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Godfall<\/em> is, according to the ad copy, a \u201cfirst-of-its-kind, looter-slasher, melee action-RPG\u201d. Mix that in with some beautiful introduction videos and it seems like an amazing game that will keep you enthralled and on the edge of your seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It doesn\u2019t. I\u2019d go so far as saying the Godfall<\/em> isn\u2019t even fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, it does look good and I can\u2019t really fault the gameplay or the controls, it\u2019s just all a bit thin. Once you get past the attractive parts there\u2019s not a lot behind it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gods look good<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n<\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Visually the game is amazing. It\u2019s full of glowing lights and beautifully created scenery. The worlds look detailed, themed on elements. The water world, for example, really looks like it\u2019s underwater, which is pretty nice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But despite all this detail it\u2019s not an open world. You can\u2019t explore everywhere you want, just wander pre-made paths encountering small groups of random enemies. There are climbable ledges and tether points that you can jump to but it\u2019s all fairly linear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The suits of armour you unlock are fantastically detailed. Each is themed after an animal or insect, based on zodiac signs of various cultures apparently. Each one also has a gender, so the big muscular ones are male, the smaller, wasp-waisted ones with breasts are female, and the generally basic athletic ones are also male. It\u2019s a weird call, especially as your character\u2019s voice changes depending on what armour they are wearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an aside, the Aries armour (called <em>Mesa<\/em> in the game), is a female character. I\u2019m not sure how much the creators thought about this, beyond making a breastplate with ram horns. \ud83d\ude44<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the armour is incredibly detailed and the focus point of most of the game, you can\u2019t really get a good look at them. You can\u2019t see the front when you\u2019re in the game because the camera swivels around. And you can\u2019t see the back in the menus because you can\u2019t swivel the character. It seems like a lot of effort went into character design and then the decision was made not to show them off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>First-of-its-kind<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1170\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oal1EbvDxCk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-NZ&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Is it really though? Nothing about <em>Godfall<\/em> felt new or innovative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019re a protagonist out to avenge a betrayal by your brother. To do this you get allies and collect power-ups until you\u2019re strong enough to face him. Of course, he has collected a group of lieutenants, that you must defeat first and in a particular order, and to get to them you\u2019ll need to complete side missions to collect various MacGuffins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go there, beat up those baddies. Now go here and beat up these baddies. Repeat. It\u2019s a tale as old as time. Nothing new here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Along the way you\u2019ll pick up new weapons and supplant your old ones. Or you can dismantle your old gear and use the remains to upgrade your favourites. Again, not a new mechanic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ve got power stones that heal you and can confer temporary bonuses, these can also be upgraded. You\u2019ve got banners, which are like area-of-effect spells and are super-useful in big fights. And you\u2019ve got Augments which are added to your armour and act as boosts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Levelling up gives you skill points that you can use on a skill tree (though more of a \u201cskill matrix\u201d in this case). All very normal stuff, that we\u2019ve in dozens of games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve got no problem with these game mechanics, I just don\u2019t get why it\u2019s supposed to be new? Perhaps it\u2019s the online play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I didn\u2019t actually get to play online in <em>Godfall<\/em>. Possibly because a new game on a new system doesn\u2019t have a lot of other players at the times I wanted to play (I had similar problems years ago with <em>Titanfall<\/em>, or maybe it\u2019s my bad luck with games that have \u201cfall\u201d in the title). Co-op seems like it would make the game at least a little more fun as you\u2019d have someone to banter with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had expected a <em>Destiny<\/em>-style lobby with en-armoured warriors running about doing admin tasks, but no such luck. It was just me against the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Looter-slasher<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.igdb.com\/igdb\/image\/upload\/t_original\/sc8bka.png?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Slash, slash, slash, loot, loot, loot! That\u2019s pretty much the entirety of the game, which is why the combat system was interesting and possibly the most unique thing about the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It felt a little like a version of <em>Soul Calibur<\/em> where you could run out of the arena and go straight into another fight. The different weapons have different fighting styles and do different types of damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can choose different stances and unleash particular attacks using combos. The help section contained a lot of details about fighting moves, though annoyingly not the button combos to do them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I found the shield to be more useful than in other games, though the timing for parrying was tight. Helpfully you can throw your shield, Captain America-style, though this has a cooldown. A painfully slow cooldown, even out of combat. When you use your shield throw to collect pick-ups, be sure you\u2019re in range because otherwise you\u2019ll be waiting for a long time to try again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Melee action-RPG<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1170\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P9p_t408_vA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-NZ&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Melee certainly is the name of the game. But it\u2019s not an RPG, because you don\u2019t play a role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, you play as the protagonist, trying to win back their kingdom, but really you\u2019re along for the ride, not controlling their actions or making plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing you do has consequences. Conversations are just plot explanation and there\u2019s no choices to be made beyond \u201cwhich hack \u2019n\u2019 slash adventure should I do next?\u201d Even if you die in combat, you respawn close by and with the enemies at the health level you left them at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can\u2019t even customise the armour beyond slightly different colours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m not sure if this is a controversial statement but: role playing games are more than just weapon statistics and inventory management. Following <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sabermetrics\">sabermetrics<\/a> is not the same as actually playing baseball, (to use a sports reference that only a few people will get). One will help you do the other thing better, but they aren\u2019t the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Verdict<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.igdb.com\/igdb\/image\/upload\/t_original\/sc8bkb.png?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Honestly, I would wait for this one on sale if you wanted to buy it. It\u2019s priced the same as other major titles but, in my opinion, ain\u2019t worth it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Godfall is, according to the ad copy, a \u201cfirst-of-its-kind, looter-slasher, melee action-RPG\u201d. Mix that in with some beautiful introduction videos and it seems like an amazing game that will keep you enthralled and on the edge of your seat. It doesn\u2019t. I\u2019d go so far as saying the Godfall isn\u2019t even fun. 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