YAR: Forgotten Throne

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YAR: Forgotten Throne is a single player casual role playing game. It was developed by Honor Games and was released on July 26, 2024. It received very positive reviews from players.

"Elder Legacy is a role-playing game with survival elements, set in a world inspired by Boreyian myths and legends. Explore an open world filled with events, enemies, and quests, with the freedom to choose your path as a warrior or mage. Discover ancient artifacts and eerie dungeons as you uncover the mystery behind the invasion of dark forces."

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Audience ScoreBased on 57 reviews

story6 positive mentions

stability2 negative mentions

The game has a charming art style and atmosphere reminiscent of classic Gothic and Risen games.
Despite being in early access, it offers a decent amount of content and engaging gameplay mechanics, including crafting and questing.
Many players appreciate the game's potential and the hard work put into it by a small development team.

The game suffers from numerous bugs, including issues with combat responsiveness, hit registration, and a lack of proper translations.
Players have reported frustrating inventory management and questing systems that are currently not functioning as intended.
The game is still very much in early access, with limited content and features, leading to a feeling of incompleteness.

story
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is engaging and realistic, with a variety of quests that encourage exploration and interaction with NPCs, reminiscent of classic RPGs. Players appreciate the humor woven into the narrative, as well as the potential for future content like a survival mode. However, some users have encountered issues with quest tracking and completion, which can detract from the overall experience.
- “The game is also fairly funny so far; there was a side quest for helping a farmer herd his pigs, and after you do it for him, your character says that the NPC may have hit his head somewhere or caught some illness, maybe go see a healer. It made me chuckle.”
- “You explore the world and talk to people, who most of the time will give you quests to do.”
- “Villagers have a variety of missions you're able to set out to do, with no forced autopathing. I enjoy learning.”
- “The demo quest still shows available for me, yet I have done it and it isn't showing complete.”
- “Quest to kill young lizards in the cave - when I went into the cave (and cleared it) before the quest was taken, after that I can't finish it.”
- “I don't just accept one mission then go do every part of it until it's done.”
graphics
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's graphics, powered by Unreal Engine, are solid and feature a charming, cartoonish art style reminiscent of gothic RPGs, though not everyone may find the aesthetic appealing. Players appreciate the inclusion of a low optimal graphics feature, which enhances performance on lower-end PCs, indicating that the game can be enjoyable even without AAA-level visuals.
- “Played the demo, loved it, bought the game, and so far I can say that it looks like a nice and promising gothic/risen style but with a more charming and even cartoonish art style!”
- “The game uses the Unreal Engine, so the quality of the graphics is solid.”
- “The game uses the Unreal Engine, so the quality of the graphics is solid, but I can't say they are stylistically to my liking.”
- “I've only played for about half an hour, but so far there has been a low optimal graphics feature which has helped a lot for my PC (I appreciated this).”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from significant stability issues, including poor hit detection, a buggy tutorial, and overall janky mechanics that detract from the gameplay experience.
- “Super janky gothic, with impactless combat, bad hitboxes, and a buggy tutorial.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game features a lighthearted sense of humor, exemplified by amusing dialogue during side quests, such as a character joking about an NPC's potential head injury after helping him herd pigs. This blend of quirky situations and witty remarks contributes to an overall enjoyable comedic experience.
- “The game is also fairly funny so far. There was a side quest for helping a farmer herd his pigs, and after you do it for him, your character says that the NPC may have hit his head somewhere or caught some illness, maybe go see a healer. It made me chuckle.”