Ravensword: Shadowlands

I just played 22 min and can tell, This is the best dark fantasy game EVER, the vibe the gameplay simple but so good

game isnt great but i played it as a kid on mobile and its fun

I loved this game when I first played it on mobile. And I still love it. This was my go to when I wasn't playing Elder Scrolls: Oblivion back in the day. Definitely recommend Ravensword to anyone. Fun and enjoyable in my opinion and worth the few bucks. If you want to wait for discount price even better. I have found my own game config settings which I use on most games now since I started using them for skyrim to tweak graphic settings. Some tweaks to shadows, lighting and etc goes a long way. Adds depth and detail to in-game environment, including character in my opinion. Definitely recommend googling game configuration tweaks to use if game graphics aren't enough for you. Just look up settings used for games such as Skyrim, Copy what tweaks you like and add into Ravenswords game config settings. (There are plenty of game configuration tweaks which can be found). Hope that helps. Enjoy!!!

This is an old game as you all know. The way they built it to flow with a steady progression of skills and stats raises along the way until you get to the end and all your decisions make sense really worked.. This is not a huge game even with side quests you will beat it in about 15-20 hours depending on your play style but you will enjoy the small world with both riding and flying mount perks. This game overall was a ton of fun. Strongly recommend ...

Good game for a mobile port to pc. Don't expect good controlls. I finished and enjoyed this game and it's because i love games like Oblivion, Morrowind and Skyrim.

i got this game years ago, on my iPad, when i was probably around 11 or twelve. It still remains my favourite game. I love this game so much. The graphics aren't the best, but no experience I've ever had with this game is negative. I would play this game for HOURS if i could. And I have. Maybe not on Steam, but my point stands. I love this game.

I'm currently refunding the game because while there is a first person mode it is incredibly awkward: off viewing angles that I can see causing motion sickness in extended play sessions, your character's hand not even gripping a sword, but the sword just hovers like it's coming out of the hand's palm.

The voice acting in dialogs is OK when it's there (NPCs I spoke to so far had 1 line of voiced dialog and then it was down to silent reading), but the attacks grunts are some of the worst sound effects I've ever heard, just no, please no. :(

There is some character customization, but you can only have a male with some basic features such as eye color, skin tone, mouth and nose size, and hair - which honestly looks like a mess of color added on top of the character's head, seriously you WILL want to stick to the default look. There are some tattoo options, but their placement is off, e.g. you can't see a dark blue tattoo in a dark brown "shadow" of the "no beard" option - and beards suffer from the same issue as hair - and it's only on your face. Any and every NPC has better tattoos than your character for some reason. And oh boy, does this game have the most awful ears on the player character I've ever seen and you can't properly hide them because of the awful hair options.

Combat in the tutorial section feels slow and off, block with a too big shield you literally can see a thing in first person, and the sword swing here where there's no horrible clipping feel off and janky.

In third person you're stuck with looking over the character's shoulder a good chunk of the time, sometimes it MIGHT let you properly view the character's back instead of the awkward "over the shoulder" perspective, but it's not consistent in either.

I can see a lot of influence of someone going: "I loved Skyrim and I want to make a game like that!", but failing miserably (there is implementation of improving equipment, rudimentary perks like run and ride speed and regeneration speed, but I can't ignore the glaring visual issues to get far enough to test it).

In short: I know it has a low price tag, but DO NOT buy this.

Reminds me a bit of THE ELDER SCROLLS DAGGERFALL and MORROWIND but without the excellent polish to make it reach its full potential. Hit boxes are horrible. Damage models are unbalanced where am hitting the enemy with hardly any effect while he kills me with just two or three hits. Also weapon range is horrible. A rogue was killing me with a small one handed axe at long range as if he was using a two handed battleaxe. Ran right past a guard while being attacked and he was completely useless as he just kept walking by as if nothing was happening.

Voice acting is very poor and that's saying a lot from me who appreciates amateur sounding voices as i believe it makes things more realistic. Npc's walking around the city when clicked on don't say anything even though a conversation balloon pops up as if you could converse with them.

