Posted on: October 14, 2019

kdgog

Games: Reviews: 67

Pretty, and fairly simple

It's a pretty and pleasant little game. I played for a bit, saved, and picked it up later or another day - that stopped it feeling repetitive. I also played on easy after a few attempts at the default difficulty, because I found that let me experience what the game offers without it overstaying its welcome. There were a few things that aren't explained - I had to go to an external wiki to find out how to choose which commanders to take on a mission, and the "rest" system when you have more than four wasn't clear at first. Basically, you can do two islands in a go if you split your commanders, though since I focussed on just upgrading my core four, I never bothered with that. The engine is really nice. They could sue it to rebuild the classic Spectrum game Cyclone, since it's based around small isometric islands. As I played I kept wanting some extra level of interaction with the pretty islands. Once each level begins you don't really have any time to appreciate them. It's no FTL in terms of depth or stories, but makes a pretty and unstraining diversion. If that appeals, then you'll enjoy it.

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Posted on: November 25, 2024

omarsig

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Games: 35 Reviews: 3

Great strategy game 👌

Great looking artstyle, specially the colors are so nice. Gameplay wise it has a rouge like format but with checkpoints (kind of far from each other), the 3 unit types are nice to play with, If one of your generals die you loose him for good and going forward with less units is so much more dificult, really fun game non the less.

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Posted on: November 21, 2018

ribroast

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Games: 277 Reviews: 18

A lot of fun

The game is simple but a lot of fun to play. Love the cell shaded art style. Even though the graphics are simple, effects such as wind and rain bring the world to life. I installed this on a modest, mini computer, and the game hangs constantly. The computer is a old, tiny, business machine with a i5 and 16gb. The first time I launched the game it hung straight away. The game hangs every time after about every three islands, or 10 minutes. I give the game 5 stars for the fun factor. Honestly, I give it 2 stars for play-ability right now. I will install it on a machine with a lot more power, (and a GTX 1080) and see if it runs better. I just installed the game yesterday, so maybe a patch will come along soon.

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Posted on: July 25, 2019

KillTHEBuddha

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Games: 24 Reviews: 1

Fantastic Title

What a fun little game. The artwork and soundtrack are amazing. Read an article going into how they had to deal with the pikemen which I thought was very interesting. Love playing this game and will definitely be picking it up off and on for quiet some time. Will also be streaming it on my Mixer channel.

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Posted on: March 25, 2021

Banditking13

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Games: 242 Reviews: 13

Stick to watching someone stream it

A beutiful asthetic hidding a shallow, unrefind arcady strategy game. It wants you to micromanage your squads with precition timing but all you can do is position them and let rng decide if your squads will attack or run away when you want them too. This leaves the easy portions feeling VERY easy, with no way to speed up combat and the hard parts to be feel especially unfair given the units rng fighting. It's a good idea though with a cool theme, but the core loop needs work.

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