Posted on: June 14, 2016

CanadaCat

Games: 246 Reviews: 27

A rather underrated gem.

I picked this game up on a whim after hearing a YouTuber saying it was good. And he was right. A strategy game done in the style of Might n Magic, you are a princess that has traveled back in time to stop a demon invasion before it happens. How do you do that? Build an army and roam the land destroying other armies. Although I didn't get that far, the sheer variety of units you can recruit is hilarious. My army was being lead by a bunch of giant cobras by the end of the first area, with pirates backing them up later on. Your units can range from standard rank-n-file infantry to animals to giants to demons to even dragons. All you are limited by is the amount of gold you have as some of the more awesome units are more expensive and take up more "slots" in your army. So it comes down to a balancing out your army that covers all situations yet is a good value for your limited funds. Also when units die, they're dead. So you have to replenish your army every now and then to deal with the challenges and that requires more gold. And the best way to get gold is by defeating armies and here's where I ran into a problem. See there are no respawning enemies in this game which can be a good and a bad thing. It's good because it means running through areas you've already been to is easier and less tedious. However, because gold is so important in replenishing the lost troops it means that you can't grind weaker troops for important resources. And that can be a problem because you can run into armies with units that you can't beat and you don't have the resources for the appropriate unit type. And on top of that, I can't seem to find a decent walkthrough on what armies you should try to beat first, what's an ideal unit composition, etc. So for the most part you are on your own. All in all, this game is fantastic. If you are looking for something in the style of MnM and Ubisoft has been disappointing you lately, pick this up. Just prepare for to be challenged.

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Posted on: October 24, 2024

Plk_Lesiak

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Games: 200 Reviews: 2

Grindy, but fun open-world strategy game

I missed out of King's Bounty in its primetime, but exploring it after all these years proved quite fun. The game offers a pretty unique, very open-ended variation on the strategy game and RPG hybrid. It's very close to Heroes of Might and Magic in its core mechanics, but instead of shorter missions or scenarios it's a massive campaign where you explore the world and build alliances, sourcing your army and resources from friendly and neutral strongholds and shops, while leveling up and upgrading your only hero. This pushes the game more in the RPG spectrum, while also forcing you to manage you resources carefully and adapt your strategies to minimize losses, as troops both cost money and (beyond most basic ones) are a finite resource in the NPC towns. If you can suffer through some grinding and repetetive battles within specific regions, there's quite a lot of depth and fun min-maxing to the found here, along with a decent story and an eye-pleasing world.

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Posted on: December 19, 2016

vortexbeast

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Games: 167 Reviews: 11

Underrated and underappreciated for sure

There is so much TLC and out-and-out WOW in this game, from the awesomeness (awe is a good word for parts of this game--but no spoilers, sorry) and details in the visible world, to the easy-to-learn yet FULL ON turn-based strategy mega-fest, that I won't go any further than to say GET IT!

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Posted on: September 18, 2018

thearchdouchebag

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Games: 129 Reviews: 9

Flawed, broken, entertaining.

King's Bounty Crossworlds feels like what would happen if 200 teenagers worked together for two months with a software like a 3d RPG Maker and tons of assets... To sum it up you have PLENTY of very generic (but charming) content, an entire book of rather low-grade dialogs, fedex quests everywhere and very grave issues of balance. For instance I was totally mesmerized by the difference between the paladin and the warrior, in the first island, normal level. I tried the paladin once, and, I'm not kidding, the mobs where near-unbeatable, like seriously 5-10 times stronger than with the warrior. Same difficulty level !!! Did anyone test this game before realease ? This is the most crazy exemple I recall, but things like this keeps happening again and again. There is no shortage of flaws during the whole experience (one way or another, a great diversity of flaws) ! When you are not strong enough to beat the mobs (most of the time in the first half of the game) you keep sneaking all the time... Problem is... This is NOT A STEALTH GAME, BY NO MEANS, the game mechanics in this regard are crap : the paths are half-random and never synchronized, you never know what the AI "see" you don't have any action like hidding and so on... In the end ? I played this game for hours and hours and it was very addictive and somewhat entertaining and it was a waste of time but it's ok because I consider it a guilty pleasure, sort of...

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Posted on: November 12, 2018

tranquil-glade

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Games: Reviews: 46

some great moments, but grindy

~~~ Good ~~~ Nice art direction | Good sound | Fun battles ~~~ Bad ~~~ Completely random itemization: Your hero may miss out on many powerful items and remain a simp forever | Grind! You will have to move past enemy stacks and come back later many times | Banal storyline

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