Solasta: Crown of the Magister (Ep 31)

In this episode of THE BURN, hosts Aviv Icel Manoach and Omer Timetwister Kaplan talks about our game of the year contender: Solasta: Crown of the Magister, an old-school, turn-based RPG. We also touch on the major Twitch leak and its implications.

Original recording date - October 8, 2021.

Game of the Show: Solasta: Crown of the Magister

Published by Tactical Adventures, MSRP $40, Buy on Humble (partner link)

What a fantastic game! If you know me, I’m always on the hunt for the ‘authentic’ D&D experience inside a video game, and this one is providing it in one of the most convincing ways I’ve seen.

The movement and the turn-based combat system is pretty similar to Divinity: Original Sin, but everything around it is so unique - there is a big emphasis on lighting (fighting in darkness, dim light, dark vision etc.) and an abundance of spells, I thought I’d never see in a game that creates value and provide a fabulous fantasy (create food!). This game allows me to roleplay the way I like without being too... strict about being a super hard cRPG. The AI is pretty good (enemies with high int. Target the spellcasters).

The most remarkable thing, though, is seeing and hearing the dice rolls. cRPGs numbed us to the mechanics, but the skill checks and attack rolls bring the authentic feeling back.

Cons? Voice acting is somewhat basic (but in a good way still), the beards are strange (which is whatever), and there’s no bard class (!!!!).

Game of the year for me unless Far Cry 6 is a miracle.

On the News

Twitch resets stream keys following major hack, just to be cautious

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