Legacy Of Evil

At the beginning, you assemble a party of three heroes. In your very first playthrough this is not possible because you start with only one hero unlocked, but you will unlock the rest with progress. Each hero belongs to a classic fantasy role such as barbarian, sorcerer, or warrior. All heroes have the same base statistics for attack power, attack speed, and movement speed. This means your choice of hero does not matter much in terms of raw performance. The only functional distinction is that melee units strike enemies in close range around themselves, while ranged units can attack from a distance. Every hero has a unique special attack, but you can only use the special ability of the hero you choose as your party leader. The controls are straightforward. The other heroes who are not the leader will automatically mimic the leader’s actions, moving and attacking whenever you do. There is only one attack button to press, so there is not much complexity in combat. While heroes walk at a slightly slow pace, you can use a run button that consumes stamina. Stamina runs out quickly, but it also recharges in a short time, so you can use it often. Obstacles create the most challenging situations. They require you to change between different formations, and there are three available: a triangle, a vertical line, and a horizontal line. Using the correct formation is important because if a hero collides with an obstacle in the wrong formation, they will be pushed to the bottom of the screen and removed from the party. In practice, each hero acts like an extra life. Unfortunately, there is no option to set a preferred formation, and each stage begins in a horizontal formation, which is the least useful when you have a full party. The game moves you along a series of stages in a fixed order. Your task is to get as far as you can and ideally beat the entire game. You begin each stage with maximum three heroes, but you can recruit more along the way. When you touch another hero, they immediately join your team. You can have multiple copies of the same hero type, but the team cannot be larger than five members. If you are already at the maximum size, rescuing another hero will instead award you points. Each stage scrolls forward automatically, similar to a side-scrolling shoot ’em up. You cannot control the movement of the stage itself. Your focus is on holding the attack button, defeating enemies, and avoiding obstacles. Stages are divided into three smaller sections. The first two play similarly, but the third ends with a boss fight. An important feature you will encounter in certain stages is the hero portal. These portals unlock new heroes, but the conditions for activating one depend on the type of your party leader. The portal clearly displays the required hero type, and this requirement remains the same for that particular level. However, you are unlikely to know this on your first attempt unless you happen to match it by chance. If your leader’s type matches the requirement, the portal will activate and the new hero will be unlocked. Once a hero is unlocked in this way, the process does not need to be repeated. The other path to new heroes are boss fights. But except for a hero the first time you beat them, boss battles are not that rewarding. They are difficult because of their complex attack patterns, which resemble bullet hell games. These patterns require precise dodging and are designed to make it hard to keep a full party intact. Fortunately, during boss fights, you can still find new heroes to recruit as well as power-ups that can help you recover from losses. One frustrating aspect of boss encounters is their unskippable intros. While these scenes are not particularly long, having to watch them every single time becomes tedious. The pacing also drags at the end of a stage, where you must click through multiple point screens, and at the start of the game, where several menus stand between you and beginning a new run. If you lose all your heroes, the game does not end immediately. You can retry the current stage as long as you have extra lives. At the end of each substage, you can earn a new life by scoring enough points. Points come from rescuing heroes, defeating enemies, and destroying obstacles. The point requirement is strict, so you must destroy almost every enemy and obstacle to gain the reward. Enemies drop coins that you can use for upgrades. Between runs, you can visit the tavern in the main menu to spend your earnings. The upgrade system is simple and offers permanent improvements such as higher damage, faster speed, and increased gold gain. You can also level up individual heroes, with each upgrade enhancing abilities related to their role. Melee fighters gain a wider attack range, while ranged heroes can unlock new attack patterns. The game is not very long, but you will probably need to invest in a few upgrades before you can complete the final stage. If you aim to unlock every achievement, you will need to make many runs.

