bayala - the game

[h1] Information / Review English [/h1] bayala - the game is an Adventure, developed by Intependent Arts Software GmbH. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2524237608 [h1] Gameplay / Story [/h1] When the dragons disappear from bayala, the power of magic also threatens to perish. With Surah you embark on an adventurous journey through the forests, caves and the dragon mountains bayalas. Your goal is: to face the evil shadow queen Ophira and to free the land from darkness. In this adventure, you meet numerous characters from the film and solve mini-games and various tasks to advance in the story. [h1] Pro [/h1] + Child-friendly + Mythical creatures + atmospheric movie scenes + numerous tasks in exciting adventure levels + Skills have to be learned in order to progress + good soundtrack + Collectibles + Achievements [h1] Contra [/h1] - Controls sometimes imprecise [h1] Conclusion [/h1] bayala - the game offers you a fairytale story that takes you into magical...

This is another game that disappointed me a bit. I was drawn to it by its theme and style, and that worked really well. This is based on a German movie I have not seen, so I didn't know anything going into it, but the cutscenes and intro were enough to understand the setting and what's going on. Graphically it's pretty, cartoony but from what I've seen it matches the look of the movie. I like the character designs. The story is mixed. Sound's decent, I liked the music though it did get repetitive. Where this falls apart is the gameplay. It's a 3D platformer, with some combat, without any controller support. At all. I was able to put together a SteamInput mapping that was comfortable enough for me to use, but not everything was capable of being controlled by the controller. Mouse use was still required for efficient menuing and for the puzzle minigame. The general game flow is performing a series of quests and sidequests in a region, which are either go find this colle...