Sovereign Syndicate Reviews

Interesting RPG, for a game without any combat. It all focuses on dialogues, and they are well-written ! The steampunk London settings are very nicely done. Art is great. Characters are very memorable. Story is great, although the ending felt a bit underwhelming (but maybe I didn't manage to get all options to unlock resolution for all quests). Overall a good game for 16h gameplay!

I do not regret the time, nor the money I've spent on this game, and I have much faith in the next games from this developer, but this one came out quite rough and unpolished; It could use a Final Cut. I would not recommend anyone not ravenous for a cRPG to play this. While the story and the world are captivating enough, the gameplay was quite dissapointingly dull at some points. The game has an open world, but does not utilize it beyond the introductory chapters to the characters -- there is most often no point to ever revisit plot-irrelevant locations that have no quests pointing to them, you will likely not even hear a different "goodbye". Yet there are sometimes minor things to pick up or look at, which makes you run in circles in a mostly barren city with nothing to repel the growing boredom. And you WANT to check everything you can, as this is a detective game -- evidence can be anywhere. The writing also felt like trolling sometimes, especially near the end. Another huge gripe of mine is the optimization of the game. The long loading screens even withing the same building were often distracting and most of all annoying. The framerate was also largely unstable and I've had issues with the game's graphics -- such as flickering textures, and my hardware is well within the recommended options. Overall, the game is a not-so-short, interesting adventure in a unique world, and while it may be rough around the edges, especially on the technical stuff, it is quite forgivable, when you consider, that this entire game was made by a small studio as their first project. Which is why I do not regret spending my money and time on it, but due to the issues I've mentioned above, also cannot recommend this game to most. If those issues are ever addressed, I will gladly change my review to a positive one.