the bugs and implementing the previously announced and other appropriate additions. Es hätte so ein schönes Spiel werden können, dass sich aus der enormen Flut an Mainstream-Spielen mit Fantasy und Kämpfen gegen Monster herausgehoben hätte. Leider wurde die ursprüngliche Richtung mit den weiteren Entwicklungen (corruption) verlassen und zunichte gemacht. Das Schlimme daran ist aus meiner Sicht, dass es eine unfaire und unakzeptable Verfahrensweise ist, erst Spieler anzulocken und denen das Geld aus der Tasche zu ziehen mit der Darstellung eines völlig anderen Genres und dann plötzlich das Spiel zu einem der schon massenhaft und für den Bereich durchaus besseren Fantasy- und Monsterbasierten weiter zu entwickeln. Ein No Go. Schade um die schöne und detaillierte Arbeit vor dieser Änderung. Wahrscheinlich sind die ursprünglichen Entwickler, die gute Arbeit geleistet haben und mit Herz und Verstand das Spiel entworfen haben nicht mehr vorhanden. Ich kann nur sagen, dass aus meinem Bekanntenkreis mindestens 9 Personen dieses Spiel spätestens nach EA gekauft hätten, wenn es nicht in diese neue, grässliche Richtung gegangen wäre, sondern stattdessen an den Bugs und vorher angekündigten und weiteren passenden Ergänzungen gearbeitet werden würde.

If they intend to keep “corruption” as a core part of the gameplay, I’m going to stop playing the game, and I hope Steam will allow refunds even a long time after purchase, due to the extreme change in the game’s direction. If it had been there from the start, I wouldn’t have bought the game. I don’t want another generic - and on top of that, extremely frustrating - game (all the NPCs are scared and sad, even when I turn off “corruption”), and a relaxing game that used to lift my mood has turned into the exact opposite. This is truly, and justifiably, the most hated update I can remember in gaming. Developers - listen to the players! Please... The game is in Early Access, so bugs are to be expected, and I could excuse them to a certain extent. But instead of working on the bugs and optimization (which is really terrible), the developers are adding a fantasy element that literally nobody wanted. What a shame... Unfortunately, I can't recommend the game at this time.

The game does not allow to save it - there is no manual option to do that and the automatic one doesn't work. I had the "saving progress" icon popping out numerous of times, however, after quiting the game all the progress dissapeared and there is no option to load the game - both continue and load game buttons are greyed out.

incredible, even at Early Access. The game is very playable, but everything isn't finished yet. Basically this is RDR2 without the combat mechanics. Ghost Of Tsushima without the swords. So it's all about horse maintenance, horse skills, horse breeding, etc. You do missions for people as a courier, all the while managing the horse, cargo, and inventory. The world is extremely engaging, and it does this through the Mongolian voice actors, interacting with the terrain, the aesthetics of the environment, and most of all through the soundtrack.

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