Lost Eidolons - Review After 100%

[@OceanDriveStudio]

OMG! We are humbled that you did "Review After 100%" before the official release! We are writing down the notes and after the official release tomorrow, we would plan out updates!

[@maz0t]

Congratulations on release tomorrow, game looks great!

[@Seikatsu26]

yook game looks really really good!

[@scottbuswell7177]

Well thats a brilliant comment taking note ill be picking it up on this review

[@wahahabuh]

This looks interesting enough. I have a question though, other than story deaths can characters permanently die? And if they can is that just in general or related to difficulty settings?

[@termy_3926]

Didn't even know about the game until this review. Looks like three houses battle wise. Will be picking it up tomorrow.

[@JohnnyTightIips]

100%ing a game that's not even released? what a madman

[@OceanDriveStudio]

Agreed

[@ricardodarcangelo2437]

The softlock issue is almost gone on release FYI: They made it so you can lower the difficulty at camp, but cannot raise it. So as long as you have a file back at camp, you'll always be able to drop the difficulty if you're really struggling. You cannot, however, change between casual and maniac (permadeath), once you've started your game. Pretty fair way to balance it

[@N0strapapas]

As a single parent, it would be awesome to see a quick mention of if you can pause a cutscene. I'm fine with games being cutscene heavy, but when my toddler acts a fool I need to address it without having to miss anything (which is also why I never play online games anymore).

[@djscrawny1565]

Oh man I don't have a toddler but my cat and just life tends to interrupt. I am playing wasteland 3 right now and oh my the number of times I wished the game would pause much less any cutscene type situation. It amazes me that single player games can't be paused at almost 100% of the time.

[@OceanDriveStudio]

We had 2 betas and 2 demo tests - to collect feedback like this! We actually got similar requests during the test and added them as feature!

[@djscrawny1565]

That be awesome

[@Clutterful]

@@OceanDriveStudio Thank you! I enjoyed the demo but that was my biggest annoyance.

[@OceanDriveStudio]

@@nifftbatuff676 We are reviewing this - we tried but it screwed up our system so we did not put this in for the official release. But we will review

[@armelior4610]

The whole "rewind a bit of the combat" is a great idea to make the ironman mode actually playable. I never use this mode because I'm afraid a misclick or a bug might cost me a battle or even a campaign.

[@bradford433]

This sounds like it's geared especially towards those who enjoy Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Right up my alley, in other words. Thanks for the in-depth review, I'll definitely be checking this out.

[@patron7906]

I appreciate the extra topic covering Steam Deck compatibility -- very welcome for new SD owners.

[@OceanDriveStudio]

We are testing them to get the game verified as well!

[@RamssesPharaoh]

Day one. Tried the demo and loved it. I can tell, it has improved even more. Congrats to the devs, and thank you for the great review 👍

[@OceanDriveStudio]

Thank you so much for the support - we are all excited for tomorrow!

[@glassworktrophic8465]

I'm glad you liked this, it's good to see FE have some actual competition. And, not that I overly dislike the anime aesthetic, but it's fun to see a western aesthetic used in this genre.

[@neil4692]

Oh damn great to see you review it. I backed it after the first demo and looks like it has came a long way (didn't keep up to date with news of it since I wanted to go in mostly fresh)

[@askechad7478]

Bro take a break you deserve it.

[@iansane1928]

Hard disagree. Mort needs to keep pumping out content. No breaks!

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

@@iansane1928 Truth, that's how you grow

[@vassilisvassiliou3747]

Looks great, wasn't aware it releases tomorrow, seems I'll have a nice weekend.

[@transcendingthedyad5663]

Your reviews improve with each iteration... you've added more of a cheery energy and it suits your work perfectly! Congrats!

[@brandoncarbaugh7994]

This is a really solid, thorough review. Excellent video, love the format. You got a sub from me. Now please take a nap and get some rest, gosh.

