Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns

I do not want to crap on this game because we need more of the classics brought back, so my thumbs up is only due to this. Really briefly: I played all of the original back on the amiga, and even Defender of the Crown 2 on the Amiga CD 32 ( DOTDII to this day still possibly the best looking pixel art game ever made, Sachs still remains a legend in his own league). On my first attempt of playing this game I managed to finish it in 20 minutes, and that was also making lots of mistakes (never even won a tournament and completely forgot about Robin Hood). So "classic" mode is extremely short/easy is what I am trying to say. The second problem is that the game at the moment explains very little on what certain things to. What is the difference between the various siege attacks or where to hit with the catapult to actually break walls (I know there is a crack you must aim at, but this seems inconsistent even when you hit it, so I Am not sure if that is what it is). What do more soldiers do over more knights and so on. The game does not innovate enough on the original formula in my opinion. A remake which came like 20 years ago (the one with Robin as its protagonist) had a lot of addition which enhanced the classic formula, making battles more strategic, sieges more interesting, treasury ambushes and a lot more small mini games to make the classic feel like those features were always part of it. Don't get me wrong the Retro gamepaly would have been perfectly fine to be 100% what this game used to be but I feel "Classic" should have had more.

Es gibt 3 Modi 1) Retro Modus wie auf dem c64, Amiga 500. 2) Klassischer Modus ist eine verbesserte Version des "Retro Modus" Die Grundidee bleibt erhalten, bekommt aber eine neue Optik, modernisierte Systeme und ein deutlich moderneres Spielgefühl. 3) Königreich Modus hat mir am besten gefallen. Eine Würfelmechaniken, freischaltbare Fähigkeiten, verschiedene Schwierigkeitsgrade und Roguelite-Komponente, dies einen guten Wiederspielwert ermöglichen (Das Einzige, was mich an dem Spiel stört, ist dass man ständig Jungfrauen retten muss, aber nicht die Religion wechseln und einen Harem gründen kann.^^)

Fun throwback.

Game requires some mini-games and almost all mini-games have ugly no where accurate mechanics, sometimes it works sometimes its not, please do not buy this crap.....

Fun game. Nostalgic. Game has three modes: Retro, Classic, and Kingdom. Retro mode looks glorious, but Classic mode's the one to play. Tried Kingdom mode a few times, but not for me. Note: very short game with limited replayability. Probably wouldn't have played it as much as I have if not for the nostalgia.

mi aspettavo un gameplay migliore, gia all'inizio non mi ha convinto e ho provato lo stesso, 16 euro in sconto non ne vale mai

I really enjoyed the original game, so this was an instant buy for me and I wasn't disappointed. I mostly played Classic and Retro mode. While I do enjoy deckbuilders, Kingdom mode felt a little out of place for me. I would have preferred additional features added to Classic mode instead. That said, it's still a really fun game that stays very true to the original, and I had a great time with it. The Good --- - Great pixel art that stays true to the original style and setting, while adding extra rendering effects and 3D lighting - Improved and clear user interface - Great music and sound effects - Combat and raiding castles is fun - Nice cinematics and animations The Bad --- - The game is very easy. I would have liked more gameplay options, such as changing difficulty modes. - Tournament Jousting feels a bit clunky and could use some improvement.

If you liked the original version on Amiga or PC for that matter, this is an excellent update to an old favorite. Even if you havent played the original game this is a great game even by today's standards. The new Kingdom mode is fun as well. Great job to the devs!