FIVE: Champions of Canaan

There is so much wrong with Kingdom Games’ loosely Biblical, Action-RPG [i]FIVE: Champions of Canaan[/i], that it is seemingly difficult to know where to begin in assessing it. The game comes on the heels of its predecessor – [i]FIVE: Guardians of David[/i] – but falls completely flat in comparison. [b]Story[/b] King David has become aware that the conquered Ammonites have erected arenas and have been using them to continue their blood sacrifices to their god – Moloch – under the guise of arena combat. You – under the command of Hushai, David’s agent, are meant to fight and make a name for yourself in the arenas to ‘disrupt such blasphemy.’ Most of the backstory is introduced via the opening cinematic. Once thrust into the game, the story continues in the form of quests. The problem is that the game propels the story forward at a tremendously slow pace. You have to unlock new story quests by completing arena combat. But after a while the combat becomes so grindy t...

[h1]Five: Champions of Canaan[/h1] Is a game that others have (rightly) asserted as an action RPG, somewhat like Diablo and such- the common trappings of loot and attributes weighing heavily on your character's performance within the game, I'm not going to say much about the story as (clearly) i'm nowhere near finishing the game. The key difference however, is that it is almost entirely arena based; fighting waves of enemies until a boss appears, being much taller than the average mob; after dispatching them a chest will rise out of the sand to grant you your spoils- this is how every round of an arena fight will go with 100 rounds of 10 waves (per arena) there's a lot of killing to be done- while this sounds rather repetitive it is kept refreshing on an arena to arena basis, each one with some new enemies and surroundings. But what really shines to me are the weapon abilities, those you can use are not based on character choices but weapon choice, and these are freely switchable ...

If you're looking for an open-world, free-roaming, quest-solving rpg, you'd best look elsewhere. All you do is fight battles in an enclosed arena fighting waves of enemies to summon the champion of each round and slay said champion to win and receive loot by the end of each round. You can then either choose to continue fighting or head back to the market to sell and store your equipment. Equipment has no class restrictions only level requirements, and there is no magic or mythological creatures anywhere in sight. You can also equip anytime but do that during down-times, (the game won't pause as you browse your inventory leaving you open for attack). You unlock skills by using different weapons. Kill combatants with your sword and unlock more powerful skills for all swords, bow skills for bows, etc. Combat is fast and simple once you get the hang of it although it can feel clunky sometimes. I have encountered weird bugs, but nothing gamebreaking. And for the price, it still feels pret...

I'm not a huge fan of reviewing games. The simple question is why? Everyone likes something different and we all enjoy something different. This game looked like it had some potential and then within a little over an hour I was proven wrong. Mindless combat over and over (and repeat that 98 more times) again. No progression until you grind for hours on the same enemies. Sure the fact that each weapon has a skill path of its own, but honestly they should all be maxed way before you finish your first 100 arena attempt grind (to make it to the next arena). Sorry unless you enjoy hours of doing the same thing over and over, this game wont be for you.

Actually really greatly suprise how good it is. It's a Hack'n slash in arenas, you fight ennemy's and then a boss, get a treasure chest full a loot and go on for some more !! Good music, good animations and nice design. If ur a Action Rpg digger u might really love this !! I give it a solid 7/10

An arena based action RPG very much in the style of Diablo. The depth of Champion of Canaan's weapon and ability systems is ultimately wasted on broken, repetitive and mindless combat. Quick Look: https://youtu.be/KTxIDnA0L64

It suprised me how good and adictive this game is. It's a hack 'n' slash arena game (with resemblance to DIablo) with character growth, rewards and basicly thats it. But it works! :) It's super fun and exiting to slash your opponents in arena. Graphics are very nice, and music also adds to gameplay. Downside is repetative combat. Also for battles, it's better to use controller than mouse/keyboard (expecially for some weapons). Suggestion: There should be more info on your characters records. Like: enemies defeated, score with bosses, favourite weapon, kills with different weapon... stuff like that. If you see it on sale, it is a must BUY

This is an ARPG featuring waves of enemies in various arenas. You kill enemies, collect loot of various rarity and either sell off or donate excess gear to factions which provide various bonuses upon reaching each tier. As you level up you get stat points which you can put into 3 different attributes. You have stash in town where you can hoard artifact (think legendary) rarity loot for other characters. The story features you having to fight your way through gladiator style arenas in the Biblical era & locations though the story does not have a Biblical focus like their first game in this series. GRAPHICS: Looks good for the genre. Armor you equip is fully visible on your character. There is some clipping here and there. WIth a GTX 970 and all textures, shadows and AA maxed @ 1080P I get 30-50 FPS depending on the amount of enemies on screen. There are a lot of options to adjust to suit your particular GPU. COMBAT: This is the game's strongest feature. Though very repetive like most ...

Great little game for the price. Very nice and refreshing setting (no zombies!). I hope the devs are successful and we get to see more games in the biblical setting, because the possibilities for games there are endless. Gameplay- well, the game certainly does not re-invent the wheel. Very straight forward gladiatorial arena combat. I feel the combat is satisfying and the sound effects are good, although the smacking and bone crushing sounds of the mace take the cake in realism. I have not really figured out the different class system yet. As far as I understand, the beginning classes seem to be purely cosmetic (different colours) and you can train up your hero to fight with any weapon later on. Using different weapons gives you different special abilities. The game even encourages you to try out different weapons and styles which I think is needed to keep the gamplay fresh and interesting (because you will be fighting in the same arenas again and again). Loot is collected at the end ...

40 hours in and I like this game a lot.... For a historical based arena game this is quite good. There are no major flaws that I can think of with this game. However it is an arena grinding game. And one you know the fundamentals, it can just be a case of grinding the enmeies, to progress further. Although I recommend initially starting on a lower level difficulty, it can at times be challenging. I am pleased with this game, and although the graphics aren't ultra-perfect and the gameplay isn't intensely demanding, as a basic fun-and-click arena game its good. It's also good to find a Bible-based game that isn't just trivia.