Faery: Legends of Avalon

Faery: Legends of Avalon

When you're an avid PC, it can be frustrating to wait for a console game players have already benefited. There is a worst case scenario, however: at last to receive a game that is as boring as it was on other platforms. Faery: Legends of Avalon, first published last year on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network later this is a terribly tedious RPG that treats you more like an errand boy of a hero. As a newly awakened from stasis fairy, you fly around four different environments not conducive random people you care about, sometimes stopping for a bit of turn-based combat that would be considered primitive two decades ago. Faery made some efforts to rise above boredom, which gives some flexibility in how you level quests and gives an element of choice. There is also some initial joy to fly around the colorful world of the game

But despite his Faery sparkling and dynamic visual music is a series of odd jobs and without joy, without seeming trivial battles of a good story to give the proper context.

Legends of Avalon is at least trying to brighten his boredom with some production values ​​to flash. It is not pretty, not exactly, but the world is alive. Signs and environmental functions of the two cel-shading, highlighting the bright colors of a tower looms and severe facial characteristics of a large tree to aging residents. Like a winged fairy floating around you four different environments, starting with the island that serves as a hub in the world. How some of these worlds are put together breathe some skill. A world of the desert is actually a giant beetle through the sand. A ghost ship floating in the murky waters inhabited by the vain, arrogant sirens. Cosy cabins are hidden in the branches of the giant tree Yggdrasil. The accompanying music is the fantasy of boilerplate, but the flute glissando strings and celesta giving it a magical air, as if a parade of elves leg may at any time.

Even if the game is pleasing to the eye, his total lack of originality will soon be completely obvious. This is part of the design: the regions, and the characters are pulled straight from the famous legends and stories. The Flying Dutchman, Arabian Nights, and Norse mythology are tied in this world without even an ironic wink, or a little 'sneaky charm. Many signs, such as squats and the inhabitants of pseudo-poetic Saudi trolls in the village, has a unique look at them. But for the most part, the Legends of Avalon has no clear identity. It is not a word spoken voice that brings the dialogue of life, and while he is trying to give people a little shine (phonetic spelling to prove the Cockney accent, for example), almost every line is flat. Your character, for example, can sometimes respond to sign a general "good" or dialogue "means" with a comment with the knob pulled right out of Mass Effect.

Without the proper context narrative, Faery: Legends of Avalon is becoming a mission in search of meaning after another. Make your way through their small worlds small jobs such as collecting water bottles in search of a hairbrush, and locate an eccentric artist. At best, it just means travel from one place to another and pressing a button. Worst case, this means that the benefits whisking until the trigger correctly. What's frustrating in the dark inside the ghost ship, which is poorly lit and full of objects that make it difficult to find the way and see the spark that reveals that indicates an interactive object. Poor signage and clear dialogue is to find a key located in the dense branches of Yggdrasil complete a task. At least these missions come with a reward of experience points. Leveling up allows you to choose spells and abilities, and improve those already chosen.

The game sometimes gives you choices about how to proceed, which usually means either a peaceful or do battle, but none of these options is that more enjoyable. Lead to peaceful solutions work Gofer more random, while those involving violent participants in the legends of Avalon is ridiculously easy turn-based battles. As you walk on the land you happen to be potential employees, who all have different attacks and spells to choose from in the battle. The games are so light that it is almost impossible to lose, but if you have trouble in some way, you want more health potions than you could ever need. You can place your three party members at the front or back, but you do not have to give this opportunity a second thought: Just hide your enemies with different attacks and spells from the front line up they fall over dead.

After five or six hours, Faery: Legends of Avalon is another black or white, the decision will make no difference one way or another, because the game ends immediately when you do . That sounds frustrating, but it's actually a worthy end of a game ushers you to a decision insignificant to another. The choice is good, but it rings hollow when you have no investment in the potential consequences. Legends of Avalon and amounts to a lot of boring missions separated by turn-based battles that inspire elementary only a few small yawn. Pass on this particular adventure, and you will exponentially improve your chances of living happily.

Usually, your answer is either completely or completely saccharine cruel and delivered in a short sentence that gives no idea of ​​your own personality - or someone else. In addition, grammatical errors and spelling errors present in the console versions are not corrected, which makes it even more difficult to take this story seriously. In fact, this version of Faery not made significant changes and improvements, and look sluggish mouse makes use of an Xbox 360 controller an option more comfortable than a mouse and keyboard.

You can focus on some basic skills, such as air or fire, to choose a defensive spells, such as to improve and put skill points into passive skills, like the rhythm of a total of hit points. Equipment you will find treasure chests, and earn as quest rewards increases further the effectiveness of your chosen talents.

Some enemies are more resistant to attack by some than others, but there is no mana bar, manage, and there are a couple of fans and debuffs to take care of themselves. It 's all sadly shabby.