Okhlos: Omega

The idea behind Okhlos is great: take the command of a furious mob and fight your way through ancient Greece to take down Gods of Olympus. All that action in a very funny way with its share of destruction, onomatopoeia and colorful graphics. However I felt rather quickly without any challenge or strategies to think about. The first clues of this lack of depth are controls. You can move directly your leader with the keyboard and order the mod to move/attack/defend a specific location with the mouse. You can also run or regroup your plebs. It's nearly a copy and paste of Pikmin.... depth in less because you can't sort your mob. Of course you can check the forming of the mob or trade new units/plebs with some traders. But again the fact that you need to run over new units on the field makes team management ultra-limited and disappointing. Sorting the mob would have been great too especially for strategies or difficulty because Okhlos has not much ways to win especially with items that you can pick up and gives too powerful bonuses. 4 items in total, the powder keg deals damages directly, the shield gives a temporary invincibility, the meat regenerate all health point and the helm gives a bonus to moral. So even if you encounter enemies that deals damages with areas of effect (which are the nemesis of your mob) you can totally negate these effects by only guarding or using items at the appropriate time. Also the more units you have the better. As an example I could gather more than 10 items in total and I could have been able to hold my 50 units invincible during a whole boss fight... Compared to a game like Pikmin where enemies can split your units, trap them, change their attributes or even transform the terrain... Okhlos is far more limited even if it's a totally assumed action game. To conclude: I was a bit disappointed. Especially when I've beaten the last boss after my 3 first hours and with not many efforts. Secrets to find are still a good addition.

I didn't go into Okhlos expecting much, but had a supisingly good time with it. The mechanics are simple but intuitive enough to make gameplay fluid and enjoyable, and the pixel art style was done impeccably. In that regards, it reminded me a lot of Lakeview Cabin, which I also loved thoroughly. I can see the game getting repetitive eventually, but for the asking price, I think it's definitely worth a look if you're currently on the fence and unsure whether to give it a shot or not. For those that need that little bit of extra encouragement, I did a short video on it that can be found here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeMlLsnMNLI Cheers everyone :)

I have this game on steam from a humble monthly bundle so it was a bit of chance that I found it. I know the term rogue-like is over used, but it speaks to the replayability the game has. It's short, it's simple, but it's fun and frantic. If you're the kind of person who likes a horde of minions to do your dirty work then this game is for you.

The game is fun although I am not a fan of the controls it can be hard to control especially when you have a big mob. An example is on one of the maps I couldn’t avoid the traps and my troops kept dying with only attack and defend command with three formations(close normal and spread out), powerups and utility items game is still limited regarding what you can do. But nevertheless, it’s fun even when you have no idea what’s going on.