Ling Reviews
Following the call of inner heart, the young man starts another journey of adventure. Faced with tough enemies and fierce fights, it is not certain whether the young man can reach the “final”. The only choice is moving forward with determination and clenched fists swinging great sword.
App ID | 775800 |
App Type | GAME |
Developers | Chautauqua Software |
Publishers | Chautauqua Software |
Categories | Single-player, Full controller support |
Genres | Indie, Action, Adventure, Violent, Gore |
Release Date | 3 Feb, 2018 |
Platforms | Windows |
Supported Languages | English, Simplified Chinese |

5 Total Reviews
3 Positive Reviews
2 Negative Reviews
Mixed Score
Ling has garnered a total of 5 reviews, with 3 positive reviews and 2 negative reviews, resulting in a ‘Mixed’ overall score.
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Recent Steam Reviews
This section displays the 10 most recent Steam reviews for the game, showcasing a mix of player experiences and sentiments. Each review summary includes the total playtime along with the number of thumbs-up and thumbs-down reactions, clearly indicating the community's feedback
Playtime:
39 minutes
Couldn't recommend the game when it launched as it was a clusterfuck of difficult boss fights with zero training or explanation of how the game mechanics work. Fortunately they're continually updating and even though there are still some issues, it at least appears to be headed in the right direction. As of now, the game is still a mess but it has potential and some neat gimmicks. I'm going to give this a cautiously positive review
👍 : 1 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
47 minutes
I like this game.
That said, there are a couple things I don't really like about it.
The main issue is that there's no way to control which screen I'm playing it on. It always starts up on the monitor to my left. Along with this, there appear to be some issues with playing it in fullscreen mode. There's this green sheen over everything and the image is kind of stuttery.
Next is the combat.
It's not as fluid as I would like. And you cannot combo with your fist after beginning the sword combo even though you can switch to the sword combo fairly fluidly after starting a fist combo. This may be because of the parry maneuver but it feels sloppy.
These are my two issues with this game. And yes, one of them is with one of the core aspects of the game.
But, for $8 it's still a pretty good purchase and I do reccomend at least trying it.
The ambiance is intruiging and it's plain there's a hidden story behind all of this that I'm looking forward to unravelling.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime:
223 minutes
A "Journey" with strong action element! A very unique experience as this game is both very challenging and visually well polished. A surprisingly great game for a new dev.
The combat mechanics is easy to undertand without tutorial however taking time to master. But when you get the "timing" right you will gain big rewards for your improved skills, and this is very additive. Joystick is hugely recommended for the game as the vibration boosts the gaming experience.
👍 : 4 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
413 minutes
Sweet and Simple Dark souls Rogue like Game, with minimal to no HUD which makes it even sweeter.
The game looks so gorgous graphically, Very Addictive to play between time to time. yes its short but very inspiring.
Beware, you will not be held like a baby step by step to tell you what to do, instead the game uses your instincts to make you understand whats going on around you and what your supposed to do.
i am now on my NEWGAME +
Using Steam controller on a 4K screen, very beuatiful.
Trust me, its a little game youall should have.
👍 : 9 |
😃 : 1
Positive
Playtime:
59 minutes
No, just NO!
This game looked like some good for a really cheap price and I was intrigued.
Let me start with the good:
There is something very cinematic about it. The devs have a really good vision.
Full controller support.
That's all the good I can think of.
Bad:
There is no intro. I mean nothing. There are a few blurry screens with some interesting sounds then *PLOP* you're in the game. No text, no indicators, NOTHING.
The combat is WAY too simple. a 3 swing combo with a sword that feels so slow, you don't want to use it and a demon punchy....thing? I don't know what it's called because there is 0 descriptions....for anything....at all!
The sword can't combo into the demon punch and there is a LONG pause between attacks when you don't combo sword into sword into sword.
The game staggers you EVERY TIME YOU ARE HIT! no way to stop it, barely a dodge/dash
Here's the kicker, about 5 minutes in, you run into a practically invincible boss that you can't run past. You must defeat him but as far as I can tell is impossible. Feeling like I'd given up, I paused the game (pleasantly surprised there was actually a menu) and found the BEGINNER option! I turned it on, it didn't change anything except I got like 2x health! I figured that was the key to beating said blobby boss of doom....NOPE! The only hint I can see is the loading icon changes after dying a few times and has something to do with the demon punchy thing, but you can't really use because a pack of blobby guys joins in and you just stand there staggered until you die.
*UPDATE*
Beat the blobby guy! I stood there mashing the punch button until I did some sort of magical parry that sent me into berserk mode and healed me yay! proceeded through a few more mobs to AN EVEN HARDER BOSS! The dude with the clubs in the image. This fight goes something like this: swing sword, dodge til eternity or spend 30 minutes figuring out how to consistantly do the magical parry thing, which barely works on him, finally get him to half health only for him to go into berserk mode and pummel you to pieces.
Seriously, this game looks so good. The more I try and fail, the more I love the art and styling but combat is so bad, I really can't suggest playing.
I would love for someone to try this, figure out the secret thing I'm missing that makes combat workable and to tell me I'm an idiot.
👍 : 30 |
😃 : 5
Negative