Wayfinder

Lord. I've had 3 quid's worth of entertainment already. Having a lot of fun so far. Teamed up with a friend to progress together. Great combat, nice gearing system. Sometimes not amazing at explaining what to do (had trouble figuring out how to execute the special weapon move / switch characters etc), but its a load of fun, and beautiful to look at, and for less than 3 pounds currently - you can't fault it.

I got it on sale and there seems to be quite a bit of game here, but I find myself not liking any of the characters and they come with personalities and most of their appearance choices made for you. Plus, the gameplay is super simple. I'm not sure who this was made for but my initial impression is abysmal. I'm going to give it a bit more time, but why have they made all the character choices for me both in gameplay and aesthetics? I can't imagine who the lead designer on this was or what they've worked on before because everything in the game that isn't removing a player's agency is something that's been done before a thousand times.

The political and cultural agenda I feel when playing this game takes me out of it and earns the title a thumbs down. It has a very useful idiot, biden-era, woke slop vibe. While this trend has apparently and thankfully died down in the industry, this game exists a relic from the times they tried to propagandize endless brainrot and degeneracy disguised as some fantasy moral superiority and ethical awakening. This would have been such a successful product if not for the wokeslop. Im amazed they forgot to put septum piercings on the NPCs. The lore itself is just unbearably dumb. I typically like immersive RPG lore but every single thing about this game sounds like they fired the actual RPG content team and just utilized the HR department's opinions for all the written content. Just press skip through literally everything and rely on the quest markers to direct you. Just pretend the NPC in front of you is actually something that fits in an RPG world and wasn't made by a committee of concerned self-elected bureaucrats who hate video games. At that, the game is surprisingly fun and engaging, if you can forcibly ignore most of the NPCs and all of the lore and written content. I got the game on sale for like $5 or less and it was totally worth that price, I would not recommend buying this unless its on sale. I was wondering if such a game exists that was kind of like an MMO except made for a single player, and then discovered this title. It is true to that description. Its a fun cheap game to get into that I dont have to invest much of myself in at all, and can leave and come back to whenever I want. It has all the bells and whistles to direct me through the experience so I can do the fun part and ignore all the cruft I dont care about. The graphics are simple enough that I can run everything max on steam deck. Oh and theres that, I got it to play a RPG on my steam deck and it works really, really well on the deck. I wanted it to be a simple and easy experience in terms of me having to build a character, learn random stuff like crafting, and learn how to progress and finish quests. I also just wanted to click buttons and hack and slash and see cool special effects and get lots of loot and then sell all the loot. Its really excellent for that. I dont want to think at all about the complexities of progression or min/maxing stuff or having to track a bunch of lore and details to finish quests, and it serves me well there. If I want complex RPGs I know what they are and can play them. If I want true MMO(RPG) I know which ones are popular and can play them. If I want a game thats better on desktop than the deck, I can play those too. For a simple Action RPG that engages me in a simple and mindless way where I can just drone out on the steam deck and see cool colors, this game is it! The music is surprisingly interesting, I thought it was really cheesy at first but it actually draws me in and has some decent atmosphere. The character building is pretty one dimensional, character customization is also incredibly simple, and choices and options of loadout and gear is oversimplified. On one hand I like that this fits my desire to have a "no think RPG," on the other hand this is kinda boring. The one thing I really dont like is not being able to change the individual characters like species, race, gender, whatever; every single prefab character sucks and seems like they were designed by people who have never played video games. So I just choose to ignore it and focus on something else. I will likely play this game to completion and then I cannot imagine replaying it, however I expect to thoroughly enjoy a single playthrough. I am very pleased with my $5 purchase and I dont believe the creators of this game deserve more than that, though its a great game for that price.

Very enjoyable ARPG, learning gearing/echoes/stat focus/ for each character has been very interesting, I have convinced multiple friends to try it, and we all have been playing it.

优化很差一堆BUG，而且联机系统也不是本地机制，这种游戏我不知道为什么要用服务器，简直就是脱裤子放屁，任务中规中矩吧，仿网游这块做得还行，地图场景也是量大管饱，八个角色的技能风格迥异这挺好的，但是难度平衡没做好，跑图也做得很差

I haven't had this much fun with a game in a very long time. A true hidden gem and a reminder of how entertaining games can be instead of what we have nowadays. Pros: Single-Player / Coop. No "social hub" or seeing random players on your screen No microtransactions No complicated mechanics disguised as "features" Not a live service // No millions of dlcs Exploration is rewarding World is beautiful with lots to see and do Build variety instead of forcing the player to play with a "standard" meta build that everyone has Price. Neutral: Map navigation could be better, but then I know I have a hard time navigating maps in games. It would be cool to have some color coded accessibility feature to help you navigate the layout Gameplay loop can feel repetitive to some, which I don't mind since the loop is genuinely fun. Cons: I got stuck in the environment a few times. Thankfully, you can use the unstuck function which sends you back to your last waypoint Inventory management can feel chaotic

The bad and ugly in short: - Woke AF - this is particularily important point because the game has the option to apply skins, so it was a developer's choice - Leveling it an absolute joke and disaster. When you are asked to do the same dungeon +20x in a row, should tell you everything about the rest of the design. What's fine: - The game has co-op - Combat system and boss fights (hit and miss in general), but in general, nothing new or groundbreaking. Completed all in Nightmare mode, and I cannot imagine playing this game on any other difficulty. - No in-game shops Even if you'd get this game for free, don't get dragged into this as there is no real payoff here, and the price paid in time is too high. Play something else. Don't waste time on this.