Solasta: Crown of the Magister

 Xbox Series X
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  1. CC_Andyman
    Jul 13, 2022
    8
    Loving it so far! I hope Wizards of the Coast are paying attention and release a D&D game done this way and with this much care and attention to detail. Well, maybe a little TOO much attention to detail. Solasta can be bewildering in its complexity at times.
  2. Burzyk
    Aug 26, 2022
    7
    Looks like an AA game with medium budget, but I still had pretty much fun playing it. Nice D&D with a lotnia fights, great in Xbox Game Pass.
  3. Rains067
    Jul 21, 2022
    10
    It's amazing exactly what I want from a rpg. Perfect for dungeons and dragons fans.
  4. NickDaWOlf
    May 26, 2023
    9
    Considering the budget this is an excellent entry into the tactical rpg genre. Its most efficient use of the D&D 5e rule set to date. The combat system and leveling system is flawless and fun, the presentation and graphics are surprisingly good. There is a severe lack of polish in the details when it comes to fleshing out the story and voice acting but considering this is a new entry, itsConsidering the budget this is an excellent entry into the tactical rpg genre. Its most efficient use of the D&D 5e rule set to date. The combat system and leveling system is flawless and fun, the presentation and graphics are surprisingly good. There is a severe lack of polish in the details when it comes to fleshing out the story and voice acting but considering this is a new entry, its very forgivable. Its mind boggling wizards of the coast doesn't take the direction of recreating their actual rule set with a bigger budget and instead makes mediocre D&D games. It opened the door for Solasta.… Expand
  5. Broyax
    Nov 2, 2022
    0
    Une tentative de jeu de rôle à l’ancienne si j’ose dire, un jeu roulé sous les aisselles comme jadis, moulé à la louche… et qui s’avère -hélas- si mal écrit, si chiant qu’on s’y endort en moins de deux. Il faut dire que les combats au tour par tour sont d’un intérêt limité et peu engageants à dire vrai ; la faute à cette interface… vraiment horrible !

    Horriblement mal faite en effet, et    Une tentative de jeu de rôle à l’ancienne si j’ose dire, un jeu roulé sous les aisselles comme jadis, moulé à la louche… et qui s’avère -hélas- si mal écrit, si chiant qu’on s’y endort en moins de deux. Il faut dire que les combats au tour par tour sont d’un intérêt limité et peu engageants à dire vrai ; la faute à cette interface… vraiment horrible !

    Horriblement mal faite en effet, et ce dans tous les domaines, tous les compartiments du jeu avec en point d’orgue de la nullité complète à cet égard, l’inventaire ! l’inventaire séparé pour chacun des quatre personnages et là, c’est un merdier total pour gérer ce foutoir, c’est même pas la peine…!

    En fait, on ne gère pas, on préfère revenir à l’accueil de la console et tout désinstaller. Car oui, en effet, l’interface mal faite, tarabiscotée et foirée est une sorte de mauvais délire qui a mal tourné, une pure horreur à la manette. D’ailleurs, il faut cliquer pour se déplacer comme si… on avait une souris ! et toutes ces stats avec des dés, c’est n’importe quoi, franchement…

    De toute façon, l’espèce d’histoire à la godille -et à la petite semaine-, ce monde bancal -et un brin woke sur les bords, cf les options- tout cela ne passionne pas du tout, loin s’en faut. Graphiquement, ça reste très moyen, les voix sont en anglais uniquement.

    Globalement, le jeu est trop psycho-rigide avec ses règles ringardes des « Donjons et Dragons » qui ne font que mettre des bâtons dans les roues du joueur rapidement perdu, joueur téméraire qui fuit ce bazar sans demander son reste. On comprend mieux pourquoi cette daube a fini dans le Daube Pass, du coup.    … Expand
  6. Awanka
    Dec 24, 2022
    4
    This is basically Neverwinter Nights 3 with the 5th edition ruleset, and it achieves the remarkable feat of being almost as buggy and unplayable as Neverwinter Nights 2 at release.

