Gutasaga

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Gutasaga is a single player open world role playing game with medieval and historical themes. It was developed by Veles and was released on November 6, 2023. It received neutral reviews from players.

Gutasaga - 2D Strategy RPG pre-viking era game HISTORICAL WORLD The game is set in the 6th century AD. The map is based on historical prototypes of that time, and all locations, buildings, ships, and items are inspired by historical findings. If you are interested in the historical background of anything in the game, it is ready to provide you with answers. FIRST-PERSON NARRATIVE Immerse yoursel…

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Audience ScoreBased on 16 reviews

graphics3 negative mentions

The game has potential with a solid base and a good proof of concept, featuring various commodities and ship types to trade and explore.
The gameplay has an old-school vibe with some strategy involved and a detailed tutorial that explains mechanics well.
As an early stage release, it provides a glimpse into a pre-973 AD Baltic sea trading experience and includes a variety of settlements with unique goods.

The game is abandoned with no further development or updates, leaving many promised features undelivered and bugs unresolved.
Lacks essential features like save mechanics, meaningful narrative progression, and engaging content; gameplay can become repetitive and frustrating.
User interface is basic and 2D, making it feel more like a browser or Flash game rather than a fully fleshed-out PC game.

graphics
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's graphics are widely criticized for being outdated and lackluster, relying on basic 2D visuals that feel obsolete in an era where 3D graphics are standard even on mobile devices. Many users feel the developers missed the mark by not embracing modern graphics technology, resulting in a subpar visual experience.
- “The game features really lacklustre 2D visuals (does the developer not know 3D graphics became mainstream in the mid-1990s?).”
- “Gamers don't spend thousands of dollars on gaming rigs and the latest 3D graphics cards to play 2D games.”
- “"Gutasaga" is something that looked promising if you didn't own a 3D graphics card... it was a failed attempt to make a 2D browser/flash-tier RPG/strategy/everything game with a list of promised and undelivered features longer than your arm.”
gameplay
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is simple and strategic but lacks depth, with a static 2D interface, no save feature, and limited progression or level design, resulting in a repetitive experience.
- “I love how the gameplay is not too confusing but still has some strategy in it.”
- “For gameplay purposes, because the user interface for this game is mostly just 2D static text/images, it might as well be a web page.”
- “The developer chose not to do the job of a real game developer and create meaningful bespoke levels, narrative-based gameplay progression, and so on.”
- “It doesn't have any save mechanics, so you have to play until you starve, become overburdened, or you just quit, then you start over.”
story
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is well-explained through detailed tutorials and text, providing clear guidance that some may find slightly overdone. Overall, the narrative setup is thorough and easy to follow.