Everything about his game is just that. Nothing really stands out. The graphics are mediocre, UI is awfully console-ish, the amount of available units in the game is painfully low, story is generic. I mean, it plays fine, but don't expect anything groundbreaking both either fun factor or gameplay. The game is also a save/load simulator due to some extremely cheap fights. Most arenas are extremely small, where enemy units can decimate your army before you even get to your first turn. The game's initiative system is AI biased so if some units have the same initiative/speed, AI always gets to go first. The only thing you can do to mitigate this is the initial unit placement, which will usually require several tries to see what the AI does and how it plays that particular fight. Losing units is extremely detrimental as some of them are extremely expensive and you can very easily run out of gold if you are too carefree with it. You can lose troops (you get to heal them for 50% of the cost after battle), but entire units usually means reload unless it's a particularly tough fight. You will also be reloading if the enemy gets lucky morale/crit/dodge streaks. With that said, the amount of actual fights in the game is surprisingly low. Most of the time will be spent running around and talking to people, which is not a good thing. The quests and main story are uninteresting. Your options for some solutions are "HURR DURR ME FIGHT STUF", "I will do this just because it's evil and no other reason", "Goody two-shoes" and "I'm smart". The saddest thing for me is honestly the music. It has been stellar in the previous KB entries, but here is is some of the most generic stuff I've ever heard. There are exactly 2 extremely repetitive combat tracks that play in every fight and the whole soundtrack besides the menu music is entirely forgettable. A stark difference to the masterpieces in the Legend-Dark Side line of games. Still, it can be fun in some aspects, so giving it a 6.5/10.
First off, the game is perfectly playable on a keyboard. There are also camera controls which 90% of the people seemingly just ignore. Use them and you have a surprising amount of freedom with the camera. It's not nearly as bad as the claims are. At least to me, controls were absolutely not an issue and anyone who played games in the 90s/2000s should do fine. What is bad though is the saving system and bosses. Basically, you have to 100% a level in a single life. Dying even once resets the level and the collectibles except Golden Udders completely. Which means you have to learn the level, the jumps and everything and then perform it flawlessly in one go. The levels are luckily not that long, but expect to replay some levels a LOT of times. Because you will. The game starts somewhat easy but right in the 2nd world, you will be required to perform several nearly pixel perfect jumps in a row and failing just one means instant death and a fast trip to the start of the level. The game also loves inescapable death pits. The lives system is also basically useless as the level just restarts whenever you die. If it at least allowed you to continue from mid-level, it would have been something but no. And if you do make it through the levels, then come the bosses. Which is probably the single worst part about this game. I would bet that about 9/10 people stop playing the game at the boss of the 2nd world. Because he's so incredibly cheap, annoying and unfun to try and beat that you'd rather say "F THIS" and drop the game. All the boss fights are also based on the same (pretty annoying) gimmick. The soundtrack has several bangers in it but unfortunately, there is no way to control the volume and some tracks are obnoxiously loud. But even through all of this, it's just old-school platforming goodness. At least a basic save system would have made it a bit more enjoyable, but those are the joys of very old games. Giving it a decent 7/10. Fun, but with some major annoyances.
