The Last Spell

TLS is essentially about making lots of tiny optimising decisions with whatever RNG throws at you. The core gameplay loops between mowing down hordes at night and (re)building your structures and defenses during the day. Combined with regular unlocks, this system works quite well until you progress through most of the upgrade systems and run out of new ways to play. This is also a game that's designed to become much easier after a number of complete runs: As of the 1.3 update, the first run is difficult but easily beatable by a turn-based + ARPG veteran. If you're learning the mechanics, discovering powerful combinations, and most of all succeeding until at least the final night, the power-curve of your heros increase to the point that the opt-in challenges (apoclypse levels) becomes necessary for the horde to have a chance surviving a single turn. Each DLC provides a worthwhile content update. The elven/dwarven content provide new niches, or exchange more complexity for more power. The final DLC bestows optional challenges that gives more power-spikes and extends the lifetime of the game further - e.g. unique weapons that promotes certain builds/playstyles but are not usually direct upgrades. In all, TLS is fine as an indie title. The night-phases you can pick up and casually play for a short session, although the later day-phases require a bit more planning if you want to squeeze as much as you can out of the lemon.

私は好きですよ ・・・が、人におすすめできるかというとNO 一つのMAPをクリアするのに5時間くらいかかるゲーム性と、何度もやり直す＋運要素のローグライクがアホほど相性が悪い 一周にかかる時間、精神的コストが高すぎて周回するのがキツいです 一応簡単になる「無限モード」(旧イージーモード)がありますが、周回の回数が緩和されるわけでは無く戦闘の難易度が緩和される方向なので、かゆいところに手が届かない またボスやMAP独自のギミックなど、初見殺し要素があるので結局周回しないといけないのは変わらず ・・・ただね、雰囲気と音楽が本当にいいんすよ ダークな雰囲気とメタルな音楽が絶妙にマッチしてて、不満はあるけどつい遊んじゃうんですね

Controlas a un grupo de héroes que tienen que proteger una ciudad amurallada de oleadas de monstruos. Entre cada oleada, mejoras el pueblo, compras armas y subes de nivel a tus personajes. La cosa va de aguantar hasta que anochece… y luego otra vez está bien si te gusta pensar un poco, no te importa repetir cosas y tienes paciencia. Si buscas acción rápida o una historia profunda, esto no es lo tuyo. Si lo pillas en oferta y te va la estrategia por turnos, dale una oportunidad. Pero sin hype, que luego llevas un chigadazo en la jeta

This is a game that's trying to do some cool things, but it takes too long to do them. In the 9 hours I've played that's the tutorial mission, the first mission, and part of the second mission. I have no idea how long the campaign is. The individual missions are too long. The game also gates solutions to problems behind a progression system. Like watchtowers so that you can see over the walls you built. That doesn't feel good. Each mission starts out with a randomized assortment of 3 heroes. They can be amazing or they can be terrible. They are different heroes for each mission you try to play. That is apparently the roguelike elements in play.

5/10 grab on deep sale - only 5 maps - insane grind to unlock some of the most basic things with no way of winning until you do. we are talking actual INSANE!! GRIND!!! im having none of that, would have uninstalled and negatively reviewed game if i was unable to give myself tons of orb currency. - game fails to explain on last wave you only need to kill the boss to end the night - things that randomly target units after hitting the 1st one you choose and it can kill your heroes from full health + traps + towers + tons of items - you really only want AOE things that can take out 6 or more units in 1 hit - not a fan of units not fully healing each day/getting mana back. feels like im always about to lose the fight, until the last enemy is killed - lots of things the game doesnt tell you that you can figure out with trail and error. that trail and error being half way into a 5 hour level + steam workshop - almost nothing in the workshop, its had workshop for over 5 years sooo not getting anything new - cant 100% acheivements unless you buy dlc

Thank you for the wonderful 300 hours of fun. Hope more great games will be released in the future.

Шикарнейшая пошаговая партийная тактика/градострой/тавер дефенс/рогалик. Дичайшая вариативность. Великолепный пиксельный визуал и музыка. Единственный минус это то что на один "забег" тратится от четырех часов, поэтому и уровней здесь всего пять

Really solid game. Nice battle engine with quite a lot of stats but not too overwhelming. The base game felt like a complete experience for me. Don't think I'm going to invest time into any of the DLCs. Had some problems with the last map but mostly because I didn't know what boss was capable of. Few tips for new players (ignore if you want to discover the optimal strategy yourself): [spoiler] - sniper with a longbow and a mage with tome of secrets are a must in a team - watchtowers are useful for characters with range attacks - not worth investing in stone walls as they obstruct view for characters and ballistas - heavy ballistas with dmg upgrades are the best - warp gates are pretty useful in later stages where you need to help weaker team members; but also helpful when some of the bosses are spawning around the map [/spoiler] Took me a while to beat.