Recent reviews by Milesaru

I can't recommend this game more if you're a fan of tough turn-based tactical strategy. It's essentially what you'd get if you combined Final Fantasy Tactics with Dynasty Warriors and They are Billions, but wrapped it all around a Hades Rogue-like core loop of trying your best, getting wrecked, then spending resources to permanently improve aspects of your future attempts; taking what you've learned from previous runs and new-found power forward and seeing how better off you fare next time.

The game's difficult is pretty tough, or at least it feels like it is at times. The amount of times I'd been unsure as to whether I can come out on top of a very overwhelming situation only to just about scrap through in good nick is pleasingly frequent, provided you think and plan carefully on how best to optimise your crowd clearing potential every single round.

The RNG with damage ranges, hit chances, enemy wave directions and wave compositions can be harsh at times but it's nothing out of the ordinary for the genre and it doesn't stand out as a particularly punishing offender compared to a lot of other games.

The soundtrack's very catchy if you're into heavy metal, as each track perfectly compliments the pacing and mood of both grim battle at night and the more pensive contemplation of base building and party management during the day.

It's wild that I accidentally stumbled on The Last Spell while browsing Steam and have't heard any noise about the game from any other media sources. It's deserving of far more coverage than I feel it's been given.

Like the emergent gameplay and depth of Dwarf Fortress but with a Fallout 1/2 feel (with focus on combat, leveling, exploration, quests, perks and traits)? Good! Throw your money this way!

Slipped and died attempting to ride my pet horse. 10/10.

If you're a fan of old-school, roguelike RPG's then you can't go wrong with this. Maddeningly addictive, brutally difficult and with a whole host of unlockable and interesting 'DnD' style classes, each greatly varying in playstyle.

By the looks of it, there's potentially a lot of gameplay here too outside of the typical “die, replay new game” flow common with roguelikes. So far I’ve not managed to get a character past level 14 without having them killed and then auto-deleted, and that’s after sinking a good 19 hours into the game. Each time a character has died however, I’ve usually found myself instantly firing up a new game, stubbornly adamant that I’ll get further this time or with a different class (I say “instantly”, there’s always that brief period of time spent just staring at the screen after a death thinking “♥♥♥♥♥♥♥! I knew I should have been more careful….♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥!”).

Classes, game modes and special perks can be earned and unlocked for current and future playthroughs by completing quests or accessing certain areas, helping keep your interest in the game after a heavy loss.

All in all, totally worth £6 I’d say, provided you’re prepared from some serious jimmy rustling somewhere down the line (to the likes Dark Souls has never seen)!