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Silverfall: review

When the next Diablo Clone enters the game market, this. Когда этот самый двойник претендует на лавры отца серии – это выглядит немного странно. No, of course, on the example of the same Titan Quest (steam with amazing add-on Immortal Throne) Take lectures on the success of extraordinary projects with a slightly modified concept and a borrowed design. It’s only a pity that players from Kyiv Games They listened far from a full course.
In numerous preview, the authors most often applauded Silverfall. Apparently, they were misled by colorful screenshots and a long list of game features. However, something from the promised remains and meets the player with open arms.

Get ready for a long, banal and clicked story about Ecumenical Evil, a brave superhero, reckless love and a heap of political intrigues. The forces of darkness fall into Silverfall, the huge capital of the whole kingdom. Gray, poisonous fog envelops angular houses, demonic gates open into the unknown – from there, different evil spirits are teleported, destroying everything in its path. The militia is not asleep – led by Kernion, the strongest sorcerer from an ancient family, Gamer repels the attack, using powerful spells and drinking magic potions in gulp. Then – a short -term victory of hellish envoys, joy, blow to the head, emptiness, return from a state of clinical death in. The skin of a newcomer.

With the beginning of a new adventure, select a race – there are only four of them. Standard set: wisest elves, low goblins, cunning trolls and former lords of the world (at least they still think so) – people. I will make a reservation right away – the storyline does not change if you prefer, for example, light -eyed. Yes, what can I say there – even special capabilities are practically not varying. Further, this is only confirmed by the absence of class individuality – one brief conversation, a decent amount of gold and, voila, a well -aimed archer turns into a strong short fighting warrior. Another thing is that the skill glasses are not enough to study all special taps. Will have to sacrifice different auras and simple elemental magic. In addition, the good half of them is absolutely useless. Let the beautiful animation and competent special effects try to prove the opposite, but from the hero in a matter of seconds with the wrong choice of spells, horns and legs will remain. And, of course, the possibility of “re -education” makes hardcore laugh at Silverfall to the loss of the pulse.

Our protagonist, like the heroes Sacred/Gothic/Diablo, TRSports kills the bulk of the time for pumping. Despite the variety of bestiaria and its improvement, as you advanced, deep into the territories, the necessary interest is gained quite slowly to the level. And pathetic 4 points of skills no longer bring moral satisfaction when a twisted pair of parameters of force/intelligence/endurance/dexterity is pumped to a maximum.

Another interesting detail is the division of the world into technocrats and nature lovers. Depending on the passage of certain quests, our protege will be able to use the power of elven forests/rifles of gnomes. Plus everything, some items are also classified – the techie will not be able to call Ents, and the forest defender is a hydraulic machine. In the same way, the outside world is divided into scientists and “botanists”. Even the monsters here are mechanical, and Silverfall itself will gradually grow in steam boilers or centenary oaks.
Originality adds an extra score to the final assessment.

Distinctive Diablo-specificity in Silverfall there is a practical lack of hiking. No, of course, banal pumping and knocking out money is still in fashion. Simply, after completing the next task, the character can automatically move to the city and, accordingly, receive a reward for the diligent execution of the order. I doubt that sensible people will not use such a trick that will save them from aimless wandering by locations in search of the desired village. True, in the case of death, the protagonist appears in a local settlement, but already absolutely naked. In order to return the meager belongings of the wanderer, you need to go (yes, no teleports) to your corpse. It is not clear only – why. After all, gold does not fall out at death, and you can buy decent equipment without leaving the cash register – in nearby stores. Although the fire armor is more likely to fall out with some creeping than appear on the store shelves. In addition, from mobs in Silverfall whole treasures are pouring – it makes no sense to sell selected things (and reluctance to bend behind them), because miserable pennies pay for them. It is better to kill amphibians and become a virtual “millionaire” good half an hour. Stones fly to programmers from Kyiv Games, who did not bother to make a little acceptable generator of things (recall Titan Quest, Eh) and interactive trade.
Another reason for gossip – graphics. Yes, everything shines, and the game models are licked to glamorous shine. Yes, the textures pleasantly delight the eye with details, and the shadows are drawn very realistic. RAGDOLL PHISIC has long been a sign of a good tone, but Physxx accelerator support seems slightly superfluous. Not every average buyer has money for a top piece of iron. In addition, not everyone like Cell-SHADING (this technology was used in Bad Day L.A.) – Sometimes I want brave heroes not to seem cartoons. Unfortunately, as in the genre, the game has too high the system requirements. In avid gamers, the column “Recommended amount of RAM: 1024 MB +” will cause bewilderment and, at the same time, indignation. It’s still not Diablo, dear.

Silverfall – Pretty interesting representative of the RPG Janra. Once again, domestic developers decided to repeat the success of Western hits, and again such an attempt turned into a failure. But the game can be loved with all your heart for beautiful locations, unusual monsters and enormous design work. It can be seen that in Kyiv Games pulled out their brainchild with outstanding love. Alas, not everything turned out and many “innovations” remained within the studio. Fortunately, now I want to believe that the native game of the game is soon rising a step higher and stop releasing low -quality products. Silverfall – Small step towards overall development.

Final comments

Gameplay: not quite successfully joined the plot is trying to hide the true face of Silverfall. But we know – she is the closest relative of the “slasers”
Graphics: beautiful background, good detail, competent reflections and shadows. What else is needed for this genre?
Sound: wonderful compositions that are pleasant by ear and harmonize with the general background of toys. It is such music in the back on Western radio stations of retro format.
For a long time?: Another attempt to rise above the gray mass of fakes. It is possible that the whole banal, which the gamers are fed, will be shed over and over again. It is then that they will remember Silverfall.

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