King Lucas

[h1] You know, simple platformer with knight. Not bad but not good either. [/h1]

King Lucas is yet another of literally thousands of 2D retro platformers infesting Steam and lowering the average quality of all video games everywhere (although, this one does have some low poly 3D backgrounds to supplement the 2D character assets). This is a console (Switch) ported, partially procedurally generated metroidvania, where each castle is randomly constructed of a number of bespoke, handmade rooms. Problematically this procgen works against the general metroidvania theme of the game. One important note is that even though this is an amateur project, it does seem to be sincerely and genuinely made. I couldn't find any flipped assets, plagiarism or any other kind of insincere actions from the developer, but unfortunately genuine intentions alone are not enough to produce a brilliant PC gaming experience. From a technical perspective, the game doesn't meet basic minimum requirements that most PC gamers expect as standard. The game assets are far from bleeding edge, with lowish polygon counts and somewhat low resolution textures, making this look like it's at least 10 years old. It's unclear why the developers weren't able to arrange high quality, high polygon coun…

[h1][b]Not Recommended[/b][/h1]

King Lucas, developed and published by DevilishGames, is a retro-inspired 2.5D action-adventure game that combines elements of metroidvania exploration with challenging platforming mechanics. Released on December 1, 2016, the game offers a unique experience where players take on the role of a knight tasked with navigating a sprawling castle to find the lost daughters of King Lucas. The castle itself is a labyrinth of interconnected rooms, each designed by hand, ensuring that no two playthroughs are alike. The game's narrative is rooted in a whimsical yet tragic backstory. After an affair with the Witch of Sausan, King Lucas's queen leaves him, and his daughters are left to roam the vast castle. Driven by love and guilt, King Lucas enlists brave knights to venture into the castle and rescue his daughters whenever they get lost. Players embody these knights, embarking on quests that range from straightforward rescues to more complex missions involving puzzles and combat. Gameplay in King Lucas revolves around exploration and resource management. The castle is procedurally generated, with over 1,000 rooms that players must navigate. To aid in their quest, players can acquire various…

Good fun two d knights, has nice graphics

A shallow attempt to a metroidvania game. It gets really boring after the first two levels because of the grinding for coins and keys. Enemies (mini bosses included) are very easy to kill when you have a sword or an axe, and very difficult with the default knife because of the range. The biggest issue comes from the absolute madness with closed doors in your path. You can avoid most of them but it's such a chore to do it that, if getting coins to buy keys wasn't so difficult, you would rather go for the doors. And you will need many keys to rescue each princess. Pray that you have enough when you find them. Good attempt but this game should be free instead. Better get Rogue legacy.