Legendary Gary

Legendary Gary is a unique indie game with a positive message about how games can influence our lives for the better and give us a feeling of agency when we're feeling trapped. Full review: https://youtu.be/BdyCROIMjl8 My favorite features: -A unique turn-based/simultaneous combat system that turns battles into puzzles and is very satisfying to master -A very nice soundtrack -A meaningful motivation system that limits your options based on choices you've made -A very well-written story which changes drastically depending on your choices and actions My least favorite features: -Mouse-only controls (mostly fine, but I found click-to-walk annoying) -Some wonky pathfinding in a couple of places Overall, a highly recommended game if this is your type of thing.

If you're looking to get weird you've come to the right shop window. The weird is in here. All of it. It's not the nonsensical kind of weird but the mundane kind that creeps up on you because this title has such a relaxed unassuming approach to telling it's story that your likely to fall right into the narrative without even trying and suddenly your in that hazy dream you can't ever remember when you wake up. -Essentially your playing in a frame story and it's a frame story that's really just another frame story in and of itself because of the almost 4th wall nature of playing a game about a guy playing a game and the things that go on in his life at the same time. -The artwork makes me think of a well illustrated childern's book if the illustrations where to start moving around on the page as you read it. -There's an interesting turnbased combat system that has both the player's turn and the ai's turn play out simaltaneusly. It's enganging enough to say i'm intrigued and impressed as this has to be one of the more creative games I've played in years. Too early too give it a big review but I'm going to go ahead and say you should own it because the little i've seen so far is already worth the price of admission.

Legendary Gary: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is the story of a guy who many people can probably relate to. At the age of 30, he still lives at home with his old mother. He was content to lose his job at the supermarket without telling the true story to anyone, and has no intention of doing anything but play videogames all day long for fun instead. That’s until his mother was told by a pastor that a) the world would end very soon, and b) that by giving all her savings away to the pastor, the lord would be kind to her and her family on doomsday. And none of the bills have been paid, including the electricity! How is he going to play his favourite videogame? All will be revealed by the man himself . . . Legendary Gary! Legendary Gary is an RPG with fun turn-based combat mechanisms. And yes, you’ll be playing the life of Gary! This is a very interesting game, to say the least. Gary is a normal guy, to a degree. Due to the fact that his mother has given away all her savings to a religious person (oh, God!), he feels the urge to go back to work and take on the responsibilities of paying the bills, becoming a better person, and mostly to keep playing his games at night. There will be plenty of interactions with other characters, who are very well-structured (my favourite is Dave, who is a bit of an idiot, but fun!) Gary will have to deal with his nephew, his girlfriend, a terrible boss and other colleagues at the supermarket. No wonder he needs to immerse himself in his video games at night! Each night after work he’ll be playing “Legend of the Spear” where he takes control of a guy named Winkali. In this fantasy world, Winkali is supposed to marry the King’s daughter, but all hell breaks loose when Oniga, an old acquaintance of the king, makes his entry at a reception in the great tree (a massive tree palace of some sort). At this point the King escapes and leaves everyone behind, including the princess. This is where Winkali experiences his first taste of combat, and as you progress throughout your evening gaming sessions, he will be joined by other characters to help him defeat strange monsters in hand-to-hand combat. The combat phase is laid out as a hexagon grid and all the characters you control will have two gauges under their avatars; one with 5 health points and the other with 5 strategy points. Each action will cost the character a minimum of 1 to 2 strategy points per turn. To regain all strategy points, each character needs to rest for one. What I personally like in these combat phases is that it’s easy to play and that you can preview what the opponent will do in the turn. After winning, your party will be given a flower seed which will grow in Gary’s garden, located in front of his house. So make sure that Gary waters these plants every morning before going to work so that Winkali and his party have additional abilities in the battles. In terms of puzzles, they are cleverly done. It is important to be attentive to what is happening during the day in order to solve the puzzles while playing the adventure at night. It’s a bit of a parallel world between the two. Cleverly done and fun. Another aspect of this game that is fun is the dialogues; they’ll surprise you! The artwork is simple and quite unique, with all characters having different skin colour. Each of the worlds has great detail and you can tell they have been made with dedication and love. The soundtrack is an absolute beauty! Some of the songs are in English and others in French, with quite interesting melodies and lyrics. In terms of controls, you can only use the mouse to point and click where Gary and Winkali need to go. Positives: ~~~~~~~ + Nice hand-drawn artwork + Great Soundtrack + Interesting Story + Fun and easy turn-based combat phase Negatives: ~~~~~~~~ - No Achievements or trading cards - Only mouse control Have you heard of the Story of the life of The Legendary Gary? It’s weird, witty and well done! 7/10 Key provided by developer/publisher for review purposes. Any opinions expressed are entirely my own! [url=https://www.zeepond.com/reviews][b]EPIC “THE CPT FROGGY” REVIEWS UP NOW ON ZEEPOND, THE HOME OF THE ALMIGHTY FROG![/b][/url] [url=http://steamcommunity.com/groups/thecptfroggyclub#curation][b]FOLLOW THE CPT FROGGY CURATOR PAGE HERE[/b][/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZchpsMdA2hDYJKZgOPdo_w?view_as=subscriber][b]SUBSCRIBE TO THE CPT FROGGY YOUTUBE CHANNEL[/b][/url]