[@zombieVegas]

You are awesome, man! Thanks for your work, really inspiring

[@bluerationality]

Like you said Undo, battle system (monsters and how battle animations are shown etc etc), leadership and other things as a package are really reminiscent of Fire Emblem Three Houses. I haven't played other FE games so maybe it is as a whole. Sounds quite interesting especially since you say the story is engaging.

[@deviantMystro]

This seems really close to FE:TH. I enjoyed Three Houses combat for a while, but it got stale to me long before the game was over. I was hoping this finds a way to keep fresh all the way to the end, however it sounds it might suffer the same fate.

[@weihoozie]

Been a fan for about maybe a year now and it's good to see your channel growing!

[@djscrawny1565]

Getting to know someone that winds up dying makes getting to know someone feel like a waste of time seems so amazingly cold. That is so awesome.

[@SirCanuckelhead]

We all die sometime, it is the people that we meet along the way which really make it special. That waste of time getting to know someone is the best use of time ;)

[@celuiquipeut6527]

Ti his defense, this is a game and not a real person. So i can 100% understand his comment.

[@SirCanuckelhead]

@@celuiquipeut6527 in the game sense why have any plot if it ends? But I do get the mixed emotions conveyed in the msg you feel when you lose someone.

[@razielkadmon547]

Thanks so much for reviewing this game. I was really looking forward to it and now I'm doubly so

[@matiasdominguez4822]

Game looks pretty good!! Looking foward to release tomorrow!! Thank you Morti for the awesome review :)

[@neodav00001]

Just looking at the review, it appears that "inspired by Fire Emblem" might be a bit of an understatement, just with a more western atmosphere. Not horribly surprising that enemy/encounter variety would be an issue, that's usually what you get when you're fighting pretty much all human soldiers in a deliberately gritty/low-fantasy setting without dungeon delving. The same thing looks like it applies to the party: When you were sorting through characters, most looked pretty "generic soldier-guy" compared to the colorful cast of most CRPGs (and especially compared to colorful anime-ish aesthetics like Fire Emblem). All that said, it looks like it implements those mechanics quite well, and the positive things you had to say about the story give me a lot of hope that their personalities and struggles are more interesting than their faces would suggest. Overall, at this price point, you've got me curious enough to take a deeper look.

[@sinisterdesign]

No kidding--this is basically just Fire Emblem Three Houses in Unreal Engine!

[@OceanDriveStudio]

@@sinisterdesign Actually we used Unity... and we had lots of difficulties giving it high fidelity visuals, we hope to be able to work on a sequel with UE5 next time!

[@Rucnas]

Yep, they basically copied everything from FE3H and slapped on western generic art style to create this game in unity.

[@PeckaPrime]

Thanks for the steam deck section, was surprised you included something like that, but I appreciate it.

[@largepaw8761]

Mortismal is a BEAST !! I watch him before I buy anything as should you. Best reviewer of ALL TIME !!!

[@danielkuttel7867]

Another great Review, and you even mentioned and tested the Steamdeck Version. And for you was not only the framerate important, even the controlling. Thanks to you, 1 version was sold more ;o)

[@proxymind1]

Thank you! that was very helpful. have a nice day

[@Arasaka]

Not sure how this one slipped by me so thanks Mortismal for covering it. Looks great and is turn-based, will add it to my to-buy list for sure.

[@ryandavid1277]

I would like Solasta to take a cue from the cinematic nature of some of the combat. Just a lil spruce up!

[@Ironclad6661]

I think it's pretty great as it is because if you added that you'd make it pretty difficult for the community to create added content. I think I have like 100+ dowloaded modules and full campaigns created by the fan base/community.

[@ryandavid1277]

@@Ironclad6661 ahhhhhhh I get you.

[@SCHU50]

Great to get a 100% review before release. Game looks really fun. I know what I'll be doing this weekend. 😀

[@ronsilk6212]

This game looks great to me. Im defiantly going to buy for the series x Im currently play Spellforce 3 on the series x and im loving that a lot.

