Bannerman

epic little game, love it

Soundtrack is really good but gameplay is way too repetitive! There's a RTS game called Bannermen!

If you like hacking and slashing, this is for you. I'm particularly fond of Randall's Theme.

Beautiful graphics and charming atmosphere and animation.. the game is chalk full of atmosphere. The soundtrack is also great! Unfortunately, the combat is rough.. it doesn't feel very consistent. You'll basically never know where an enemy's attack animation is going to land (the game has directional blocking) until it's already hit you, so you just have to memorize each and every attack rather than identify the direction like you would in a real sword fight, but I got over that and *was* enjoying the combat until.. I fought the 2nd boss. To keep things spoiler-free (even though it's shown in the store screenshots), it fires projectiles at you while a bunch of minions constantly spawn and spam swing at you, constantly pushing you away from the boss itself. It's just too B.S. and frustrating, I basically gave up instantly, knowing I would't be able to stomach it. Maybe you can, but I just can't recommend this game as it might take you 2 hours just to get to that boss and you'd end up disappointed and unable to refund. I'm looking forward to the developer's next game. If it's like this but more polished, it'll definitely be worth the buy.

This is a positive review with an Asterix: Bannerman is a interesting game “for what it is”. What it is, is a pixel-side scroller with an interesting and at times frustrating fight-system. It takes a while to get into but then its something different. I found myself annoyed sometimes because I was under the impression that I know how to combat an enemy but it did simply not work because at that specific attempted I missed the entry or a beat an then it went downhill fast. Otherwise, the atmosphere is great, I was impressed how they managed to convey emotions of dread, guilt and trauma with so little graphics and text. The story itself is, okay – interesting but not mind blowing. If you play it to the end, invest the time to get both endings: Its not much time and it’s a nice take. All in all: It is a special kind of game. Definitely not for everyone – but well worth a try if you are open to the experience.

Sometimes when you see reviews of other games they say things like: "Whenever I lose I fell like it was due to my own mistakes" Yeah that phrase does not apply to this game. Its super difficult ; you cant really heal yourself, the range for certain moves ( both for enemies and the player character ) don't make sense sometimes , the enemies don't seem to have stamina like you and most of the time your attacks don´t stagger ( without armor ) but if an enemy hits you his attacks always stagger. But on the other hand this is a project that it was made with love and with a technique that I haven´t really seen in games since the og prince of persia.