That’s certainly an audience that developer Keen Games has looked to attract, but, in truth, it exists somewhere between Mojang’s popular sandbox and Dragon Quest Builders. Having mentioned material gathering, crafting, and combat, it will be hard for many not to make immediate comparisons between Portal Knights and Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition. It is once you step through this first portal that I felt entirely disconnected from the experience, which, for a game called Portal Knights, is an irony that wasn’t lost on me. We’re then loosely taught about crafting, using Blue Portal Stone Shards to create Blue Portal Stones, that, when placed in a damaged portal, will reopen it. It is here that you are taught how to move around, jump, shift items from your backpack to your action bar, gather materials, switch between first and third-person cameras, and lock on to enemies to attack. Once you are done with fussing over their hair, ears, eye shape, and voice, your character is teleported to Squire’s Knoll. It starts harmlessly enough as you create your character, choosing their gender, appearance, and class – whether that be a sword-wielding warrior that can use shouts to strengthen teammates and weaken foes, a ranger that defeats enemies from afar with a bow and can lob bombs, or the mage that can use magic wands, and powerful spells. It also applies to video games too, and a lesson that Portal Knights could have learned from.
It’s advice that applies to all walks of life whether that be for job interviews, becoming engrossed in a good book, or binge watching a Netflix series. We’re always told to never underestimate the importance of making a good first impression.
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