    The kludgy UI is terrible. Selecting just a single party member instead of the entire group can take multiple attempts because the control inputs aren't being properly read. Inventory is a mess, and    This is basically Neverwinter Nights 3 with the 5th edition ruleset, and it achieves the remarkable feat of being almost as buggy and unplayable as Neverwinter Nights 2 at release.

    The kludgy UI is terrible. Selecting just a single party member instead of the entire group can take multiple attempts because the control inputs aren't being properly read. Inventory is a mess, and completely bugged. It feels like you have to make a luck skill check to be able to select through your items. Sometimes you can't select beyond the first row. Other times the inventory will autoscroll to the top or bottom so you can't select anything. I can't stress enough how terrible the inventory management is. Every other time it bugs out, and you have to reorder your inventory or switch characters to get it to work. This is really basic stuff that isn't coded properly.

    Crafting is a complete black box with little information, feels tacked on, is mostly annoying, and doesn't really add anything to the game. I suppose that's another homage to NWN2. The player can't craft while in the overworld map, even though the tutorial says that they can. The tutorial is actually wrong about a number of things about crafting. I recommend using a guide. There's a serious lack of information in general. Spells only give general information and don't go into specifics. I've been playing DnD forever, and I only had a vague idea of what a lot of these spells do.

    The missions are serviceable, but also sloppily constructed with little QA, and often bug out. Solasta seems more like a framework for Dungeons and Dragons, with a cobbled together campaign as a tech demonstration, than an actual professional product. Going by that I would give it a 6/10 as a fairly neat product, but as a single-player experience, the bugs and and poor quality of life issues drag it down to a 4/10.    … Expand
  7. RatchetClank111
    Jul 26, 2022
    6
    The game does match the DND 5e ruleset, but is that enough to be a great game? I don't think so. For one, there are a lot of bugs that I experienced, the game would close out a lot when trying to reload the game, also the menu and shops are bugged. Also FPS drops would randomly happen. Some others mention worse than that

    Character design is honestly bland looks like something from    The game does match the DND 5e ruleset, but is that enough to be a great game? I don't think so. For one, there are a lot of bugs that I experienced, the game would close out a lot when trying to reload the game, also the menu and shops are bugged. Also FPS drops would randomly happen. Some others mention worse than that

    Character design is honestly bland looks like something from previous SIMS loool. Way too much repetitive battles of the same types of enemies, I mean how many times we got to fight spiders, (it's a surprise when you don't have to).

    You don't get any good loot/items for the most part, this always disappoints me when playing a crpg/dnd game and no good items

    The story is okay, but nothing that makes you want to do a second playthrough. What doesn't help is the party dialogue/banter, it's funny once in awhile but doesn't fit a lot of the times as it's like forcing jokes to see if it works or not. not every cutscene for your characters needs to have a sarcastic remark. I did laugh though sometimes. The voice acting is meh, nothing really stands out.

    The game is actually quite difficult at times. I had to turn down the difficulty in some battles, I think some of this was due to the party comp that I had, I did wish however that we could have five instead of four characters in the group. I think that would of been more fund, at least for me.

    I finished the game, but games like these need good stories, this doesn't have that. Sure it's okay but this isn't anywhere near to perfect.    … Expand
  8. HotterThanUrDad
    Apr 29, 2023
    10
    Exact rules interpretation of 5E DnD and very fun. I actually learned rules I had missed in my 5E tabletop games by playing this. I'm not the biggest fan of the main campaign, but the dlc and fan made modules are excellent. I'd say hundreds of fan made modules available to the series x. It's probably the best 5E game we'll get at least until Balsam gate 3. Though I think Solasta will be aExact rules interpretation of 5E DnD and very fun. I actually learned rules I had missed in my 5E tabletop games by playing this. I'm not the biggest fan of the main campaign, but the dlc and fan made modules are excellent. I'd say hundreds of fan made modules available to the series x. It's probably the best 5E game we'll get at least until Balsam gate 3. Though I think Solasta will be a better faithful adaption rules wise.… Expand

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  1. TheXboxHub
    Sep 6, 2022
    80
    Solasta: Crown of the Magister brings enough new touches to the table to make it a recommendation, especially as it comes with the promise of online co-op and a Dungeon Creation tool. There is more than enough here to keep you rolling your dice for the foreseeable future.
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