Kings Do Not Fall

This has been my first experience of a Carlo Perconti and Lyes Belaidouni video game and I had a lot of fun playing it. I can see there will be a lot of complaints about the amount of AI used in the game's development, but I admire the spirit of the game, along with the design. Once you get used to how the game controls it's actually very satisfying to play. There are 6 stages, it's all very simple in terms of the games mechanics and it's a game that I can see myself coming back to in the future. This is making me want to check out earlier titles from the designers of the game.

Story isn’t really the point in this kind of game, so you can safely skip it without missing much. It follows a king, your playable character, defending his kingdom from the usual mix of orcs and undead. Aside from a brief intro and a few scattered lines, there’s not much to take in, which makes it clear that the real focus is on old-school button mashing and a kind of nostalgia that, honestly, might have been better left in the past. Your king is the classic bulky, tough hero type. Because of that, his moveset is simple, and he doesn’t jump or move quickly due to his heavy armor. Combat ends up feeling slow and a bit clunky, and not exciting or cinematic. Main offense relies on a sword for attacking and a shield for blocking. You can also put the sword away and switch to basic melee combat with punches and kicks, which adds a little variety but not much depth. There’s also a button for picking up items scattered around the battlefield, usually dropped by enemies or found in breakable objects like crates and barrels. You can even pick those objects up and throw them. You’ll come across the usual assortment of items: food to restore health, coins and valuables, temporary weapons t…

Do you remember "Legend" from SNES or PSX? If you do, this is a game that brings back memories. If you don't know, just give "Kings do not fall" a try, and, I'm sure, you'll have a great time if you're into brawlers and fantasy. Because: ... + great aesthetics that come with an optional CRT filter, bringing back the TV screen feeling that this game definitely upgrades + a more slow paced gameplay feeling like "old" but gold brawlers like "Fighting Force" or, yes, "Legend". You'll always know what's happeining on the screen. + And you definitely have advantage from the previous point, because you can enjoy detailed scenery, nice ideas (like the sharks on the pirate's shio), and really feel yourself into the fantasy world the game conjures I played the Demo on Next Fest and knew from the first moment on that I'll buy the game in full version. In my opinion, it deserves your attention because of the viewable love that was put into this journey into the past!