Reverse Crawl

I like Nerdook games, I find them charming. I didnt get the title of this game but its a very simple hexgrid tactics game, of note, I like the variety of game mechanics each controllable unit had, from undead to wolves, to trolls to dragons, everything had its unique way to attack and it was fun trying them all out. I wished It had more rooms to mix units from different groups, so you could make your own squad, instead, you can choose from a number of different "parties" to control against the enemy group you will face, i think this was all done in the name of balance. The game itself was short and easy, you can finish all 25 chapters in a few hours and get 100% achievements in a day or two, you'll need 2 and a half playthroughs minimum for that. The game was mostly done by one person around 10 years ago, so yeah, it was both nostalgic and entertaining for me, made me remember my times at Kongregate playing flash games. In general, art, music, story, all were decent but nothing special in my opinion, it a well made game, It did crash on me but only if I tabbed out, didnt find any other bugs but I did find some mechanics exploits to win, although you could win that way, it was tedious so I only used it once in my first final boss fight. Reverse Crawl gets 13 spiders that overwhelmed my enemies out of 20 zombies in my endless horde thanks to the princess necromancy cooldown and melee life regen and armor. :)

Pros: charming art style, goofy story line & interesting cast of characters, has a tutorial, soundtrack fits the theme, basic combat mechanics, after defeat you can retry the battle again, multiple endings, new game + can be unlocked, endless mode can be unlocked, rats are overpowered! Cons: locked at 30fps, only 3 save slots, no graphical settings, RNG, during combat units will overlap each other visually – there is no 3D screen rotation, when summoning minions - it will not let you decide which spot on the map to summon them, when opening chests there is no inventory to see the items you’ve retrieved Overall, a good indie game at an affordable price point, it takes about 5 hours to complete. Reverse Crawl has my recommendation.

Depois de dar final, hora da análise. Considerando que é um jogo indie, até que é bem feitinho e divertido. Reverse Crawl é um jogo de estratégia que parece simples, mas tem mecânicas bem interessantes, com uma grande variedade de tropas, estratégias, upgrades e escolhas que mudam parcialmente o rumo da história. Segue m os pontos positivos e negativos: + Grande variedade de tropas; + Grande variedade de inimigos + As missões são geradas aleatoriamente, mas dependendo das suas escolhas tem continuidades e missões conexas que adicionam à história; + Tem uma história (embora simples); + Escolhas mudam o final; + Grande quantidade de habilidades; + Grande quantidade de traços e upgrades; + Exige real estratégia e sinergia na escolha dos upgrades; + Achievements não são absurdamente difíceis de conseguir (mas exigem pelo menos 2 playthroughs para pegar todos) - Pouca variedade de músicas; - Graficamente bem simples (embora tenha seu charme); Sinceramente, não vejo razão para não recomendar esse jogo. RECOMENDO! RECOMENDO!

Reverse Crawl absolutely exudes a sense of charm. Despite carrying the "villain protagonist" tag, the king and his daughter are very much the heroes of the story, and it's hard not to like them. Although I wouldn't call this anything close to a story-rich game, there were more character interactions and dialogue than I expected, and the character art is extremely fun and expressive. I definitely felt more emotion from this game than I expected to, and across a broader range of feelings than I anticipated. At every turn, Reverse Crawl exceeded my expectations, which were admittedly low, but I can say with confidence that this game is more than it appears on the surface.

Always liked this dev, and his artstyle. Since the good old days ;) This games story is simple but charming. The gameplay is mostly simple still fun. If I wasn't tired and going to sleep right now I would have played more than 60 minutes :P

7/10 - Recommend Cute and silly turn-based RPG indie game with multi-choice system that can be fun to experiment with. It has a very simplistic and bare-bones progression curve and it will punish you severely for not strategizing against the AI. Overall, it's a surprisingly intense game that doesn't take itself too seriously and can help kill some hours.