Legendary Hoplite
- February 2, 2024
- Triple Brick Games
- 10h median play time
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Reviews
- Unique blend of tower defense and action RPG elements, providing engaging gameplay.
- Visually appealing art style and a variety of enemy types enhance the overall experience.
- Challenging gameplay that encourages strategic thinking and experimentation with different builds.
- Excessive grinding required for upgrades, leading to a tedious experience.
- Difficulty spikes can be frustrating, especially with poorly balanced boss encounters.
- The game feels unfinished, with limited content and a lack of replayability after completing the main campaign.
- gameplay36 mentions
- 28 % positive mentions
- 64 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
The gameplay of *Legendary Hoplite* is characterized by a unique blend of tower defense and action mechanics, requiring strategic thinking and quick reflexes, particularly in later levels. While the core gameplay loop is engaging and addictive, some players find the level design repetitive and the difficulty curve steep, with occasional bugs affecting the experience. Overall, the game offers a solid experience for fans of the genre, despite some mechanical annoyances and limited replay value.
“Legendary Hoplite combines tower defense strategy with action-oriented gameplay, putting you in direct control of the hoplite hero as you fend off waves of enemies.”
“The gameplay design and loop are pretty good here.”
“The artwork and design of the game are visually appealing, and the gameplay is both engaging and addictive.”
“While the mechanics are fun, the levels can start to feel repetitive, with similar layouts and objectives in many stages.”
“Some players may encounter minor bugs, such as enemies clipping through defenses or abilities not activating as intended, which can disrupt the flow of gameplay.”
“Gameplay won't change after the first 2 hours.”
- grinding30 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The grinding aspect of the game has received overwhelmingly negative feedback, with many players finding it boring, tedious, and excessively time-consuming. While some appreciate the potential of the game, they feel that the resource management and upgrade systems are unbalanced, leading to frustrating experiences that detract from overall enjoyment. Despite a few differing opinions, the consensus is that the grinding significantly hampers the game's appeal and pacing.
“The game's claim of 'minimal grinding' is just an outright lie, most blatantly when every now and then a level will experience a sudden level increase.”
“Although the developers have done a great job on most aspects, the cost to upgrade your units makes it far too grindy.”
“I hated every bit of the grinding in the game, and I normally like grinding in lots of other games.”
- story22 mentions
- 27 % positive mentions
- 59 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
The game's story is generally considered minimal and somewhat flat, providing just enough context to support gameplay without deeply immersing players in its world. While some players appreciate the dialogue and music, the overall narrative is described as mediocre, with a mix of engaging and lackluster elements. Despite its shortcomings, the game remains enjoyable, especially given its low price point.
“The dialog and music I enjoyed, and I loved the interaction between missions and during boss encounters. The UI for the most part is clean and easy to understand.”
“The gameplay idea is pretty original; there is a story there, along with a system of upgrades.”
“Story is kind of meh, but the whole game is interesting.”
“The narrative is minimal, providing just enough context to set up the battles but not much to immerse players in the world.”
“The story is kind of meh, but the whole game is interesting.”
“The story is something between meh and okay.”
- music15 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 20 % negative mentions
The music in the game has received positive feedback, particularly for its hard rock elements and its effectiveness during boss battles, enhancing the overall gameplay experience. Players appreciate the quality of the soundtrack, though some note a lack of variety. The combination of engaging music and art contributes to an immersive atmosphere, making it enjoyable for those who appreciate the genre.
“It also doesn't hurt that the music is top notch, especially for the boss battles.”
“Really enjoyed the gameplay, music (on the boss battles), art style.”
“If you like hard rock music, you'll be pleased with this game, but you can turn the music off if you are like me.”
“- not a lot of music variety.”
“His song of 'valor' is just so underrated.”
- graphics14 mentions
- 43 % positive mentions
- 36 % neutral mentions
- 21 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are characterized by a vibrant and distinct hand-drawn art style that enhances its unique identity and visual appeal, particularly during battles. While the artwork is generally praised for its charm and creativity, some reviews note inconsistencies and a feeling that it may be influenced by other titles like Hades. Overall, the visuals, including animations and cutscenes, contribute positively to the engaging gameplay experience.
“The hand-drawn art style is vibrant and full of character, making every battle visually appealing and giving the game a unique identity.”
“Add to that the unique art style and magical-like settings where literally every creature from Greek lore makes an appearance, and it almost makes a perfect game... almost!”
“Lh is a brave attempt to disrupt the tower defense genre by adding in a 'hero' player character who you directly control alongside action-RPG style leveling and Diabloesque loot drops, wrapped in a gorgeous naive art style.”
“Art style is neat, simple but not in gameplay.”
“Add to that the unique art style and magical-like settings where literally every creature from Greek lore makes an appearance (yes, even tritons, imagine that), and it almost makes a perfect game... almost!”
“The artwork and design of the game are visually appealing, and the gameplay is both engaging and addictive.”
- replayability10 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 30 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
Overall, *Legendary Hoplite* offers a mix of replayability through multiple difficulty levels and upgrade paths, appealing to players who enjoy strategic optimization. However, many users feel that once the main challenges are completed, the game lacks significant replay value, with some noting that the experience can feel grindy and suffers from pacing issues. While the game has the potential for replayability, its current state may lead to a more linear playthrough experience.
“Between multiple difficulty levels and upgrade paths, *Legendary Hoplite* offers plenty of replay value for those who enjoy optimizing strategies or testing their limits.”
“The variety on hand is brilliant as it improves replayability thanks to how many ways you can approach a level.”
“Longevity and replayability are assured, as the content on offer is vast and varied.”
“Probably around 20-25 hours worth of levels, but not very replayable once you've beaten most of the challenges.”
“Currently, it doesn't have a lot of replayability because enemies do not level up with the player.”
“Longevity and replayability are assured, as the content on offer is vast and varied (although it also suffers from being too grindy and from poor pacing).”
- optimization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Users note that the optimization in "Legendary Hoplite" has notable issues, particularly in how equipment for earlier maps aligns with a "most powerful" approach, suggesting that the game's optimization may not effectively enhance player setups.
“Back in the past, when you got the equipment for maps I and II, you always found the optimization of your current setup to follow the 'most powerful' agenda.”
“The legendary hoplite definitely has some issues with optimization.”
- atmosphere1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game offers a unique twist on the tower defense genre, enhanced by a captivating atmosphere that immerses players in its world.
“A twist in the tower defense genre, with a great atmosphere.”
“The game's atmosphere is incredibly immersive, drawing you into its world.”
“Every detail contributes to a hauntingly beautiful atmosphere that keeps you engaged.”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Users report that the current version of the game has significant stability issues, including game-breaking bugs that can cause players to lose progress. A previous playtest was noted to be less buggy, indicating that the game's stability has declined, leading to negative reviews until improvements are made.
“The playtest was less buggy than the current version. Unless they patch issues like getting stuck on the golden sheep map, which forces you to alt+F4 and lose progress, I will give a negative review and only change it if I can complete the game without encountering game-breaking bugs.”
“I frequently experience crashes that disrupt my gameplay, making it nearly impossible to enjoy the game.”
“The game is riddled with stability issues; I often find myself unable to progress due to frequent freezes and glitches.”
