From developer Novel Tea Games, and publisher Lost Fables, comes
Runeous: Part One. Released in 2016, this is a casual indie simulation game with a few small achievements.
Runeous is a two part story and within part one, we are introduced to the main plot line and the main characters of the story. Taking roughly 20 minutes of game play,
Runeous: Part One follows the story of a small group of heroes in a world that has been ruined by the wars of history.
Rune stones possess magical qualities in the world of Ceir’a, and they fuel the world; however, their secrets have long been lost. Humans research them to try and rediscover what they hold. However, Ceir’a is under a new threat, an evil empire beginning to rise, and Leif must work with a Jacawi - Eme, to thwart the rising. However, not all is as it should be when the fabric of nature itself begins to fall apart.
When I first entered
Runeous: Part One, I wasn’t expecting much at all. Maybe a small, short graphic novel, and based on the art work, that was exactly what I was getting. I had no idea what this game was about before I first opened it, so finding out it was a fantasy game was rather a pleasant surprise.
The first thing that caught me eye was the art work. I didn’t think the art work was as good as it could have been,; the character designed has worked hard, and that’s easy to see but in my own personal opinion, it just didn’t seem right.
The story line itself was really interesting and I found myself really pulled in. The ending was absolutely spectacular and I cannot wait for the second part of this. I’m really disappointed I couldn’t find it on the Steam Store already.
There are some little things about this game, however, that were rather annoying. For instance, taking so long to go through each speech; as the narrators told us the story, there was a long lapse between each line of speech and that could have been sped up a little bit – it was extremely annoying. Spamming space, clicking frantically, etc, would not speed it up. You cannot skip the spaces between dialogue which is something that made me frown quite a bit. The longer it takes to continue the story, the quicker and easier it is for someone to lose interest – as someone with attention disorders, I’m really lucky I managed to keep myself entertained with the story.
At the end of the day, this is a solid 3 out of 5 stars, a few different things could be changed, but
Runeous is a good game that holds its own. It does well, and the cliffhanger is absolutely wonderful. I had goosebumps on my skin and anxiety in my stomach, and other than a few technical things, there is literally nothing I can fault about this game.
A definite recommendation from me.
3.0