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Aarklash: Legacy

74%Game Brain Score
story, gameplay
grinding, replayability
74% User Score Based on 484 reviews

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"Aarklash: Legacy" is a tactical adventure game set in a land of constant conflict between the forces of Light, Destiny, and Darkness. As a mercenary squad wrongly accused, you'll fight for survival and uncover dark secrets on an epic quest. Control four characters, battling across diverse lands with your actions determining Aarklash's fate, inspired by the Confrontation figurines universe.

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74%
Audience ScoreBased on 484 reviews
story77 positive mentions
grinding22 negative mentions
  • Engaging tactical combat that requires strategic planning and positioning.
  • Unique characters with distinct abilities and skill trees that allow for varied playstyles.
  • Beautiful graphics and a well-designed game world that enhances the overall experience.
  • Linear gameplay with limited exploration and minimal character customization.
  • Repetitive puzzles that can disrupt the flow of the game.
  • The story and voice acting are lackluster, failing to create a strong emotional connection.
  • story
    253 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story in the game is generally perceived as simplistic and linear, often taking a backseat to the gameplay and combat mechanics. While some players appreciate the unique premise and character backgrounds, many find the narrative unengaging, repetitive, and lacking depth, with mediocre voice acting and minimal character development. Overall, the story serves more as a framework for combat rather than a compelling narrative experience.

    • “I enjoyed the voice acting, as cheesy as it can be, and the story was compelling.”
    • “The story was interesting enough and the length was about right.”
    • “The story is decent and the character design is a bit more unique than just another fantasy RPG game.”
    • “The story and characterization are more an excuse for the gameplay than holding merit alone.”
    • “The story is probably the weakest point.”
    • “The story is entirely negligible as well.”
  • gameplay
    178 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay of Aarklash: Legacy is characterized by its nostalgic real-time tactical combat, reminiscent of classic RPGs like Dragon Age and Baldur's Gate, allowing players to pause and strategize during battles. While the combat mechanics are generally praised for being engaging and fun, many reviewers noted issues with AI responsiveness, bugs, and a lack of depth in the overall gameplay experience, leading to a somewhat repetitive feel. Despite these drawbacks, the game offers solid mechanics and customization options, making it enjoyable for fans of the genre, though the story and visuals may not hold up as well.

    • “The gameplay is fairly good, and easy to pick up (it doesn't really require that much tactics).”
    • “Aarklash has created the perfect pause-based gameplay.”
    • “The real-time tactical gameplay may be paused for strategy and intelligent action queuing at any time, akin to Bioware's Mass Effect or Dragon Age series.”
    • “The core gameplay is mostly fighting (no stealth, not trying to reason with enemies, though for some people this could be a huge plus).”
    • “On top of all the bugs you'll encounter, you can also expect the UI to be a generic minimalist mess, mostly terrible voice acting, both enemy and party AI getting confused or being unresponsive, and the main 'action chain' turn mechanic being sporadically ineffective by randomly canceling your strategically planned actions.”
    • “Gameplay itself is fairly linear; you progress from area to area, clearing preset encounters and solving an occasional puzzle.”
  • graphics
    108 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Overall, the graphics of the game receive a positive reception, with many reviewers praising the impressive visuals, character design, and artistic style, especially for an indie title. While some mention minor performance issues and a few find the graphics to be average, the consensus leans towards them being visually appealing and well-executed, contributing to an engaging atmosphere. However, there are mixed feelings about the gameplay, which some feel detracts from the overall experience despite the strong graphical presentation.

    • “The visuals are pleasing, both from the characters and the environment, and the characters are very distinct in the visuals, both the ones you control and the enemies.”
    • “The graphics are impressive for an indie game, but I found some performance issues.”
    • “The game has an absolutely gorgeous art style and character design.”
    • “There are a bunch of good ideas mixed together with some absolute trash, gameplay that gets annoying rather quickly, and subpar visuals.”
    • “My complaints on the game are the constant frame skips when a lot of enemies appear due to lack of optimization for the graphics and the simple options menu.”
    • “The only bright side is sympathetic graphics and overall high production value (for an indie game), but who cares if gameplay is so poor and the game is boring and unexciting.”
  • music
    30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is generally described as average and uninspired, often relying on repetitive stock tracks that fail to enhance the gameplay experience, particularly during combat. While some players found the music to be relaxing and fitting within the game's atmosphere, many noted its lack of memorability and emotional impact, leading to a mixed reception overall. Voice acting quality also varied, contributing to the overall perception of the audio experience as simplistic and occasionally disruptive.

    • “Attractive terrain/character design and immersive music.”
    • “Gorgeous graphics, apt music, interesting characters.”
    • “The game is graphically beautiful, with good soundtracks and good combat mechanics.”
    • “Both the music and voice acting are pretty bad.”
    • “The music seems to be just stock music endlessly repeated, which gets pretty annoying, especially when you enter combat and the music refuses to change even a little bit to more accurately address the intensity of action.”
    • “The musical score, while inoffensive, was also inconsequential.”
  • grinding
    22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Overall, players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and repetitive, particularly due to an overabundance of puzzles and lengthy boss fights that detract from the experience. Many reviewers noted that the character progression feels artificially extended, with a lack of meaningful grinding opportunities, leading to a sense of boredom and frustration. While some players enjoyed the challenge, the consensus leans towards the mechanics being overly tedious, especially in higher difficulty levels.

