Akabeth Tactics

medieval hitman go-like with a vampire. collecting blood from enemies lets you transform and teleport without being seen. unlike hitman, there's keyboard and mouse support here and both wasd and arrows work, but [b]no undo is a dealbreaker[/b]. it wasn't for agent 47 but that was a long time ago, I'm not cutting slack anymore for something that makes me re-do the whole level after a mistake. reset is almost instant when the button is pressed but when you die, there's a slow fadeout first. gotta waste more time if you can. only 15 levels, unlocked one by one, no move counter or anything, just get to the exit. pretty bad fixed camera placement but has separate volumes, languages, resolutions, windowed mode and some gfx settings, only in the main menu. no mid-level saving or checkpoints, of course, just a bunch of typos in the very little text on display. it feels like a half-assed student project or similar to get familiar with unreal engine, but as a commercial product it can't be rec...

Good game, a pity it is so short

Thank you to the developer and publisher Daisu games for making a fun game for me to think, relax and enjoy. Akabeth Tactics is one of those short experiences that can leave you wanting more. Its a solid game from start to finish in one of my favorite settings (Vampires, gothic) and only lacks one small, insignificant feature a majority of players expect today. In the game you play as Liel a vampire who was betrayed by the King and your goal of course, is revenge. A very simple synopsis and it works well for context. All locations center around the King’s castle in which you will move along a defined grid. If you have played games such as the Hitman or Lara Craft Go series it is the exact same. As you move one space, all(some) enemies will move. There are only 3 enemy types, one of which you cannot kill, but it all works as planned. If you kill 2 enemies you will be given the ability to turn into a swarm of bats(i think) that is able to move through an enemy. This will be vital in ...