Narborion Saga

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Enter the world of Narborion Saga: an epic, high fantasy, role-playing game. A mixture of game-book, tactical combat, rogue-like dungeoneering, minigames, and much more ̶ Narborion Saga will satisfy the fans of narrative, story-driven RPGs.

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Play Modes

46%

Audience ScoreBased on 28 reviews

atmosphere2 positive mentions

graphics3 negative mentions

Narborion Saga offers a nostalgic choose-your-own-adventure experience, appealing to retro gaming lovers.
The game features a rich narrative with a good RPG system, providing a sense of exploration and character progression.
Customer support is responsive and helpful, enhancing the overall player experience.

The game suffers from significant technical issues, including lag, bugs, and a frustrating interface that detracts from gameplay.
Combat mechanics are poorly designed, often leading to unbalanced encounters and a lack of meaningful character progression.
Many players report that the game feels unfinished, with awkward navigation and a lack of clarity in gameplay mechanics.

story
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
14%
43%
The story is described as engaging and well-written, featuring elements of exploration and a classic RPG quest structure, including a tournament and a summons from a princess. However, players note that important story details can be easily missed, leading to confusion, and the save system can be frustrating, forcing players to delete older saves. Overall, the narrative is appreciated for its depth and art, but it may require careful attention to fully grasp.
- “Your training is almost over, so after being victorious in a tournament, the princess summons you to aid her in an important quest far deep into a forbidden land.”
- “Nice story, there is a feeling of exploration, good RPG system, nice writing, turn-based combat.”
- “Recommended if you like good art and lots of story.”
- “It's too easy to miss bits of the story. I found out about the hermit from the fortune teller, who then tells a story about hearing about him from a 'saved merchant,' which never happened.”
- “You go on a quest to a town where you meet an old man, but it feels disconnected and lacks depth.”
- “The game forces you to delete older saves after completing quests, leaving you with saves only in specific locations. This means you either have to cheat to progress or start the 15-hour adventure all over again.”
graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
17%
50%
The graphics in the game are basic and lack customization options, particularly for the mobile app, which limits players' ability to enhance visual quality. While the user interface is adequately designed and fits the game's text-based nature, overall, players should not expect advanced graphics.
- “The UI is sufficiently well done graphically; I'd definitely say the graphical style is suitable for this kind of game, just do not expect anything beyond basic.”
- “The UI is sufficiently well done graphically; I'd definitely say the graphical style is suitable for this kind of game, just do not expect anything beyond basic.”
- “There's no options to change the resolution for the mobile app or customize the graphics settings.”
- “There's no way for gamers to try to improve the low-quality mobile phone graphics.”
- “Graphics, as you would expect from a mostly text-based game, are very basic.”
gameplay
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
20%
40%
40%
Narborion Saga offers an engaging choose-your-own-adventure experience that combines epic fantasy elements with RPG mechanics. However, some players have expressed frustration with the game's technical issues and poor mechanics, which detract from the overall gameplay experience.
- “Narborion Saga is a choose-your-own-adventure delight, blending epic fantasy with RPG mechanics.”
- “While I would like to provide a review regarding the gameplay and other aspects, the technical state of the game discouraged me from even attempting to give it a chance.”
- “How does that make any sense, along with being terrible game mechanics?”
stability
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including numerous glitches that affect gameplay, item visibility, and text display. While players report it as often unplayable and buggy, the developers are proactive in addressing these problems as they arise.
- “Unplayable, buggy as hell.”
- “Glitches with the items on the character, losing their picture and stats and making them unsellable.”
- “There are some glitches with the text, where it doesn't show you the correct form/length of starting a new episode.”
music
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
20%
20%
60%
The music in the game is criticized for being repetitive, leading some players to turn it off after a short period. Despite the beautiful writing, the limited variety in soundtracks, particularly in specific settings like taverns, detracts from the overall experience.
- “The writing is beautiful; music is repetitive.”
- “After 1 hour, I switched off the music; it's the same music all the time.”
- “Soundtracks are limited. For example, when you enter a tavern and select to hear the bard's local song, you don't get that; the soundtrack will be the same.”
- “The writing is beautiful, but the music is repetitive.”
optimization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
75%
The game's optimization has been criticized for performance issues, despite its ability to run on low-end hardware like a toaster. While the problems are not considered major, they still detract from the overall experience.
- “This so far is the only performance issue; it's not major.”
- “Not optimized: performance”
- “You'd expect this could run on a toaster; well, yes, it can run on a toaster, but it still has problems in performance.”
- “This so far is the only performance issue; not major.”
monetization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The monetization strategy of Liber Primus Games and Volens Nolens Games has been criticized as unethical, with reviewers labeling their practices as cash grabs that involve repackaging and selling premade game templates and assets without original content. This approach has led to accusations of shovelware and potential scams, undermining the integrity of their offerings on platforms like Steam.
- “These guys do nothing but copy premade game templates and game tutorials, fill out a few things, and dump them on Steam as cash grabs.”
- “Trying to get paid for someone else's game templates and assets... at best, this is shovelware; at worst, it's a scam and cash grab.”
- “Liber Primus Games and Volens Nolens Games have shown a repeat pattern of unethically dumping other people's work onto Steam as a cheap, nasty cash grab.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The atmosphere in the game is highly praised, with many users considering it the standout feature and the primary positive aspect of the experience.
- “The atmosphere is the best in this game!”
- “The only positive I see is the atmosphere.”