    • “The character progression is super tedious for a game where you don't have the option to stay behind and work on your equipment and levels.”
    • “The harder difficulty levels are extraordinarily tedious and resemble the kind of grind in an MMO.”
    • “Essentially - great ideas with tedious execution that just gets boring a couple of hours in.”
  • replayability
    15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's replayability is mixed, with some players enjoying the option to use different characters and abilities for varied experiences, while others find it limited, primarily offering value through higher difficulty levels or achievement hunting. Many reviews suggest that replayability significantly increases only after unlocking all characters, but overall, it is often described as minimal, with some players estimating a low replay value score.

    • “Some characters are a lot stronger than others, but that's half the fun - and gives it replayability as you can have a reasonably different experience (certainly in terms of challenges) by playing the 'back-up' roster.”
    • “The replayability of the game primarily comes from using different characters or deciding to enhance different abilities.”
    • “Overall, a pretty decent game that can be played in different ways with different teammates and skills, significantly changing the gameplay, on top of a difficulty level high enough to provide some replayability value.”
    • “Unfortunately, that means that the replayability only starts about 30% or so through the game once you have all 8 characters.”
    • “Though I would suggest only picking it up on a decent sale as it has little to no replay value.”
    • “After you have completed the game, it offers little to no real replay value unless you wish to play at a different difficulty or if you missed an achievement that you would like to get.”
  • character development
    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Character development in the game is generally viewed as limited, with a simplistic system that includes only a few items and a minimal skill tree, leading to a lack of meaningful progression. While the character designs are often praised for their aesthetic appeal, players express disappointment over the lack of customization options and depth in character abilities. Overall, the game offers attractive visuals but falls short in providing a robust character development experience.

    • “To me, an RPG absolutely requires character development.”
    • “The story is decent, and the character design is a bit more unique than just another fantasy RPG game.”
    • “The game has an absolutely gorgeous art style and character design.”
    • “Character development is only 4 items with RNG stats and a tiering/affix system straight out of Diablo, plus a minimal skill tree.”
    • “It's linear, and doesn't really have much character development (you do, however, level up skills (easy and free to respec) and find some items that just give you some basic stats), but the battles are pretty fun.”
    • “Overwrought character design, yet highly limited abilities.”
  • atmosphere
    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's atmosphere is often praised for its nostalgic ties to Warcraft 3, featuring beautiful graphics and immersive soundtracks that enhance the experience. While some reviews note that the story and writing may feel flat, the unique lore and character backgrounds contribute to a compelling narrative that leaves players wanting more. Overall, the atmosphere is described as fresh and engaging, despite some critiques regarding the visual presentation.

    • “Very nostalgic of the Warcraft 3 campaign, both in atmosphere and gameplay.”
    • “Still today (2020) the game's graphics are beautiful, the story is great, the UI is polished, and the lore and overall atmosphere are fresh, unique, and simply amazing.”
    • “What the game does get right is an amazing narrative that leaves me wanting more, from the character backgrounds to the immersive atmosphere. I’d love to see an expansion, sequel, or book (the ending certainly leaves an opening).”
    • “The story, atmosphere, and voice acting are a little flat but okay.”
    • “I must say, the story couldn't really capture my interest, but I played it for its RPG elements and atmosphere.”
    • “The graphics and atmosphere are okay.”
  • optimization
    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Overall, the game's optimization receives mixed reviews; while some players report smooth performance and minimal loading times, others experience frame skips and performance issues, particularly during intense moments. The graphics are praised for their quality, especially for an indie title, but concerns about optimization on standard HDDs and a lack of depth in grinding and collecting are noted.

    • “The game runs smoothly, didn't notice any bugs, load times are minimal.”
    • “It is a solid RPG with engaging mechanics; it seems perfectly optimized.”
    • “And the game is decently optimized.”
    • “I was playing the game installed on a regular HDD rather than an SSD, but I have no loading problems on much more demanding games on a regular HDD, so there is clearly an optimization problem here.”
    • “My complaints on the game are the constant frame skips when a lot of enemies appear due to lack of optimization for the graphics and the simple options menu.”
    • “There's no real grinding, collecting, or optimization to be had here by the hardcore gamer.”
  • stability
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's stability is heavily criticized, with users reporting frequent glitches, buggy AI, and pathing issues that detract from the overall experience. While some see potential in the game, the current state is marred by crashes and persistent bugs, leading to a generally negative reception regarding stability.

    • “Other strange glitches coming in and out of scenes.”
    • “It's dull and boring; it's the same test over and over, with the most infuriating buggy pathing and AI in any ARPG to date.”
    • “I'll still play the game, but right now, I'm giving it a thumbs down due to the buggy crashes.”
  • humor
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is a mixed bag; while character banter and voice acting deliver some amusing moments and snide remarks, the overall story and dialogues are often criticized as cringy and uninteresting.

    • “Character banter can be funny and amusing.”
    • “The voice acting is good and the jokes and snide remarks are humorous.”
  • emotional
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    While the story and voice acting may fall short, players find emotional investment in the well-crafted characters and nostalgic combat, making the game enjoyable for those who appreciate a good challenge.

    • “Most characters deserve genuine emotional investment.”
    • “The emotional depth of the characters is lacking, making it hard to connect with their struggles.”
    • “I found the attempts at emotional storytelling to be forced and unconvincing.”
    • “The game tries to evoke feelings but ends up feeling hollow and uninspired.”

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16h Median play time
11h Average play time
2-20h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 2 analyzed playthroughs

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