UnEpic – Single Player Mode
"UnEpic pulls off strategy and action with varying degrees of success, but the true value of the game will come from whether you are in the target audience for the story it presents."
Metroidvania fit: Low Fit. UnEpic has a large contiguous castle, however there is no ability gating, and each area must be tackled in a li
- Developer
- @unepic_fran
- Time to Beat
- ~22 hours
- Release Date
- 2014/07/25
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Final Verdict
UnEpic – Single Player Mode
"UnEpic pulls off strategy and action with varying degrees of success, but the true value of the game will come from whether you are in the target audience for the story it presents."
Metroidvania Breakdown
Relies heavily on execution of preplanned strategies rather than imposing a dexterity challenge on the player. This is good, but the interface can be clunky.
Platforming never gets too complicated. Like most of the designs in this game you're rewarded for utilizing the tools provided to you rather than exercising manual skill
It's strangely satisfying just lighting torches around the castle. Exploration is never challenging, but completionism is highly rewarded with sidequests and associated treasure.
Building your character to address the situation is sort of a ''puzzle'' but not the kind that is usually identified with this category. Surprisingly there's a lack of riddles or spatial reasoning puzzles, for better or worse.
The story is very fun, with some great voice actor performances. Plus the ending is really cool.
In-Game graphics are done just well enough to convey exactly what it needs to, with CGs and character portraits filling in the gaps for story sections
Catchy and appropriate for every scenario
While not every character build is equal, you have a lot of options for how to approach this game, plus three difficulty modes and three endings to achieve.