Recent reviews by Brorion

A cool little hybrid of tower defence and strategy games, it's a unique title that got me hooked. Super excited to see where the developers take it, what they've created so far is very promising!

This is hard to write, because this game is absolutely awesome!

There are many ways to approach different situations, and the game will punish you severely for any wrong step. Combat is impactful, with fantastic sound design, a minimalist art style, and subtle animation that really pops. You can see at a glance how each of your Brothers is at any second by the blood on their face and armour denting or breaking off entirely. Every contract that you sign carries weight as backing out of it will effect your reputation, and the money that you don't earn is money you can't use to recruit new brothers, purchase equipment, supplies, and food, which in turn makes future contracts even more challenging. Preparation, planning, and strategy are key to completing contracts. When you pull it off, it feels great. But there is one foe that will always hound your steps, no matter how prepared, geared, and fearsome you are... and that foe is:

RNG.

Very few games have left me cheering at the end of a hard fought battle, my Brothers standing triumphant over the vanquished foe. But at the same time, very few games have left me so utterly frustrated. Your enemies will land 5 arrow hits in a row on men in cover, in linked shield walls, at night. You will miss 4 attacks in a row with a hit chance 55%. As much as I tried to grit my teeth, carry on through the adversity, and overcome any obstacles the game threw in my way, it just felt like it all came down to the RNG gods. And that, my friends, is why I cannot recommend this game. The deep tactical system is wonderful, but your tactics mean nothing at the end of the day. Luck is the ultimate decider, and I just can't get behind that.

I am absolutely going to keep coming back to this game because I'm a sucker for punishment, and if you love the grind and a hardcore challenge, pick this game up. If you want to feel like your choices matter, maybe go pick up an RTS.