[@degreeskelvin3025]

Was this the other TRPG (in your top 8)you weren't allowed to talk about?! Either way this has me super excited! As a huge FE fan i have been looking for more games that took that genre and did something else with it so this is right up my alley

[@MortismalGaming]

It was, yes

[@thund3rstruck]

Holy cow this game looks amazing! I have been waiting forever for a Fire Emblem type game not on a Nintendo system! Can't wait to give this game a try!

[@ombra711]

Mortismal Gaming is the hardest working reviewer in gaming reviews, "no cap"(as my people say)

[@DD_Dietriech]

You Had my at Fire Emblem. I look forward to this coming out tomorrow!

[@kaidorade1317]

That’s awesome seeing you not only getting review copies but that you also treat these copies with the same standards as other games you review. Animations look great. Most likely won’t pick this up but again thanks for the in depth review!

[@celuiquipeut6527]

This game looks like i will enjoy it much! Thank you, it would have flew under my radar witouth you!

[@bennszulottbalna]

Thanks for the vid!

[@MortismalGaming]

Thank you!

[@lukesmart3071]

I have been waiting for this for a long time !!! A fire emblem/ ogre battle in the new age. With good graphics. So excited!!!

[@tylernations197]

Game wasn't even on my radar, but prolly picking it up now. Keep up the great work!

[@ValkoinenShiro]

As a big FE enjoyer I am very happy with what I'm hearing in this video.

[@edsonrodrigues7875]

I thought the story was weak, but I liked the combat. It would be really interesting to be able to explore the map instead of getting caught up in the plot. Basically the game turned for me: Skip cutscene 3~4x > Fight > skip dialog with NPCS > Leave Camp > Skip cutscene 3~4x > Fight....

[@Spionulcg]

Looks super cool for a game that I never heard before. Combat looks a bit simple for my taste and the UI might not be the best, but I might try it. Thank you for this review man.

[@Joseph_Biten]

I've been wanting a Dragon Age tactics game, I think this would be the closest we're gonna get.

[@gorfimus]

Love the channel and all of your reviews! Curious if you ever played The Banner Saga trilogy and your opinion of it?

[@BonytoBeastly]

I've been hoping he reviews that one, too. Such an incredible, beautiful, emotional game with some great strategy to it.

[@MortismalGaming]

Not yet, but I likely will at some point

[@BonytoBeastly]

@@MortismalGaming Woot! Can't wait to hear what you think of it.

[@erikskoog8415]

Good show sir! Well this is right up my alley🥳 a must buy!

[@Grimprospect]

This is the only reviewer I trust!

[@bytecore1816]

You sir just got a subscription. Excellent review, you actually made me buy the game.

[@Alius187]

damn... you had me rushing to steam! For a moment I really thought I missed the release :D

[@OceanDriveStudio]

Hey thanks!

[@Ironclad6661]

I'll be buying it. Looks freaking awesome! I love the whole idea of it.

[@manrastan]

I like this game a lot:: 1. takes around 1o minutes to download 2. Battle cinematix looks amazing 3. rich story. Couple things I don't like: 1. some dialogue parts are mute...2 . Not enough optional quests. All and all I think this stands out. I play lots of new games. This game deserves recognition.... 🖕

[@Mixer2904]

I liked it too, until the ending they just rushed it, 3 slides no words and credits roll the end

[@chrismiller3484]

Well done brother! Game looks pretty cool. Guess I'll have to give it a play through 😁

[@oniuserjh]

zones of control sound like an excellent idea, i know tactics ogre had a similar system, but that game leans more toward th fftactics style of gameplay, while this one is more like fire emblem, which i think could use a similar system

[@TrueXL]

Hate to be that guy but Tactics ogre is literally the father of fftactics so tactics ogre leans to itself.

[@oniuserjh]

@@TrueXL i have been learned

[@spaceghostohio7989]

Great review brother ! A touch of Dragon Age origins in the rapport system...

[@Suikojunkie]

Looks very much like a Western Fire Emblem game made by a korean studio. I love it! Gaming knows no boundaries!

[@john0doesnt]

The game will release on my birthday I'm thrilled!!

