Разработчик: Alessandro Roberti
Описание
This is a unique single-player game with RPG elements, extensive usage of attribute and skill checks, a turn-based combat system involving many variables (including morale, reach, confined space and high ground) and a touch of roguelike features. Among them, permadeath. If you are unfamiliar with the term, it means you'll have to start over if your character dies; but don't worry: the game is designed to be replayable and you'll see only a fraction of it in each run. Also, you'll be able to spend points on your next legionary based on how well your most successful characters performed.
Try the demo
This game is unlike most RPGs. Your character won't be successful at everything. Challenges should be picked carefully based on your legionary's strengths and weaknesses. In general, the game is not designed to put you in a situation where the odds are against you unless you willingly step into it. At times, you may fail to perform a task and take a mild penalty in Morale and/or Opinions (a measure of your relationships with relevant entities within the game, like your superiors and your fellow soldiers). Don't get discouraged when this happens, it is nothing more than a minor setback you can easily recover from.Most of all, I strongly recommend that you try the demo before you buy this game. It's here on Steam and it's free, there's no better way to make sure that A Legionary's Life suits your taste. The demo contains the first 3 parts out of 11.
Поддерживаемые языки: english, german
Системные требования
Windows
- OS *: Windows 7 SP1+
- Processor: Any CPU with SSE2 instruction set support: Intel Pentium 4+, AMD Athlon 64+
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: Any graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities
- Storage: 200 MB available space
Отзывы пользователей
Great concept, but the dice-rolls are stacked so far against you it just isn't fun, you'll lose over 60% of your random stat checks no matter the character build, you need to be extraordinarily lucky or absurdly patient if this game won't end up frustrating you.
Great game, lots of historical information. I teach History and I'd definitely recommend this to interested pupils.
The game never fails to make me want to fucking smash my keyboard into my computer though when it gives me a 80% chance of hitting the phalanx for those last 2hp in the last round of combat and it misses.
A very enjoyable variant of gamebook-like, text-based videogames, with a detailed and historically accurate context. Worth a try for the average player, and a must-play for fans of text/dice-based RPGs with (or without) an interest in Roman History (mainly the military campaigns).
Brilliant.
Edit: Reading through the negative comments, my advice to anyone picking up this game is to properly learn the game mechanics. You can't just attack your way through everything.
want to love this game but havent even made it past third fight just gives me 100000% miss chance no matter what i do and i get fucked over never being able to do any damage 15 games in fuck this shit also be ready for the AI to spam feints all day so you are always trying to recover stance for the game to fail it 5 out of 6 times so you end up spending a hour on a no time limit fight to ether say f it and alt f4 or just give up go full attack and hope they kill you so the RNG of the game that is overlhy hard and trash can fuck you over all over again from the beginning with a new character that gets RNGed on the first fight
Honestly a sick game
You will die. A lot. I mean it, really. If you think "Ah, screw it, 2 or 3 times are no problem!" sou dont understand me. It's like this Rogal Dorn Meme with Concrete. You will die many, many Times. Even if you do from the Start everything okay in the Start you will die. My Hall of Fame is full of Heroes of Rome but after some Time you got you Experinece(and Points for additional Start Stuff that will help you A LOT) that you will survive more and more to learn the Game and after some Hour you will bring Honor to your Legion and Rome! I love this Game.
If the Maker(s) of this Game read this: You(r Guys) did a dam'n well Job.
Being a Roman soldier was no cake-walk and it surely won't be for you, either. Awesome game.
Forces you to replay way to many times
Veni, vidi, vici.
I think this is the only game I have ever loved enough to 100% it and leave a review, the combat can get a bit tedious in the beginning when theres not much risk to a prestiged legionary, Other than thats its amazing, can't wait for Never Second in Rome
Great game, though it's very dependent on RNGesus smiling upon you.