Good points-

Nice music reminding me of MIGHT AND MAGIC 6-7-8-9. A basic hunger mechanic which creates a need to hunt and buy food. Good gear is expensive but within reach if you like to grind. Retro graphic style similar to MORROWIND but nowhere as detailed or interactive. You will see tons of books in the library yet can only select one to read and the writing ain't no Ken Rolston shakespearian masterpiece either.

Some of the monsters have a sort of 1970's art style to them giving an atmosphere of fantasy with some savage horror.

All in all if your looking for a polished detailed experience this is not the game for you. It will frustrate and confuse you with its lack of fine tuning and unbalanced combat.

RAVENSWORD: SHADOWLANDS, too unbalanced, buggy and frustrating to be a keeper.

Wow, what a terrible game. It's great!

I am leaving a positive review for ONE REASON: Nostalgia. I imagine most of you who are even considering this game know of the original mobile version. When I was a young lad, I would accompany my Dad to the Apple Store every week (my dad loves new tech and this is when Apple products were first starting to get really popular). I would just sit there while my Dad shopped and I would play all the demo games on the ipads. The demo version of this game was there for a while, and I played it to death until I got my Dad's old tablet and bought the full game. I played it from beginning to end and had a BLAST. It slipped from memory for years until recently, when I saw it randomly got ported to PC in 2015.

The stupid, childlike exuberance that propped up the hammy voice acting, bugs, and muddy graphics still lives in me today. I remembered what it felt like to walk the Terraces for the first time. I remember the awe I felt when I first saw the ravensword glinting in the sun.

If you didn't play Shadowlands as a child, dear God stay away from this pile of garbage. But for any of you who remember it from days gone by... it's a comforting pile of garbage. It reminds you of simpler eras.

Ravensword Shadowlands, is a simple, but very entertaining game. I would recommend for all rpg players out there. For the price you really can't beat the amount of content and enjoyable gameplay you are bound to have!

for game play you can look here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJG_BhyhUPRJqrCwY7_jfrZsINvGnukDA

Very good experience very nostalgic very nice very good. I play game in 2013 on ipad. Fun game very game fun ipad game on computer is fun I like game on ipad thats on computers very fun very game fun game fun very good fun game fun good. I like Raven becaues get the sword make me happy for I am now the goralaal. I can keel all of the monusets with my raven.

Graphics very good game for 2020! Raytraing for 980gtx grapgic card!!!!! Raytracing in game!

YOu buy game! 7$ fun ipad PC xbox game. Fun game download. Good game for you to down;oad/ I like raven. Buy raven game fun 3 hour game for you to play. Me no bot I love raven very very very mych good game my like RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAVEN!

Where to even begin....It's important to keep in mind that this game was originally developed for mobile, which is where I first played it. If you've played "Ravensword: The Fallen King" you know that this is already a huge improvement on the part of the developers. Huge graphic, gameplay and movement overhauls. Better soundtrack and sound design, much better story in my opinion. When i originally played this game years ago on an iPad it really blew me away what they did with what they had. I played it all in one sitting but i had a blast doing it and was engaged with everything happening. I will admit, coming back to the game it wasn't quite as good as I remembered and it doesn't stand up to its other PC counterparts of the same era, but it was MADE FOR MOBILE. Be able to play on PC and re-experience the game was a joy though. So without any further ado, here is my review of "RavenSword: Shadowlands"

Graphics:
So this is the first thing that people probably look at when they are considering buying the game so it's the first point I'll discuss. Try not to dwell too much on the graphics when you considering putting a penny down on the game because the gameplay and story does put you way past them. Even though they are a couple years old ( the game was made around 2013) i still think they hold up pretty well. It might bother some people with a more keen eye at first but once you start playing and try to look past the flawed graphics (the game was made by and indie developer) I belive you'll get immersed enough in the world they won't even bother you anymore. You can defintley make out what the world should be and there are lots of different enviorments and beautiful vistas that I've found to be very memorable.

