Operencia: The Stolen Sun

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  • Summary: Operencia: The Stolen Sun embraces everything you love about classic first-person dungeon-crawlers, enhancing the old-school turn-based RPG experience with modern sensibilities. Gather your team of memorable characters and guide them through a world inspired by Central European mythology,Operencia: The Stolen Sun embraces everything you love about classic first-person dungeon-crawlers, enhancing the old-school turn-based RPG experience with modern sensibilities. Gather your team of memorable characters and guide them through a world inspired by Central European mythology, where history meets legend.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. 4P.de
    Apr 3, 2020
    85
    Classic dungeon crawling á la The Bard’s Tale with fairy tale’ish visuals and intelligent puzzles.
  2. RPG Fan
    Jul 20, 2020
    80
    Overall, despite some of my criticisms on the game's presentation, I do think Operencia was a fun experience. The main plot was fairly unengaging, but I enjoyed seeing the character interactions and came to know them as the game went on. While some of the exploring and puzzles got frustrating at times, there were other times when I did not want to turn the game off before fully exploring a floor or clearing an area. The game was not particularly difficult or long, around 20 hours of playtime, but there is definitely potential replay value with the difficulty settings (including permadeath and map-less options) and protagonist creation. Operencia can be inconsistent in presentation and difficulty, but I would lightly recommend it to anyone looking for a traditional RPG experience with emphasis on exploration.
  3. PlayStation Country
    Mar 28, 2020
    70
    Operencia: The Stolen Sun is a user friendly but still challenging first person, dungeon crawling RPG. The voice acting isn't the strongest and the puzzles might have you scratching your head but the overall experience is an enjoyable, slightly shorter, adventure.
  4. Push Square
    Mar 31, 2020
    70
    Where the game really shines is in its entertaining writing and story-telling. While there are plenty of dark and sombre story points, your lovable companions will constantly lift the mood with light-hearted banter or their tales of folklore told around the warmth of a campfire.
  5. DarkStation
    Apr 17, 2020
    70
    If Operencia: The Stolen Sun was really a 28-years old game, I probably wouldn’t bother with it anymore. As much as I love old games, sometimes modern comforts are just nice to have. Operencia plays with old-school expectations but turns them into a meaningful experience where a modest budget is mostly turned into the game’s favor. Some further playtesting would have perhaps solved sudden difficulty spikes more efficiently than constantly loading a save until you succeed. However, if you are interested in dungeon crawlers in the first place, you are probably prepared to take in some extra punches along the way.
  6. Digitally Downloaded
    Apr 2, 2020
    70
    There is so much potential for Operencia. Zen Studios has crafted a gorgeous, elegant dungeon crawler, with rich lore, interesting characters, and the team has demonstrated real talent with dungeon design - something that is by no means easy. Cleaning up the combat system so that it's not so exhausting and frustrating is all it would take for Operencia to be a top-tier example of the genre.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. Awanka
    Aug 14, 2020
    9
    Upon first playing this game seems low-budget and amateurish, but as you get deeper in to the game, it becomes apparent that the designersUpon first playing this game seems low-budget and amateurish, but as you get deeper in to the game, it becomes apparent that the designers have a deep understanding and love of the genre. This is an excellent blobber. The levels are an engaging mix of combat, puzzles, exploration, and delightfully placed secrets. The combat system is a well-designed implementation of the principles of tanking, healing, damage, and buffing. This is also one of the very few blobbers that I've played that maintains a good level of difficulty throughout the campaign, and doesn't turn trivial as the game goes on due to power creep. I got about 40 hours of gameplay out of this, so it's a reasonably sized experience.

    I've played all the Eye of the Beholder games and all the Might and Magic titles. This game deserves to sit beside them. Pro-tip: Choose a mage as your starting character. You can thank me later.    … Expand
  2. Cuurad
    Oct 25, 2020
    9
    Wer Klassiker, wie Dungeon Master, oder Eye of the Beholder kennt und liebt, wird in Operencia eine moderne Interpretation vorfinden. IchWer Klassiker, wie Dungeon Master, oder Eye of the Beholder kennt und liebt, wird in Operencia eine moderne Interpretation vorfinden. Ich liebe das unverbrauchte Setting, welches ungarische Märchen und Folklore behandelt. Die Mischung aus typischer Kachel Fortbewegung, rundenbasierten Kämpfen, massig Secrets und tollen Rätseln ist gelungen und resultiert mMn in einem hidden Gem, welches durchaus mehr Aufmerksamkeit verdient hätte. Natürlich sollte man da realistisch bleiben - dieses Game bedient eine Nische. Qualitativ ist es jedoch on point. Klare Empfehlung eines Liebhabers.… Expand
  4. SithStoner97
    Sep 14, 2020
    5
    this could've been a good game with lot of folklore pieces in it but sadly they missed it, but don't get me wrong it's still good but you canthis could've been a good game with lot of folklore pieces in it but sadly they missed it, but don't get me wrong it's still good but you can feel that it's made by a indie group… Expand
  5. VulpineX
    Feb 22, 2022
    0
    This game doesn't work on PSVR in the UK. DO NOT BUY IT. The game crashing is near constant several hours in, when played in flat mode. PSThis game doesn't work on PSVR in the UK. DO NOT BUY IT. The game crashing is near constant several hours in, when played in flat mode. PS 'support' are evil and have made the refund process impossible. I think less of Sony now.… Expand