Lawbringer
- February 3, 2023
- Entropic Island
Get on Steam"Lawbringer is a single-player Action roguelite, where you battle through endless waves of enemies in a fast-paced arena. Gain the Autarch's favor by slaying enemies quickly to collect Potential and transform your abilities. Endure and grow stronger to cheat death and survive the trap set for the last Lawbringer."
Reviews
- Fast-paced and fun gameplay loop with great sound and graphics, making it an engaging experience.
- Challenging mechanics that reward skill and strategy, providing a sense of accomplishment as players improve.
- Regular updates from developers addressing previous criticisms, showing commitment to improving the game.
- Enemy AI is inconsistent, often getting stuck or behaving unpredictably, which can lead to frustrating gameplay.
- The timer mechanic can feel overly punishing, making it difficult to enjoy the game without the pressure of time limits.
- Limited content and polish, with some mechanics feeling clunky or unintuitive, detracting from the overall experience.
- gameplay14 mentions
- 57 % positive mentions
- 43 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The gameplay is a mix of smooth mechanics and challenging combat, with a fast-paced, addictive loop that encourages players to improve their skills. While some users find the arena size limiting and the pacing slow at times, the overall experience is enhanced by engaging fighting mechanics and a compelling soundtrack. However, there are calls for more content and refined mechanics to fully realize its potential.
“In general, Lawbringer does feel relatively polished given its size and stature -- the gameplay is smooth and feels pretty fair, even if there are occasional rough edges here and there.”
“This is a really fun hack and slash, pixel graphics roguelike game, with good fighting mechanics. It's pretty challenging, it has cool after-image dashing, the mobs will clash attacks with you often, they will keep their distance and dodge your attacks, and encircle you and hunt you down. The rock music with the intense vocals makes it even more engaging.”
“The controls are easy to learn and the game itself is addicting, especially if you're a fan of these 'just one more run' games. The gameplay is solid, allowing for some variance, and there are definitely a couple of combos that work for every playstyle.”
“The gameplay is very slow and the arena is too small, in my opinion.”
“It takes away from your core mechanic to be distracted with running around to collect experience.”
“I wish I had never bought this game and that I had done a lot more research on the game mechanics.”
- graphics3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics are praised for their distinct pixel art style, complementing the fast-paced action of the game. Players appreciate the engaging visuals that enhance the challenging gameplay, making the overall experience enjoyable and immersive.
“The sound and graphics are quite nice.”
“Fast action, reasonably distinct graphics and sprites.”
“This is a really fun hack and slash pixel graphics roguelike game, with good fighting mechanics. It's pretty challenging, it has cool after-image dashing, and the mobs will clash attacks with you often.”
- music3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is highly praised for its intensity and epic quality, drawing favorable comparisons to the soundtrack of "Hades." Players appreciate the rock elements and powerful vocals that enhance the overall experience, contributing to the game's challenging atmosphere.
“Also, the music is epic.”
“To start off, the music is amazing - it reminds me in the very best way of Hades when Zagreus fights Hades in the second phase.”
“The rock music with the intense vocals makes it feel even more challenging and engaging.”
“The rock music with the intense vocals makes the gameplay feel more intense, but it can become repetitive after a while.”
“While the game has great fighting mechanics, the music lacks variety and can get monotonous during longer play sessions.”
“The soundtrack is decent, but it doesn't really enhance the experience; it feels more like background noise than an integral part of the game.”
- atmosphere1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is characterized by its fast-paced action and moody ambiance, appealing to fans of action, roguelike, and arcade genres, all while being affordably priced.
“The lightspeed action, moody atmosphere, and low price point make it an easy recommendation for action, roguelike, and arcade game fans.”
- story1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Users express a desire for a deeper exploration of the game's story and lore, indicating that the current narrative may feel insufficient or lacking in detail.
“I would like to see more of the game's story and lore.”
“I would like to see more of the game story and lore.”
