The Stone of Madness

Why on Earth are people tagging this as "choices matter" and "rpg"? This is a hardcore tactical stealth sandbox game with an on-rails story. It's fine, for what it is, but it's not an rpg in any of the ways that people usually think of when considering the genre.

Если кто-то говорит там про схожесть с shadow gambit,или desperados 3, или war mongreals, или коммандос. или sumerian Six, тот балабол и говорит чушь. Потому что такие как я поверили. От этих игр здесь только зеленый конус обнаружения, в остальном это какой-то свой бредовый жанр. Да, атмосфера лайк, озвучка главного героя умиляет, хоровое пение. Хочется погружаться в такое. Очень насыщенное нахождение в испанском монастыре. Если бы не тупые текстовые монологи, которые пролистывать хочется, по этой части было бы просто великолепно. Но сам геймплей... сотни предметов какого-то бесполезного лута, эти дурацкие фобии, которые надо лечить ломающимися предметами, которые надо чинить. Атакующий по сути лишь один персонаж, все остальные как мебель. Тут нет никаких механизмов для тактического прохождения: ни быстрых сейвов, которые основа жанра, ни удобных разнообразных способов оценить вектора зрений, ни синхронизации действий героев. Ай, что говорить, это разочарование для любителей жанра, это скорее рпг какое-то, хоть и завораживающе красиво тут.

[b]Summary:[/b] Yes, I would highly recommend this game to anyone looking for a quality story combined with some simple puzzles, team management, stealth, and strategy/tactics. The key to enjoying this game is not getting caught up with the desire to be perfect, instead, embrace failures and learning from them. As with any stealth game you need to minimise being caught performing illegal actions, and exercise patience to understand the routine of NPC's (much like the Hitman series). [b]Location & Story:[/b] The story takes place in the Monastery over 3 campaigns: - Prologue - this acts as a kind of tutorial to the game mechanics - The Corrupt Hand of the Church - The Gate of Saint Jerome Both main campaigns continue on the story from the prologue but take you through a completely different monastery map/world compared to the other, with different NPC's to interact with, and their own set of objectives to complete. They also start you out with different members of your overall team, needing to progress through the story to unlock other team members. The story was well done, to some extent the story needs to be found through various notes and other objects, dialogue with NPC's and I can see some people might miss portions of the story. For me this was a plus as I feel it rewards players that are willing to fully explore the world. The world changes with the time of day, NPC’s all follow a routine, but as each quarter of the day passes their routine will change, NPC’s can appear or leave, and this all helps the game world feel more alive. There are also two phases to the game, during the day you explore the monastery and try to complete your objectives. At night you are locked in your cell, and this when you deal with any problems such as health, sanity loss, craft new items, gain knowledge and use it to unlock new skills. You only get a limited number of points to perform these tasks, so you need to decide what to spend those points on doing/fixing. [b]Characters:[/b] Your team will eventually consist of Father Alfredo, Eduardo, Leonora, Amelia, and Agnes. Each of these characters has unique skills but also come with phobia's that you need to keep in mind as you explore the monastery. Each team member also has additional skills that can be unlocked, and these help with team management in your cell at night, and as you explore the monastery during the day. Lose too much sanity and you’ll be forced to deal with new phobia’s, but there are ways to remove these additional phobia’s. [b]Autosave Only:[/b] Although the game doesn't include manual saving, I never found it to be an issue. Autosaves happen often enough that I never found myself replaying any section of the game. If you feel the need to reach for the quick save/load button, you've missed the point and a major mechanic of the game, failing is ok, unless you repeatedly make the same mistakes over and over, there’s nothing you can’t recover from. [b]Difficulty:[/b] There are three difficulty levels: - Story Mode being the easiest. - The Stone of Madness is a balance between Story Mode and Despair Mode. - Despair Mode is the hardest, NPC’s are faster to detect you performing illegal actions, and higher sanity loss. This is the level I chose and managed to finish with sanity near 100%, 100% health, and with plenty of resources left in the inventory. [b]Graphics:[/b] I felt the art style fits well with the monastery and looked beautiful. I'm not someone that focuses heavily on graphics, for me the game looks good and fits with the period and theme. There were a few minor issues with characters clipping through walls and objects, but it didn't really bother me or cause any issues with gameplay. [b]Sound:[/b] Again, not a huge focus for me, the music and sound effects did their job of providing ambience and helping the world sound alive. [b]Controls:[/b] I played using keyboard & mouse, and didn’t experience any issues. I never used a controller so I can't really comment on how good or bad the experience is with those, and I never experienced any issues with controls. Also, once you start a game there are options to re-assign controls if you don’t like the default. [b]Puzzles:[/b] There are some puzzles to be solved in this game, but the answers are very easy to find. Clues are easily found through dialogue with NPC's, notes and other objects scattered around the world. I never felt they were overly complex, if anything I felt sometimes they were too easy to solve, but this is a very minor issue. [b]Combat:[/b] There is really nothing I would call combat. KO'ing or killing an NPC consists of two actions. Choose the skill/item you want to KO or kill with, then click on the target and your character automatically does the rest. Keep in mind like any other RTT game you don't want to be too far away from your intended target, or you risk getting caught. Note you can’t clear a map of NPC’s like other RTT games, kill someone and they’ll be replaced with an identical NPC in 3 game days. [b]Bugs:[/b] - I found an exploit that could be used to obtain additional violins. This would have made the game easier if I didn’t reload. - Two items in the inventory would end up in one slot, but it didn't impact my ability to use those objects. Neither are game breaking, and easily avoided by not overloading your inventory.

