Songs of Conquest

Just no. It feels like a Walmart version of HOMM. The difficulty is all over place. The battles go from easy to overpowered enemies quickly. In the first scenario every time I try to convert an enemy town the game crashes. I would only recommend this game on sale and if you if have high levels of patience.

Really nice game. Excellent hotseat mode if you want to play local. I personally enjoy the pixel art style. I think it looks sharp and adds to overall character of the game. It has a streamlined interface and its general simplicity (compared to others in the genre) make it a fairly intuitive, pick up and play game. It's very accessible for new players, and the play times are generally short enough that a game could be completed in an afternoon. If you want a mildly complex turn based multiplayer game with shorter playtimes, this is pretty hard to beat. If you a looking for a complex 4x, with lots of dynamic systems, this may not impress you. In my opinion the gameplay is solid and fun. I think the 3D pixel art style is excellent and adds a lot of character to the game. Songs of Conquest is a fun, easy to understand game that feels unique, polished, and well worth the money.

Light 8 /10

Ну такое себе на 5 из 10. Надергали механик отовсюду понемногу, но до конца по нормальному не докрутили, игра кажется очень поверхностной из за этого, особенно на фоне идейных вдохновителей. Система магии через накопление "сущности" отрядов как по мне неудобная. Сильно ломает игру героем через магию. Сюжетные компании чисто для галочки.

Great game to play with a newborn in one arm.

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[b]Songs of Conquest[/b] is a modern version of the classic [i]Heroes of Might and Magic[/i]. While the gameplay loop is familiar – heroes build armies, scour the map for treasure, resources and artifacts, then conquer opponents or capture waypoints - [b]Conquest[/b] is more than just a nostalgic game with similar mechanics. Lavapotion’s focus on gameplay, characters, unit designs, map layout, beautiful music and a 2.5D pixel art style, have created a world rich in story and variety that’s unique to the genre. Upon launching the game, you have a number of modes to choose from… [u]Campaigns & Tales[/u] are relatively short narrative driven stories designed primarily as a tutorial to familiarize the player with each faction. [u]Conquest[/u] maps offer dozens of handcrafted maps, some very challenging [u]Puzzle[/u] maps, and [u]Random[/u] “template” maps for endless replayability. [u]Community[/u] maps are accessible through a third-party (Mod.io), which is highly questionable because of their required automatic account creation ([i]no, thank you[/i]), and sketchy history. Why not use Steam Workshop for a simple “map”, I don’t know, but if you are very curious about seeing what other players have created you can download them manually([b]*[/b]) without any login and simply save the file in the appropriate location. [b]*[/b] Many of these community maps and campaigns are very creative, adding plenty of replay value to the game, so I do recommend trying them out. [u]Multiplayer[/u] offers a number of choices to connect with other players, including a hotseat option so you can play as multiple factions on a map. The [u]Map Editor[/u] lets you build your own map or campaign. I used this to help with unlocking a couple of the “grindy” steam achievements. Factions are unique both in thematic flavor and unit design. While they each have melee/range fighters, no single unit is completely identical. While some share a similar primary mechanic, like burrowing underground or dashing across the battlefield, their secondary ability is completely different. The number of units each Wielder can carry is also capped, which eliminates the need to micromanage huge armies. It quickly becomes apparent that some units are "better" than others but each one has their pros and cons so no single unit type is really overpowering. Magic, on the other hand, can seem OP and adds to the strategic layer of the game. Spells can buff your relatively weak army and win against larger enemy forces using de-buffs and field control while also shooting the occasional direct-damage spells. Magic essence is generated from each unit, as well as other things like artifacts and upgrades, so for the most part it’s not something you need to build your army around since every Wielder from each faction uses the same list of magic spells. Wielders, of course, are unique heroes who all have different specialties that buff certain units or abilities. Everyone chooses random skills as they upgrade but some will lean more toward Magic skills while others will see more Combat skills to pick from. The myriad of artifacts in the game also adds to the countless variety of upgrades a Wielder can have. However, because of the sheer volume of artifacts, it can be cumbersome organizing them among your heroes given how your characters’ inventory has no sorting function. Beyond these basics, [b]Conquest[/b] gives the player a lot of control over the different variables you can adjust on a map from starting resources, to number of Wielders, enemy growth rate, field-of-view size and more. Combined with adjusting A.I. difficulty, color, faction and teams - there is so much you can experiment with. It’s clear Lavapotion were heavily inspired by [i]HoMM[/i]. [b]Songs of Conquest[/b] is a simple game with a design philosophy that's straight-to-the-point, well crafted, well balanced, and story-rich with enough variety and choices for hours of fun, leaving plenty of room for the game to grow.