Massive Chalice

Yup! This is awesome! It lacks the nice stuff from X-com and other similar games but this is a fuun game you should play with. The concept is very similar!

This 'game' is a series of 'maps' where you have to clear 'enemies'. Again, again and again. Pointless and boring. Graphics is one of the week points - broken lines, geometric squares and triangles make it look rough and untidy.

Brilliant game, rare when something comes along with a new game design concept like this one does. The combat was immensely entertaining, the meta game of bloodlines a blast and connects the strategic with the tactical, loved the aesthetics of the game design, and the aging mechanism of the heroes while bothersome because you quickly lose them also worked to make losing them either from old age or in battle more palatable because it’s just a part of the game design so you just roll with it. Good test for me on how much I loved a game is I’m ready to jump immediately back in and do it again even though in the first run I suffered not one, not even two, but more like 3 total team wipes, along with losing all but about 3 pieces of the island before the 300 years was up, it was touch and go whether I’d even field 5 heroes in the final engagement. Through it all since I was having such a good time I would just pressed on after a complete wipe and that’s impressive game design when that happens. Read a proper review of it: http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2015/06/11/the-best-thing-about-massive-chalice-might-be-the-thing-you-hate-about-massive-chalice/ Or this write up from same site of the 300 year campaign: http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2015/06/19/massive-chalice-the-breathless-caberjack/

To make it short: Stupid and boring.

Disclaimer: I have not played the release version of the game yet, just the early access versions. You are an immortal ruler created to defend a country from the encroaching cloud of corruption known as "The Cadence." Battles are turn-based and occur on tactical maps that vary by region. Heroes: 9 classes total, with only 3 available at first. Genetics determine each hero's appearance and traits. Heroes gain XP in battle, but they can also die in battle or be subject to age attacks. You can risk them in battle or instead have them settle down and have children. Heroes can gain nicknames by defeating many enemies, and they also leave behind Relics (powerful weapons) when they die which can be passed on to other members of their house. All the houses have a backer-designed family shield, motto, and battle cry. It is easy to grow attached to a line of heroes. You can view the entire family tree and reminice outside of battle. Buildings: Keeps hold a ruler and a consort who train children who will be your future heroes. Crucibles house a single hero who trains all the country's children for additional XP. Sagewright Guilds house some number of retired heroes who research technologies. Tech: You can research items, new weapons, better armor, overall kingdom improvements, and you can recruit random new heroes and adopt babies. Enemies: There are a few families of enemies based around themes of time, such as Overgrowth, Corruption, and Aging, with eventual advanced versions. Difficulty: Yes. If you make too many wrong moves, you are doomed though you may not fail the game entirely for a long time afterwards. Battle requires a lot of thought. Art: The 3D art is top notch. The cut-scenes were a little janky, but they may have improved in the final version. The sounds and music of this game are awesome. I especially liked the badlands maps, with all the cricket noises in the background. 4.5 stars. Less a half for a poor tutorial.