Overview: The Greek Gods have essentially abandoned mankind. It's up to you to gain back their favors and save the people of the world.
20190915:
Setup: Keyboard and mouse. Increased resolution. Later tried using a controller.
Gameplay Log:
: Game bugged transition from after talking to Hera
: After the tutorial area, I was given the option to change the difficulty and I increased the difficulty.
: After playing a while, I remapped the throw key from middle mouse button to R, because my middle mouse button was difficult to trigger. Although easier than pressing my mouse wheel, using the R key came with its own difficulties. Perhaps I should try remapping it to the shift key.
: Died at River Styx. Decided to stop playing. (62 minutes total game time)
: After taking a break, resumed playing. Switching to controller.
: The switch to controller had a small learning curve, but ultimately I felt more comfortable with it. With that being said, perhaps keyboard and mouse is still better (especially for the bow and arrow).
Steam Game Time: 2.4 hours
Thoughts:
Pros:
+ Captured the theme well
+ Teaches basic mechanics at a steady place.
Neutral:
~ I wasn't happy with the inventory system. Perhaps being able to equip and choose weapon priority would have been more my style. As such, this point is neutral because it could just be a system I'm not accustomed to.
Minor Cons:
- The game bugged out during a transition (after Hera) but apparently the developers are aware of this because some sort of debugging screen appears.
- The game allowed me to jump into the River Styx and it wasn't apparent if this was intended or not. I died. Frustrating; perhaps the game had bugged prior to that because I didn't see any interaction pop up with anybody on the boat.
Con:
- Controls feel clunky; normally keyboard and mouse is the solid choice, but in this case I couldn't tell if the controller felt better.
Summary:
The game had its moments but overall it was not rocky experience which at times either felt unnecessarily difficult or unsatisfying - especially where the combat is concerned. In general, there's a balance between difficulty and fun. Unfortunately for Apotheon, it did not find the correct balance.
Apotheon (PC) (2015)
Relevant Links:
Apotheon (PC) (MetaCritic.com)
Apotheon (steamdb.info)
Apotheon (Steam Store Page)
20190915:
Setup: Keyboard and mouse. Increased resolution. Later tried using a controller.
Gameplay Log:
: Game bugged transition from after talking to Hera
: After the tutorial area, I was given the option to change the difficulty and I increased the difficulty.
: After playing a while, I remapped the throw key from middle mouse button to R, because my middle mouse button was difficult to trigger. Although easier than pressing my mouse wheel, using the R key came with its own difficulties. Perhaps I should try remapping it to the shift key.
: Died at River Styx. Decided to stop playing. (62 minutes total game time)
: After taking a break, resumed playing. Switching to controller.
: The switch to controller had a small learning curve, but ultimately I felt more comfortable with it. With that being said, perhaps keyboard and mouse is still better (especially for the bow and arrow).
Steam Game Time: 2.4 hours
Thoughts:
Pros:
+ Captured the theme well
+ Teaches basic mechanics at a steady place.
Neutral:
~ I wasn't happy with the inventory system. Perhaps being able to equip and choose weapon priority would have been more my style. As such, this point is neutral because it could just be a system I'm not accustomed to.
Minor Cons:
- The game bugged out during a transition (after Hera) but apparently the developers are aware of this because some sort of debugging screen appears.
- The game allowed me to jump into the River Styx and it wasn't apparent if this was intended or not. I died. Frustrating; perhaps the game had bugged prior to that because I didn't see any interaction pop up with anybody on the boat.
Con:
- Controls feel clunky; normally keyboard and mouse is the solid choice, but in this case I couldn't tell if the controller felt better.
Summary:
The game had its moments but overall it was not rocky experience which at times either felt unnecessarily difficult or unsatisfying - especially where the combat is concerned. In general, there's a balance between difficulty and fun. Unfortunately for Apotheon, it did not find the correct balance.
Apotheon (PC) (2015)
Relevant Links:
Apotheon (PC) (MetaCritic.com)
Apotheon (steamdb.info)
Apotheon (Steam Store Page)
Date/Time
Sunday, September 15, 2019
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19:00
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