Endless Knight
- December 31, 2019
- Will Sykes Games
Get on Steam"Endless Knight" is an action-packed hack and slash game with rogue-like elements. You play as a mysterious knight, fighting through hordes of enemies in procedurally generated levels. With various weapons, abilities, and a challenging difficulty curve, it offers a satisfying and replayable experience.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game offers a fun and humorous take on the Monty Python 'Black Knight' scene, with engaging gameplay mechanics that allow for limb loss while still being able to fight.
- It features multiple game modes, including a story mode and local multiplayer, along with options like first-person view and lightsabers, enhancing the overall experience.
- The combat is described as tight and focused, requiring skill and strategy, making it a rewarding challenge for players.
- The controls are poorly designed and cannot be rebound, which significantly detracts from the gameplay experience.
- Some players have reported issues with game speed inconsistencies, making it difficult to maintain a fair challenge.
- The game can be extremely difficult to master, which may frustrate some players, especially those not accustomed to skill-based combat.
- humor7 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is characterized by a blend of bawdy jokes, dark comedy, and absurdity, particularly highlighted by the bard narrator's interludes and the comedic portrayal of limb loss and ragdoll physics. Players find the mix of challenging gameplay and hilarious scenarios, such as dismemberment and exaggerated death animations, to be both entertaining and engaging. Overall, the game successfully combines humor with its combat mechanics, creating a uniquely funny experience.
“The game is exactly as described, the combat is fun, the game is hilarious, and the bard interludes are great.”
“This game mixes hilarious limb loss with the difficulty and accuracy needed to put a thread through a needle.”
“A hilariously presented chop-em-up with real depth of gameplay.”
- story6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game's story mode, known as the "tournament of doom," features a humorous narrative about becoming a king in a land where revival magic is common, complemented by a bard narrator's bawdy humor. Players navigate through eight levels, each with five opponents, across various themed arenas, while facing increasing challenges and unlocking additional game modes. Overall, the story is engaging and provides a fun backdrop for the gameplay experience.
“Either way, the slow down helped me survive long enough for my cheap tactics to win, which got me through the faster difficulties of the story mode. It has a decent story about becoming the king in a land where revival magic is apparently super easy, plus some bawdy humor from the bard narrator.”
“The game offers three game modes: story, survival (unlocked by beating story on insane, which is not that hard but can be annoying when you face AI with 'turtle-like' behavior) and local multiplayer, along with plenty of fun options to choose from.”
“Story mode offers a series of eight levels with five opponents each, featuring plenty of neat arenas such as deserts (both hot and cold), taverns, dungeons, castle gardens, and even an empty colosseum.”
“Either way, the slowdown helped me survive long enough for my cheap tactics to win, which got me through the faster difficulties of the story mode (which has a decent story about becoming the king in a land where revival magic is apparently super easy, plus some bawdy humor from the bard narrator) and after about a hundred tries the final fifty.”
“The game offers three game modes: story, survival (unlocked by beating story on insane, which is not that hard but can be annoying when you face AI with 'turtle-like' behavior) and local multiplayer, plus plenty of fun options to choose from such as playing speed, the ability to switch the regular claymores for Star Wars' lightsabers, and even a much-welcome first-person view.”
“Story mode offers a series of eight levels with five opponents each (got killed by the last one, though? Back to the first) with plenty of neat arenas such as deserts (both hot and cold), taverns, dungeons, castle gardens, and even an (empty) colosseum.”
- music2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -150 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The music in the game is highly praised, contributing positively to the overall experience and enhancing its fun indie concept. Players express a desire for the option to purchase the soundtrack separately.
“A fun indie game with a great concept and fantastic music.”
“My only wish is that there was an online multiplayer (though remote play together works well enough) and an option to also purchase the music.”
“The music is repetitive and lacks variety, making it hard to stay engaged.”
“I found the soundtrack to be uninspired and forgettable, which really detracted from the overall experience.”
“The audio quality of the music is subpar, and it feels like it doesn't match the game's atmosphere.”
- gameplay1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized as a humorously presented chop-em-up that offers significant depth, combining entertaining mechanics with engaging challenges.
“A hilariously presented chop-em-up with real depth of gameplay.”
