Isles of Etherion
- September 29, 2022
- Luna Orion
Get on Steam"Isles of Etherion" is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game set in a vibrant and dynamic world. Players can explore diverse landscapes, complete quests, and engage in real-time combat as they uncover the mysteries of the isles. With a classless progression system and a variety of customization options, players have the freedom to shape their characters to fit their preferred playstyle.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game has a lot of interesting concepts and potential, especially with its unique spell system and destructible environments.
- The scenery is stunning, and the variety of enemies and loot adds to the excitement of exploration.
- The developer is responsive to feedback and shows promise in improving the game over time.
- The game is in a very rough state, feeling more like an alpha than a polished product, with numerous bugs and performance issues.
- Gameplay can be confusing and lacks clear objectives, making it difficult for players to understand what to do.
- Combat mechanics are simplistic and AI behavior is poor, leading to a repetitive and unchallenging experience.
- graphics8 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The game's scenery is consistently praised as stunning, with players noting that there are no unattractive areas even at low graphics settings. However, despite the beautiful environments, many reviewers feel that the overall graphics quality is lacking, even on maximum settings, indicating some underlying issues with the graphical performance.
“The scenery is stunning; I never saw an ugly place in my hour and a half of gameplay, even with low graphics settings.”
“Graphically, the game looks pretty good.”
“Some of the concepts are nice; there's something drastically wrong with the graphics, though.”
“Some of the concepts are nice, but there's something drastically wrong with the graphics.”
- gameplay6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
Gameplay is described as having raw mechanics, particularly in inventory management, where players struggle with slow item transactions and lack of bulk actions. However, the overall experience is enhanced by stunning scenery and enjoyable moment-to-moment interactions.
“Fun moment to moment gameplay.”
“The scenery is stunning; I never saw an ugly place in my hour and a half of gameplay, even with low graphics settings.”
“Very raw mechanically, especially inventory; you can't buy, sell, or store things quickly. There's no way yet to optimally split stacks or buy and sell in bulk, so right now, you still have to peck items here and there like a chicken pecking seeds on the ground.”
“The gameplay is very raw mechanically, especially the inventory system. You can't buy, sell, or store things quickly, with no option for shift-click or anything similar. There's no way to optimally split stacks or buy/sell in bulk, so right now, you still have to peck items here and there like a chicken pecking seeds on the ground.”
- story6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 67 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game is criticized for its lack of clarity and guidance, often leaving players confused and referring them back to completed quests without providing useful information. This can lead to frustrating navigation experiences, where players feel compelled to resort to drastic measures to return to towns.
“More often than not, it just referred me to a quest that I'd already finished without telling me anything useful.”
“Even then, unless you've got an active quest pointing you back to a town, you might just choose to kill yourself as a faster way to get there.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The optimization of the game is criticized for poorly handled particle effects, leading to noticeable frame drops during magic preparation and casting, both for the player and enemies.
“The particle effects are badly optimized; you experience frame drops when preparing or casting magic, and this also occurs when enemies cast magic.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game currently suffers from significant stability issues, with users reporting frequent glitches and excessive RAM usage, leading to performance problems on their PCs. Many recommend avoiding the game until these issues are resolved.
“Don't bother right now... the game is a mess. It glitches my PC out and eats 16GB of RAM like it's nothing.”