I haven't finished the game yet, but so far it's fun. I didn't find any game-breaking bugs, but there are some bugs. For example, sometimes it's hard to select the element that you want to interact with, and I found at least one instance where I couldn't exchange inventory between characters.

one of the stealth games of all time

Cinq personnages avec des capacités, des phobies et des arbres de compétences qui leurs sont propres. Un cycle jour/nuit qui va modifier les comportements des gardes entre chaque quart. Un système de gestion de ressources et de craft utilisable dans un hub entre deux journées. Une DA assez folle allant de cinématiques à la Lucas Arts à du gameplay évoquant vaguement des enluminures. Deux campagnes avec chacune leurs grandes zones ouvertes remplies de puzzles environnementaux et d'objectifs à solutions multiples. Des tonnes et des tonnes de portes à déverrouiller et de coffres à fouiller. Bref, bien plus qu'un "simple" Commandos-like grâce à tous ces petits mécanismes qui viennent se greffer à la formule. Une très bonne alternative depuis la fermeture de Mimimi.

暂时只通了流程较短的那关，游戏难度很大，比传统RTT最高难度还要难上一倍不止，难度主要体现在三点： 1.不能即时存档，试错成本高，一个地方没过好很可能就得数分钟重来 2.游戏里面收集要素很重，如果行动拖拖拉拉还面临资源压力和负面buff惩罚，搞不好就卡关甚至死档 3.视角的问题导致操作也不顺滑 游戏是好游戏，只是手残玩家玩起来很痛苦，慎入