Having played through this game, I can say that it works and is functional. The concept itself is interesting, but frankly I find no surprises or further interest beyond the introductory plot development. The story progresses in a manner that is rather easy to guess, and frankly the combat is as equally challenging. The aesthetics are as seen on display, it reminds me of a higher range flash based game. Which may be better phrased as, there is nothing I qualify as impressive or noteworthy in the quality of animation for this visual work. I don't expect this game to last more than, roughly, six hours on a single run for an experienced player. I haven't tried probing for multiple endings, or branching outcomes, but I suspect that it won't be particularly hard to reach a desired outcome for a first run through the game. The majority of content to play through doesn't appeal to me for replay value, so I'm not verifying if there are various good, or a true, ending. If I'm going to recommend this game positively or negatively, I'm going to lean on the latter side: given the quality of games avaialble for the same price tag is at a minimum competitive if not better, and I have doubts this game is the sort to find significant play times or replayable for most buyers. If you have money to burn, there are worse things to spend it on, but I would not go in expecting a cult classic.

An affecting an imaginative narrative game with inventive, if not particularly challenging, turn based combat. Legendary Gary’s characters occasionally feel flat, but it makes up for it with a unique, well-realised world. You probably already know whether it's going to be for you, and if you’re at all intrigued, I can’t see you being disappointed. Watch the trailer, basically. If you love the music and the art, you’ll love Legendary Gary. It’s creative, subtle, clever, emotional, funny, and just such a successful imagining of one artists highly specific vision for a project that it playing feels like having a conversation with its creator. Its flaws only highlight how human, and how personal, the game truly is. Read The Full Review Here: https://oldgrizzledgamers.com/reviews/hidden-gems/legendary-gary-review-pc/

First of all, the game is really short — all locations are shown in the trailer, though you'll visit some of them multiple times — and the ending may seem underwheliming because it doesn't solve the main mystery of the game. But thematically Legendary Gary is quite focused, the idea of "game within a game" which also crosses with reality as in Neverending Story is developed very well, and you may also have that "hey, this game is also like my life" feeling from time to time. The fights with simultaneous turns are quite interesting. There's not many of them, and most are easy (a couple are harder, more puzzle-like). It's also interesting how the characters' and enemies' (enemies often are characters too) skills and behaviour reflect their personas. Overall, nice little game.

story hit a bit too close to home, but i loved the game. can recommend.

This game is pretty great. The art is fantastic, the music is awesome, the tactics style RPG elements are fun, and the story is intriguing. Heres a quick video of the first 20 min or so if youre curious about how the game is bot an RPG and a nerdy adventure game: https://youtu.be/OG4HHR8vEzQ

Legendary Gary is bizarre and gorgeous and everything I've been looking for. You play as Gary. He's not really that legendary. Gary's story probably hits close to home for most of us. He lives a boring, average life & escapes it through video games. When the game he's been playing starts to parallel his everyday life, things get a little strange... The turn-based combat system is unlike anything I've ever played -- this alone is worth trying. Actions are chosen at the beginning of each round, then all characters move at once. It takes the same ol' combat system we've seen for ages and spices it up a bit. Quite a bit, actually. It's like an elaborate dance, complete with sweet synth-pop tunes and sometimes turtles on stilts. This is a must-play game. It's weird. You like weird, right? I mean, you made it this far down the page. I haven't beaten it yet, but I'll be back with updates.