
It's the believable and entertaining discourse between these characters that made me most glad to have a companion. These companions are never quite as powerful as the game's protagonist, but they're often competent enough to hold their own in battle. Luckily, Celian won't have to face it alone, as you'll always (more or less) have a secondary companion at your side. It's a quest that will take our hero throughout much of the Middle East and Europe and through some pretty interesting scenery. In The First Templar, you're cast as Celian, the Knight, on a quest to find the legendary holy grail. There's fun to be had in The First Templar, but sadly, it's few and far between the unimpressive moments. The action centric RPG features impressively fluid combat and some truly promising moments, but all of that quickly comes crashing down rather quickly by shoddy mechanics and questionable design choices. I can take the bad games, it's the ones that show failed promise that get me the most. Whenever people hear what I do for a job, they immediately think that playing terrible games is the worst part, but I'd have to disagree. There's some enjoyment to be found if you look deep enough, but you have to ask yourself.is it all worth it? The First Templar shows glimpses of promise often throughout its ten hour journey, but it's almost always dashed quickly with a subpar design flaw. The result is a fairly streamlined action centric RPG that you'll quickly grow tired of. The levels in The First Templar encourage exploration and choice, but there's really no reason to, since there's very little hidden objects or side quests. Oddly enough, most levels have different routes you can take, but there's not much incentive to go back throughout the game.

Yet, at times the visuals are borderline impressive and it features more than tolerable voice acting.Ĭombat is clearly the focus of this action RPG, and when you can get into a rhythm, it's fun and rewarding. back to cheat happensĪ mixed bag at best, The First Templar features a dated interface, and some pretty unimpressive facial animations.

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