必玩！ 1.策略 2.潜行 3.角色扮演 4.剧情 5.中世纪 6.暗黑 7.解谜 8.手绘 [h3]五星推荐！我差点把这个潜行游戏玩成刺客信条！ [/h3] 《疯狂之石》这个游戏最开始是画风吸引了我，因为它是沿用18世纪西班牙浪漫主义艺术巨匠弗朗西斯科·戈雅的美术风格做的手绘，然后再一帧一帧的制成了动画！我相信但凡对美术有i点爱好的人可能都看过戈雅最出名的画作《裸体的玛哈》《穿衣服的玛哈》，我寻思能有大师风格的手绘打底，这游戏再差能差哪去？于是马上跟睿智而又社恐的好友Midgard大大推荐了这个游戏，他只看了一秒就猛猛赞叹画风太好了， [h3]我就感慨慧眼识英雄的前提是有慧眼，估计很多人压根不了解这分量，很多人根本分不清手绘和AI绘图的区别。 [/h3] 再说游戏内容，这是一个潜行游戏，讲的是18世纪比利牛斯山上的一间西班牙修道院（里边有精神病院和审判监狱）里有不少人是“被精神病”的，大家或多或少的都被逼疯了，其中有5个人团结起来打算越狱。这5个角色是司铎、老女巫、红衣暴力女、大块头哑巴修理工、小女孩，每天只能使用3个角色探索修道院，还会遇到各种诡异的事，需要揭露真相。 [h3]整个游戏过了序章之后有两大分支，一个是教会腐败之手，另一个是杰罗姆之门，两个分支都是独立的故事，并且剧本超级赞，非常的18世纪，非常的黑暗，也非常的深刻， [/h3]游戏里如果操作不慎，角色会掉san，我感觉如果玩家太傻白甜没准玩着玩着自己都能掉san。 [u]5名角色各有利弊，但又能互相弥补。 [/u]我最喜欢的角色是红衣暴力女，无他，唯手熟尔，红衣暴力女可以背后敲闷棍，让我找回了刺客信条的感觉，她还能攀岩，为队友放绳索，红衣女的缺点是见到火堆火把之类的会掉san，不过老女巫的黑魔法可以远程灭火。至于其他角色，老女巫除了不能爬绳索，简直是最无敌的存在，各种黑魔法远程操作强的爆棚，我通关杰罗姆之门几乎全靠老女巫施展黑魔法谋害守卫趟开一条血路，老女巫害怕镜子，但是大块头和红衣女都能破坏镜子；大块头哑巴修理工是不可缺少的角色，他能搬运重物，还能制造开锁器什么的给其他角色用，他的缺点是怕黑暗，但是司铎有随身携带的灯，平时让大块头和司铎绑定就行了；小女孩可以穿栅栏钻小洞，但是我用的比较少，除了部分跑图开机关，其他的基本上都让她休息了，我内心是想着越狱这种事不能把担子都压在未来的花朵上，小女孩怕石像鬼，但是司铎可以用祷告摧毁石像鬼；最后是主角司铎，他能用自己的灯发现线索进行解谜，属于脑力担当，还能穿上司铎衣服打入敌人内部，属于探图第一人选，但是他害怕晕倒的人以及尸体，无法摸尸体，不过老女巫可以用黑魔法化尸排除障碍。 游戏的一些设定非常细节，好比说大厅里的圣女雕像，对着雕像祈祷可以快进一大截时间，随着天数的推进，雕像会越来越诡异，从一开始的纯真少女变成怪脸再变成没下巴的怪物，同时每个角色在不同的天数见到雕像产生的脑回路对话都不一样。还有角色掉san的时候，大约每下降20点，人物的脸谱会逐步变化，从平静到狰狞。还有游戏里的NPC设定也有意思，一个认为自己是母鸡妈妈的精神病患者贯穿始终，只要给她鸡蛋，她就一直给你线索，还让你用鸡蛋换知识升级技能；一个头顶发霉面包的精神病患者是商人，会卖各种零碎给你， [spoiler]后面他的面包让人给偷了，他道心破碎，决定全面涨价多赚钱找回面包 [/spoiler]；其他的还有医生，他走到哪，他的周围就是安全地带。 [h2]游戏非常好玩，但这是一个很深刻的故事，也非常烧脑，适合能坐得住的，因为游戏比较长，适合经常玩解谜游戏的，因为有很多解谜要素，也适合有一定文化底蕴的，不然你压根看不明白一些剧情，就好像外国人玩黑猴不知道猪八戒是谁一样，还适合对黑暗事件不反感的，这里没有甜甜的恋爱，没有意气风发的少年，没有酣畅淋漓的战斗，只有被摧残的老弱病残艰难的潜行。 [/h2] 以下是剧透， [spoiler]在教会腐败之手的剧情里，五人组把石头这一线索交给了得狼疮的修士，但是这个修士被审判官所害，悲惨的死去。接着有个好修女偷偷传信给五人组，好修女发现审判官有古怪（给活人做实验），当时的修道院长年龄大了，好些事被蒙蔽，修女想联系五人组帮忙调查，五人组各展所长，破坏了地下酒窖附近的残酷人体实验室，焚毁了尸体，还通过要挟一对通奸的修士修女得到新线索，一步步从图书馆到缮写室再到地下墓穴。好几个任务是双线索的，比方说实验室的入口有两个，哪个都能进，正门的钥匙掉在了回廊花园，要老女巫溜进去割草发现，后门的入口门禁被鸡吞了，我让红衣女去图书馆把所有鸡全杀了才找到。五人组发现审判官公权私用，给无辜的人做开颅手术，想寻找患者脑子里的“疯狂之石”，他的阴谋被发现之后为了掩盖罪恶，还给修道院长投毒，并杀了医生并且停尸在地下墓穴，五人组找到了解毒药救下了修道院长，还连夜想办法把医生的尸体偷偷运出来交给了好修女，好修女带着证据赶车去了教廷，最后上边派人来把审判官清算了。 而杰罗姆之门这个故事是我最喜欢的，五人组通过一个雕刻着狰狞脸的石雕刻字发现了线索，是一个建筑师留下的，在完成了第一个谜题之后，又随着指引发现了更多的石雕刻字，通过这些逐步了解到建筑师原本是来这里工作的，因为发现了修道院的黑暗（恐怖的人体实验）而不屈从，被坏修士们控制住进行了残忍的迫害，修士们逼着他完成最后的杰罗姆之门，建筑师修门的时候给自己留了后路，但他有个爱人，因为家境悬殊无法在一起，爱人为了能跟他团员，特地来做了修女，可是他俩的事被女修道院长发现，已经怀孕的爱人被砌在了一堵墙里悲惨的生产并和新生儿双双死去，建筑师后面也被虐待的逐渐精神出了问题，但他一直努力在彻底疯狂之前留下线索，希望后人能找到并揭发黑暗，五人组通过帮疯狂修士找回褐色母鸡这件事遇到了爱人的鬼魂，在指引下找到了墙里爱人和新生儿的尸体，并且帮她实现愿望让她安息。接着五人组又沿着建筑师留下的最后的线索找到了开门的道具，为了引开守卫，司铎去给修道院的重要历史标志物大苹果树点火，但是火势太快被抓到了，其他四人没有自己逃跑，选择再回去救下了司铎一起出逃。出去之后司铎要去揭发黑暗，老女巫和红衣女都无家可归，小女孩要去找爸爸（她爸爸出海了，生死不知），还要带着哑巴大块头一起去。在外边的石碑发现了新的刻字，才知道原来哑巴大块头就是那名建筑师...他一开始先逃出去了，但是想回去揭露黑暗收集证据，也担心自己再也回不来了，才刻下了前因后果，原来他在里边被折磨的疯了，忘记了自己是谁，也忘记了自己的来路，但手艺还在，一直在努力的活着，非常泪目了。 [/spoiler]

不能随时存档不管别的地方再好也值得一个差评，何况操作还挺憋足的，最近怎么一直玩吃屎游戏啊，以后真要少买游戏了

Pour moi c'est non. Trop laborieux, je me prends plus la tête que je ne m'amuse.