A remake of Baroque
You awaken to find the world in ruin, your heart beset with unexplained guilt. A cataclysm has destroyed the cities and empires of men and disfigured the spirit of humanity. In this nightmare, it falls to you to descend a mysterious tower in search of absolution. Battle merciless foes in treacherous dungeons, scour for new items to aid you in your travels, and unlock the secrets of a devastated land. You will find death in the depths, yet learn that death is not the end of the story; in the twisted world of Baroque, it is only the beginning.
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Did one run so far and received the first ending (?) and honestly enjoyed it quite a bit, very insteresting characters and world, one of those games that makes you want to watch a youtube analysis video to figure out what's going on, very cool atmosphere and soundtrack
Not typically a Roguelike guy but the rougelike mechanics in this game are simple enough for me to enjoy, gameplay is a but too simple hence why I'm taking a bit of a break, wish there was more weapon/level/enemy variety
Going to go for the rest of the endings and update my review accordingly but so far a 7/10
Not typically a Roguelike guy but the rougelike mechanics in this game are simple enough for me to enjoy, gameplay is a but too simple hence why I'm taking a bit of a break, wish there was more weapon/level/enemy variety
Going to go for the rest of the endings and update my review accordingly but so far a 7/10
This is a remake of the Saturn/PSX original, and it's one of the weirdest remakes I've seen be done.
Gameplay is switched from 1st to 3rd person, areas are expanded and take way longer to go through, and fighting enemies with the bad attack animations is ugly, boring, and frustrating. Just about everything here is worse.
On top of that, the ambient noise soundtrack is replaced with mindnumbing techno loops that I had to mute after the second run.
But let's talk about the elephant in the room. The style change.
It goes for a different aesthetic, from "weird anime" to "generic anime".
Imagine waking up to find all Giger paintings look like Disney princesses.
Does it "miss the point"? Yeah, it's no longer scary.
Is it "completely different"? Kind of.
Does it "ruin the story?" No, because it's the same. It just has anime-er people tell it.
Changing "text on a black screen" to a proper cutscene just shows how bad it was in the first place, although the clunky animation certainly doesn't help.
The mystique from a lot of moments is removed, and the story is exposed as what it really is: a boring, messy, but slightly interesting ordeal.
The vibes are gone, the atmosphere is gone, and the fun-ish gameplay loop is gone, and those were the only redeeming things about the original.
So what's left?
Nothing but the story, being told properly.
And it still sucks.
Gameplay is switched from 1st to 3rd person, areas are expanded and take way longer to go through, and fighting enemies with the bad attack animations is ugly, boring, and frustrating. Just about everything here is worse.
On top of that, the ambient noise soundtrack is replaced with mindnumbing techno loops that I had to mute after the second run.
But let's talk about the elephant in the room. The style change.
It goes for a different aesthetic, from "weird anime" to "generic anime".
Imagine waking up to find all Giger paintings look like Disney princesses.
Does it "miss the point"? Yeah, it's no longer scary.
Is it "completely different"? Kind of.
Does it "ruin the story?" No, because it's the same. It just has anime-er people tell it.
Changing "text on a black screen" to a proper cutscene just shows how bad it was in the first place, although the clunky animation certainly doesn't help.
The mystique from a lot of moments is removed, and the story is exposed as what it really is: a boring, messy, but slightly interesting ordeal.
The vibes are gone, the atmosphere is gone, and the fun-ish gameplay loop is gone, and those were the only redeeming things about the original.
So what's left?
Nothing but the story, being told properly.
And it still sucks.
inferior to the original
Horrível.
Que?
This is a complete bastardization of the original.