Posted on: April 25, 2022

Butchbird

Games: 137 Reviews: 15

A well executed hybrid

I'd rate this 4.5 stars but this deserves a boost for the overall rating. The mix of 4X and RPG is very well done and quite interesting, the atmosphere is top notch and using Slavic mythology brings a certain dose of freshness to the RPG part of the genre, somewhat off the beaten paths, a change of pace from the usual orcs and goblins. I'd like to point out, having seen reviews which were not to fond of the system, that having 3 "types" of "challenges" (read battles) was pointless. I disagree. I find it quite interesting that they built this part of the game to reflect the fact that note every battle is one of brawn. Brawn, wit and spirituality, three types of battles which deserve to be considered apart from one another. I'm not too fond of card games, but the way its implemented is quite good and as I said, having three types of battle gives more personnality to it all. It does force you to keep tabs on all your characters so as to know which one is better at ouwitting the ennemy, ducking it out with weapons or scaring away spirits, but the fact that your leading a party and not a whole nation as is customary to 4X games makes it manageable.

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Posted on: January 1, 2020

victisvincimus

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Games: 620 Reviews: 15

A Step Down From The First

Sad to say, this fixes few of the problems with the first game and adds a few of its own. While the ability to choose your village placement and get multiple villages is welcome, the game setting options are fewer, the card game is much less intuitive and fun, events bombard you even more than in the first, and the art is less diverse and charming.

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Posted on: April 7, 2025

Lexandro

Verified owner

Games: 18 Reviews: 2

I return to this game every now and then

The good: Excellent replayability-factor. Slavic-themed fantasy is a huge+ Nice and interesting character portraits, arts etc in the game. Good variety in Gods, possible caracter combinations, starting settings, etc. You can cook! Moonshine too :D Fighting is not always the best solution. Well written dialogues. A lot of free dlc-s and content. Good difficulty customization options. The game is very stable . I have experienced 2-3 freezes or crashes during the 400h i put in this game... The bad: Specific events or combinations can be somewhat too RNG-dependent (you can brute force or avoid some through save-scumming tho...). Somewhat dated graphics. Sometimes resource-gathering and crafting can be grindy. Some parts would need some polishing...like ,,mating" and childbirth...blood lineages and relations doesnt get tracked in your gang, which can result in funny situations...like when my undead companion ungabunga-d my witch chick, who then gave birt to a half undead-half human boy, who became a warrior after 40-something turns, then his undead father ungabunga-d him too, resulting another half-undead child...luckily, later on the game, I have managed to fed this undead habsburg-wannabe to a zmey (some big polish godzilla). If i remember correctly, the game's developement is basically over, so there will be no more dlc-s or updates. Overall, i got value and a lot of fun for my money with this game.

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Posted on: June 5, 2025

Spieler_4

Verified owner

Games: 42 Reviews: 3

Amazing Game

As some other already mentioned this game has deep mechanics and a lot of surprises. You start with a some random people and can grow until you have your own settlement. You have to collect ressource on your way to not get hungry and for upgrades and trading. You can have more than one groupe running around. You can easily lose battles if you underestimate enemies. There are often decissions you have to make. The outcome is not always that clear, when you deal with demons and witches. Who is your friend or foe is also not that easy. A great game for dicovery in an exciting world. It it fun to start again a new game as you can e.g. choose another deity.

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Posted on: May 18, 2019

theparanoidhusky

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Games: 288 Reviews: 3

Love it.

So I loved the first game. Have it on multiple platforms and unlocked all the achievements. on the ps4 version. I feel this version is a game out of time. It's user interface is something out of the late 90's, but in a good way. It allows for the player to optimize their peoples output. Muti-player with my wife is very fun, although the random seen issues that plagued the first games muti-player are still there. As of 5/17/19 there are still some bugs, but as long as the build is solid I'm fine with that. I think if you loved the first one, you'll love this more. I wish I could sell it better, but it's a niche game. If you like strategy, and risk/reward gambles give it a go.

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