Don't let "roguelite" or the RNG mechanics put you off of this. Even unfortunate deaths in the first battle will still reward you, especially in the early game. It's all worth it for the story, especially if you're into ancient Rome. And you will see all content in about 50 hours. I only have this much playtime because I enjoy "victory laps" with my overpowered starts. My only gripe would be having to reroll stats at the beginning, sometimes 10+ times, to get the build I want. But when you have enough starting points to build demigod characters with no stats below 70, man is it worth it to see how far you can go.
Its just a really good game, its both fun and teaches you a lot about Roman history very accurately I might add. So please do buy this game, its creator deserves to be rewarded for making such a simple yet elegant and fun game.
It's an okay game, but falls apart after the first few hours unless you want to grind until you can just.. start with good stats. And then you can tell yourself that you "got better at the game" instead of admitting that papa metacurrency and the law of large numbers bailed you out again.
10
Character did so well I got put into Triarii, didn't get to fight in last battle because I was too important. Not sure whether to be flattered or angry. 11/10 best text adventure I've ever gotten my hands on.
me likey
Great game!
Don't be a hero on the first play throughs.
I would have liked to see my character outfit change when I put new weapons and/or clothing on him.
Now I only see a generic Roman soldier even when I pimped him.
I'm definitely buying the Sequel with the notorious 'war criminal' Julius Caesar and his 7th legion thugs.
A very good game with lots of replayability
Attack: Missed
Attack: Missed
Recover: Failed
Recover: Success
Attack: Missed
Attack: Missed
Wow, so fun!
Tough but rewarding
If the description appeals to you then you will find the game well worth the price.
I died and reincarnated back in time again and again until I proved myself a true Son of Mars and became a greater warrior than Achilles.
This game is a ton of fun i never thought id like games like this but now im looking for more games like it!
Man, I feel bad for Felix and Porcius. They survived the first Siege of Carthage just to die to bandits.
Alright, Marius, time to die for Rome! Let's see if you make it back.
This game is genuinely fun. I keep dying, and it keeps being okay. Incremental progress done well. Literally the only addition I'd ask for the a name generator, but I can also just look up Roman names and do that.
The points to reequip yourself after every death are great, as well. Honestly, fully recommend. For the sale price and shit, for full price. This is absolutely a good buy.
The game get's really good after you have the first 10.000 character points.
cheap game that you can play over and over again. the most bang for your buck game i have ever had
This game is such a hidden gem. If you like roman history, with tons of flavor and charachterization, mixed with the feeling of just being a random asshole and just a cog in the huge machine that is the roman republic, then this game is for you. The game will not hold your hand, and the first few runs you will die, but it's ok, you will learn, and with time and plenty of runs you can aspire to become a strong, powerful (but not immortal, you are still just a single man in an army) officer in the army.
Greatly recommend love this game
Chances are, you will die for Rome. Many times.
However, each death grants you points to make your next legionary stronger. More opportunities to lay your life down for Rome.
Soon you aren't just barely surviving each battle... you are a decorated officer. An apex predator to be unleashed by the legion against their foes. You will challenge the enemy army's leaders to duels and feed them your javelin face-first.
And gods-willing, when enough men have died, you will retire. A living legend in triumphant return to Rome, to live out the rest of your days in peace.
10/10 would gladly spend another 100+ hours dying to the Agema chiliarch because no true son of Mars would ever refuse a challenge.
NEW GAME ANNOUNCED LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Great Game!
Good game
I liked it! Fun life sim
good as fuck buy it
PEAK
This review is kind of regrettable because if I were a teenager with hours and hours a day to grind at this game, I would rank it positively. But for the older gaming crowd, this isn't the game you're looking for. The core mechanic is train, fight, die, and use the points gained to get your next man further into the game. This is an acceptable loop if you are young (or unemployed lol) and can simply do the grind required to progress further in the story.
However if you are like me and have maybe 2 hours a day to play a game, you don't want to do the video game equivalent of reading a 20 chapter book but having to restart at the end of every 3rd paragraph. The game has a great story, visuals, and characters, it's a shame that it will take you maybe 50-100 hours to actually see it all (unless you use cheat engine to bump up your stats, which even then I barely made it to the end).
