Adore Reviews

The game loop seems simple at first but is incredibly satisfying and fun to play. The creature combos and figuring them out is addictive. Its also nice choosing which areas to visit based on the resources available that run and what I need. My only dislike is that because of the synergy system it seems I get penalised for doubling up on creatures, which I realise is intentional but I feel like it would have been nice. Also it wasn't very clear to me that this was the case from the tutorial which i feel could have been a bit more detailed with regards to synergies. Especially considering once you level them you cant undo it without grinding the essence again in the levels. Its a nitpick though, I had a much better time in my second run. That aside again the game plays really well and sounds amazing. Its also the first single player to hold my attention this long since I started grinding multiplayer games. Its relaxing and feels rewarding to play. There is strategy in choosing levels and just enough skill ceiling in the taming mechanic to make it rewarding but not infuriating. I haven't finished it yet but its progressing nicely.

I really wish I could recommend this game. However, I'm not. LOVE: The combat mechanic where you choose 4 creatures to fight for you. The variety of creatures and their variations of fighting moves. The style of the creatures. I can skip creature capture and just open up chests... OKAY: The world and maps, feel the same from area to area. The story, is okay. The characters, are okay. ANNOYING: Capturing creatures, is annoying and doesn't feel very well thought out. For most creatures it is okay, but some you need a specific build to capture. Your dodge uses the same energy as summoning creatures. I wish this was on s separate cooldown. If you dodge, you lose your creature capture meter. You can get interrupted with a stun, that resets your capture meter. The creature capture zone, moves around and your not exactly fast enough to keep up and evade attacks. PAINFUL: Capturing creatures, but the blessed ones. You need to stockpile food to tank there hits. Your stuns, and freezes need to be charged up to even stand a change capturing some creatures, which is super difficult if you need to do it three times, while other creatures are summoned each time. The creature capture zone moves as I've said before, but some of the creatures move around super erratically as well, and that zone gets smaller every time. Overall, I feel this game would have done better if the key focus was fun, not difficulty in capturing creatures.

Support for this game seems dead. Last update was December 2023.... Was hoping for more tweaks on the game. Concept wise, I was drawn in and bought it. Once I got to playing it though, it got repetitive fast. Not much going on. Some other comments mention it was initially a rougelite which makes a lot of sense on why it feels repetitive. Just don't feel like they did enough to go full RPG because the game would likely be better as a roguelite. Having something fast paced and increasingly challenging would be much better than the slow grind it is now.