Plebby Quest: The Crusades
- April 8, 2020
- PiedPipers Team
- 23h median play time
Get on Steam"Plebby Quest: The Crusades" is a turn-based strategy game set during the Crusades, where you must navigate ambitious rulers, treacherous neighbors, and religious demands to build a lasting kingdom. The game features two modes: Scenario, which follows a character's story, and Sandbox, where you can conquer the world without restrictions. The hand-drawn, chewy and tender character movements add a unique touch to the game's historical setting.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game has a charming art style and humorous dialogue that adds to the overall enjoyment.
- It offers a unique blend of strategy and mini-games, making it accessible for newcomers to the genre.
- The gameplay is addictive, with a satisfying 'just one more turn' feeling that keeps players engaged.
- The interface can be cumbersome, with excessive dialogue and notifications that slow down gameplay.
- The battle mechanics can feel simplistic and repetitive, leading to a grind in the later stages of the game.
- There are limitations on playable factions and a lack of depth in certain strategic elements, which may disappoint seasoned strategy gamers.
- gameplay80 mentions
- 29 % positive mentions
- 61 % neutral mentions
- 10 % negative mentions
The gameplay of the game has received mixed reviews, with many players finding it grindy and repetitive, often hindered by excessive dialogue and simplistic mechanics. While some appreciate the charming art style and the depth of strategy involved, others criticize the lack of polish and the frustrating mechanics that detract from the overall experience. Overall, the game offers a casual strategy experience that can be enjoyable in short bursts, but may not hold long-term appeal due to its tedious elements.
“Gameplay is simple enough to be understood relatively quickly, but complicated enough to keep you working on your strategy for hours and hours.”
“Plebby Quest is deceptively deep in its gameplay, and contains just about everything any strategy player would expect in a rewarding gameplay session.”
“The battle mechanics, which involve sending out bluebirds to your advancing army to issue orders mid-battle, is really interesting.”
“Very grindy, distracting dialogues, lackluster battle mechanics, lackluster strategy mechanics.”
“I really, really wanted to have fun with this game, and it just kept getting in my way with grindy mechanic after grindy mechanic.”
“Lots of pointless dialogue with stupid jokes, and the gameplay isn't different or intriguing enough to be worth the effort.”
- story52 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 56 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
The story in "Plebby Quest" is characterized by its humorous and lighthearted approach, featuring a mix of unique scenarios that intertwine to create an engaging narrative experience. While some players find the main storyline entertaining and well-structured, others criticize it for being overly simplistic or dragging during tutorials. Overall, the game successfully serves as an accessible entry point for newcomers to the grand strategy genre, with a blend of comedic dialogue and interconnected storylines that enhance gameplay.
“Overall an amazing deal on sale, absolutely worth the money for the time spent in the main storyline, even if for nothing else.”
“Not only is this a great game for those new to the grand strategy genre, it is a game with a great and intertwined storyline if you play the scenarios, as each scenario affects others that you play afterwards.”
“The timeline keeps track of the key decisions that you make in the events as well as when events occur in your timeline, which creates this interconnected story in a clever way!”
“The story is dumb.”
“Story mode you are a laggard Muslim prince with the longest tutorial intro ever.”
“It felt like the tutorial mission was trying to stretch out its time making it start to really drag on and on.”
- humor50 mentions
- 94 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is a mixed bag, with many players appreciating its quirky, tongue-in-cheek dialogue and modern references, which add a lighthearted touch to the grand strategy genre. While some find the humor charming and entertaining, others criticize it as repetitive or poorly executed, with instances of unfunny jokes and intrusive dialogue. Overall, the game offers a blend of amusing moments and engaging character interactions, though the effectiveness of the humor can vary significantly among players.
“Lots of modern-day references, wonky humor, and quirkiness add a 'we don't take ourselves too seriously' touch.”
“The wit and humor in the dialogue is top notch and I had a lot of fun playing.”
“A cartoony Crusader Kings 2 with lots of funny dialogue and a strangely superior combat system!”
“It's supposed to be funny and charming, but it's not in any way.”
“I do not care about some person making unfunny jokes, but developers inserted the tutorial into all of that.”
“This is like a cute version of CK but with funny (sometimes cringey) lines.”
- graphics44 mentions
- 45 % positive mentions
- 48 % neutral mentions
- 7 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game have received mixed reviews, with many players praising its unique, charming, and cartoonish art style that adds a refreshing aesthetic to the gameplay. While some found the simplistic visuals appealing and engaging, others criticized them as lacking depth and substance. Overall, the art style is often highlighted as a key attraction, though opinions vary on its effectiveness in enhancing the overall gaming experience.
“The aesthetics work incredibly well, and the humorous bits here and there deliver a refreshing experience to the genre.”
