Trulon: The Shadow Engine

Complete Waste of money. Devs abandoned this game in an unfinished form. Few games have as many bugs as this game. Unless this game is offered to you for free I would not ever recommend anyone to buy this game. I would 0/100 stars.

I enjoyed the game, but there are a few things that definitely detract from the experience. + Combat is fun, though it took a couple battles to "get it". + Art is nice, if simplistic ~ Music is decent, but repetitive. ~ Character development is a bit bland ~ Game is a bit short. I put in 12 hours, but could have easily knocked a couple hours off. - The UI handling in combat needed more attention, in terms of both delay and display. I'll leave it at that. - Ending was a bit abrupt. - One of the last quests could have used a clearer indications of where to go. This one actually frustrated me to the point of thinking I'd maybe hit a bug. I think it's worth playing if this type of game is up your alley, but maybe wait for a sale.

*Keep in mind this review is from someone who did NOT experience a bug. Everything about this game was pretty generic. As a long time RPG player I could predict basically everything that was going to happen. If that’s fine with you, then OK. The battle system was OK, I like the general idea of adding cards to your active deck and having some type of randomness of what you can play to keep the combat fresh. I just don’t think the cards themselves-or the characters for that matter-were very interesting. Basically do your attack dmg and buff something. There were no skills to upgrade and a few different pieces of equipment that anyone could equip. I went through the whole game not even really know what the core stats I was gaining on level up did. There were massive difficulty spikes, then you grind a bit and fight the same guys over and over and are OK until the next one. Very uninspiring. As a veteran RPG play this game wasn’t for me. I did end up beating it because it was so short, and I do think the battle system had value. There just wasn’t enough effort put into the game. If you’re new to the genre then by all means give this a try, but I think most players will find this game lacks depth basically everywhere. The price is way too high.

Trulon is a nice little card battler with endearing low-poly visuals. My first thought was the game developers are some Asian dudes with all the foxes and monkeys as opponents but whaddaya know turns out it's a small team from Finland. The story kept me entertained from start to finish. While the game isn't as bug ridden as some reviews make it seem I encountered one game breaking myself. The save mechanism is problematic because if something goes wrong you're stuck with your single save file. So in worst case you lose your progress and have to re-play the whole game up to when the bug occurred. I made backup copies from the single save game at various points of game progression from now on https://i.imgur.com/FamPwZQ.png although I didn't encounter anymore bugs. Trulon retails for around three bucks right now and I recommend playing it.

The game looks okay and has half decent (if not well balanced) game mechanics, but it's buggy - and some bugs are game breaking. I just ran into one and I can't progress any further. Due to the nature of the save system I can't go back so I've just lost the hour and a bit of progress I've made so far. Imagine if that happened after 10 or 12 hours? Combat could go faster if they'd put in an option to display damage/healing/effects on the combat screen instead of going to a skip-able cut-scene (that you have to click each time to skip so combat is a click-fest so you can speed it up a bit. With game breaking bugs I can't recommend this at any price.

