Battle Worlds: Kronos

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"Battle Worlds: Kronos" is a turn-based strategy game with tactical combat and strategic resource management. Players command units in a variety of environments, using terrain and weather effects to their advantage. With a complex story campaign, online and hotseat multiplayer, and challenging AI, this game offers a deep and engaging experience for strategy fans.

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+16

58%

Audience ScoreBased on 210 reviews

story16 positive mentions

gameplay10 negative mentions

Engaging turn-based strategy that requires advanced tactics and offers multiple viable strategies.
Nostalgic for fans of the Battle Isle series, providing a similar experience with a variety of units.
Long campaign with a decent amount of content, rewarding players who enjoy challenging gameplay.

Unbalanced difficulty, with many players struggling to progress past early missions due to overwhelming enemy numbers.
Lack of a compelling story and repetitive gameplay, leading to a dull experience for some players.
Poor AI behavior and a sluggish user interface detract from the overall enjoyment and strategic depth.

story
132 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
12%
80%
8%
The story in the game is largely criticized for being dull and lacking depth, with many reviewers noting that it fails to engage players or provide motivation to continue. The campaign consists of linear missions with minimal narrative development, and while some players appreciate the tactical gameplay, they feel the absence of a compelling storyline detracts from the overall experience. Overall, the narrative is seen as a weak point, overshadowed by the game's challenging mechanics and strategic elements.
- “The first campaign has a decent storyline and I have to say units and tactical strategies diversity makes this title not an entirely brain-dead experience.”
- “The story and writing seem decent.”
- “It's fresh, with a good storyline.”
- “There's also no proper story.”
- “Unfortunately, with no story, it's like... why bother at all?”
- “The story is dull, and does nothing to motivate me to continue.”
gameplay
48 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
17%
63%
21%
The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with many players finding it repetitive, dull, and lacking in depth or engaging mechanics. While some appreciate the strategic elements and the potential for a lengthy campaign, others criticize the lack of a compelling story and the poor integration of mechanics with map design, leading to an overall uninspired experience. Despite some improvements noted by players, the game struggles to stand out due to its mediocre execution and overly complicated systems.
- “It captures the essence of a good board game and combines it with an easy to learn type of strategy gameplay.”
- “bwkronos has deep and challenging strategic gameplay that quickly got me hooked.”
- “The campaign alone will get you 40-50 hours of gameplay if you hustle.”
- “But without gameplay freedom and proper story, this game just can't provide you enough fun.”
- “The graphics are pretty bad, the gameplay is pretty mediocre, and there's nothing really special to put it above the crowd.”
- “Very dull and boring gameplay with a lame story; I suppose this is what I get for thinking this would be Advance Wars.”
graphics
38 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
21%
58%
21%
The graphics of the game are generally described as mediocre to primitive, with many reviewers noting a lack of visual appeal and a dated feel reminiscent of older titles. While some appreciate the clean and colorful design, others find the overall aesthetic uninspiring and cheap, suggesting that the focus was more on gameplay than on visual fidelity. Overall, the graphics are deemed sufficient for a strategy game but fail to stand out or impress.
- “Land, sea and air units; nice graphics for a strategy game.”
- “The graphics are clean, smooth, and colorful, and the explosions are cool.”
- “Classical in the sense that it borrows a ton of concepts from the games that came before it, while sprucing them up with a modern graphics set and extremely streamlined UI.”
- “The graphics leave you with the 'did this in 2007' feeling.”
- “Everything from unit movement, to combat, to story, to graphics just feels cheap.”
- “You don't notice it so much in the screenshots but once you play the game you will really notice it; I tried all different graphics options and nothing seemed to fix the problem.”
music
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
56%
19%
The music in the game has received mixed reviews, with some players finding it underwhelming and lacking a compelling soundtrack, while others appreciate its refreshing departure from typical genres like dubstep. Overall, the sound design is considered adequate, but many feel that a more engaging and dynamic soundtrack could have significantly enhanced the gaming experience.
- “Also, dat soundtrack.”
- “I liked the music (it's refreshing not being forced to hear dubstep in this game).”
- “Sound assets are okay though, so is the music.”
- “Music is nothing special either, and there's not much sound besides weapon effects.”
- “I play turn-based stuff in windowed mode with sound/music off, so I don't care.”
- “I personally would have preferred if the soundtrack had been inspired by Bioware 3, but that's just my personal opinion.”
replayability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from low replayability due to its linear missions and lack of alternative approaches to objectives, coupled with an unengaging story. As a result, players find little incentive to replay the game.
- “The missions seem to be completely linear, not providing alternative ways to achieve goals, and the story isn't interesting at all, so replay value is pretty much zero.”
- “Unfortunately, the game has little replayability.”
grinding
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and monotonous, with many expressing that their experience felt prolonged and unenjoyable over extended play sessions.
- “The eight hours I spent playing this game was tedious at best.”
- “The controls felt rather tedious.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game has been reported to have some bugs and issues with cutscene desynchronization, though these problems do not significantly impact the overall experience for some players.
- “A little bit buggy and cutscenes desynced, but that is irrelevant to me.”