Gameplay:
I won't sugarcoat it, the gameplay is pretty rough, and it's pretty hard, definitely not for the faint of heart. I liken most of the combat to dark souls, lots of dodging and hitting over and over again, and you usually have to make use of stun locking when you are surrounded by multiple enemies. The movement is pretty solid even though the jumping is a little clumsy (this is offset later with the ring of jumping which provides lots of fun movement options). I don't have much to say on this though as the gameplay and combat isn't the main aspect of the game.

Story [Warning: Spoilers]:
The story of the game is a fairly basic fantasy idea with some neat twists. Although the story is very good, i don't really think it's the main aspect of the game. Lots of neat enemies and bosses and allies and friends that you get to meet along your journey. Lot's of the characters, no matter how minor. are very memorable to me and i enjoy talking to them and hanging around them, they really feel alive to me. The Archmage dies. [end of spoilers]

World building:
I love the world building in this game, there are so many side quests and b plots I don't think I've even found and played all of them yet and I've completed the game at least twice. While they try to keep the world fairly simple in its fantasy elements there is lots of small hints to bigger lore that the charaters around you drop in the dialouge. Just small things that really bring the world to life and make me believe it. One of my favorite parts of the game is all of the different enviorments in the land you get to discover and explore. From the beauutifu city of Aven, to the rocky tropical crags, to the beautiful open fields and icy tundras. To the dangerous wastelands and caves and the goblin infested forests. The game is always bringing you to new and exciting locations. Although i love the world the developers built, I wouldn't saying the lore and world building is the main aspect of the game.

Conclusion:
"Ravensword: Shadowlands" is an amaziing game made by a small indie developer. No, its not a "huge bige box AAA game made by a large company" but if you look past the flaws of a small developer you can see it really is an amzing game with lots of heart and with lots of heaert and soul put into it. They spent and lot of time on the story and the world to really make you feel like you're in this realm, experienceing these experiences. So if you have 6 dollars to spare (WHAT A STEAL) then i defintley suggest putting "Ravesword: Shadowlands" on your list of games to play, and I can promise you'll come loving it, maybe even wanting to go back and try it again as a new character with new decisions!

Thank you for reading :P

This game plays well for a mobile port, there are a few glitches, but overall the open world is well put together, if a bit small, but hey, mobile port. Now you may bewondering, why the down vote then. It's because I fought the boss. The final boss spawns on a rediculously small platform, you can leave the platform, but you risk him glitching out. my play style was to freeze him then get a few hits in. don't. If you happen to have the misfortune of freezing him while he is taking off (yes he flies) you risk him glitching vertically out of the world, at which point you have no choice but to literally commit sepuku via the spawn pit so that you can reload the fight. and forget about attack algorithms, his attacks are so random you'd have a better chance of rolling all sixes with twenty dice then to predict how many times he's going to shoot fireball at you. His range is also inconsistent. I stood out of range and was fine one moment, then he BACKED UP and hit me for a kill. And then theres the actual mechanics of his attacks. I had the strongest shield in the game, with a rank five tactics skill, it did close to nothing. I ended up having to darksouls the guy, rolling everywhere. His hit box is also inconsistent. Swing at his leg one time and do damage, swing again and hit air. needless to say, it felt like the game was so well crafted, and then the boss was thrown in with little attention to detail. I have played dark souls before, so I'm used to nigh impossible boss fights, but this guy was rediculous. Also, beware completionists, they do give you the roam of the world after you defeat the boss, but if you 100% the game, then congradulations, you have a bunch of empty dungeons and pointless grind zones because the story missions make sure you have the best gear in the game. The only thing I hadn't done by the boss fight was buy a house. Did I enjoy this game? yes, absolutely. I played the heck out of this game when I had it on my phone, though I never finished the story. Would I recommend this game to others? no. I would not actively discourage playing the game, but I would not recommend it to anyone.

I had this on my phone years ago. It was my Skyrim before Skyrim, but now I have it on PC, and I see that it's just awful.