Very Nice game. Best party is: Archer (leader) + robot + bard Very addicting Edit: works well in Steam Deck

最近玩了一阵子《邪恶遗产》，感觉就是把街机竖版射击换了个壳子：飞机换成人，僚机换成队友。满屏子弹得躲，走位和阵型切换反而成了关键，紧张感一下子就上来了。 角色池子挺大，战士、法师、牧师、盗贼、圣骑士这些老朋友全在，组合起来还能凑出不同打法。切换队长放大招的设计算是个亮点，局势有时候真能靠这一下扭转。 像素风意外地顺眼，美式味道挺浓。打击感和特效做得还行，等角色等级高了以后就是满屏光影乱飞，割草的爽感拉满。上手不难，新玩家几分钟就能明白怎么玩。 问题也明显：失败必须从头推图，刷前期关卡刷到有点麻木；换队员的机制很别扭，得等人死了才能上替补，这设计真是折腾；翻译问题也不少，游戏里一堆“口口口”，还有成就提示老在右下角刷屏，影响体验。 整体说下来还是推荐的，爽快感够，复古味也浓，新人好上手，就是对玩家的耐心可能消耗得快。如果喜欢像素街机风格，可以一试。首发还有七折优惠还是值得入手的~ [table][td]欢迎关注鉴赏家[url= https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45519015/]“无趣评测”[/url][/td][/table]

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画面火爆的竖版卷屏战斗游戏。 非常有特色的组队战斗模式，边走边集结新队友，队友数量就是血量。组成队友的类型决定攻击种类。 攻击范围大，视觉效果爽。打击反馈和音效不错。 不要被敌人绕后，不然你没有回头攻击的能力，只能等着掉血。 有中文，有成就。 中文有字库不全口口口问题。有漏翻，有机翻痕迹。 所有键位都集中在左手边，比较紧张。 成就计量在右下角弹窗弹个没完没了。

I feel compelled to write a positive review a little early, as I feel confident I'll enjoy this one for several hours to come at a bare minimum and want to show support while they're a new release. Very delighted by this unique, action-packed little gem, and very much enjoying local co-op especially. There are not multiple difficulty levels by default that I can tell, and I haven't fully completed the base run yet, but it's a nice moderate challenge with room to master a few different mechanics/characters to keep it interesting, and with the significant roguelite perma-upgrades between runs i'm pleasantly surprised at its relative accessibility/replayability while still preserving a sense of challenge. This game does feel somewhat uniquely like its own thing, at least to me...I feel like saying it's just a SHMUP skinned as an ARPG might be technically accurate but is not quite doing the unique vibe justice; it really "feels" like a high-fantasy Action RPG and a SHMUP had a baby, even if a lot of that is just tweaking the shmup gameplay formula with melee attacks, and the slow-paced, ground-unit style maneuvering (with plenty of terrain to deal with). So, fantasy action shmup vibes with roguelite meta-progress plus some character unlocks, but arcade-style power-ups, destructive environments for points/gold, and mid-core "relatively slow" bullet hell combat. Melee and ranged character classes for your squad, easy sprint mechanic with generous cooldown, and powerful ult ability with a cooldown. Each stage is re-created with some variety not just each run but even when you restart it due to dying, which does a nice job of helping keep things fresh, though I can imagine getting a little sick of some of the (slightly) sloggy boss fights after several more runs, tho the perma-upgrades should help alleviate the pain there. Stacking combat power-ups and stacking your party to max size (3 apiece in co-op, I think 5 in single player) instead of party-wiping and having to build back up will give a tremendous advantage in boss fights and the like and adds a fun snowballing payout for having a good run in the earlier stages. If you meet a score threshold each stage you also get a 1-up. The game is a blast in co-op btw and a dead player can always steal a party member from the other to respawn in real time which works well, and "rescuable party members" spawn along with power-ups at again a relatively forgiving "medium difficulty" sort of pace. The gameplay is fun, well-paced, fair. Medium-slow but not super slow. Yes it's a roguelite so you die and start over, but the shop upgrades are chunky and impactful. The difficulty curve between stages and zones is good, enemy variety not mind-blowing but good, handles pretty well, etc. Is it polished to perfection? No, but $10 base price feels modest/more than fair to me and the 30% off right now even better. If it looks like the kinda thing that might be up your alley and you appreciate novel stabs at classic formulas, I'd say give it a shot! The music is hit and miss but some good tunes, and I've found the pixel art delightful throughout.

