With four days to go before this giveaway ends, if you have more than 28 entries, you stand a 100% chance of getting a key. Of course this will change as more community members enter the giveaway.

This is a seven day event; there is no game to download, complete the tasks over the next seven days to earn as many entries as you can, then the winners will be announced next week; if you are a winner, you will receive a registered version via the email you registered with; (I'm not sure if it's a Steam key or a registered downloadable version?)

Please note that the review below is based on the βeta version I received and reviewed last year HERE, when the game was a limited giveaway. I've edited some of the original review to update some of the changes made from when it was fully released on Steam, but do need to add some more information when I have some spare moments.

Zack 2: Celestine's Map

In Brief

Zack 2: Celestine's Map is a story-driven action RPG (Role Playing Game) made with the Unity Engine and set in a world full of magic, secrets and supernatural creatures.

Introduction

Zack continues his journey to save his brother from the hand of the evil wizard Celestine while Meggy and Amice continue their fight against the forces of evil. Forge your own destiny as you make friends or enemies based on conversation decisions or battles while finding your brother. Play the game with three different yet connected characters with their individual storylines and unique combat and magical skills. Discover ancient secrets on your journey from supernatural beings,witches and corrupt humans. Invest your rewards into upgrading your weapons, skills or armour as the game progresses.

Reference accessed HERE 28th September 2020

The Game

I was given a copy of the game so that I could post a review before this offer went live, I initially had some issues starting the game, but all those issues have been sorted since the game was released on Steam earlier this year.

The game starts with an introduction, with several images of ancient text that fade away quickly, leaving medieval looking silhouettes, then the main menu appears. Once the game has fully loaded, it's in the third person view.

There is a tutorial session that you can't skip that introduces you to the games key bindings and game mechanics; once you pass this, the game improves significantly w.r.t. the look and feel of the game. The movement keys are standard i.e. WASD; I found movement felt really sluggish and does not flow like regular games of this type; i.e. much like the way you end up running in a dream; where you run in slow motion.

If you've ever played any RPG's from about 15 years ago, for example Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, or Fable, the graphics are similar to those games, though maybe a touch better; They are somewhat dated by today's standards, but are still acceptable; afterall, it's the game play that counts (IMO). Also the game play appears to be pretty standard RPG fare, with edged weapons and upgradable magical abilities but no guns. If you are not concerned about having the latest super duper graphic engine powered games, then this looks like it's going to be a reasonable RPG.

I've not booted up the game for several months (just post full release) so may update parts of this review if I get some oppertunities to spent some time in game this week. :)

You can see a couple of game play videos and

Key Bindings & Options

WASD = Movement
I = inventory
J,K & L = attack modes
R = Select Weapon
T = Opens journal and flips pages
E = turns music down while in the options menu (not working yet)
Q = turns music up while in the options menu (not working yet)
Use I/O to open and close inventory pages
Use I to swipe through all journal pages
Use arrow keys to navigate the inventory slot and then sacred item slot
Q = use activated sacred item
E = use activated crafted item

The options menu includes Resolution vSync, AA and Texture quality as well as a music slider where E tuns the music down and Q increases the volume. There's also a full screen/window toggle