Primarily text-based, Roadwarden offers a story of exploration, survival, and mystery wrapped in a low-fantasy blanket. It’s a story that succeeds, but it's hobbled by the limitations of the Switch interface.
Roadwarden
Moral Anxiety Studio · Sep 12, 2022
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Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
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- 6.0Roadwarden is an impressive text adventure RPG, but the Switch version is severely lacking when it comes to technical conditions.
- 8.3Roadwarden on Switch is a faithful and effective adaptation of a game that thrives on depth, atmosphere, and moral complexity.
- Roadwarden takes a page out of the choose-your-own-adventure playbook, incorporating combat, role-playing, and diplomacy into its visual novel trappings. Although surviving its world can be stressful, there is plenty of worthwhile adventuring to be had.
- Roadwarden is an incredibly well-written game that will delight any fans of the genre. With a great narrative, plenty of exploration, and rewarding choices, the game is a thoroughly enjoyable experience for anyone who doesn’t mind reading a lot. That said, this is obviously not a game for everyone, so player discretion is advised.
- 9.3A dark world with writing and game systems that stand apart from most other RPGs and adventure titles.
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