Keeper's Vigil

In Keeper’s Vigil you play as a Keeper: basically a human who was granted magical abilities and preternatural strength and speed via a dark, necromantic mutation process forced on you as a child. Basically you’re the most powerful monster hunter alive in a dark fantasy setting with a young teenager mage as a sidekick and you’re trying to save the realm from what seems like an impossible threat.

The bones of this game or so good: the dark fantasy setting was grim but retained an element of hope and light; the premise is solid and ripe for all sorts of drama; and there are some really cool moments playing such a powerful MC. There’s mystery, intrigue, action, and drama. There’s so much potential here and I wanted to love it, but unfortunately the execution just didn’t land enough for me to get fully on board. The pace was rushed, with little time for me to immerse myself in the characters and world; the romance was really easy to miss; and my choices didn’t always seem to matter, or they mattered but in a really frustrating way where the outcome wasn’t at all what I would have expected. Overall I had a hard time navigating the story and finding a path that made sense for my MC. Still, I thought the plot as a whole was decent and enough elements showed promise that I did somewhat enjoy myself.

I have a more in-depth review here if anyone's interested https://jotheplunderer.substack.com/p/hosted-games-latest-dark-fantasy