Pros
For a mobile game the graphics are quite nice.

Cons
1. Combat is incredibly clunky, and the shield nearly covers the screen.

2. First and second person looks awful.

3. The sound design in the game is atrocious.

4. The enemy AI is just pathetic.

Warmly recommanded! A casual yet fun subpar open-world RPG. Especially good if you do not have tens of hours to spent diving into the land of Tamriel.

Pros:
+ You can fly on a giant eagle given to you by a waterfall!
+ You can also ride pterosaurs. I mean, do you have to read more?
+ You fight giant carnosauts with a crossbow and a sword. Still not convinced?
+ Fireball spell is actually a firethrower
+ Runs on low-config old machines
+ No game-breaking bugs
+ All the boring parts of an open-world RPG have been ripped off the game
+ Skill progression is rather entertaining
+ Nice landscapes
+ Beautiful music
+ Ennemies attacks are nicely animated (especially the Raptors)
+ Easy grinding
+ Most voices are convincing
+ You can be everything at once (mage, warrior, thief)

Cons:
- No depth in universe and in story
- Very limited loot
- Maps are empty
- No proper dungeons
- Lack of challenge
- Ennemies are all of equal strength more or less
- It is NOT Oblivion or Divinity II or Two Worlds or Risen or Gothic. Nothing of that kind here.

Verdict: A casual, low ambition game, yet seriously fun. Short and fast-paced. And dinosaurs! And flight!

Long version: This game is hard to judge. In every aspect, it tries to remind to you of Oblivion, especially in the first city, where the music is almost the same. And yet it is highly delusional. This game is a CASUAL open-world RPG. Seems paradoxical? Sure it is! A few examples: All merchants buy everything you have to sell at the same price. Lack of immersion, for sure, but it's fast and efficient. Houses are closed if there is no quest inside. People have no name if they do not have something to sell or some quest to give. Maps are quite simplistic, with no caves, no dungeons, only a few wandering ennemies that you can kill at will. They happen to respawn near instantly, but as they are very passive, it is only a massive grindfest.

So, this game is subpar in every aspects. Everything is simplistic; but everything works as it supposed to do. Some landscapes are really nice and charming (the Terraces, for instance), music is nice and epic, fighting system is good, skills are a constant fun to improve, etc. If you can explore the different regions in any order, the game is quite linear in the sense that you have nothing to do in the so-called regions except a meagre handful of straightforward quests.

This game provides a chep yet solid fun, which will content every one who like to hunt Raptors in the swamps with a magical sword and the sound of drums humming in the air.

I've noticed that in the PC gaming community, any game ported over from android is generally disdained as beneath them right from the game's inception. Iesabel was another perfect example of this. Games ported from android are shorter, smaller, and simpler, but that doesn't mean that they can't be fun and provide a few hours of enjoyment. I enjoyed this game all the way from the finish. It was far from perfect and had some texture glitches, (nothing game breaking), but the story and soundtrack were good, the combat system simple, the controls spot on, the landscapes beautiful, and the enemy variety interesting. It's basically a budget elderscrolls. Some of the keys can be rebound, but not all of them and that was a big negative for me. Other than that, there's not very much to complain about here for the price.

Ravensword: Shadowlands is a very dumbed down Skyrim clone. It has it's moments of fun and you get to fly cool mounts eventually, but it has a lot of problems. I still want to play it, but will need to remember to SAVE OFTEN!!! You die a lot and get stuck in the environments.

Graphics are a mess in some places and it really takes away from the atmosphere. Trees, rocks and plants will be floating in the air, tears in the buildings, popup everywhere, etc. Some textures just don't seem finished. Music, sound effects and voice acting are all done well. There are some cool enemies to fight. I love the skeletons! Character models and animations are okay.

I give this game a 5/10 because of the cheap price and it can be fun to play! ONLY purchase if you are the kind of player that is very forgiving of glaring flaws and can still have fun with mediocre games. This was one of those rare games that I played from start to finish without any breaks! I liked it!

