KickStarter King Arthur: Knight's Tale + Legion IX standalone expansion - dark fantasy turn-based tactical RPG from NeocoreGames

[Angriph]

What's the codex consensus on this game? Worth picking up? I like my Thomas Malory but I am not convinced by the reviews and the looks of its systems. What other RPG could it be compared to?

 

[Alienman]

Is it an RPG, though?

 

[Grunker]

What's the codex consensus on this game?

It's fucking amazing. There have been few detractors in the thread - most people seem to like it.

 

[Acrux]

I like my Thomas Malory

You can forget all that with this game. It does it's own thing (not bad, just very different).

 

[Grunker]

I like my Thomas Malory

You can forget all that with this game. It does it's own thing (not bad, just very different).

Yes and no. While it certainly is a completely insane post-apocalyptic Camelot with almost no direct ties to Malory (or other poems about Arthur), it is very clear that the writers have actually read Malory and other Arthurian poems extensively. Unlike most modern depictions of Arthurian legends, Knight's Tale actually uses a lot of the very broad cast of characters and even implements their historic traits into gameplay - most famously lulzily by giving Guinevere the 'Disloyal' trait (there are also more subtle implementations)

 

[The_Mask]

I've played like 2 big missions, and like 6 side missions so far, and the game is pretty solid. I'm a bit iffed about trap detection, but it's probably because I'm really low level.

Otherwise, I'm having fun.

 

[Angriph]

I bought it boys, thanks for the info! Will share my thoughts after I get some significant progress.

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

What's the codex consensus on this game? Worth picking up? I like my Thomas Malory but I am not convinced by the reviews and the looks of its systems. What other RPG could it be compared to?

It's a good squad-based tactics game, although there are even better recent alternatives such as Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children or Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. The greatest deficiency is that it becomes a tad repetitive by the fourth act, with two of the six classes falling by the wayside due to becoming relatively underpowered, while the player will tend to rely on similar tactics in nearly every encounter. Starts out better, though, and you should have a lot of fun with it.

 

[Grunker]

What's the codex consensus on this game? Worth picking up? I like my Thomas Malory but I am not convinced by the reviews and the looks of its systems. What other RPG could it be compared to?

It's a good squad-based tactics game, although there are even better recent alternatives such as Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children or Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. The greatest deficiency is that it becomes a tad repetitive by the fourth act, with two of the six classes falling by the wayside due to becoming relatively underpowered, while the player will tend to rely on similar tactics in nearly every encounter. Starts out better, though, and you should have a lot of fun with it.

Only marksman falls to the wayside. Rest are fine.

I do agree that the fourth act is the weakest, though.

 

[Parabalus]

First three acts are so good it doesn't feel bad in the slightest to drop the game later on.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

What's the codex consensus on this game?

It's fucking amazing. There have been few detractors in the thread - most people seem to like it.

0/10 all the heroes are civilized.

 

[Sarathiour]

What's the codex consensus on this game?

It's fucking amazing. There have been few detractors in the thread - most people seem to like it.

0/10 all the heroes are civilized.

Knight's tale

 

[Angriph]

What's the codex consensus on this game?

It's fucking amazing. There have been few detractors in the thread - most people seem to like it.

0/10 all the heroes are civilized.

Yap, they follow this pseudo-War of the Roses aesthetic. Can't say English knights in that period were very civil, though.

3 hours in I am enjoying the game a lot!

 

[Angriph]

What's the codex consensus on this game? Worth picking up? I like my Thomas Malory but I am not convinced by the reviews and the looks of its systems. What other RPG could it be compared to?

It's a good squad-based tactics game, although there are even better recent alternatives such as Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children or Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. The greatest deficiency is that it becomes a tad repetitive by the fourth act, with two of the six classes falling by the wayside due to becoming relatively underpowered, while the player will tend to rely on similar tactics in nearly every encounter. Starts out better, though, and you should have a lot of fun with it.

I see now that it is a genre I had pretty much ignored (probably unfairly) in favor of full adventure RPG. Wishlisting the other two for future play.

 

[Grunker]

What's the codex consensus on this game? Worth picking up? I like my Thomas Malory but I am not convinced by the reviews and the looks of its systems. What other RPG could it be compared to?