I could just complain, but I'll imagine what i'd do differently!
First, i'd allow players to choose what chapter to start at with appropriate boosts to their starting stats, so you don't have to autoclick your way through the first few chapters once you've gotten enough points to make it trivial to starting characters.
Second, the game is all about fighting as a formation... but you're fighting solo 95% of the time. The game would be much more well balanced and engaging if you had a man or 2 with you for all encounters and fought enemies more than 1 at a time, especially since you're given a time limit on almost all fights. This also helps reduce grinding because you're given the opportunity to clear through more enemies at a time and speed up reward grinding.
Third, make the enemy AI a little more dynamic. The loop of "attack, recover stance, attack" is on paper the most efficient enemy (and player) behavior but makes for grueling gameplay. This is better when you duel champions because those fights are meant to go long so you need a game plan, but normally you're just cycling between "enemy misses, attack, wait for enemy miss again".
In short, potentially great game but very poor decision to implement a rogue-like combat system. Like watching what would be a 10/10 high fantasy movie but for some reason the soundtrack is 2000's rap.
Survive or die in the Third Punic War.
But remember, every time you die, you get a little bit stronger.
Peak Roman Legionary Life Sim, accelerated my balding.
Awful battle design HWR did the same thing way better also shit takes forever why cant you skip the battle text? Demo games are better than this tbh. Looks like imma have to play this thing for a week straight before I can start a run with enough skills to not die within the first 15 mins. Get used to seeing MISSED! and failed recovery
Unique and incredible. Great replay value!
10/10
Overall great game
Absolutely amazing!
I love this game, I find its a great one to pick up and put down and I return to it regularly. I look at the clock and realise I've just sunk time in to it without realising - which for me is the biggest indication I'm enjoying it. I would love to see another one.
My recommendation for the first few run through's would be to focus on physical stats and just try to survive for as long as possible - basically avoid anything which sounds risky. As you get more of handle on the game you can take more risks. That being said, don't be afraid/annoyed to die - with each play through you get additional stat points to spend at the beginning.
Once you are more established then it makes sense to start focusing on mental attributes which are more applicable for the out of battle stat checks, especially once you've been promoted.
Lovely game, good storyline, overall just an enjoyable experience.
Its peak
HE WAS A CONSUL OF ROME
Legionary's Life is a pretty good CYOA, raising sim, rogue elite and dungeon crawler hybrid.
- It's realistic and tough. You can try to be a hero, but without bonuses from previous playthroughs you will most likely die. I lost many characters for being too cocky. Realistically you will kill only a dozen or two of enemies during first runs. Thanks god you are a legionary under Scipio Africanus leaderships, imagine playing as a soldier under Crassus!
- Game manages to properly portrait being a legionary during Punic Wars. It's a life sim, you see what's happening from the point of view of average soldier and you operate with limited knowledge about the world and politics..
- Writing is decent
- It's fun to see stats go up, especially that your soldier can't be good at everything
- It's satisfying to beat hard bonus challenges that led to early game overs, after you accumulate points from previous playthroghts. However even those OP characters aren't able to usually kill more than a few people per battle.
- Itemization is good, there is no random drops or random stats on items.
- Combat system suffers from the fact that it's nearly always preferable to just focus on attacking the torse. Due to how posture mechanic works going for other body parts offers too much risks(losing a turn) for too little reward. You can make builds to increase effectiveness of other tactics, but due to the fact that it's preferable to dispatch enemies as quickly as you possibly can they are inferior.
- Game is slow even on max speed. On second playthrogh you need to use cheat engine and make the game run 5 times faster.
- Story is quite linear, although there are variations based on your rank within the army and stats. It's fun to learn as a soldier that centurions have put disguise on and left the camp, only to participate in this, when you yourself are a centurion in other playthrogh
- I disliked rolling for stats in character creation. Just give me points to distribute!
I love that game cant wait to see what is next after centorio prior
Could you adapte that game as a mobilegame im tired of playing on steam link
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Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Alessandro Roberti |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 23.11.2024 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 86% положительных (1975) |