Review Rokal 4/5 · Dec 30, 2019
A Mixed but Ultimately Good Dungeon Crawl
Operencia is a style of western RPG that you don’t see much of anymore, a first person game that is focused around exploring small and very tightly designed hand-made dungeons. Each dungeon/area may only take you ~2 hours to play through, but feels like a unique and deliberate addition to the game with its own self-contained story and secrets to …
Read moreOperencia is a style of western RPG that you don’t see much of anymore, a first person game that is focused around exploring small and very tightly designed hand-made dungeons. Each dungeon/area may only take you ~2 hours to play through, but feels like a unique and deliberate addition to the game with its own self-contained story and secrets to find. If I had one criticism of Operencia it would be that it doesn’t feel super polished. The character progression had D&D vibes for me where you were attempting to synergize your stats, armor, and ability choices to make well-rounded characters but feels a little underbaked with many unexciting skill tree/equipment choices. The voice acting throughout the whole game is a mixed bag, but the voices of the characters in the intro are by far the worst and may even discourage people from playing. Complaints aside, I’m really glad hand-crafted dungeon crawl games like are still being made. The visuals are also fantastic, vivid and diverse, and this game was a great choice to kick-in the new XB1/TV I bought this year.
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