It's a good squad-based tactics game, although there are even better recent alternatives such as Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children or Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. The greatest deficiency is that it becomes a tad repetitive by the fourth act, with two of the six classes falling by the wayside due to becoming relatively underpowered, while the player will tend to rely on similar tactics in nearly every encounter. Starts out better, though, and you should have a lot of fun with it.

I see now that it is a genre I had pretty much ignored (probably unfairly) in favor of full adventure RPG. Wishlisting the other two for future play.

The quintessential game in the "genre" is the original Blackguards. Excellent game.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

What's the codex consensus on this game?

It's fucking amazing. There have been few detractors in the thread - most people seem to like it.

0/10 all the heroes are civilized.

Knight's tale

-10/10 couldn't even add Olgier the Dane.

 

[whocares]

I will not eat the bugs. I will not live in a pod. I will not use 2FA.

 

[Nortar]

What's the codex consensus on this game?

It's fucking amazing. There have been few detractors in the thread - most people seem to like it.

0/10 all the heroes are civilized.

Knight's tale

-10/10 couldn't even add Olgier the Dane.

Lady Boudicea is a barbaric celt, just ask any roman legionaire.
But if you want more than just nomenclature, in the recent Chained God campaign you play the Fomorians side - so your characters are hulking brutes with bigass axes and fur trimmed armor.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

just ask any roman legionaire.

I'm more in the habit of axing them.

 

[Harthwain]

0/10 all the heroes are civilized.

I wouldn't say that about the Red Knight (who uses an axe, by the way).

 

[CoronerZg]

It's a great game with a lot of charm. Can't really find many faults. Difficulty curve is a bit strange tho... I was playing on very hard/roguelite and for the first 3 or 4 missions I was getting stomped. All my knights were injured and barely alive and I was often considering a restart. Then mission 5 or 6 started and it was piss easy. And then the rest of the game was just a variation from normal to easy. And from what I have read on Steam, the only missions that were somewhat challenging in the later parts of the game, are already scheduled for rework, because of the "many complaints". Real shame. FromSoft will always have my respect for withstanding the current snowflake culture.

 

[Grunker]

It's a great game with a lot of charm. Can't really find many faults. Difficulty curve is a bit strange tho... I was playing on very hard/roguelite and for the first 3 or 4 missions I was getting stomped. All my knights were injured and barely alive and I was often considering a restart. Then mission 5 or 6 started and it was piss easy. And then the rest of the game was just a variation from normal to easy. And from what I have read on Steam, the only missions that were somewhat challenging in the later parts of the game, are already scheduled for rework, because of the "many complaints". Real shame. FromSoft will always have my respect for withstanding the current snowflake culture.

Yeah the difficulty curve gets fucked up, but honestly to fix it they should probably just fix vanguard and champion rather than buff enemies necessarily. Everything else is fine

 

[rusty_shackleford]

game nears impossible difficulty if you don't use vanguards and very easy if you rely on them

they might have patched this since I played so YMMV

 

[Grunker]

game nears impossible difficulty if you don't use vanguards and very easy if you rely on them

they might have patched this since I played so YMMV

Champions are more powerful (at least as powerful) as Vanguards in late game. For a long time I rated Vanguards higher because they were so easy to break, but when I started experimenting with Champions with the right relics... yeah, they're insane. They can clear entire fights in a single turn with their AP recovery mechanics, which outshine Vanguard.

But both are the problem. And they don't need a damage nerf - they need AP recovery nerfs.

 

[CoronerZg]

There are lot of factors I think... Ring of TP is a big one, cause you can find 2 or 3 of them and it's the strongest item for AI outplays. Merlin with relic for instant burn over time dmg is hands down strongest thing in the game... you can deal over 1000 dmg to multiple enemies with one spell. Vanguards and Champions can both be pretty broken, as mentioned. Some defenders are ridiculous as well. Sages too. With good equipment pretty much any team comp is OP. So I don't think AP recovery nerf would solve the balance. Can't hurt tho. I would like to see enemies with TP, enemy Vanguards using hide, things like that. More fights where enemies are something like player party and not zillion of dumb grunts or dumb feys or dumb picts. It's still fun sometimes, but the best fights are against parties like Morgana, Bedievere, Sidhe Warlock, etc.