RPG Maker Let's Play - Honor Cry: Aftermath - Game Review
22Hello everyone, in this RPG Maker Let's Play, we review the game "Honor Cry: Aftermath" by SimproseStudios, a fantasy RPG that reminds us of such titles as "Kingdom Come: Deliverance". However, despite a strong presentation, the game falls short of our expectations.
This is different than a critique, as the game has already gone Gold. Instead, we will present rankings at the end of the video, which we will summarize here:
Graphics: 10. The use of the fantasy graphics and particle effects are amazing. There is a real atmospheric feeling about the game, from the cold marsh to the dirtiness of the people to the mystique of the magic. From start to finish, this game looks great.
Audio: 8. The music is amazing and immersive, drawing the player in and holding them. The narration and voice-overs add perfectly to the experience. The sound effects are, for the most part, solid and do the job, but a few of them (obviously default RPG Maker sounds) detract from the environment. Overall, though, very positive.
Gameplay: 5. Here is where the game starts to lose its audience, and it's mostly in the following ways: There are too many random encounters, the battle balancing is not good, items break too easily, and -- worst of all -- there is no clear way to resurrect a fallen character without getting a random loot drop (Scroll of Resurrection). All of this hurt the gameplay.
Story: 6. While the story is good from what we've seen, a few things hold it back. Mostly, the way the story opens is very unassuming and doesn't pull us in. We defer to games like Valkryie Chronicles as to how a game like Honor Cry Aftermath should begin. There wasn't enough to hook us into the story from the beginning. Also, by the time we got to the end of the LP, there was no clearcut direction on how to proceed with the main plot.
Characters: 4. This is where Honor Cry Afterman suffers the most. The characters are, for the most part, flat and don't leave lasting impressions from the onset of the game. While we have no doubt that the characters will improve over time (we've played and enjoyed many of Simprose's games), the initial character hooks just weren't there.
Overall: 6.6. This game could be so much better, and we've known the developer long enough to know that he can absolutely deliver. Catacombs 2 was good, and Nightengale Downs was amazing. For some reason, this game just doesn't come together. Hopefully, this is a one-off and the next game Simprose makes will meet or exceed our expectations.
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