NeverEnd (2006)

The graphics hold the game back as most PC RPG's are better looking.

If you can get past the technical issues, Neverend is a very good entry in the RPG/Adventure genre that's best suited for those who play games to experience new worlds, not new technology.

Neverend could have been a decent game, graphics aside, since graphics aren’t that important in a RPG. The story (which in this case isn’t bad at all) and the game mechanics are more important, but the latter are destroyed by bugs, too many random encounters, lack of a mini-map and an odd magic system.

Championing pre-rendered backgrounds in this day and age immediately makes Neverend feel dated, and the gameplay does little to lift that 'samey' feeling. Despite its decent character models and combat system, there are plenty of other RPGs far more worthy of your time.

Easily the worst game I have played all year.

A cheap and soulless victim of its own lofty ambition. [Oct 2006, p.91]

Boring, difficult (due to poor design) and repetitive.

Unless you're looking for some laughs or a trip down memory lane, stay far, far away from this one.

No-frills tedium. [Holiday 2006, p.88]

NeverEnd may not be a computer virus, but that’s about the best thing that can be said about it. Avoid it at any price.

The game compass is left in a flat spin, giving Neverend zero direction, feeble magnetism, and a dreary sense of purpose. You're after an unnamed treasure, alongside an uncaring cast, equipped with only a comatose sense of adventure. Even considering its gaming-on-a-budget price point, purchasing this title will only give you a never ending spasm of Buyer's Remorse.