Time management done well!
I have played several games with time management, specially RPGs with time management, and never found a game that balance that time limit so well as Dawnwalker. But first I will make a quick review of the whole game:
STORY: I always been a fan of dark fantasy settings, so from the get go it's a plus for me. The story starts very well with that intro cinematic, that set the tone of the adventure but doesn't explain too much. The prologue is well developed and let you know the main character and their relatives. When you become and Dawnwalker and the story starts, you will have more questions than answers and that's amazing, you will have to discover everything and somethings will be unknown for you even after you finish the adventure, it's something that instantly make you want to replay the game and make different decisions to found the answers.
COMBAT: I was in love with Kingdom Come Deliverance combat system, and this reminds me to it, it's much simpler but tricky, but once you get the hand of it, it's super easy to master, the game offers you plenty of abilities to master and each one has a time of day to use it, even that is part of the choices you have to make, how to invest your point.
MUSIC: Awesome, just awesome, I'm listening to the music as I write this review.
TIME MECHANIC: Ok, the biggest and most divisive mechanic... In my case is the best that offers the game. You have a limited time to rescue your family, it's something that run against the clock, because the main character cares deeply and want to protects his family, and you as a player want to do the same, but this is not a deadline you have to complete because the game ends, it's just one of the endings. You will encounter several occasions in which the time mechanic opens a door but it closes a window and you have to deal with that.. if you want to know more you will have to reply the game and take different decision... Your decision matter and what you do with your time too... That's masterful!
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