Lornsword Winter Chronicle
- October 23, 2019
- Tower Five
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Get on Xbox Games Store"Lornsword Winter Chronicle" is a story-driven action strategy game where you control the hero directly on the battlefield and set up your economy over time. The game features updated keyboard and mouse support, split-screen coop, and adjusted difficulty levels. Follow the chronicle of the Lorn Empire through the eyes of Corun Lan Ka, a Lornknight, and execute your tactics and global strategy in a heartbeat.
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Reviews
- The game features a unique blend of RTS and action mechanics, providing engaging gameplay that evolves as you progress.
- The story and world-building are rich, with well-developed lore and characterisation that enhance the overall experience.
- The graphics and soundtrack are impressive, especially considering the game's indie status, contributing to an immersive atmosphere.
- The game requires a controller for play, with no support for mouse and keyboard, which can be frustrating for some players.
- There is a lack of saving options during missions, leading to potential frustration if players need to quit or lose progress.
- Gameplay can become repetitive and tedious, particularly in longer missions where the tug-of-war mechanics feel drawn out.
- story33 mentions
- 9 % positive mentions
- 76 % neutral mentions
- 15 % negative mentions
The game's story and world-building are praised for their depth and character development, featuring a rich lore and engaging cutscenes, though some players found the dialogue excessive and the narrative occasionally dull. While the setting is immersive, the lack of mission checkpoints and the potential for repetitive gameplay detract from the overall experience. Despite these issues, many reviewers express hope for a sequel to further explore the intriguing world established in the game.
“The writers have put an incredible amount of effort into the story, much more than I would expect for an RTS of this size.”
“In addition to this background is the particular story that the game follows, which has surprisingly powerful characterization, driven by fully narrated cutscenes.”
“Story and world building were more intense than I thought going into it.”
“The story is boring, drawn out, and overall not interesting at all.”
“There is also no difficulty setting, and I found the dialogue boring and the story silly in that it focuses too much on your character's family.”
“The game feels a bit clunky to control and the story didn't really grip me.”
- gameplay23 mentions
- 26 % positive mentions
- 61 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The gameplay of Lornsword Winter Chronicle is a unique blend of real-time strategy and action mechanics, offering a mix of engaging missions that require players to complete various objectives. While the game features interesting mechanics like the altar and RPG elements, some players feel that certain design choices hinder innovation and accessibility. Overall, the gameplay is fun and challenging, especially at higher difficulties, but may take time to fully appreciate.
“It is a very interesting blend of RTS and action-oriented mechanics.”
“I think the ramp-up of mechanics and difficulty makes you realize slowly what the game has to offer in a very accessible way. This could be why it takes some time to fully get into, but in the long run, I think that was a good choice to make the game more understandable.”
“The gameplay broadly consists of a series of missions (scenarios) where you have to complete certain objectives in the game, like destroying certain bases, holding a position from waves of enemies, or protecting an ally.”
“The gameplay is unique but also strange.”
“This game mostly hinders the player with gameplay mechanic decisions more so than innovate.”
“There are no regular rally point mechanics for buildings and units attack at preset pathing instead (via waypoints spread across the map).”
- graphics11 mentions
- 36 % positive mentions
- 36 % neutral mentions
- 27 % negative mentions
The graphics received mixed reviews, with some players finding them adequate but simple, while others praised the overall presentation, including artwork and audio. While the visuals are generally considered good, there is a sentiment that they could be more impactful, particularly regarding character design. Overall, the graphics are described as decent but not groundbreaking, earning a score of 6/10.
“As expected of ex-developers of Creative Assembly, the graphics, music, and voice-overs are superb.”
“The feel is great, the graphics are good, the music is good; I just feel maybe the individual you are controlling could be more satisfying and powerful.”
“Artwork is drawn with sketch details in dialogue.”
“My built-in graphics card from 2014 does not quite have the capacity to handle the graphics.”
“The graphics are fine.”
“Game graphics are okay.”
- music7 mentions
- 57 % positive mentions
- 29 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
The music in the game has received praise for its quality and emotional impact, particularly the wild themes, which are described as beautiful. However, some players noted that the soundtrack can become repetitive during longer missions, suggesting a need for more variation. Overall, the music is considered a strong aspect of the game, contributing positively to the overall experience.
“I thought the soundtrack was amazing; I was surprised to hear such a good soundtrack from a seemingly low-production game.”
“It's saved by an amazing soundtrack; especially the wild themes are beautiful.”
“As expected of ex-developers of Creative Assembly, the graphics, music, and voice-overs are superb.”
“The only negative might be that in some of the longer missions and over the course of the game, it felt like some of the tracks got a little repetitive. A little more variation could have been great, such as creating two variations of the main OST to limit the amount of work.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be repetitive and tedious, as it devolves into a constant cycle of rebuilding soldiers and engaging in similar battles against the enemy. This repetitive gameplay detracts from the overall experience, making it feel average at best.
“This RTS game starts off fine, but after the first few tutorial levels, it settles into a highly repetitive and tedious tug-of-war type game where you are constantly rebuilding soldiers and leading them into battle while the enemy is doing the exact same thing.”
“Otherwise, an average game with tedious combat.”
- atmosphere1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game may require some time to fully appreciate, but once players immerse themselves, they find it highly enjoyable and engaging.
“It took a few missions for me to fully get into the flow and the atmosphere, but once you're in, you will love it.”
- optimization1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its excellent optimization, with users reporting no bugs, lag, or performance issues, resulting in a smooth gaming experience.
“The game runs smoothly with no bugs, lag, or performance issues.”
“I am impressed by the optimization; everything feels fluid and responsive.”
“The developers have done an excellent job optimizing the game for all systems.”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Users report a stable experience with no significant bugs or glitches encountered.
