Posted November 20, 2012
I have posted this review of the game, but since GOG reviews tend to get 'buried' beyond the first 3 reviews that get all the votes (a serious flaw with GOG) I want to also post this in the forums.
Enjoy!
A very well made blend of Tower defense and RPG. This game manages to encapsulate everything that is fun about RPG without bogging you down with tiny details. It also is a well designed Tower Defense game with lots of different maps that present a good challenge without getting too repetitive.
The story is one of the better aspects of the game. It is well written and fun to follow and has a good sense of humor without getting too silly. The story is tied into the maps and enemies that you face in each map, so it give more depth and proportion to each encounter.
The game has good pacing, so you can play it for hours on end, or you can play it in 20 minute chunks. It can get challenging but is never too difficult to make you want to stop playing and it rarely forces you to grin for experience or money, rather the flow is quite natural that you can keep playing on normal and go back to the old maps on a higher difficulty for when you are stronger or want a challenge. Also, on the higher difficulties the tactics that you have to use are sometimes very different from the ones that you used on the lower levels, so it's not just a matter of being stronger.
This game is full of small details that show how much attention the game designers gave to the various aspects from the music, to the attention to character details, the ability to customize characters, the humorous dialogs, the back-story of the world and the retro but well executed look and feel.
I don't usually like Tower Defense games since they feel like a huge waste of time, but this game never makes you feel that way. You feel that you have walked away with a meaningful experience and that is something rare in games these days.
As a plus, the main game programmer is active in the forums and very responsive to requests and suggestions.
Finally as a future bonus, the game is modable, so I expect future maps and stories release by users to expand the game experience even further.
If you love adventure, RPG, a good story and don't completely hate Tower Defense games, this is a must pickup.
Enjoy!
A very well made blend of Tower defense and RPG. This game manages to encapsulate everything that is fun about RPG without bogging you down with tiny details. It also is a well designed Tower Defense game with lots of different maps that present a good challenge without getting too repetitive.
The story is one of the better aspects of the game. It is well written and fun to follow and has a good sense of humor without getting too silly. The story is tied into the maps and enemies that you face in each map, so it give more depth and proportion to each encounter.
The game has good pacing, so you can play it for hours on end, or you can play it in 20 minute chunks. It can get challenging but is never too difficult to make you want to stop playing and it rarely forces you to grin for experience or money, rather the flow is quite natural that you can keep playing on normal and go back to the old maps on a higher difficulty for when you are stronger or want a challenge. Also, on the higher difficulties the tactics that you have to use are sometimes very different from the ones that you used on the lower levels, so it's not just a matter of being stronger.
This game is full of small details that show how much attention the game designers gave to the various aspects from the music, to the attention to character details, the ability to customize characters, the humorous dialogs, the back-story of the world and the retro but well executed look and feel.
I don't usually like Tower Defense games since they feel like a huge waste of time, but this game never makes you feel that way. You feel that you have walked away with a meaningful experience and that is something rare in games these days.
As a plus, the main game programmer is active in the forums and very responsive to requests and suggestions.
Finally as a future bonus, the game is modable, so I expect future maps and stories release by users to expand the game experience even further.
If you love adventure, RPG, a good story and don't completely hate Tower Defense games, this is a must pickup.
