I got married, I bought a new house, Had two kids, and one is in Kindergarten, and this game is still in early access.. I might see it on my death bed.

Been playing this game now for well over 100+ hours, I'm THAT impressed with it that I have even made a guides page on my own website for it. IF your a fan of the 16bit era of 'action rpg' games, ones such as Legend of Zelda, Secret of Mana, Secret of Evermore, and Chrono Trigger THEN this game is certainly for you, you won't be disappointed.

Here's my PROS for BETA 0.007b release..

Graphics: The graphics in the game are very colorful, vibrant and unique to the game, it almost reminds me of Earthbound graphics for the Super Nintendo/Famicom. I would NOT change anything at all with them, it suits the game well. The icons, monsters, houses, shops, character design menu, magic spells, the menus, etc are all really great and fits in well with the game also.

Music/Sound Effects: These are great, all the music fits well in the areas that are in the game for you to visit, and the sound effects for spells are great also. The minor little things like walking past NPC's as they giggle at you or HO! HO! HO! as you get near them is a great addition. Dynamic sound effects such as getting closer to fountains the water gets louder etc is also implemented into the game, another nice addition.

Story: The story seems to be straight forward, collect 'Ancient Artifacts' that can help bring someone back to life, in the mean time there's someone keeping track of you gatehring these items for their own ends.. probably to rule the world or destory it.. (not got that far into the game where that person's reasons are revealed). So it's a pretty basic story but don't let that stop you getting this game.. it's fantastic.

Additional: There is tons of stuff to do in this game.. Crafting, Monster Card Hunting, Trophy Collecting & Achievements, Fishing, taking part in festival mini-games, Arena Challenges (solo and in challenge friends mode', Arcade Mode.. a soon to be added Housing System.. AND there is MUCH more planned for future update releases. The devs seems to be listening to the players and what they want, THIS is a good thing.. trust me.

Here are my CONS for BETA 0.007b release..

1. For the moment there's NOT that many side-quests in the game, it could do with more.
2. The areas have so much wasted space that they could do with adding more things into them, like more side-quests.
3. The towns dont have much to do in them to be honest.. other than 'Evergrind City', they need to add more stuff in.
4. The devs need to work on getting more updates out quicker, I know there's only 3 or 4 people working on this project but it's been going on now for a couple of years, and asking people for money to buy the game should give them the incentive to push updates out faster.

Conclusion: In any case, the game is fantastic as it is for the moment, it's certainly a game I will be recommending to people on my website and also to the 'Facebook Groups' i'm a member of that are old school rpg gaming based. I can't wait for the game to be fully finished so I am able to play it right through without having to stop at certain points and wait for the next lot of patches to come out. So what you doing reading THIS..? go buy and PLAY IT NOW!

This game has been a journey.
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I bought this game way back when it was first added on Steam and I knew it was something special even back then and now almost 10 years later I've beaten it.
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If you love collecting and exploring, this game is for you. The story is great and the characters are all fun to interact with. The secrets are fun to find and the rewards are worth it (usually, lol). The gear you get can make even the most unique classes strong (I went with full wizard with summons and had a great time throughout the whole of the game). You can get a house to customize which is a great way to spend all of the money you'll be getting (there are also other things to spend money on but that list would be quite long). There are a few pets you can get if you want one (the chicken being an early one). Aside from the story mode, there's also the arcade mode which is a timed mode that rewards expert play (and is quite difficult at points) and has unlocks that can help you get further and further.
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I played through the game with a friend and we got through the whole game (with the true ending) in a little over 40 hours over many years. I'm excited to eventually play through the game start to finish with a fresh character and would recommend this game to just about anyone if you love adventure games.

the game's great but your grandchildren are gonna have to finish it for you if development keeps going how it's been going for the past 12 years.

With 600+ hours on this one, you could say that I have a relationship with this game.

There's something about rolling the worst drops in Arcade Mode (why is it always "bonus arrows", c'mon man?) but seeing just how far you'll get, that keeps you coming back for a masochistic second, third, and nth helping.

This game is clearly a labour of love from its dev team, and even though I'll probably never finish the mainline game or Arcade Mode (skill issue - these old-man reflexes will never let me git-gud at anything twitch-gamey), I've had a fun time in Grindea, and then some.

If I could ask for one thing, it'd be an easy/story mode for Mainline - I just want to see the ending and get that last, sweet sweet hit of dopamine.

P.S. Read the team's dev blog. If you're in game-dev or software development yourself, you'll probably appreciate all of the work that goes in behind the scenes.

This game is simply amazing. Had SOOO much fun playing with dear friends, people who actually hate these kinds of games but love this.

The only bad thing is that i want MOAR CONTENT NAO!
The positive thing is that there are still quite some replayvalue to it! :3
If this seem even remotely interesting to you, buy it.
It will be the best money you've ever spent!

I had fun when i played it a couple of years ago, and i check every couple of years to see if it finished.
It never is :(

Can't wait to play this with my grandchildren when it comes out!

Kan glatt rekomendera detta spel!

Spelat några timmar i singel player och även några timmar i multiplayer.

Spelet är lätt att komma in i och väldigt skönt med handkontroll.

Hoppas tillverkarna fortsetter som dom gör! Då kan det bara bli bättre!

Where to begin. This game is as advertised. It's a game similar to Secret of Mana (SNES), Crystalis (NES), Zelda-esque, Final Fantasy Adventure (Original GB) and many other old RP games.

You can customize your character physically by gender, colour of your clothes, hair style and colour, and name. Additonally, you get a vanity part for your hat, face, weapon, and shield.

The gameplay is very nice, you can be a full warrior, full mage, whatever you want to be; a combination if you want. Although, being a healer is not an option.

This is a beta game, it's not complete, from my estimation it's a little near half done, if that.

You can play cooperatively, over the internet, using your steam friends list or direct IP! This is awesome!

You grind in the game, if that wasn't obvious. (What old school console RPG didn't have you grind? It's part of the fun!)

The transition between keyboard and controller playing is seamless, you just start using your keyboard and it swaps to keyboard mode, you use your controller, it swaps to controller mode. I found this particularly great!

The host of the game's save file is progressed in the story, however - if you're not the host - you keep everything you gained. You simply have to play through the story (by hosting or single player) to go through it. The rewards though, you do not acquire again, you already have them! :D

This is an awesome game! As far as I'm aware only three people are working on it and they're from Sweden. They have me as a fan. The sprite animation is awesome, the artwork for the avatars is great and expresses much emotion, and the game looks very polished for a beta that is not even half done!

I used to pay $50+ US dollars for games like these, and wait years for the next to come out. I love the game very much, and I haven't even started exploring the Arcade Mode.

tl;dr - Buy this game if you loved Secret of Mana or any similar games on the console or PC. Especially if you want to play it co-op with friends over the internet!