Startrail HD - Release: May 2017

Startrail HD will likely leave Early Access in May 2017. A character editor will be integrated into the game and it will be possible to import save games from the previous game! -> dev-blog (in German)

Thanks Farflame!

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Luckily for me i still have my party saved, so will definitely import it into next chapter.

I thought the first remake was still unplayable?

I think they patched it up enough to make it playable.

I still don't think it's a good game and a waste of a remake. Can't get over the fact how their non-existent art direction and crappy models/textures ruined every bit of atmosphere the original has for me.

Originally Posted by rune_74
I thought the first remake was still unplayable?

No it is quite playable. It just took them 18 months to patch up to a decent game. They claim the publishers forced them to release it in an unfinished state, and the studio seems to be made up of two guys and a volunteer beta tester. I played and finished it and enjoyed it. Its clearly a budget game. The voice acting and art is partly very amatuerish, but I didn't have high expectations and was pleasantly surprised. The early access reviews of Star Trail are quite positive (though most are in German) and many of the reviewers said they were somewhat dissapointed in the first game, and find the Star Trail much improved.

Hmm maybe I should reinstall it and try.

This game burned me big time, I'll replay it if this is free for those that bought it initially, if not I'd never go back.

When everyone is being disappointed by numerous failing promising remakes of the classics, BoD , after the necessary patches, delivered. A faithful, stat-heavy, hardcore rpg experienced, where the stats influence all kinds of behaviors from combat to social skills, survival elements, interpretation of books etc. Its not AAA, if u re looking for that, but its a faithful, rare at these days, implementation of a pen & paper rule-set in turn based combat.
Startrail is even better already.

Originally Posted by Svartie
BoD , after the necessary patches, delivered. A faithful, stat-heavy, hardcore rpg experienced, where the stats influence all kinds of behaviors from combat to social skills, survival elements, interpretation of books etc. Its not AAA, if u re looking for that, but its a faithful, rare at these days, implementation of a pen & paper rule-set in turn based combat.

Nicely said, and I fully agree. The remake is unlike any other modern experience offered in RPG gaming right now, PC or otherwise. And that is a great thing.

I will have to give the first one a try. Is it still being updated?

Originally Posted by DarNoor
I will have to give the first one a try. Is it still being updated?

Not sure. But when I played it it was much earlier in the patching process and a lot of bugs, including the game-breaking ones had been fixed.

A few of the positive Steam reviews with 100+ hours played are quite informative. The game is pretty difficult overall, requires planning, thought, and so on. It has a truly deep implementation of the pen-and-paper The Dark Eye ruleset. It is also a feature-complete remake of the original, and they even added new content to the game.

So, while it's not the prettiest game, if you crave a truly old-school, pen-and-paper RPG that requires thought, careful character development, planning your journey (your characters can freeze to death if travelling through mountains in the winter if they aren't properly equipped) and are interested in a challenging RPG, I thoroughly recommend the game.

I bought the first on a sale but the impression was so bad that I returned inmediately. I simply don't understand why to make a remake if the result is going to be something that looks like a 10 years old game anyway.

I guess it might have some value for those who played the original (which I assume is still way better than the remake) but for the rest of us there are thousand of better games to play IMO.

Originally Posted by Vitirr
I simply don't understand why to make a remake if the result is going to be something that looks like a 10 years old game anyway.

That would still be a 15 year improvement as the original game is 25 years old.

Originally Posted by Vitirr
I guess it might have some value for those who played the original (which I assume is still way better than the remake)

The remake is a 1-to-1 remake. I would recommend it to people who want a deep pen-and-paper ruleset and an RPG style that isn't done anymore in modern gaming. Graphics are not important for that, IMO.

Hard to believe that anyone would buy a game from these guys ("Crafty Games") after the complete joke that was the first remake. You'd have to be pretty desperate. Just play the original game from '94.

Their first remake still has an 18 on Metacritic which, if it had enough reviews to qualify (need 7 and it only has 5), would make it the 2nd-lowest rated PC game ever, only beaten out by Ride to Hell: Retribution.

Originally Posted by Stingray
Hard to believe that anyone would buy a game from these guys ("Crafty Games") after the complete joke that was the first remake. You'd have to be pretty desperate. Just play the original game from '94.

Their first remake still has an 18 on Metacritic which, if it had enough reviews to qualify (need 7 and it only has 5), would make it the 2nd-lowest rated PC game ever, only beaten out by Ride to Hell: Retribution.

The game was broken on release. It's fixed now.

Crafty is cool with me as I like to support pen-and-paper style RPG remakes.

"Broken" is such an understatement in this case…

Broken and unfinished. It's a lot better now.

hope is better than the first one

Originally Posted by Stingray
Hard to believe that anyone would buy a game from these guys ("Crafty Games") after the complete joke that was the first remake. You'd have to be pretty desperate. Just play the original game from '94.

Their first remake still has an 18 on Metacritic which, if it had enough reviews to qualify (need 7 and it only has 5), would make it the 2nd-lowest rated PC game ever, only beaten out by Ride to Hell: Retribution.

Well I would and will. The normal process when you release something that's broken is to sweep it under the carpet, and not repair it in the fashion that they did. They paid heavily with the loss of reputation and poor sales, and they (or the publisher) deserved it. But the results of 18 months of patching were good enough that I will buy the new one.

I reinstalled it….the game is always dark….the movement is disjointed as you walk around because you can't really talk to npc's….unless they are a store or a building….weird movement.