Black Forest
- September 23, 2021
- Lemuria
Get on Steam"Black Forest" is a survival/building game where you manage a medieval village surrounded by a haunted forest. Assign peasants to tasks, manage resources, and build defenses to protect your village from supernatural threats. Every decision is final and mistakes can lead to permadeath, adding a layer of tension and challenge to the gameplay.You are responsible for building and repairing structures, managing resources, and assigning tasks to your peasants to ensure the survival of your village in the face of supernatural threats.
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Reviews
- Very interesting take on a survival strategy game that is challenging yet rewarding.
- The game has a lot of potential with solid foundations and interesting ideas.
- The challenge of protecting your base from monsters adds a unique twist to the survival genre.
- The game is extremely difficult, with relentless enemy attacks making progress nearly impossible.
- Resource gathering is slow and tedious, leading to a constant cycle of repairing and losing materials.
- Frequent lag and crashing issues significantly detract from the overall gameplay experience.
- story3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- -33 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The story mode is criticized for its instability, with only one of the four narratives functioning properly, leading to frequent crashes in other modes. Players find the gameplay experience frustrating, as they are forced to replay the same story due to technical issues, while the narrative itself includes chaotic encounters with various creatures.
“I played in story mode thinking that the onslaught would not be very bad; 7 rats, 3 wolves, and a werewolf on one raid. I killed the ogres, but the fairies got upset, so I had to deal with many raids of walking trees.”
“Story mode seems to work better with only one of the four stories, and easy/hard modes lag and crash worse. I can't even play sandbox mode without major problems.”
“So basically, I am stuck playing one story mode game over and over again because it's the only one that doesn't crash on me.”
“I played in story mode thinking that the onslaught would not be very bad. Seven rats, three wolves, and a werewolf on one raid. I killed the ogres, but the fairies got upset, so I had to deal with many raids of walking trees.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game are criticized for poor performance, with frame rates dropping to the 40s even on high-end hardware, such as an RTX 3080 and i9 processor, despite medium settings. Additionally, the visual design is hampered by gameplay mechanics that limit resource availability, making it difficult for players to create aesthetically pleasing structures.
“In most of the other maps, the frame rate dropped down into the 40s in 4K resolution with an RTX 3080 and i9 processor, even when setting the only graphic setting to medium.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Users have noted that the game suffers from significant optimization issues, with performance varying across different maps, leading to an overall subpar experience.
“Another issue I had with this game is the lack of optimization.”
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Many users find the grinding aspect of the game to be excessively tedious, leading some to abandon it altogether.
“This became extremely tedious, and I stopped playing the game.”
“The grinding feels endless and lacks any real reward.”
“I found myself doing the same tasks over and over, which made the game feel more like a chore than fun.”
- gameplay1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Gameplay is noted to be somewhat frustrating due to nighttime monster attacks that can destroy food sources and buildings, impacting overall player progress.
“However, gameplay was a little frustrating when monsters appeared at night and wiped out numerous food sources and other buildings.”
