Kingdoms Rise
- November 18, 2013
- Flyleap Studios Pty. Ltd.
- 8h median play time
Get on Steam"Kingdoms Rise" is a multiplayer fantasy battle game that focuses on skill-based combat. Players can choose from a variety of weapons and abilities to customize their warrior and engage in tactical blade dueling. The game aims to make combat feel immersive and satisfying, with responsive controls and a variety of spells to complement swordsmanship.
Reviews
- The game has a unique and engaging combat system that combines swordplay with magic, offering a variety of playstyles.
- Character customization is extensive, allowing players to create unique characters with different armor and weapon combinations.
- The game has a lot of potential and can be very fun, especially when played with friends.
- The game is still in early access and suffers from numerous bugs, glitches, and performance issues that hinder gameplay.
- There is a lack of player base, making it difficult to find matches, which significantly reduces the game's replayability.
- The combat mechanics can feel unresponsive and clunky, leading to frustration during fights.
- gameplay89 mentions
- 31 % positive mentions
- 63 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by fluid and responsive mechanics, offering a mix of swordplay and magic that caters to various playstyles, though it is marred by bugs and a lack of polish. While many players find the combat engaging and skill-based, the game suffers from slow updates and a dwindling player base, which detracts from the overall experience. Despite its potential and enjoyable mechanics, the game remains in an early access state, requiring further refinement to fully realize its capabilities.
“It has fluid and responsive fast-paced gameplay that is easy to learn but hard to master. The 360-degree swordplay felt very intuitive, and the weight of the weapons was appropriate. The fair and balanced magic system allowed players to use two magic abilities to suit their preferred play style.”
“The gameplay behind this indie title is very gratifying once you get the hang of it. The mechanics are solid, and fighting is very addicting once you get the hang of it.”
“The gameplay is fluid for the most part, and the game is functional. The combat is smooth, and the mechanics are definitely there for an excellent experience.”
“Updates to the game took too long and so I lost interest very quickly because I was waiting for some tuning of mechanics and the game in general.”
“The gameplay is slow and boring, trying to control your character, and navigate through the menus is a pain, and it doesn't look very good either.”
“The gameplay trailers are very misleading, not much is implemented and the updates are few and far between.”
- graphics43 mentions
- 37 % positive mentions
- 53 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players praising the high-quality artwork, vibrant effects, and overall aesthetic appeal, while others criticize the dated visuals, lack of optimization options, and performance issues such as lag and graphical bugs. Despite some players finding the graphics enjoyable and well-designed, many express frustration over the limited settings for lower-end computers and the game's inconsistent performance, leading to an overall impression that while the graphics have potential, they require significant improvement and optimization.
“Pleasing graphics, smooth and elegant.”
“The graphics are what stand out the most in the game; effects are vivid and beautiful, and the maps look divine.”
“Graphically, the game is quite impressive.”
“Poor graphics choices, poor controls, laggy, and no players... not recommended in its current build even with the upgrade to Unreal 4.”
“Graphically, the game feels a bit dated already, and due to the washed out color palette it can be difficult to even see other characters within parts of the battlefield.”
“The artwork resembles what looks like a child splattered watercolor paint onto a game engine and the combat was no better.”
- stability38 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game is widely criticized for its numerous bugs and glitches, which significantly impact gameplay and user experience. While some players find the core mechanics enjoyable and acknowledge the potential for improvement, many express frustration over the lack of stability and slow updates. Overall, the consensus is that the game remains in a rough state, making it advisable for potential buyers to wait for further development before diving in.
“The game has a lot of glitches, bugs, and more... I hope they keep working on it, but in my opinion, the game is actually worse than a year ago.”
“Developers like this should be banned from doing early access games if they're never going to finish their game and leave us all ripped off with a buggy mess.”
“Kingdoms Rise is very, very, very buggy, and if you don't want a clean game experience, do not buy this game until it moves further into development stages.”