지금까지 내가 겪어본 RPG 중에서 가장 작은 세계관을 지니고 있는 [b]《트룰론: 그림자 엔진》[/b]이다. 트레일러와 스크린샷만 보면 [i]'오, 모험하는 맛이 있어 보이네.'[/i] 라는 생각이 들 법도 하다. 하지만 실제 플레이는? 천만의 말씀, 만만의 콩떡이지. 나날이 늘어가는 몬스터의 영향력을 조사하기 위해 집밖을 나선 플레이어. 눈앞에 펼쳐진 월드맵은 모험의 두근거림을 알리는 첫무대였다. 그리고 1시간도 안 되어 도착한 다음 월드맵, 그땐 몰랐다. 그곳이 바로 끝무대였음을······. + 유사 장르와 비교했을 때, 난이도가 쉬운 편에 속함 + 턴제 전투 기반 위로, 덱 빌딩이라는 요소를 섞음 + 게임을 진행하면서 영입되는 3명의 동료들(힐러, 탱커, 메즈) + 친절히 임무를 알려주기 때문에, 이동 장소를 헤멜 필요가 없음(간단한 영어 실력 정도로도 충분) - 모험을 시작함과 동시에 끝난 기분이 들 만큼 매우 협소한 맵 - 한국인이라면 답답함을 느낄 수 있는 전투 진행 속도(왜 적턴 모션은 스킵 못하냐···) - 도전과제 때문에 추가로 30레벨까지 파밍해야 함(보통 20레벨 초중반이면 막보 잡힘) - 설상가상으로 '타임 어택' 도전과제 또한 존재함 - 따라서 도전과제 올클리어 자체는 다소 귀찮은 편에 속함(어렵진 않고, 귀찮을 뿐) 첫 월드맵에서 두 번째 월드맵 넘어 온 뒤, 한 번 더 이 과정을 반복하면 게임이 끝난다. 즉, 제작진이 준비한 맵을 두 번 왕복하면 되는 셈. 심지어 월드맵 간의 거리도 엎어지면 코 닿을 만큼 가깝다. 그래서일까? 맵에 깊이도 없고 넓이마저 없으니 RPG의 '모험'은 정작 느낄 수 없고, 하면 할수록 지루해지는 뺑뺑이만 되새김질하게 된다. 그나마 플레이 타임이 짧은 게 다행이라면 다행. 혹 자신이 게임을 진행하는데 탁월한 감각이 있어, 초회차 5시간 이내로 마지막 보스를 물리쳤다면 [b][i]비행선 사다리에 오르기 전에[/i][/b] 필히 세이브 파일을 백업해두자. 그 후 '30레벨 노가다' 마저 끝내고, 다시 세이브 파일 불러 와서 엔딩 보면 초회차로 도전과제 올클리어 하는 거나 다름 없다. 잊지 말길, 비행선을 타고 나면 되돌릴 수 없다. 생으로 처음부터 도전하고 싶지 않다면··· [b]절.대.백.업.해[/b]

Ein nettes kleines Taktik-Rollenspiel mit Rundenkamp. Spielt sich wie ein JRPG, wo man in einer Welt rumläuft und dann in Rundenkämpfen durch geschickte Taktik den oder die Gegner aus den Socken schießen muss. Wer das mag, wird hier sicher glücklich. Für mich war das aber nur bedingt passend, daher habe ich es nach einer Weile gelöscht, weil ich einfach noch zu viele bessere Spiele offen habe, die auch noch gespielt werden müssen.

I had a great time playing this game. I did not experience any bugs in the comment, nor did I feel that the game was not balanced. I recommend this game.

The game has interesting mechanics and the gameplay with cards can create fun experimentation. The story is simple but good. I can recommend this game only when it is on sale however as it is a little short for such a price. It is a pretty game with nice characters and interesting gameplay but it is a little short. You would expect a longer game for 15 quid.

Очень неоднозначная игра, но всё-таки рекомендую. Игра кажется детской: схематичный непроработанный стимпанк-фэнтези мир, линейный предсказуемый сюжет, простые и наивные герои [spoiler] "Вам срочно нужна помощь, на счету каждая минута? Ладно, я помогу, только выполните для меня одно задание... и ещё одно... и третье, ну пожалуйста!" Гдадия, ****, неужели так трудно сообразить, что он тебя попросту использует?! [/spoiler] Однако боевая система слишком сложная для детской игры. Обычных врагов легко можно тупо затыкать какими попало способностями, но первый же босс даёт понять, что без знания теории вероятности и просчёта шанса вытянуть нужную карту тут никуда. Графика приятная. На видео меня бесила привычка сюжетных персонажей постоянно слегка сгибать и распрямлять колени (как Микки Маус в самых первых мультиках), но когда играл сам, совершенно не испытывал неудобств, даже приятно, что квестодателей видно сразу. Однако анимация ходьбы очень топорная: когда герои ходят, это похоже на на стилизацию под настольную игру, будто фишка с изображение героя двигается по полю, но на ней постоянно меняется изображение (Левая нога впереди - правая нога впереди). Зато музыка - шедевр. Вроде, так органично вплетена в геймплей и атмосферу локаций, что даже не замечается... но стоит отойти от компьютера, как возникает неожиданный вопрос "Откуда льётся эта прекрасная мелодия?..":)