cool but repetitive
I don't understand what an OCD principal is and how do you encounter the apprentice?
Reviews for "Valthirian Arc"
:) I'm satisfied
Yep. This game is just as great as i thought it would be... instant faved :)
Main Menu looks nice, and art is pretty good.
Fighting is nice, simplistic.
The only thing that gets annoying is that students sometimes get stuck while moving around but this game in any other way is great
It's Good.
I just don't like the fact that you have to be constantly getting rid of your hard-earned "students", and the fact that you have to play endlessly until you lose to the evil power of fame (At least, I don't think you can win?).
Fav'ed
Technically, it's well done, I didn't see a single glitch. Graphics and sounds are nice too, very pro. Game design isn't bad at all, but as many reviewers stated already it gets repetitive. Many also complain about the fame requirements, I'd say they about right tho.
However I'd like to stress a few things:
- The fame you get from the tournament is too low. If the player go at it with mostly grade 30 students it's not rewarding enough. How I'd like it to work is to make the party members (given they won) graduate with a 50% (if not slightly higher) fame bonus. It would make a lot of sense, add some fluff to the tournament thing and make it more appealing ... Especialy in the late game. As a side effect the player must have 8 students before entering (so he still gets 4 left if he wins) ... Unless you decide to lift that restriction.
- I assume there's no ending, correct? But the achievements aren't enough to avoid a feeling of unavoidable doom which doesn't match with the colorful graphics and sounds.
And to the players:
It isn't as hard as it first seem to get all those achievements, on my second try I'm 6 months from year 4 with 3 penalties so far (about to get a 4th tho). Getting more than 1300 gold a week. And I didn't kite / use water as a shield much, doing so makes the game too slow for my taste. I won all the tournaments but 2 of them. A few tips about management:
- Give it a first try, play about 1 year to learn about the mechanisms
- Start from scratch, now that you know how important it is to get a high fame and how to get some more efficiently don't waste time in the first weeks and start building your fame pool up.
- Don't graduate students without the 50% bonus as long as you can.
- Never miss an opportunity to get that bonus on 4th week.
- Recruiting is more important that better equipment. Only "equip up" when you have extra money and only the students with the better success rate.
Thanks again for that game,
Khann
very interesting
the graphics are good. and the execution is smooth and well put together. my onyl problem is the massive fame requirement curve. the classes go as follows:
Aprentice:start
Duelist- Physical
Gunslinger- Dexterity
dragoon- Magic
Mana Scholar:start
Magilancer- Strength
Magicaster- Dexterity
Sorcerer- Magic