GeneWars

I backed this game on patreon for a long while with max thing, so I am probably biast and technically i got it for freeish. (its complicated) The game is a Warsong-like game, however this one is very short, simple, with only the very core of mechanics. It is still a deep tactics game that needs a different approach although just as fun to combat. My tought is that this game is a proof of concept for a new engine that the Warsong games (after conviction which was flat out Warsong/Langriser back to back to the last pixel, but better in story and progression), while this is A LOT better in visual, sound design, animation, and game flow, controls, UI. The AI is good if you give it a fight, and even repetative farming maps somehow manages to turn out different whenever you change ANYTHING. The story... it exist in this one, the game itself short, with a HUGE difficulty spike just before the last chance you have to farm infinite resources, so a bit like FF7 Cosmo Canyion effect, but trust me you need every penny. Don't need to max out everyone, just at least someone to carry you. Progression is in the game. Characters are unique in higher levels, but start out similar on early levels, just like in Warsong so thats nice, and their stats small as might be actually counts A LOT, like A LOT A LOT. However the rock paper scisor is almost not there at all. Stats trump everything, so thats a big blunder, but if you up against equal stats it makes the difference. Funnly enough even melee-ranged in melee or in ranged counts a lot too, and ground effects etc, the tactics still multilayered as it should be. No across campaign progression except the equipable items. (no item shop tho, all stuff are on map secrets). For the price its worth if you need your Warsong fix, and if you want to try out the new engine they have for a game like that. The resource gathering also pretty much caps your unit comp, so if you wanna try a different way, level up others and see how it goes with them instead, then it can give you a marginal replay value. I keep supporting the dev, cuz he makes a DLC like thing for Conviction which already sold me, and maybe if he has it in him he will make a full blown Conviction level new Warsong type game which would worth every peny for me personaly.