[@svenbtb]

This seems like it could be cool. New Fire Emblem reveal wasn't really doing it for me so maybe I'll check this out!

[@Sacdaddicus]

This game looks pretty solid. Kind of reminds me of Heroes which I haven't played in a long time. Might have to check it out as a title for my SteamDeck. Thanks Morty. As always great review.

[@dsoonw]

Dude, this is awesome!

[@Seikatsu26]

holyshit game looks really good! definetly gonna get mine when it release

[@NapoleonSoares]

This game is EXTREMELY similar to FEthree houses. The monster mechanic and divine pulse mechanic are almost exactly the same, and the combat looks quite similar too. That being said, FE3houses is one of the best games on the switch, so if this comes close to the quality and polish that game has then this game is probably awesome.

[@romanzamishka]

My first impression has been that it's good but a lot of people are going to complain about the serious case of skill emblem going on here. On player phase it's easy to figure out who will get hit for what, but on enemy phase it's hard to calculate what you'll get hit for because of all the passive and active bonuses sitting all over the character sheet, which makes playing on ironman tedious.

[@VortymLichbane]

The planets have aligned. Mortismal and Splattercat review the same game on the same day.

[@zachthestampede]

Would love to see a top 10 TRPG video from you

[@Curlorly06]

I don’t think I’ve heard of this game. Looks like someone took Fire Emblem and tried to convert it into a more realistic medieval-looking fantasy RPG. Seems pretty cool, I might have to check it out.

[@weeqi9884]

Just starting out. Does anyone know if I can spec Eden, the pesudo main character, into a wizard? Or is he stuck as a swordbro?

[@MortismalGaming]

You can

[@pizzaman1891]

I love fire emblem and this looks right up my alley.

[@redpepperdave]

I can always count on morti to have a complete overview for a game I'm interested in, do you ever sleep bro? Cats a beast at 100'n a crpg

[@metalrob6713]

Hopefully this gets released on consoles too.

[@PeteringYT]

Pretty impressive game, especially considering its their first one. Its HEAVILY inspired by Fire Emblem Three Houses with a western visual. The armor designs are beautiful but I feel it is a tad bit slow issuing orders during combat.

[@comotastu]

very cool, i shall wait for a console version

[@jteaff6300]

How varied is the armor? I love mordhau because the varied armors. How’s the armor system in this? Some one mentioned xcom and that has awesome character customization.

[@Day_Chap]

Linear? Damn i was hoping for something with lots of options for followers and extra battles like XCOM.

[@spaycee9082]

Had my eye on this one awhile once I saw you said it ran good on deck all the cons went out the window the battery thing is natural have you tried using airplane mode or being offline when playing it improves battery life

[@Armoogeddon]

Yea, this game just sounds like Fire Emblem without the anime aesthetic. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, since I like FE. Had no clue this game was coming, definitely going to check it out now.

[@SirCanuckelhead]

When I played the demo back in the day it had felt diff then FE. Could tell they were trying to do their own twist. FE style imo needs more games in the genre so happy this one is finally coming out

[@Zathurious]

I was on the fence about this, but now I'm interested. However, I have memory management issues on my PC. If this is more that 50 gigabytes, I'll have to pass for now.

[@billc.8569]

Great review and nice Suprise. Game definitely looks interesting. How much variety is there with the spell casting?

[@MortismalGaming]

There are 3 different types of magic with about a dozen spells each and your main character gets some unique stuff

[@sisyr5615]

Huh, never heard of this but it actually seems interesting. A lot more so than Diofield Chronicle. Also like the "realistic" artstyle.

[@SirBakat]

Gameplay looks overly simple, but that's not too bad. Kinda reminds me of more oldschool TRPGs from as far back as PS1 which is great.

[@Hirouka1]

I was wondering if you can play this on steam deck. Never mind he answered my question.

[@hangster559]

Not a bad game imo, hopefully there are more genre to this type of "Fire Emblem" on the main console of PS/Xbox

[@CyberSkelly817]

Wonderful! Love Fire Emblem but I think they're too easy. Hoping this is going to have the balance I'm looking for! Thanks for the review.

