Really enjoying the game after the latest update!

[Sharlatan]

Just wanted to thank the devs for putting so much effort in after release and maybe inspire some more people to give this game a try.
It's a shame this game didn't come out like this, I feel like it would have a much better overall review score if it did.

I bought this game on Switch, back when it came out but I gave up very quickly, because it was too frustrating for me. Not saying this was the developer's fault, a good part of it was me making some assumptions about the game and having exceptions of how it will play, when the developers never said the game would be like that.
I guess in short you could say I expected it to be a much more relaxed experience, not unlike e.g. Zelda, based on the looks, when in fact it was quite an unforgiving game and some missing quality of life features/design decisions exacerbatedthis.
As said, I gave up pretty quickly on it and totally forgot about the game.

I wasn't aware of the big update at all, then, a few days ago, by chance I stumbled upon the "SwitchUp" "The Resurrection Of Baldo On Nintendo Switch!" youtube video. Watched it and got convinced that the developers put a lot of work in and addressed the biggest of my gripes.
Gave the game another chance and have to say: The game really turned from a very frustrating experience to one I enjoy and put a few hours in over the weekend!
Not saying that everything's perfect now but at least for me it's so much better now and so far I really enjoy it!

Almost wish I've bought it on Steam back then now. Meanwhile my TV broke but since I've almost never used it, I didn't get a new one; 90% of the time I was playing on my PC or Switch in handheld mode anyway.
But I really like Baldo's Art Style and sure would love to see it on a bigger screen.
Certainly not going to pay full price twice for the same game (but I want to mention I sure think at least for buying it once, Baldo's price sure is justified now), but I'm not totally dismissing the possibility of buying it a second time on Steam if I ever see it sold with a nice discount.

Thanks a lot to the developers for listening to your critics and putting so much effort in post release! That's something not all too many studios do. You really managed to change my opinion of this game from "I feel like I've wasted my money" to "I'm really glad I got this!"

Have a nice week!

[Twinblade]

Im about 6 hours into the game and while I like the game, I think it would be significantly more enjoyable with a better map system. Both the open world and dungeon maps leave a lot to be desired. The open world map doesn't show you basic information like the location of vendors in town and what they sell. You spend quite a bit of time wandering around trying to find what you're looking for. Its also clumsy to open up and scroll around it (this type of game needs a dedicated map button with proper zoom levels).

The dungeon map is more of a pain though. Its not easily discernable where you've been and which parts of the dungeon you have yet to explore (maybe there could have been some system where you 'find' a dungeon map and everywhere you've yet to explore would be shown, but greyed out). Some indicators for treasure chests you found but hadn't opened yet would also be nice.

[Sharlatan]

I agree, all the things you mentioned about the map are still valid complaints. I also dearly miss a "map button" and the ability to zoom on the map.

But e.g. the map was way worse once, which I don't say to make excuses for the devs but simply to show that they indeed did make a lot of improvements which might change people's opinion on the game.

For example, now you at least see on the map, in which direction the character is facing, in dungeons you see through which door you entered the room and now there's way more names of places and people on the overworld map.
Again, I definitely agree that there's still room for improvement, just saying that there already have been quiet a few improvements post launch which I really appreciate and which definitely not every game gets nowadays, especially when it's a game that's not too well known and might not have gotten great reviews in the beginning. I know more than enough devs/studios that just said "Eh, improving this will just cost us time and money with little chance of significantly improving sales numbers, we'll move on to the next project."

Didn't mean to say this game is perfect now, it's still a little rough around the edges but still, in my eyes it improved a lot and passed the threshold from just being plain frustrating to something I actually really enjoy playing, so I wanted to motivate other people to at least give it a try before they dismiss this game based on old, bad reviews.

[Revelator]

i play this game on my series X, devs must update this game for current gen consoles. 4k@60 ultra detail will be fine.

[GnomeSlayer]

I had to refund the game, it is abandoned. What a shame.

[Naps Team]

Thanks guys for appreciating all our efforts, we keep improving the game, which is not abandoned at all, huge updates are on queue.

[GnomeSlayer]

Originally posted by Naps Team:

Thanks guys for appreciating all our efforts, we keep improving the game, which is not abandoned at all, huge updates are on queue.

Why then don't you reply quicker to my questions? I had to refund the game, but if you are still supporting the game and there will be updates. I will buy it.

[Naps Team]

yes of course alla versions are aligned. You get the latest on stam.

[GnomeSlayer]

Originally posted by Naps Team:

yes of course alla versions are aligned. You get the latest on stam.

Thank you for being active on these forums. Please continue the GREAT work!