ANCIENT SOULS : The Governor

TLDR: The Governor is part strategy game, part role playing game, part TB combat game; unfortunately in its current state, it doesn't do any of these things well. If it improves during/following Early Access, I will update my review but currently, I cannot recommend it. + Interesting western-themed game that combines strategy (town management) and some role-playing, backstopped by frequent turn-based combat + Shows promise in the above respect; you can improve your character, get new equipment for stat buffs, hire patrols, upgrade buildings, etc. + With sufficient refinement and more content, it can be fun to play - Battle positions are pre-determined; there is no cover, no LOS, just an RNG chance to hit and guess where your opponent may be moving to. Forget about weapon / ballistic physics here - The heart of the game is combat; if you fail too may missions, you can't improve your town, buy new equipment, etc. So if the combat system sucks, then you cannot progress much further - There is a LOT of combat; it feels grindy and you feel helpless due to the RNG factor. I might as well be playing slots in a casino since it really depends mostly on your luck (your stats can inf…

[quote][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32732116-IndieGems/]Follow our curator page: [b]IndieGems[/b] if you like and want to see more reviews like this one.[/url][/quote] [i]The Governor[/i] is a city-builder combined with turn-based combat. The game appears to be a small game, but there's actually a lot to do in this game, even in its current Early Access build. (If everything goes according to plan, it will only be in Early Access for a few months.) You play the role of the governor of a town in the Wild West, and your goal is to keep peace within the town that is full of outlaws. There is a tutorial, and it doesn't explain everything, which would get really tedious. So it gives you the basics and you will discover the rest along the way. You will see on the map that your town/city has 6 regions. Each one has its own buildings and problems to deal with. You will need to upgrade buildings and solve the problems that arise within each region in order to improve your city. Your performance determines what buildings you have access to as well. As each week passes, you will get new assignments to clear threats in town. You will earn gold and experience if you succeed.…

"ANCIENT SOULS : The Governor" is a Digital Homicide style asset flip, or what Valve calls a "Fake Game". The "developer" paid for/pirated a few Unity asset store packs, specifically [url=https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/polygon-western-pack]POLYGON - Western Pack[/url] tutorial/demo/game asset pack from the real developers, Synty Studios, plus a few others, dumped them all in a blender, and submitted it to Valve as if they're real game developers. It's important to also note the "developers" here didn't credit any of the artists and real, actual game developers who created the assets here, so this is plagiarism, as well as cash grab shovelware. Comically I just reviewed another asset flip from Whale Rock Games abusing the same Synty Western Pack, so getting the same asset twice in one day makes me feel so lucky. Deja Vu all over again! Sigh. The game was abandoned roughly 1 year after launch and hasn't been updated in three years. It blew past the developers commitment to complete the game without any notification or admission of failure from the developer. The game will never be completed. In fairness some effort was expended in trying to make the s…

The Governor is a gem even in its Alpha-stage. REMEMBER this is an ALPHA game!!! There's only a single developer working on this project, and so far, he has done an exceptional job creating a western frontier with lots of detail. Sadly there is limited gameplay, and battle mechanics are not great. You can easily beat bots without a real strategy. A few things to mention about the game is that you start off controlling the capital city surrounded by different tribes, settlements, and villages. Your goal is to unite these places under your state to win. As mentioned before, there is a lot of beautiful detail for a game in this price range. A significant part of this game is building structures in which you can hire employees and earn revenue to build more buildings to attract skilled workers so you can buy more buildings or invest in settlements to gain favor. Your citizens will protect your settlements that are under your protection from bandits. You don't necessarily have to protect every tribe or village, but it's a good idea if you don't want to lose any reputation points. Are you interested yet? If not, that is understandable. Alpha games don't get much love, and usuall…

Another game that flew completly below my (already quite sensible, if i may say so) gaming radar. Considering how few decent western style games are out there, i am glad that i catched it. Firstly i was a little concerned about the amount of frustration the fighting system may bring, but although i had some gunfights that felt more like a square dance with guns, i really enjoy it so far. Looking forward to digging deeper into it and see how it develops, but for now a big like. A like deserved alone for the fact that there is a demo, also.

Very interesting take on combat. I like that the actions happen at the same time so we have to predict what the enemy will do. I also like the city building aspects of the game. I am very excited to see more :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEQG7iBd23w