Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest
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A tactical, turn-based RPG from the makers of Legend of Grimrock games. Every action, every turn counts as you control your party of heroes through challenging, handcrafted missions in the ancient, mist-clad Menhir Forest. Indie game developer Ctrl Alt Ninja Ltd., founded by the co-creators of the critically acclaimed Legend of Grimrock games, is proud to announce that their upcoming tactical RPG, Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest is getting close to launch. By reaching beta, the game now includes all game features, enemies and levels present in the final game.
Steam User 2
This is a fun little turn based fantasy tactical game. The story is ok, gets a bit confusing near the end, but the levels are fun. I'll admit - I had to turn the difficulty down a few times and google some puzzle answers. This game can be quite challenging! But it was a fun and charming time.
Strong recommend, 8/10 for me, I really enjoyed it.
Steam User 1
More of a puzzle game than a turn based RPG. The art and character abilities are great but there are so many random events, spawns and powers that you end up restarting levels quite a bit. It would have been cool to have more pure combats and leveling but overall still a good game.
Steam User 1
Big thumbs up from me.
Its the game I have been looking for, small curated tactical puzzles with no luck and no randomization. No extra garbage wasting your time, stays clearly in its lane.
Graphics are gorgeous and the animations are truly incredible.
The music is better then what you would expect and the sound FX are great.
Game-play is similar to Mario vs Rabbids with a dash of Gloomhaven.
If it looks interesting to you, I promise its worth it.
Steam User 1
The good
-Visual and graphics. Well made, including the animations.
-Sounds are on par with actions and the music is a memorable one.
-Combat system. It works perfectly as intended and there is potential on that.
-You can customize your characters as a runner, dps, supporter, tanker. If they are slow on movement or have more hp.
-Game is constantly on 75%+ discount.
-No bugs.
The average
-Story is cliche. Save the world, everyone thus is happy ever. Where did I heard that before?
-Writing is meh. Sometimes the characters say nonsense, and it's like they are trying a bit hard to be funny.
The bad
- It's a puzzle game with some elements on RPG. Not the opposite as it's looks. Why? Because the strategy to win is limited. There are not many options to complete a level unless you're overpowered(you can come back to levels). And the process to learn that, It's... tiring and somewhat frustrating.
-Basically almost level there are infinite enemies spawning and you feel that you're overwhelmed, either by the time limit to certain death or by the swarm. Like you're group of 3-4 and sometimes you will face 10+ and increasing enemies at the start. So it's always rush or die. I felt like the protection and healing spells are to protect someone who is going for the objetive. So, all levels felt quite the same, while being different. You need to exploit something to win and you need to do that with haste.
Ask yourself: If you're having fun at the combat, you want to be pressured all the time? It would much better if they used that as a exception, not the rule.
-Treasures/tomes at combat are mere items/charges that can used to complete the objetive at that level. No 'random cool loot' vibes from a RPG. They can't even be sold for gold. Feels bad if you don't get what you want. You can even spawn an enemy sometimes which might lead you to replaying the entire level.
TLDR: Great visual and music, but feels tiring to play and the story is not motivating you to push further. Be prepared to replay levels at least once. 6/10
Steam User 1
This is a fun tactical cRPG with a good story, engaging mechanics, and a cool nature-based magic system! It's got a pretty steep learning curve since it's less of a think-on-the-fly game like XCOM and more of a puzzle game where trial and error teaches you the optimal way to complete the level. If you have the patience for it, becoming good enough to beat the game on hard is incredibly satisfying. In my opinion Druidstone a must-play for fans of the genre and holds some surprises in the way of formal experimentation that should be pleasing to veterans.