Majestic Trials

There are very few men whose work I will buy sight unseen based on their earlier work. Ash is one of them. If this looks like something you might like, you almost certainly will. I'll revise this to be a more helpful review as I get a chance to play more, but already the nostalgia is hitting pretty hard.

[Edit:2023 06] there seems the game having many changes since my last review. sadly i don't have time to check again. so readers, pls consider my review till year 2018 was based on early access state. [Edit 2018 01 20] after some discussion with devs, i decided re-purchase. and starting to check things more even with odd melee rule. the price increased by about 3 dollars according to update version 0.96-x <the current feature> 1. there is no long running campaign. 2. game/progress is limited to skirmish on a relatively huge fixed map. (enemies either) 3. default key bindings is kinda accustomed one. and can be changed easily in option. 4. music and sound are ok. (i don't care) but the graphic is hand-drawn with own style. its hormy and funny. i like it. 5. all in all, option covers everything needed. 6. you can make your avatar with a lot of choice. (parameters and spell choice) but this part is still on the way. (might be changed dramatically) <oddities> game could be played on...

Using a limited set of memorized spells your wizard is dropped into a hostile environment and must survive long enough to complete their objective and extract from the battlefield. Your wizard is your fragile mobile command center. Your only arsenal are the spells that you bring with you and the consumables that you loot in the arena. Do you bring thunder and lighting and attempt to smite your foes from a distance? Do you attempt to befriend your weaker-minded foes and get them to do your bidding? Or do you summon an army to scour the land before you? There's a real diamond hidden in the mechanics of this game and its action economy. Without investing experience into unlocking additional spell slots, you start with 16 available spells. Furthermore each summon spell has a maximum amount of copies you can bring with you. Most summons are more than physically capable of putting a hurt on an enemy wizard, but there are so many threats in the arena and you don't start off knowing w...

AlphaAsh is an absolute rock solid pillar of the Stellaris modding scene. The modding communities are the ones that keep the games alive for years after release. I picked this game up because I liked the modding work so much I knew that the mechanics would be deep and interesting. If the art style turns you off I implore you to try the game out anyways. The style actually helps give the game such a charming, cozy and nostalgic feel. It's hard to put my finger on it! I feel like there's a lot of good to come with this game in the time i've played it. But either way getting this game is supporting the modding titans that I feel are one of the most important parts of modern gaming.

A retro indie game with some nice features and familiar feel for those who have played older games. The maps have had some thought put into them and I've enjoyed playing it so far. Only complaints as such would be that it would be nice to have a difficulty setting and some of the sounds are a bit harsh. I've not played it for long so far but I'm sure I will play more.

Awful control scheme where you lose selection of your character/unit if you click on any square/tile that you can't move to or don't have enough action/movement points. Half the time you don't know if you misclicked or are just out of action points. Especially since important stats such as action/movement points and health are in the corner of the screen instead of having some indicator next to your character. Would work much better and gameplay would be faster with typical rogue-like tile by tile movement instead of being turn based. Or at least have unlimited action points until an enemy is sighted. Also, attack animations are needless too long.