Aztech Forgotten Gods Reviews

TL;DR - A good game to snag when it's on sale (at 10 bucks or below, imo). Be ready to read for about half of your playtime because this is pretty dialogue/story heavy. The game itself is also pretty short, about 5-8 hours depending on how you play and if you go for achievements. I'd like to start off by saying I can see a lot of promise in this title and I did like what Lienzo was going for. Although the game lacks a good chunk of polish and still has a fair few bugs in it, I did enjoy my time playing this. I will have to say, I was caught off-guard at how long it took before I could actually play due to all of the dialogue (past the game's intro, of course), and how much dialogue overall is in the game. That being said though, I think the writing is one of the big winner's of this game in my opinion, because I feel the characters have good chemistry, even if there is only a handful of them, and their dialogue feels quite believable. The gameplay itself, although fairly basic and lacking much depth, still was not bad. The combat is much like a very simple rhythm game, with a few abilities to pepper in when you get them unlocked. I will say it is not insulting, but it could definitely stand to have something more added to give it a more fun feel. The main gimmick of the game, the Lightbringer (the gauntlet) however, is where I feel the game's other strong suit is. Once you get the hang of using it and after you get a few upgrades, it is quite fun to fly around, although I am quite saddened it was not used to its full potential. That thus leads me to another missed opportunity this game has: level design. I was expecting and even looking forward to traversing different dungeons or maps with the Lightbringer, but sadly, that never happened. This issue also ties in with another big factor of the game: its length. the game is incredibly short, being able to get all trophies/achievements for it in about 8 hours, and I feel adding dungeons before most, if not all, of the bosses could have killed two birds with one stone. Now, about the game's visuals and sound design? I feel the visuals have a very early era ps2 feel to them, so if that's what they were gunning for, they hit the mark. I also feel the game's overall theme is quite unique, being a mix between ancient aztec and sci-fi. I will say though, I know that they are aiming for a certain style, but I feel the character models could have been improved, just a tad. the game's music and sound design as a whole though? Can't say I have a single gripe. The music is good and fits quite well in my opinion at least, and the sounds deliver just the right amount of kick, or lack-there-of if it's a more gentle sound. All in all, I feel this is a good game with a lot of promise and missed potential that still needs a bit more elbow grease to get it where it needs to be. As it is now though? It is certainly playable and I do recommend it, but certainly not at it's unwieldy asking price of 30$. As it is now, I feel 5$-10$ is more than a fair enough asking price. P.s. If the game devs are reading this, sorry if I came of as a bit harsh. I just want this game to be as good as it can be and I can see something special here, it just needs a bit more time in the oven. I wish you all the best over at Lienzo and I hope you never stop improving and doing what you love!