Pros
+ Open World, free-roaming exploration
+ Unlimited ammo for bows, crossbows and guns
+ Has horses and flying mounts
+ Decent graphics
+ Nice magic effects
+ Has quests
+ Can keep playing after the main quest is completed
+ Has some cool bugs and glitches

Cons
- Small area maps
- One town with minimal shops
- Not many hidden areas to find
- Not many different weapons & items
- Same mounts throughout the game
- Floating trees, rocks, plants, etc.
- Death animations could be better
- Not many magical spells/runes
- Small amount of quests
- No ending?
- Has many bugs and glitches
- Game seems unfinished

Holy jesus this game is horrid. Do yourself and everyone else a favor: DON'T BUY THIS STEAMING PILE OF MONKEY VOMIT. It is not worth $3, much less $15. If it goes on a $0.99 sale it MIGHT be worth it otherwise, NOPE. The game goes as follows pay $15, begin game with high expectations, see the extreme lack of anything you would expect of a decent game, figure meh atleast I can turn up the difficulty, turns up the difficulty to max, still three shot everything, beat the game in like an hour and a half, sigh dejectedly, put a pike through your computer screen.

Final Score: -10

-Generic RPG, don't know about tablets but PC Players have higher standards-

The game is part of a series on tablets and it seems to be somewhat cheaper there too. Ravensword is generic, contains mostly empty non-detailed areas, boring fights and a lot of grinding - feels like a mmo without other players. Hidden extras, secrets and puzzles are non-existent (beside maybe a small cave or two). Exploring the landscape is ultimatively pointless. The music is ok, graphics are ugly. Open-world though you have to grind first to survive the higher-tier areas. Gameplay is absurd - you slay trolls and giants but the tiny crabs completely own you. Story and characters are forgettable. You're some male looking for a sword to slay a demon.
Rather buy or play some more Skyrim (or Fallout or Baldur's Gate or Witcher or Isaac or Terraria or or or) and if you hate Skyrim you'll hate this game anyway. Ravensword is a waste of your playing time and money.

Do not go in expecting Skyrim and you won't go out completely dissapointed.

It is a nice little action game in the spirit of Crusaders of Might and Magic. It is relatively short (5-6 hours), but that at least means you will not have enough time to get bored with the simple gameplay. All in all it is a fun game for spending a few mindless hours after a hard day in work.

That being said, there is probably a reason why a lot of people feel being ripped off. I would blame it especially on the features list on the store page - richly detailed world? I would say that about Planescape Torment, not this. Hundreds of items? I don't think I have used more than a hundred during the game. Lockpicking and pick pocketing has practically no use in the game. Decision based, multi-part quests? Again, do not expect any depth here. And the reputation system is in the game just for the sake of there being one.

Turn down your expectations and you might actually enjoy the game for what it is.

Uninspired grind grind grind grind. After a few hours of almost nothing but killing goblins, boars and bears I'm giving up. I have no clue what the point of the story is supposed to be, what the world is, why I should care, and my character is already level 10. Maybe it gets better later on, but I couldn't bring myself to kill the same dozen infinite-respawning bears again and again to find out.

Good port of the mobile game. Not so original story, some locations are very nice, some aren't, higher price, short (12 hours? on hard), but still good entertainment for one weekend. Anyway I can't imagine play this on tablet without keyboard and mouse.

Great and beautifull game. Nice graphics which is improved when you compare with the mobile version. Nice climatic music, and a lot of fun. I tested this game on Windows and on Linux both running very good. Game have one error with controller. On both systems if you have controller connected to computer the game have some issues, but anyway this game should be played by the keyboard and mouse like all other games of this style.

The developers are wizards. This game runs at about 30-40fps on low on an intel hd 3000 in Ubuntu 13.04 and still looks absolutely beautiful. The game reminds me a lot like Skyrim, and whileit has its quirks it's still a fun game to play. I understand it's a mobile game, but if you didn't play the mobile version, this is still worth a buy in my opinion. The game just needs controller support, and probably more attack styles, but overall I'm enjoying it.