Is there a point in buying this game right now?

[Rook_]

Hey guys.

Quick question. Like the title says - do you think there's a point in buying this game now considering its state etc.?

I was introduced to 'Book of Travels' by a friend few years ago and after reading about it I immediately added it to my wishlist. I genuinely loved the whole idea as it was not only interesting but also incredibly ambitious, but at some point I stopped following it as it seemed to be still very far from the release.
But today I bumped on the name 'Book of Travels' again so I decided to take another look at it and altough the game seems to be somewhat playable after reading many threads here I'm not sure if the game is worth investing time and money as it seems basically abandoned.

So I'm wondering what people who actually own the game think about it. On one hand I'd really like to play it (it is possible after all), but on the other I don't know if there's a point considering everything.

Any feedback would be appreciated.

[Mister Wekonu]

After years with the project I may be biased, but even if the game does get left at roughly its current state after this second layoff, I'd say the amount of content made it worth the investment of my time and money.

There's a lot of mystery to the lore, so even if it's left unfinished, it kinda just fits?? But there's multiple novels' worth of writing to unveil in every individually-written item card, and even an official lore website that includes stuff not currently explained much in-game. There's the RNG encounters and the static weekday based events, and still a few things players haven't even actually bumped into or figured out yet. There's the roleplay-centric style, with lotsa write-in fields and of course the in-game journal (tho the vibe really does just beg for you to hand-write it IRL). Once combat is fixed, and especially if cooking somehow still gets added in (doubtful but who knows), I dare say the game would be mostly acceptable, even if I'll still forever dream of stuff like pets, personal boats, music-playing, and children.

[Genghis Pawn]

I would not recommend that anyone buy this game right now.

Progress has been extremely minimal since EA launch, they have gone through 2 different teams and are now back down to a skeleton crew with no concrete plans on offer.

The day may come where you have the option of buying the game just to see what they got done vs. missing your chance, but I don't think we're there yet. If you can find a way to enjoy this game in its current state then you can undoubtedly do the same for a different game that isn't stagnating.

[ekurisona]

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[Rook_]

Originally posted by Genghis Pawn:

If you can find a way to enjoy this game in its current state then you can undoubtedly do the same for a different game that isn't stagnating.

Ouch :/
I think that tells me pretty much everything I needed to know.

But I gotta admit - @Mister Wekonu's post kind of reminded me why I was so interested in this game all this time ago. Well, I think I'll just wishlist it again and hope for some new updates in the future (altough I've just read the latest news from the studio and I guess it doesn't look promising at all, does it?).

Anyway, thanks for the answers guys, I really appreciate that!