Ember
Not sure why Ember is getting poor reviews. I’m a tremendous Diablo II, Planescape Torment, and Torchlight II fan. I’d say that Ember is a lot of fun too. Sure, I’d make some minor changes, but overall, it’s excellent for what it is. A basic, isometric, single player RPG.
CONS: I would complain about the controls – but the keys can be remapped. ….(2) There’s a LOT of elaborate lore, but honestly, it’s not necessary to read all of it. To trim inventory, you can store/toss the books you find, but I understand that some people find them interesting. ….(3) In battles, it’s somewhat irritating that your followers may get in the way. Sometimes there’s a crowding situation where you cannot get a solid shot at the bad guys. ….(4) And nearly every thumbs-down review mentions that you need to click to a visible point on the screen to enable your main character to navigate to that place. Then you click again. You don’t “steer.” Instead, your main character goes to that point at a good rate, and your NPC sidekicks dutifully follow. ….(5) Limited active skills. …(6) Crappy unlocking chest model. …(7) Not substantial choice consequences. …(7) Limited character variety. … (8) Limited skill paths. …(9) Lastly, sometimes I couldn’t order my characters to act successfully. Not a valid target? Sorry I can’t clarify here, but there’s clear opportunity for improvement.
– Real player with 83.3 hrs in game
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I’m going to cover the important points of this game but keep it brief. Now I’ve played a TON of arpg’s, crpg’s and…rpg’s in my life but this is a bit of an odd one.
At first glance, something doesn’t quite add up, you look at the price, look at it’s popularity and yet notice that the reviews are very positive from users amounting to….well not even in the 1k area.
Here’s the thing…hardly anyone knows about this game. I was a bit flummoxed when I saw this pop up on the new release list thinking of how I could have missed something that looks like it appeals to me. Because of the “oh so cheap” price, I got it straight away, I mean why not? What’s another game in my 200+ backlog?
– Real player with 53.5 hrs in game