Well, 16 hrs in (although, I'd say ~ 12 hrs due to load times, crashes, doing silly things with the teleport stones etc), I'm 95% - 98% complete on the alpha. I'll probably do a larger write up, however balance issues etc are still open to change and yet...
Basically, the Watcher Statue area (entire area from entrance cave to beach) feels unpolished / unfinished, and is ugly compared to the rest of the game. Large expanses of low-res grass, little decoration and a notable black sky-box issue. The area is large, and yet has only two encounters (small bandit campfire, watcher statues) coupled with the lack-lustre deco significantly lowers the impact.
Added to this, the lighting of the area seems set to 100% without shadows, however, that could simply be the lack of trees (?).
tl'dr
Entire area needs a bit of TLC, it's a marked change in quality - bushes, flowers, tall grasses please!
Last edited by SteamUser; 19/01/14 08:48 AM.
