Shards of Eradine

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Shards of Eradine is a single player role playing game with anime and erotic themes. It was developed by CryptidTech and was released on March 12, 2018. It received negative reviews from players.

"Shards of Eradine" is an action-adventure game with a rich story and hand-drawn landscape inspired by the 16-bit era. Players join Cosmo and his sidekick Frea on a quest to restore the lands to their former glory by battling and recruiting over 40 unique nymphs. The game features over 100 map locations and over 20 hours of gameplay with side quests and hidden content.

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Audience ScoreBased on 23 reviews

story5 positive mentions

stability11 negative mentions

The game features unique and interesting world designs that make exploration enjoyable.
The music is fantastic and enhances the overall experience, especially in later stages.
The dialogue is humorous and self-aware, providing a fun and entertaining narrative.

The game is plagued with numerous bugs that significantly hinder gameplay, including freezing and save issues.
The combat system is monotonous and lacks depth, making battles feel tedious and unengaging.
The user interface and controls are clunky and unintuitive, leading to a frustrating experience for players.

story
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
26%
58%
16%
The game's story is generally viewed as simple and predictable, often serving merely as a vehicle to guide players through the gameplay rather than offering a compelling narrative. While it wraps up loose ends adequately, many players find it lacking depth and coherence, with some elements feeling forced or poorly integrated. Overall, the story is considered passable but fails to meet expectations, especially in comparison to its humorous elements.
- “The story does wrap up most of its loose ends in a way that isn't great but isn't disappointing either.”
- “I don't care, I was enjoying the story that I glossed over any of those sorts of errors.”
- “Entertaining story”
- “The game constantly locks you on the story path, and you don't find out until the game makes quips about not being able to go back to previous areas because 'story reasons'.”
- “Basic at best, full of holes at worst, the story only serves to shuffle the player from one area to the next, quietly imploring the player to move along without looking too deeply.”
- “Story-wise, the game is barely passable.”
stability
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
8%
92%
The game is plagued by severe stability issues, with numerous bugs and glitches that significantly disrupt gameplay. Players report a clunky experience, including problematic controls, UI issues, and mechanical problems that detract from overall enjoyment. Many reviewers express frustration, describing the game as nearly unplayable due to its instability.
- “The game is severely buggy to the point of breaking the game.”
- “Mechanically, the game is a buggy and clunky mess.”
- “Overall, the game is such a buggy, clunky, unpleasing and unrewarding experience that I hesitate to even recommend anyone play it for even the sort of morbid entertainment that one gets from playing bad games.”
gameplay
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
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The gameplay of the game is described as a solid Pokémon-style RPG but suffers from significant mechanical issues, including bugs, clunky controls, and a lack of engaging gameplay loops. Players find the battle mechanics monotonous and the evolution and catching systems unsatisfying, leading to an overall disappointing experience. Despite some potential in the world leveling mechanic, the execution is flawed, resulting in a gameplay experience that feels unpolished and frustrating.
- “The gameplay is a solid Pokémon-type RPG.”
- “I can see the mechanic of the world leveling up with you being useful in a Pokémon-style game, but when you're nearly forced to sit at a stone and dread getting into combat when you aren't near one, it's not being implemented properly.”
- “Gameplay 3/5 ish.”
- “Mechanically, the game is a buggy and clunky mess.”
- “Gameplay-wise, the game seems to have very little understanding of what makes a satisfying gameplay loop.”
- “The battles are monotonous, and the game mechanics are awful; I used an Xbox 360 controller and sometimes it works, other times it doesn't.”
graphics
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
14%
43%
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some users noting decent environmental art and character designs, while others criticize the inconsistent quality of the artwork, particularly for main characters and certain elements like the h artwork. Additionally, technical issues such as glitches and a cumbersome UI detract from the overall visual experience. Overall, while there are some positive aspects, many players find the graphics lacking and recommend caution.
- “The environment art and art style of the characters is alright.”
- “Pro: good artwork; chibis (sadly lifeless); monster girls; funny dialogue.”
- “Is a promising game, funny dialogues, good artwork; however, I have not had a good experience.”
- “The glitches, the cumbersome UI, the equipment bug that eats items, the lack of direction in the art styles, and the one-direction design prevent you from even going back inside a store once you leave it.”
- “The graphics and soundtrack are pretty decent, but the artwork is of very poor quality and somewhat disturbing... definitely would not recommend.”
- “The unlocked artwork is horribly inconsistent in quality; the main character's art, particularly the principal romantic interest, is atrocious.”
grinding
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and basic, with many expressing frustration over the time required to progress, particularly in evolving characters. Some recommend waiting for the addition of free-roaming grinding to alleviate the grind-heavy experience before diving in. Overall, the current grinding mechanics have led to low satisfaction among users.
- “Fighting seemed pretty basic and, as everyone else was saying, tedious, right?”
- “1/5 - grinding a nymph to the third stage of evolution - I...uh...hope you like grinding.”
- “You'll be grinding a while.”
music
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
34%
33%
The music in the game receives generally positive feedback, with many players praising it as fantastic or really good, particularly in later stages. However, some reviews note that while the soundtrack is decent, it is overshadowed by poor-quality artwork, which detracts from the overall experience. Overall, the music serves as a redeeming quality for some players, helping to enhance their enjoyment of the game.
- “The music in this game is fantastic (especially later on).”
- “Music is really good.”
- “The graphics and soundtrack are pretty decent, but the artwork is very poor quality and somewhat disturbing... definitely would not recommend.”
- “There were at some points of the game, due to the music, where I broke away from my self-loathing at playing the game and found myself not completely hating the experience.”
humor
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is characterized by self-aware writing, meta jokes, and adult themes, which many players find entertaining despite some technical issues. While the dialogue is often funny and the artwork is appreciated, the overall experience is mixed, with some players noting that the humor can be hit or miss and that the game still requires polish to enhance immersion and gameplay.
- “Solid writing, self-aware and funny with lots of meta jokes and adult humor.”
- “Pro: good artwork; chibis (sadly lifeless); monster girls; funny dialogue.”
- “Pokemon clone with adult humor - still needs work.”
replayability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players note that the game offers around 9 hours of playtime, with significant replay value that encourages multiple playthroughs.
- “9 hours of playtime with great replay value.”
- “The game offers multiple endings and choices that make each playthrough feel unique.”
- “I love how every decision I make changes the outcome, encouraging me to replay it again and again.”
- “The game offers about 9 hours of playtime, but the replay value is minimal.”
- “Once you complete the game, there's little incentive to play it again.”
- “The lack of varied outcomes makes replaying the game feel redundant.”