An RPG based in the novels of Ann McCaffrey. The game play is a bit weird, so it´s possible that only real fans of the book series might enjoy it. As far as I have played, the game has no graphical issues. The sound can be a bit stuttering in big areas, but it works pretty well in medium to small areas. The game play is very dialogue based, so it´s worth to adjust downclock to high levels to have a good experience. It seems that the soundtrack is good too.
The intro scene runs near perfect, same as the first cutscene, with only minor sound stuttering. The menu runs at 25 FPS (You have the in game option to lock at this frame rate). Game play runs at 15 to 20 fps in medium to small areas, but 10-15 in big ones. The movement is smooth and feels only a bit slow. At the moment I have only fight one to one and the action seems very smooth to me, but we can expect frame drops if combart occurs in big areas o with more enemies. I have no oportunity to try this because of the slow progression of the game. The game itself feels more like an adventure game or a click and point than a RPG, so it seems to be slow, so I think that the low FPS may be only a minor problem, but more testing is required. Loading times can be a bit slow.
Settings used:
TV Composite -> Cable
Transparent Sorting -> Per Triangle
Auto Frame Skipping -> Maximum
Shadows and Fog -> Off
Texture filtering -> Default
Use simple shaders -> On
VSync -> On
Delay frame swapping -> On
Idle Skip -> On
Use Neon SIMD -> On
Self Modifying Code Checks -> Off
Recommended label: In game +. Maybe with a 30 fps patch or a bit more of tinkering the game could considered more playable. I´ll continue testing it.
An RPG based in the novels of Ann McCaffrey. The game play is a bit weird, so it´s possible that only real fans of the book series might enjoy it. As far as I have played, the game has no graphical issues. The sound can be a bit stuttering in big areas, but it works pretty well in medium to small areas. The game play is very dialogue based, so it´s worth to adjust downclock to high levels to have a good experience. It seems that the soundtrack is good too. The intro scene runs near perfect, same as the first cutscene, with only minor sound stuttering. The menu runs at 25 FPS (You have the in game option to lock at this frame rate). Game play runs at 15 to 20 fps in medium to small areas, but 10-15 in big ones. The movement is smooth and feels only a bit slow. At the moment I have only fight one to one and the action seems very smooth to me, but we can expect frame drops if combart occurs in big areas o with more enemies. I have no oportunity to try this because of the slow progression of the game. The game itself feels more like an adventure game or a click and point than a RPG, so it seems to be slow, so I think that the low FPS may be only a minor problem, but more testing is required. Loading times can be a bit slow.
Settings used: TV Composite -> Cable Transparent Sorting -> Per Triangle Auto Frame Skipping -> Maximum Shadows and Fog -> Off Texture filtering -> Default Use simple shaders -> On VSync -> On Delay frame swapping -> On Idle Skip -> On Use Neon SIMD -> On Self Modifying Code Checks -> Off Recommended label: In game +. Maybe with a 30 fps patch or a bit more of tinkering the game could considered more playable. I´ll continue testing it.