[@ericd1022]

The graphics look great!

[@zerg0s]

hey, uh, could you possibly share how to recruit the Balthasar gang? I figured out you can recruit Hector, but you seem to be using all of them in your crew, including the man himself, which seems pretty mindblowing!

[@MortismalGaming]

They are just with you on a few story missions

[@zerg0s]

@@MortismalGaming Oh. That's a little disappointing. But thanks!

[@GreenLeadr]

How on earth do you pump out the amount of content you do!? Can you summarize your workflow, it seems like you are working 24/7 between 100%ing games and making videos about them.

[@MortismalGaming]

Kind of a lot to answer in a comment, but I work at this seven days a week almost all day and the rest is streamlining what I can. You'll notice the videos use the same transitions and are generally edited in a way that is quickly repeatable, I write bullet points as I play games not scripts, I dont put my face in the videos purely to edit faster, the daily videos are short easy topics, etc. Also worth mentioning that when a video publishes isn't necessarily when I finished something so by the time something publishes I'm a day or so into the next thing usually. Just a lot of practice makes perfect across seven years of making videos to find something that works for me. When I hit 100k subs I will probably start taking a day off a week though.

[@GreenLeadr]

@@MortismalGaming You deserve it - I subbed a month or so ago and this channel has quickly grown into one of my favorite channels as a big CRPG fan. Thanks for all the work you put in, and don't forget to take care of your mental health, even if it means a few less videos per week :)

[@cococara6091]

Do you release videos of you 100% a game? That would be nice

[@EykisCorporation]

Is it good alternative for the Battle Brothers? Or it's absolutely different game?

[@kalgeriax1016]

Thank god there is games like FIre Emblem 3 Houses. I love that game styles the battle.

[@martink2875]

I liked your video however, I still don't understand the complexity / simplicity of the combat. For the majority of it, you moved and clicked attack or spell. So, are there things like DoT, Stun, Snare, or similar to which we are used to from the generality of TRPGs?

[@dave3076]

Currently on sale on GOG.

[@ephasm]

Would love to see you do some videos on older CRPGs like Eye of the Beholder, Lands of Lore, and maybe newer versions of the style like Legend of Grimrock

[@gl32]

Great review ! How well was the game running ? Did you have any performance issue ? I've seen some jankiness in some of the ingame dialogue scenes in your footage that made me wonder

[@MortismalGaming]

I didn't experience any, the jankiness you're referring too is me skipping through dialogue

[@gawaniwhitecrow2731]

Legendary

[@rafaelguimaraesalmeida4647]

Not gonna lie, all of the thing you said made me remember of the Fire Emblem games, have you played them?

[@MortismalGaming]

A few of them

[@Zerberos22]

11:20 Dimitri: kill every last one of them!

[@JLH111176]

If I ever got this I would for sure skip enemy turn if no ability to interrupt what they are doing no need to even see it

[@leandromoraisrodrigues8195]

i'll try this game.... but... i need to finish all mythics paths on pathfinder WOTR

[@SweatiestDegree]

More games should allow you to spend time for no reward ( rapport with people who die.) Gamers are more and more getting used to always being able to be rewarded for everything and anything even if it makes no sense

[@rubaiyat04]

Thanks!

[@MortismalGaming]

Thank you!

[@robertstone9342]

I saw on a different review that there are time limits for the battles? If true, how intrusive was it to have to do things in a timely manner?

[@MortismalGaming]

It was at launch, you can disable them now, but they were fairly generous

[@jangiurg5295]

Pretty much Fire Emblem. Which I am fan of, so here we go.

[@crossxedge1986]

So I watch a lot of your videos and one thing I don’t hear in them is how long did it take to 100% the game. So for this game how long did it take to do everything?

[@MortismalGaming]

This one was about 80 hours for me

[@crossxedge1986]

@@MortismalGaming oh that’s really good for a 35$ game and it looks amazing to boot.