Reynatis

Use a Potion: 6 / 10

Reynatis has some interesting ideas, but the lack of variety and depth in combat can make it feel a little dull the longer you play. It’s a shame too, because I really liked the storytelling, whilst the balance between taking a Liberated or Suppressed approach (both in combat and when exploring) certainly gave the game a unique spin. Unfortunately, it just got a little repetitive to play, and whilst nothing is outright bad in the game, it does lack that special something to make it easy to an easy RPG to recommend.

Digitally ed: 3.5 / 5 by Matt Sainsbury

In just about every way, Reynatis is a game that tries to reach well beyond what the team was perhaps capable of achieving. Which raises an interesting question: What to score it? I, personally would rather play something like this than the 99 per cent of games out there that copy off the “best practices” template of what has come before. Of course they’re more refined then Reynatis! But they’re just iterating on what already worked. Reynatis is a wild, chaotic mess that frequently loses sight of itself, but that’s the consequence of reaching for something different. Sometimes when people try this the ideas just don’t pan out as hoped. Reynatis is still very playable and the core gameplay is genuinely enjoyable. It might consistently fail to meet its lofty ambitions, but at least it tries, and as a work of art there is value in exploring what it does try to do.

The Outerhaven Productions: 4 / 5 by Scott Adams

Reynatis is a very fun action RPG that ticks a lot of boxes for me with its challenge and personality. The character models in gameplay do lack polish but the designs are gorgeous.