Hexia
- June 30, 2023
- Black Mastiff Studio
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PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game has a fun and engaging gameplay loop with a charming aesthetic and relaxing music.
- It offers a unique narrative component with interesting lore and random events that can impact gameplay.
- Despite being in early access, the game shows potential for growth and improvement, with players expressing enjoyment and anticipation for future updates.
- The game suffers from a lack of content and depth, with many players finding it repetitive and lacking challenge in the later stages.
- Random events can be overly punishing, leading to frustrating experiences where players can lose quickly due to poor choices.
- There are significant usability issues, such as a lack of a tutorial, slow gameplay pacing, and minimal options for controlling game speed.
- gameplay5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 40 % negative mentions
The gameplay is enjoyable and balanced, featuring intuitive mechanics and a relaxing atmosphere, though some players wish for faster progression. Despite being in early access, the campaign offers a fun experience, and there is curiosity about future dungeon designs and their impact on gameplay.
“Despite being in early access, I've had fun playing the sole campaign in Hexia and I quite enjoyed the gameplay.”
“It has relaxing music, a nice aesthetic, and intuitive base mechanics.”
“The gameplay is fairly balanced, and yet never becomes too easy.”
“Granted that the game has some elements of idle gameplay, I, and I'm sure many other players, would love it if the time could go by a lot faster.”
“I'm wondering which shapes could be designed for the dungeons and how they will affect the gameplay during the expansion of the kingdom.”
- story4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game's storyline is praised for its uniqueness and beautiful visuals, with players appreciating the integration of random events that influence the narrative. However, some users express frustration with the potential for early setbacks, which can hinder progress toward story goals and lead to repeated playthroughs.
“The story is unique, told in random events accompanied by gorgeous visuals.”
“I like the storyline added to the game.”
“I'm willing to give the dev the benefit of the doubt in that many of the events you choose lead to other story elements later, but that doesn't matter if my people overthrow me in the first five minutes.”
“You might end up starting a new game over and over before you make it through the first 'story' goal.”
- graphics4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's graphics are described as pleasant and aesthetically pleasing, complementing the unique storytelling and entertaining gameplay. While not groundbreaking, the visuals are well-executed and free of noticeable bugs or performance issues, even on integrated graphics. Overall, the graphics contribute positively to the game's relaxing atmosphere.
“The story is unique, told in random events accompanied by gorgeous visuals.”
“It has relaxing music, a nice aesthetic, and intuitive base mechanics.”
“It doesn't try to impress with graphics, but it's pleasant to look at.”
- music3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The music in the game is described as relaxing and serves as a decent ambient accompaniment to the gameplay, enhancing the overall aesthetic experience. While it may not stand out significantly, it effectively complements the entertaining game loop and intuitive mechanics.
“It has relaxing music, a nice aesthetic, and intuitive base mechanics.”
“The game has potential, the game loop is entertaining, the graphics are nice, and the music accompanies the experience well.”
“The music provides decent ambiance.”
“The music is decent ambience.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Reviewers express uncertainty about the game's overall replayability, particularly regarding the number of campaigns and additional replayable content. They suggest that the game's value may increase once these aspects are clarified, recommending potential players to monitor its development before purchasing.
“I'm not sure how many campaigns in total the game will have once it's done or whether the game will have other forms of replayability to justify the price. Thus, I'd recommend keeping the game in your wishlist for now and checking in a month or two.”
“When it's finished, depending on how replayability is handled, this is easily going to be worth the $5 price point, if not $10.”
- optimization1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its simplicity and effective optimization, appealing to fans of turn-based and real-time strategy genres.
“Great game, simple and optimized, including the idea. I like games like that, whether per turn or RTS.”
- stability1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Overall, users find the game's stability to be commendable for an early version, reporting it as largely bug-free and enjoyable. However, they note that there is still room for improvement, particularly regarding complexity and the difficulty curve.
“So far, I've found the game enjoyable. For an early version, I find its content to be of good quality, and it appears to be bug-free. While there is definite room for improvement, particularly in terms of complexity and the difficulty curve, the stability is commendable.”
