Ancient: Legacy of Azul

[b] Target Audience: [/b] [I] Very dedicated sidescrolling players who want a challenge.[/i] [b] Summary: [/b] This is again one of those situations where I wish Steam had more choices then just up and down thumbs for a recommendation. For the value of 5 dollars, Ancient: Legacy of Azul does provide enough content and item variety in runs to keep your attention over the long haul, with a unique element of a time shiftting world causing buffs for the enemy. Those who really like a challenge will find a game that will test them, using the different character abilities the best they can to stay alive while being fast while the game starts bearing down on you time wise. The music does engage you in battle and feels a little over-quality to the rest of the game and its price point, and there's good details on animations and a solid set of controls/abilities. The problem is that there are some design decisions that really hamper your want to keep on going. The time element is great except you can't plan for it always: as a lack of information about where things are, what things do, and overall how you can adapt to your play is always putting a fork in your run. Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with difficulty, but roguelite/roguelikes should always feel like knowledge of enemy patterns and items/etc should make you feel more confident for the next run, and that's where Ancient falls apart. I know that if the cards are dealt right, I just don't have a chance, and it's frustrating in a bad way. It doesn't help that some of the color decisions make certain elements blend into the background, and the pulled back camera perspective seemed completely unnecessary for the type of action the game was going for. It's a game that I believe that serves a very specific subset of player, which is why I'm giong to give a thumbs up in the end but reluctantly. But this is after you've seen many of the bigger (and other cheap older) games in the genre, and need a roguelite action fix. If some of the issues would be ironed out, there's definitely more potential here. [b]Gameplay Footage: [/b] https://youtu.be/hiETIkBu3XM [u] Lists: [/u] [b]Positives:[/b] [list] [*] Music does not seem like it's coming along with a 5 dollar game, very good quality and sets the action mood well in a lot of cases. [*] Solid enough of a concept on time to make you feel pressure and distinguish it from others in the genre. [*] Skills for each character seemed balanced well enough and give them options while having weaknesses as well. [*] Clean animations for the most part that makes seeing things walking along/attacking visually pleasing. [/list] [b]Negative:[/b] [list] [*] Luck/Difficulty can be frustrating as clues to how do better aren't easily available, and you feel like you're fighting the tides badly. [*] A lack of information and clues to how best go in the run can frustrate. [*] Repetition of first bosses can get old real fast. [*] Planning doesn't feel like it can.....happen in a lot of places. Strategy just seems “grab everything you can”. Does drag it down. [*] Pulled back camera perspective loses some of the detail in models and feels unnecessary from an action perspective. [*] [/list] [b] If you want more reviews/information regarding games I've reviewed, visit my curator. [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/6861768/]Dragnix Curator [/url][/b]

Ancient is an excellent game that gets many things right and a few things wrong. The design and imagery is excellent. The music is great, the sounds are spot-on, and the diversity in items is exciting. However, the game lacks the motivation and reward that roguelikes typically have. Apart from unlocking 4 classes (5 total playable classes), there aren't unlockables in this game. You may find new items on your journeys, but you receive nothing other than an entry in your encyclopedia. There isn't enough of a tutorial to explain mechanics and what you can spend your dust on, and none of the items have descriptions in game. Additionally, how well your run goes is entirely dependent on how fortunate you are to get great drops that synergize with your character and loot. Overall, the game is honestly great. I also think it is worth the price! Should you buy it? Yes! However, I think they need to update their descriptions and tutorial before I give it a positive review.

i gotta say, i find this very easy to just do a run on just like i do RoR AND RoR 2. im actually having not the easiest time with it so far, as well, which is actually really refreshing. im unlocking characters and such still. i will say i want to like Wayfarer, your starting character way more than i do. gonna keep grinding away with him. just gotta get better. music and vibes are all pretty on point. this is solid work that still feels like its evolving. and you CANT really beat the price. honestly it should be at least 10. kbye

ROR1 but I'm a wizard

I like it! Its a fun game in the same vein as Risk of Rain, rouge like, item and character unlocks, good combat. My only complaint right now is that the characters will randomly stop moving when I am holding down the movement key. Other than that the dev looks like they intend to keep updating for a bit with possibly more content but at the very least bug fixes. EDIT: The movement glitch can be fixed by unplugging either you controller or mouse, whichever you aren't using!

