Hero or Villain: Battle Royale
- September 16, 2020
- Hosted Games
Get on SteamIn "Hero or Villain: Battle Royale," become a champion in a gladiatorial contest or pursue a life of crime in an alien world. Choose your path as a loyal subject, criminal, or rebel, with consequences that span 260,000 words and multiple endings. Import your character from the previous game, "Hero or Villain: Genesis," to continue your journey.
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Reviews
- The game offers a decent selection of powers and character customization options.
- It raises intriguing questions and paths for exploration, making it a potentially great continuation of the trilogy.
- Some players found it generally enjoyable and a good continuation of the story from the first game.
- The game ends abruptly without a natural conclusion, leaving players frustrated.
- Many choices feel inconsequential, leading to a lack of meaningful engagement with the story.
- There are numerous bugs and issues that hinder gameplay, including unclear relationship dynamics and a lack of guidance for achieving good endings.
- story7 mentions
- 43 % positive mentions
- 14 % neutral mentions
- 43 % negative mentions
The story is criticized for its abrupt ending and lack of depth, featuring a standard alien-themed battle royale setting with minimal player choices and unengaging new characters. As the second installment in a planned trilogy, it feels incomplete, offering limited narrative progression and a sense that player decisions have little impact on the outcome. Overall, the experience is described as linear and unsatisfying, with most of the story unfolding on rails.
“Note also that this is the second in an expected three-game story arc.”
“As such, the game does only take you so far in the story, which will be completed in the last part of the game.”
“You cannot save everybody in the story, though some characters can be saved if you make the right decisions.”
“It ends more abruptly than any story or game I've ever played in my life.”
“The story isn't interesting (standard alien-themed battle royale setting), the choices are mostly non-existent (your experience is on rails for at least 90% of the game), the new characters aren't interesting, there is only one character held over from the first game...and you barely get to see or interact with her.”
“Finally, the game is, once again, not a complete story.”
- gameplay1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players appreciate the gameplay for its stability, acknowledging that while they weren't expecting new mechanics or powers, the existing system is well-executed and avoids major disruptions.
“I wasn't hoping for new mechanics or new powers in this one, because it's really hard to program such things without breaking the whole game.”
