warriors of legend

[Saxon1974]

Anyone played this game? I had not heard of it before but saw it in a catalog for an old game

http://www.hotud.org/component/content/article/39-rpg/20936

 

[octavius]

It's actually one of the next games on my chronological tentative play list once I'm finished with my current party in FRUA.
Not sure if I'm really going to play it though, since "minimal stats and simplistic combat. The huge number of NPCs, [...] adventure-style side quests" is not excactly my cup of tea.
But I'll definitely "research" it a bit and probably at least give it a try.

 

[SCO]

Combat sucks - it's realtime party based with terrible movement.

 

[octavius]

Combat sucks - it's realtime party based with terrible movement.

Then I will skip it with a clear conscience. To me it's usually the combat that makes or breaks a CRPG.

 

[SCO]

It's not even at the level of Legend - Crystals of Trazere, which at least had it's virtues in a appealing chaotic combat and auto attack.
There is no AI. Each combatant moves needs player input.

Sucks

 

[Saxon1974]

Hmm, doesn't sound too promising then, will most likely ignore it. I found the add for it in my old "Spirit of Excalibur" box, I wonder if its built with the same engine.

I can sometimes handle crap combat if the world is interesting so lots of NPCs and adventure style quests might be fun for me.

Gotta play Spirit of Excalibur first though, had the box forever but never did play it.

 

[mondblut]

Spirit and Vengeance of Excalibur use the same engine as the late Mike Singleton's War in Middle Earth. Same hybrid of sidescrolling point and click adventure with very light RPG elements and lite wargame. Can't say Warriors of Legend struck me as anything similar. If anything, it felt to me not dissimilar to that old Conan (semi)RPG.

 

[SCO]

Spirit of Excalibur has a sequel - Vengeance of Excalibur, if you're into that. What i saw of that game (never bothered to learn to play it properly alas), was that it has the 'illusion' of strategy on the early levels. The 'illusion' because it has a time limit, much like Star Control 2, aggravated by the fact that the rampaging hordes are really out to kill you, and you don't have a army (at least in the early stages) - so you need to solve the puzzles to armies and alies ASAP.

I really want to play it again though. And it looks like they should be very cool games for a LP, with the right Codexer of course.

 

[SCO]

Agassi, aka Black Cat would you consider LP'ing these games? There are sorceress and demons there. It has Nineve (Nimue) and Morgan L'Fay (granted, you're supposed to perforate her).

 

[Cool name]

@ SCO: I did always want to play those two games to the end. I do love how they look. They are beautiful. Yet I never did. Presently I do have my hands full with Reunion and Hardnova. I will install the first one to see how much do I remember and how much work would a Let's Play mean. If I do try to make a Let's Play I will do it once I do finish with Hardnova.

I am as honored by the trust shown as I am grateful for the suggestion.