“The art style is impeccable and adorable, the attention to detail in the maps is exquisite, and the music - while simple - is mesmerizing and enticing with beautiful vocal harmonies.”
“Everything is just so smooth, from the graphics, to the UI to the gameplay.”
“I hated the art style, found the dialogue to be grating, and really disliked the gameplay.”
“I figured the Coleco Vision graphics would allow the devs to spend their exceedingly limited resources on deeper gameplay, but in an unforgettably ironic twist, the 2D block people came to represent as much depth as this game could muster.”
“I can forgive crappy graphics and story so long as the gameplay is solid, but this game fails in all categories.”
- grinding21 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Overall, players find the grinding aspect of the game to be excessively tedious and repetitive, often detracting from the enjoyment. While some mechanics and mini-games are interesting, they become monotonous over time, particularly in the late game where players face a cycle of repetitive tasks and dialogues. The lack of variety and engaging challenges leads to frustration, making the experience feel more like a chore than a fun power fantasy.
“Very grindy, distracting dialogues, lackluster battle mechanics, lackluster strategy mechanics.”
“The actions one can take are more tedious than addictive (constantly devoting a general to quiet rebellions, repetitive mini-games, etc.).”
“You get locked down to doing a small number of tedious actions in the hopes you'll advance a little.”
- music15 mentions
- 53 % positive mentions
- 27 % neutral mentions
- 20 % negative mentions
Overall, the music in the game receives mixed reviews; while some players praise its solid and captivating soundtrack, others find it repetitive and tiring over time. Many appreciate the combination of music with the game's art style, noting its simplicity and charm, but there are calls for improvement in the soundtrack to enhance the overall experience.
“Really great music and art style.”
“The solid soundtrack and simplistic but evocative art style combine into a very neat presentation that probably caught your eye in the first place.”
“The art style is impeccable and adorable, the attention to detail in the maps is exquisite, and the music - while simple - is mesmerizing and enticing with beautiful vocal harmonies.”
“But the combat still feels lousy and the music is tiring.”
“The mini-games and the music can get a bit repetitive over time, and the end game - as usual - gets a bit boring.”
“I hope devs can improve the soundtrack a bit later on.”
- replayability10 mentions
- 30 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The game's replayability is mixed; while it offers a charming and engaging experience with some interesting mechanics, it is limited by a small number of scenarios and playable factions, which may deter hardcore strategy fans. Although recent updates have introduced randomized nations and new features that enhance replay value, the overall content still feels constrained, leaving room for potential expansions to improve this aspect further.
“For the price, this is a little gem. It's a mile wide and a few feet deep in content, and I mean it in the best way. A relaxing grand strategy game while being fun at pretty much all stages. Gameplay changes as you progress, and there is a decent amount of replayability for the price. For hardcore genre fans, it might be worth skipping, but it's still got a lot of charm, and I found it fun even being a veteran of these games. For everyone else, a must-try. 5/5 does exactly what it sets out to.”
“+++ Replay value is now sky high as the new features were added to have randomized nations for the new maps each game and your choice of selecting any faction on that map.”
“It seems there is plenty of room for potential DLCs (more playable nations, new regions, different historical timeframes, etc).”
“After that, it has pretty poor replay value.”
“In free play, there are only 5 playable factions per geographical region, and while a single match will take quite a long time, chances are good that lots of people won't be able to play as their desired faction, which in turn limits replayability.”
“Until the other countries become available, the replay value is evident; I cannot recommend this.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -150 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The game features robust optimization with extensive save management and hotkey support, allowing players to enhance performance significantly through savescumming. Reviewers note its addictive nature and polished details, contributing to a smooth gaming experience.
“The game provides extensive save management, hotkeys, and offers 2x - 5x multipliers to your performance if you utilize save scumming.”
“Very addictive, with good performance and polished details.”
“The game provides extensive save management and hotkeys, but it heavily encourages savescumming with 2x to 5x performance multipliers.”
“Optimization feels lacking, as the game struggles to maintain a stable frame rate even on high-end systems.”
“The user interface is cluttered and unintuitive, making it difficult to optimize settings for the best performance.”
- character development2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Character development in the game is noted for its engaging and humorous design, blending various story elements in an interesting way. While still in its early stages, the game shows significant potential with a variety of achievements and entertaining moments that enhance the overall experience.
“Even if it doesn't follow the story 100%, the way they mix elements is really interesting, and the character design is funny.”
“This game is only a starter, yet it's full of potential already, with many funny moments during the scenario playthrough, along with the animation and character design, and many achievements for each player to complete.”
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its rich atmosphere and engaging entertainment value, with character dialogue enhancing the overall experience, despite some players finding it a bit excessive during the campaign.
“Lots of atmosphere and entertainment.”
“The characters get a bit too chatty in the campaign, but it adds a nice atmosphere, so it's a minor complaint.”
