Zahalia

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Zahalia is a single player action game. It was developed by LunarCore Games and was released on March 6, 2018. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

"Zahalia is a top-down adventure game inspired by the 80's, where each screen is a room filled with secrets. Explore the overworld, discover hidden caves, and acquire new abilities to expand your reach. The Dark Wizard has stolen all the crystals, plunging Zahalia into darkness. To save the land, defeat the monsters he's summoned and reclaim the crystals. New swords, shields, and armor can be purchased, and secrets are hidden in most areas of the overworld."

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Single-Player

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64%

Audience ScoreBased on 14 reviews

gameplay1 positive mentions

graphics3 negative mentions

Zahalia effectively captures the charm of classic top-down adventure games, reminiscent of the original Legend of Zelda.
The game features engaging puzzles, a variety of enemies, and hidden secrets that enhance the exploration experience.
Recent updates have improved the game's stability, making it more enjoyable for players.

The game suffers from numerous bugs and technical issues, making it frustrating and at times unplayable.
Controls cannot be customized, which can be a significant drawback for players with different preferences or needs.
The graphics quality is low, and the use of outdated pixel art does not meet modern gaming standards.

graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game rely on outdated retro pixel art, which many users find unappealing and simplistic. While there are resolution options available, they merely upscale the existing visuals without enhancing quality, leaving players with a lackluster graphical experience. Overall, the absence of significant graphical improvements limits the appeal of the game's visuals.
- “A choice was made to use obsolete, decades-old retro pixel art as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics.”
- “While there are options to change the resolution for the game, all this does is scale up the simplistic 2D art assets used to make the game, which makes little or no difference to the graphics quality.”
- “Without any other substantial graphics tweaks, it's not possible for gamers to improve the lackluster 2D visuals.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability is heavily criticized, with users reporting it as extremely buggy and nearly unplayable, particularly in its 2D retro pixel format. However, some users note that it has improved and is no longer plagued by glitches.
- “It's a very buggy (to the point of being unplayable) 2D retro pixel top-down brawler slapped together with GameMaker Studio, so the developer chose pretty much every way one could fail at game development and ran into them headfirst.”
- “The game is incredibly buggy.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story features a quest line focused on locating all the 'brothers,' alongside additional quests aimed at collecting health and mana power-ups. Overall, the narrative appears to be straightforward and centered around character and resource collection.
- “A couple of other quest lines involve collecting all the health power-ups and another to gather all the mana power-ups.”
- “One quest line is to find all the 'brothers'.”
- “A couple of other quest lines appear to involve collecting all the health power-ups and another to gather all the mana power-ups (or whatever they're called).”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users criticize the monetization of games made with Gamemaker Studio, often labeling them as retro pixel shovelware and cash grabs, suggesting a focus on profit over quality.
- “Gamemaker Studio is most commonly used to make retro pixel shovelware and cash grabs.”
gameplay
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players appreciate the gameplay for its nostalgic, old-school aesthetic and mechanics reminiscent of classic Zelda games, along with the added appeal of easy achievements.
- “I looked forward to it because of its old-school look, game mechanics reminiscent of Zelda, and the easy achievements.”