Milford Heaven - Luken's Chronicles

This game has a lot of potential and is right up my alley with its hack-and-slash gameplay. Sadly, it’s held back by severe technical issues that make it nearly unplayable on most systems I’ve tried. While I was able to run it on a system with an RX580, the audio issues were glaring—sound would either cut out intermittently or become outright glitchy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLbvHNYPBmM I also attempted to run the game on a system with an NVIDIA card using LMDE and Proton, but it didn’t even start, which was incredibly disappointing. Unfortunately, due to these persistent problems, I cannot recommend this game in its current state. It’s worth noting that this title is part of the [b]Pacotão CGGAMES BUNDLE[/b], and all the games in this bundle suffer from similar optimization issues. Unless these problems are resolved, I would strongly advise against purchasing any of the games in this collection. For more detailed reviews on other games in the bundle, check these out: [b]POPIXEL REVIEW:[/b] https://steamcommunity.com/id/cipherhawk/recommended/485560?snr=1_5_9__402 [b]MARS: THE NEW EDEN REVIEW:[/b] https://steamcommunity.com/id/cipherhawk/recommended/2118990?snr=1_5_9_…

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Could have been an OK game, but it has one too many flaws: - the type of combat (spam clicking on an enemy till it is dead and then repeating till they are all dead) doesn't really work on PC, would be better on a touch screen I feel - it is buggy - it is also really frustrating in my opinion. Nobody likes to keep on dying and reloading a save because they simply got nothing to heal with and the RNG screwed them over.

I'm not quite sure you could describe this as gameplay

Milford Heaven - Luken's Chronicles is a small-scale, old-school action RPG that embraces simplicity and nostalgia as its guiding principles. Developed and published by CGGAMES, the game presents itself as a straightforward top-down adventure inspired by classic hack-and-slash titles from earlier generations. Rather than attempting to modernize the genre with complex systems or cinematic storytelling, it focuses on delivering a lengthy, combat-driven journey through a medieval fantasy setting where exploration, loot, and enemy clearing form the backbone of the experience. The premise is intentionally uncomplicated. The quiet town of Milford Heaven has been overrun by monsters pouring out of Luken’s castle, and the player takes on the role of a lone hero tasked with pushing back the invasion. Storytelling is minimal and largely functional, providing just enough context to justify the action without interrupting the flow of gameplay. There are no elaborate cutscenes or branching narratives; instead, the game relies on the familiar fantasy structure of advancing from area to area, defeating enemies, and gradually reclaiming dangerous territory. Gameplay revolves around a top-down pe…

A great game for the price. The rooms are super fun to explore. The game is super hard. Kinda to the point where I'm not even sure if its worth finishing. I did have fun with it though, and put in a decent amount of hours for the price.