Aeon of Sands - The Trail Reviews

A nice looking DRPG let down by its writing. Its not just that the writing is bad(it is), it actively gets in the way of your enjoyment. The player character makes annoying quips, the dialogues choices feel bizarre with some of them having completely difference "voices" in the prompts, the way the story scenes flow feels schizophrenic. The game touts itself as a "gamebook" which means it also inherits the worst parts about it. After 16 hours of playtime I supposedly got the good ending in the game but I didn't understand anything about the story. Any interest or intrigue that might have been built up gets undercut by unfunny quips. The level design is on the harder side of DRPGs. You pretty much need to scour for secrets for progression and exploration feels somewhat nauseating due to combinations of repetetive tilesets, low draw distance and tiny FOV. The combat on the other hand is very braindead. I spent more healing items walking through damage zones while exploring than in all the combat encounters throughout the game. Despite its flaws I would still recommend it. Its an interesting game and well worth playing for people who are looking for a first person dungeon crawler like Might and Magic 3 or Dungeon Master