Vou deixar aqui um feedback como desenvolvedor, com base nos meus primeiros 30 minutos de gameplay: Primeiramente, a ideia do jogo é interessante — ele começa divertido, mas logo surgem alguns problemas que acabam frustrando o jogador. Vou listar algumas sugestões de game design que podem ajudar a melhorar a experiência. Claro, são apenas sugestões. 1. Início com inimigos mais fracos Começar o jogo com inimigos que morrem com um único golpe ajuda o jogador a se acostumar com o ritmo e o combate. No meu caso, já no início, encontrei inimigos que precisavam de dois golpes, e isso me fez morrer em poucos segundos. A sensação foi de frustração, pois eu acertava o primeiro hit, mas o inimigo continuava atacando antes de terminar o cooldown do meu golpe, resultando em hit kill. 2. Feedback de hit nos inimigos Atualmente, os inimigos levam dano, mas continuam se movendo imediatamente. Seria bom adicionar algum tipo de reação: um pequeno recuo, alguns décimos de segundo de stun ou uma animação rápida de impacto. Isso traria dois benefícios: deixaria o combate mais “sensível” e satisfatório, e também ajudaria no controle de espaço e movimentação. Um bom exemplo de referência são os jogos de Zelda para GBA — algo nessa linha cairia muito bem no seu jogo. 3. Ataques para trás ou em área Em várias situações, inimigos me atacaram por trás e eu não tinha nenhuma forma de me defender. Talvez adicionar um ataque que acerte em 360 graus, ou um ataque mágico que atinja frente e trás ao mesmo tempo, ajudasse. Outra opção seria um golpe carregado que atingisse todos os lados, como o ataque giratório de The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. 4. Fixar posição dos personagens aliados Os personagens que coletamos ficam se soltando da formação constantemente. Em várias situações, eles ficaram presos em obstáculos e, ao retornar, encostaram em inimigos, me fazendo tomar dano sem querer. Talvez “pinar” a posição dos personagens na formação inicial ajudaria a resolver isso. 5. Clareza na interface (UI) Alguns elementos de UI ficaram confusos. Por exemplo, o balão de fala de um inimigo esqueleto parecia o do personagem caído que podemos coletar. Isso me fez confundir e acabar indo de encontro ao inimigo. Minha sugestão é diferenciar melhor o que faz parte da UI do que pertence ao cenário. Talvez adicionar contornos nos itens coletáveis ou ícones mais distintos. 6. Economia e progressão Em 30 minutos de gameplay, não consegui comprar nada relevante na loja. Sugiro aumentar um pouco a quantidade de ouro obtido ou reduzir o preço de alguns itens. 7. Estrutura de progressão e morte Percebi que o jogo mistura elementos clássicos com mecânicas de roguelite. Há aleatoriedade, evolução persistente e perda parcial de recursos ao morrer, mas também vidas e checkpoints de área. Talvez valha a pena definir mais claramente o estilo: Se quiser seguir o caminho roguelite, o jogador poderia recomeçar do zero a cada morte, mas manter evoluções e upgrades. Se quiser algo mais clássico, poderia recomeçar do ponto exato em que morreu (como em Sonic Wings), sem precisar repetir a área inteira. Atualmente, o sistema parece estar num meio-termo que causa um pouco de estranhamento. No geral, a proposta é boa — gostei da arte e da ideia principal. Acredito que, com alguns ajustes, o jogo pode atingir um público bem maior, pois o potencial é grande. Com certas melhorias de game feel e clareza visual, ele pode se tornar realmente divertido. Se algumas dessas mudanças forem implementadas, com certeza eu ficarei feliz em alterar minha análise para positiva.

竖屏滚动卷轴游戏，玩家在路途中搭救别的角色凑成3人队伍，可以切换阵型，角色只能向前方攻击，比较吃操作。 游戏采用小关卡形式，失败可复活。 有中文，画面不错。

Please add a difficulty option. Its a damn good game, it really is. I just wish you took the difficulty down one notch.

Loving this so far! The party system is unique and fun. All this game needs is online multiplayer!