This is one of the few games that have struck a chord within me, at least enough to comment.
This game seemed like a bright gem just stuck in time forever, incomplete but of the utmost quality nevertheless.
And now the game is oficially released and I´ve experienced 1.00...
And holy molly.
I´ve experienced more bugs in this sole version than all others I´ve played combined, and it´s supposed to be the most polished one.
I´ve been drinking buddies with Orson since I remember, seen Scarlet teleport and sleep in two places at once in a non-existant bed... those are the bugs.
But the progression is all kinds of butchered, plenty of adecuate things have been removed to cut back on "padding" while adding actual padding like the littoral cave and the haunted house, which is not bad content in itself but it is extremely limited interaction wise... I mean four dialogs with a sea creature, a pair of glasses and breaking something with a shovel and that´s it for the cave? a whole location??
The whole demon debacle that was added as the ending feels like such a cop-out after what came just before.
A Flaming sword of legend, a Necromancy ring of incredible corruptive power and countless other artifacts of power the Duchess has hoarded in preparation, completely set aside because it was just a fetch list for the player to advance the plot and nothing more.
If the final fight was instead the player using all of these powerful artifacts to vanquish the demon once and for all, then I´d find the end more appealing. But we got Elizabeth and Ivy holding hands for the win, with the power of friendship doing the rest.
Hell if you can also add Ezra and Ginny in that final fight, or even use Melkor´s dagger for the killing blow... some aerial support by a very specific dragon pair... There´s just so many ways to tie in the rest of the game in a way that feels fullfillying.
I do not have the right to be salty, this is still well beyond average as a game and I haven´t paid a cent for it either. The only true investment I´ve put in it, is emotional.
But man it still hurts inside somewhat.