浅玩了一下。大概说说目前的问题。 不出意外这个游戏是模仿雨中冒险一代的，这当然没问题。但是我感觉没学到该学的地方。 总结下目前游戏的问题有以下几个： 1. 画面太暗。 游戏大概是想走一个黑暗中世纪故事背景的路线，实际上游戏内的一些近景和boss的像素精细度都挺好的。 我能感受到这个游戏的美术层面想比初代雨中冒险做的好，实际上的确是比初代雨中冒险做得精细。 但是要知道，做的越细不代表越好。怪物和背景的配色几乎一样，道具跟怪物的配色又很像。 买道具的祭坛长得也几乎没有区别。玩起来太费眼了。 其实作为一个小体量的独立游戏，不需要有好看的美术，但是需要有辨识度高的美术。 配色这块实在是太拉跨了。玩时间长了眼睛难受。 2. 道具的辨识度太低。 还是拿雨中冒险和以撒做例子，这个俩游戏也有很多加数值的道具，尤其是雨中冒险有时候道具加个什么攻速移动速度实际前期对玩家的提升是很小的，以至于如果没有任何提示，玩家甚至不觉得自己有实际的获得道具。 这个游戏就有这样的问题，我觉得以撒和雨中冒险之所以做成捡了道具玩家的外观会有实际的改变是经过深思熟虑的。 而很无奈的是这个几乎不可缺少的优点这款游戏没有学到。 目前玩了几十分钟，基本上遇到的都是加数值的道具，而这些道具的提升又很小（大概官方是想做的跟雨中冒险一样，单个道具很弱，但是道具可以叠加越叠越爽那种套路）。但拿起道具没有任何反馈的确没激起我的正反馈。 还有就是加属性的道具也太多了吧，其他游戏玩一玩获得一些提升就会多一个宠物，多一个无人机，或者子弹会变什么的。 这个游戏玩了半天拿到的都是一些暴击，给敌人打减速的道具，重开好几局都是一个样。emm 玩这不是很爽，而且每一关能获得的道具也很少。 3. 游戏地图 只打了前三关，都是从左到右的大平原。 只有横向地图没有立体的纵向地图，这就导致我不管打什么boss都是从左到右和从右到左。说实话挺无聊的。 其他的横板rogue游戏都有一个纵深可以探索地图。而这个游戏几乎什么都没。 做个小总结吧，感觉作者是想好好做的。这款游戏借鉴了哪些游戏也很一目了然，但是现阶段我觉得并没有很好的把别人的优点借鉴来，而是只模仿了个框架。 游戏本身的美术的确还不错，但是感觉丢了西瓜捡芝麻了。画面好但是很乱，让人看着累。那还不如雨中冒险那种虽然什么都没有但是地图和背景不乱，玩家玩着不会觉得眼晕。

Como amante del Risk of Rain 2 y no tanto del Risk of Rain 1 a pesar de ser un juegardo, debo decir que este juego es una joya. El juego deberia costar el doble de lo que vale, la musica es una pasada y el juego en si es droga. Tiene la mismas vainas que el RoR, con sus items a escoger, sus portales, el rollo de que mientras mas tiempo pase mas dificiles son los enemigos, bosses y demas, pero en un ambiente rollo fantastico/medieval que mola y graficos refacheritos. Si te gusta el risk of rain y similares debes comprarte este juego sin dudarlo en vez de comprarte el paquete de tabaco del dia o el chupito de wisky de la tarde, y si puedes, compra 2, uno para ti y otro para tu madre. Bendiciones.

Like the rest said, it's like Risk of Rain, except way more difficult because it is impossible to kite. Aside from bosses, from what I can see, every enemy in the game can constantly close the gap to you with high speed or teleporting under your feet. Really great art style, music is great, and the whole game is genuinely impressive, especially for 5 dollars. That being said, if you're lookin' for a stress free fun game, this ain't it.

Risk of rain 1 的劣化版, 不好玩, 有这钱和时间直接去玩Risk of rain 1吧

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