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Shining Orb Prequel

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53%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, music
90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

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About Shining Orb Prequel

Shining Orb Prequel is a single player role playing game. It was developed by VorgeStudio and was released on November 5, 2018. It received positive reviews from players.

Another day stuck on this floating island under the oppression of the Elves. Another crafty plan to foil their magical dominion and free Humanity. Will you finally break your people from their shackles, or will the clash bring destruction for all? Play the prequel to Shining Orb and find out how it all began!

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90%Audience ScoreBased on 10 reviews
humor1 positive mentions
monetization6 negative mentions
  • The game features well-crafted sprites, animations, music, and a world with clear care and effort put into its creation.
  • Combat system is fun and shows potential for expansion in the main game, with strategic elements and humor enhancing exploration.
  • The story and lore provide an intriguing and atmospheric fantasy setting that sets a promising foundation for future developments.
  • The game suffers from clunky controls, awkward menu navigation, and a challenging music minigame that some players find frustrating.
  • It lacks modern technical polish, including no auto-save feature, poor fullscreen display options, and insufficient optimization for newer devices.
  • Development appears stalled or vaporware with outdated support and weak engagement, while some content feels low effort and there are occasional spelling errors.

  • monetization

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game's monetization is criticized as misleading, functioning more as an advertisement than a full product, effectively an asset flip that wastes valuable marketing space. This tactic is seen as harmful to both the player community and legitimate developers, using demos or ads disguised as full games to bypass standard marketplace promotion rules.

    • “This isn't even a full RPG Maker "game"; this asset flip is just an advertisement for another RPG Maker asset flip that was so bad the developer didn't bother making it.”
    • “While it might seem like an innocuous mistake, publishing demos and advertisements as if they are full games is misleading and in some ways harmful.”
    • “Often developers may choose to incorrectly publish demos/advertisements as separate games as a cheap way to bypass paying Valve for marketing presence on the Steam front page, which may seem clever to them, but it's harmful behavior and it's not good for gamers.”

  • music

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The music in the game is visually and aurally appealing but features a challenging and somewhat clunky minigame that can feel laggy and difficult to time accurately. While the overall sound design is praised, the gameplay mechanics related to music may frustrate some players.

    • “- Sprites, animations, music, & world all look great.”
    • “- Music minigame was quite challenging & felt like it was lagging a bit on my machine.”
    • “The music minigame was quite challenging and felt like it was lagging a bit on my machine.”
    • “I had a hard time with the music system as it felt clunky and hard to hit notes.”

  • graphics

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The graphics are limited, lacking HD support and customizable settings, and the fullscreen display performs poorly.

    • “It displays badly in fullscreen and has no real graphics settings or HD support.”

  • gameplay

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The gameplay is generally viewed as poor, featuring low-quality 2D pixel art typical of many RPG Maker titles, which detracts from the overall experience.

  • humor

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features humor throughout, with plenty of jokes scattered across its world, enhancing exploration and making discovery more enjoyable.

    • “Lots of jokes and humor sprinkled all over the game, making exploring every nook and cranny more worthwhile.”

  • story

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The story is highly praised for its rich lore and intriguing direction, standing out as a strong point of the game despite a standard battle system.

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Shining Orb Prequel is a role playing game. Common tags for Shining Orb Prequel include free to play and indie.

Shining Orb Prequel is available on PC and Windows.

Shining Orb Prequel was released on November 5, 2018.

Shining Orb Prequel was developed by VorgeStudio.

Shining Orb Prequel has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Shining Orb Prequel for its humor but disliked it for its monetization.

Shining Orb Prequel is a single player game.

Similar games include Faeland, QuestLord, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, The Albino Hunter, Stoneshard: Prologue and others.