Wilk reviews… [h1] [b] Herolike [/b] [/h1]
[b] Not so hero-like [/b]
The first time I launched the game, it crashed instantly. After getting it to play, the game was just, OK. It’s not good. It’s not bad. That’s all you need to know. It gets boring and very repetitive very fast, and I’ve only played with two characters and for a bit over an hour. The boss fight is just, laughable! You only get hit in the animation, but not the hitbox, as his hitbox does not include his sword or whatever other weapon he may be using. The other modes or missions, which include, Defence, Hostile, Gamble, Boss, and, of course, Friendly, with also a Town. Defence is the only fun one, since there is an objective, but, the enemies still only attack you from my experience. Hostile is just Defence without defending anything. Gamble is a random mission. Boss is a boring boss fight. Friendly is Gamble but you don’t fight. Town is just where you buy gear from shops which must be built first, using materials, gained through just playing the game. Overall, it’s just a huge rogue-like RPG with incredible grinding. You don’t even need to buy half of the gear available to you. The graphics are fine. The character creation is just choosing between multiple default classes. Nothing new to see here, apart from a game already done to death, just done worse.
[b] Any hope? [/b]
Well, sure, why not. As repetitive as the game is, I do not hate it. In fact, I like some aspects of it. There’s still a good deal of annoying mechanics, to be mentioned later. But for the most part, it’s just very OK, and for that, there is some potential. I think most rogue-likes have potential. The nodes on the map are a cool feature, you can only choose one mission per choice, until given new choices. You can choose between trying to fight as much as you can, against just going for all the Friendly of Gamble missions whenever available. It gives me a sense that my choice will matter in the long run. Something else I like? The missions in general are alright. For Early Access, they’re alright. You’re not going to see Total War strategies here, but it’s good enough. I personally enjoy most forms of fighting enemies, but, there is still a pretty big con here. You need to have your mouse on the enemy to attack them in any form. You also use abilities in where your character is facing, which is a lot more annoying that it sounds.
[b] Now, the bad [/b]
The combat is just poor. The missions get repetitive for the average player. Character creation doesn’t even let you pick between male or female. It takes too long to heal up using a potion, you also already have a healing ability. The controls aren’t the best. The font on the UI doesn’t look the best (yeah, it’s a nit-pick. So what?). You open two new windows every time you press level up, even if you do not have skill points to spare. Even these small things are very frustrating and super annoying as you must deal with them every single time. Later in the game you even have everything completely levelled up to the maximum level, and this mechanic becomes more than useless, but even something saddening.
[b] Pros and Cons; A Summary [/b]
+ Cheap
+ Cool time waster
+ Interesting mechanics
+/- “Strange” combat
+/- Rogue-like
+/- Graphics aren’t too poor
- Gets boring fast
- Repetitive
- Ugly UI
Giving it a
[h1] 5/10 [/h1]
[b] TL; DR [/b]
Only good for a very specific audience. It’s a perma-death repetitive game with not much new content to offer than buying the exact same weapon for a small damage increase, with the exact same art. Early Access? This is not ready yet, not at all. It crashes on launch sometimes, but otherwise, not necessarily buggy, which is a saving factor. On the other hand, the combat, the defining feature of a rogue-like game, is terribly executed.
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