![]() ![]() Much like its predecessors, Hero of the Kingdom III offers a fun fantasy experience, that doesn’t require too much thinking or strategizing. Unfortunately, none of the screens come with a zoom button and it’s a lot to take in, causing quite a bit of eyestrain if you’ve been sent on a quest to scour for eggs or gold or find yourself in desperate need of collectibles. The art is absolutely beautiful, and each screen offers a lush variety of activities, things to collect and monsters to fight or people to talk to. There is some strategy involved as you work through to beat each mission. There’s a lot of clicking, but there are so many different activities you have to do to progress through the story that it stops it feeling stagnant and like you’re just playing an idle clicker game. You start out the game doing some pretty basic tasks for fellow villagers, hunting small animals (by clicking on them), collecting items from the scenery (by clicking on them) and fetch quests (by having the right items in your inventory and then, you guessed it, clicking to deliver them). For those who jump in unfamiliar, there’s lots of pointing and clicking involved. If you’ve played either of the two previous games, you’ll have a pretty good handle on the gameplay going in, as it stays much the same. Playing off the generic fantasy formula, Hero of the Kingdom III works on the usual fantasy tropes that you know and love, gallant heroes, evil menaces, beautiful princesses and all that sort of thing. ![]() Normally I’d say that makes a boring game, but in this case, it actually works. While some other characters do get names, no one really has plot development or character growth, even the protagonist. Hero of the Kingdom III, the latest entry in the eponymous series by Lonely Troops, continues the loyal tradition of allowing players to live out their daydreams.Īs implied by the generic name, the plot and characters are fairly generic, but that’s not actually a bad thing. Hero of the Kingdom III Covered by Courtney Ehrenhoflerĭoesn’t everyone want to save a fantasy kingdom from a menacing threat and be praised as the hero? I’m pretty sure it’s half the reason Lord of the Rings is so perennially popular. TechRaptor covered Roundabout on PC via Steam with a copy purchased by the reviewer Roundabout is the perfect storm of bizarre concept, cheesy execution, and fun game design. Georgio’s journey from simple chauffer to FBI’s most wanted made me want to finish every mission, just to watch the cutscenes. Each challenge builds on the last without feeling frustrating. It’s strange to see a surrealist game where everything goes so smoothly. Open world puzzles are more intense by the story missions. ![]() ![]() Have you ever wanted to play baseball with a limo? Have you ever wanted to enter a demolition derby with a limo? Most importantly, have you ever wanted to play Penn & Teller’s Desert Bus? If the answer to any of those questions is yes, you should play Roundabout. If you don’t feel like doing a no-hit challenge, you can explore the open-world, finding minigames, collectibles, and limo customizations. Roundabout is extremely accommodating for all skill levels. There are also time trials and no-death challenges for those wanting a little more. It’s a “just right” sort of difficulty, with puzzles always building on what came before. Roundabout can be challenging, but it never feels intimidating. Thankfully, Roundabout follows the Super Meat Boy philosophy of getting you back in the game as soon as possible. Driving a spinning rectangle through suburbia could have been extremely frustrating. ![]()
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