- monetization10 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 10 % neutral mentions
- 90 % negative mentions
The monetization aspect of the game has been overwhelmingly criticized, with users labeling it as a blatant cash grab by developers who have failed to deliver a quality product. Many reviews highlight the misuse of early access to exploit players financially, resulting in a lack of updates and a bug-ridden experience. Overall, players strongly advise against engaging with the game due to its perceived focus on profit over quality.
“Yet another abandoned cash grab from some no-name developers who took the money and ran.”
“A simple cash grab abusing the early access system.”
“But clearly, the devs just did a cash grab and left the game for extended periods of time without any updates.”
- optimization8 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
Overall, the optimization of the game has received significant criticism, with users highlighting issues such as poor animations, hit detection, and performance problems that hinder gameplay. Many players express a desire for further updates to address these bugs and improve optimization, as they believe the game has potential but is currently unplayable for many. Comparisons to better-optimized titles suggest that the game's current state is far from satisfactory, leading to a lack of recommendations from the community.
“If they pushed out one more update just fixing the bugs and doing some optimization, I think more people would buy the game and I could recommend it.”
“I really believe in this game, and I feel that it could become an insanely fun game with optimization and weapon/spell diversity, but right now?”
“I still look forward to this game when it becomes a lot more optimized and polished, but in its current state, I just cannot recommend it to anyone.”
“Horrible optimization and the matchmaking is almost outright broken.”
“Half the server I cannot even join and randomly everything will change to the color I set my clothing to (literally everything but the map: characters, weapons, spells all become the color). I still look forward to this game when it becomes a lot more optimized and polished, but in its current state I just cannot recommend it to anyone.”
“It tells me that you don't care if my video card fries while running your currently unoptimized product.”
- story7 mentions
- 29 % positive mentions
- 29 % neutral mentions
- 43 % negative mentions
The game's story is criticized for being minimal and lacking depth, with players expressing a desire for more substantial narrative elements and single-player missions. While the gameplay is praised as epic, the absence of a developed story detracts from the overall experience. Frequent glitches are also noted, typical of a beta version.
“I began a quest of looking for a suitable hold-me-over and found Kingdoms Rise.”
“- a developed story.”
“As it stands, the game is great in gameplay, but the story is lacking some substance, and glitches are frequent as to be expected with a beta.”
“Story: no story, just fighting, do you even fit?”
“If possible, add single player mode; either story or challenge would be much better.”
- music3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with an overall score of 8/10. While the soundtrack is generally considered average, players appreciate the epic music that builds up as the timer approaches zero, adding excitement to the gameplay. However, some users note a lack of music variety and feel that the tutorial does not adequately address the game's audio elements.
“The epic music that starts with one minute left in the round brings a sense of ecstasy to the game.”
“The gradually increasing music volume as the timer reaches zero is a nice touch by the developers.”
“Graphically it's fine, but there's a lack of music. The tutorial teaches nothing, and it's impossible to find a game without manually searching the server list.”
- replayability3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The game's current replayability is limited, with many players feeling it lacks sufficient content to warrant multiple playthroughs. While enjoyable, it may not offer enough value compared to other games with higher replay potential.
“The game is fun as it currently stands, but the replay value is limited at the moment.”
“The replay value isn’t much at the moment unless you really enjoy it.”
“For now, however, the game needs more fine-tuning, and you can find better games with more replay value for your money.”
- character development2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Character development in the game is praised for its creativity and depth, complementing the impressive combat mechanics, magic system, and character design. Overall, players find the character progression to be a standout feature that enhances the gaming experience.
“Character development was a great idea.”
“The game has awesome combat mechanics, sick magic, and amazing graphics, along with fantastic character design.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is a mixed bag, featuring both amusing bugs and some frustrating ones. Players have found the experience entertaining, particularly in the initial hour of gameplay, suggesting that the game has the potential for great comedic moments.
“I played it for like an hour and it was very funny; I can clearly see this game will be great.”
“Many bugs, some funny, some just bad.”
