Excalibots

The project functions as a free-to-play, 3D isometric hack-and-slash adventure, successfully reconstructing arcade-style melee combat within an educational student framework.Stylistically, the software delivers a highly appealing and vibrant presentation: the execution of a charming, cartoony visual aesthetic paired with a quirky, sword-obsessed narrative theme yields immediate atmospheric saturation. The core progression successfully centers around a high-frequency weapon-swapping model—featuring eccentric blades ranging from rainbow swords to swordfish variants—which effectively transforms standard arena navigation into an entertaining, surface-level collection cycle.However, behind this colorful facade lies a highly constrained mechanical loop. The interactive core relies on a simplistic enemy wave design that quickly exposes a distinct infrastructure deficit: the combat routines are bound to a rudimentary weapon durability mechanic where swords shatter rapidly, forcing the operator into repetitive scavenging loops. Because the tactical depth is restricted to basic evasion and localized special abilities, the gameplay loop faces rapid mechanical stagnation once the initial novel…

Nice short game. As far as I experienced bug free. Was fun to finish this. Good luck in your careers developers!

I've grown instinctively wary of games in the catalogue that are larger than a gigabyte, but the cohesion of the ideas and execution are quite thorough. Although I had prepared an Xbox controller for the occasions of its recommendation such as today, its right bumper has been in disrepair for a long time, which leaves me with no choice without rebinding. The responsiveness of attacks is somewhat delayed or perhaps strangely dependent on movement, but I'll deem it fair to ignore quirks like that without the proper implement. The number of available weapons has definitely enticed a return to find the rest, and the accompanying dialogue for them and the checkpoints was the perfect item for rounding out the game's overall pace. The game is a wave based beater with a surprising focus on Land and Heart moods instead of the outwardly facing Nerve game. When enemies are as scarcely diverse as is necessary, they become means to an end of discovering the different weapons and the tonal characterizations. The stats of the weapons themselves become rather arbitrary with this anti-Nerve lens, and their durability and accessibility damper this mechanic further into the ambience of the Heart moo…

Игра 'Excalibots' - это приятный глоток свежего воздуха в жанре roguelite экшен. Пиксельная графика выполнена с любовью и создает атмосферу динамичного приключения. Управление достаточно отзывчивое, позволяет быстро реагировать на меняющиеся обстоятельства боя. Сюжет простой, но служит хорошей отправной точкой для исследования процедурно генерируемых уровней, наполненных разнообразными врагами и испытаниями. Самая сильная сторона игры - это система улучшений и модификаций для вашего робота-рыцаря. Комбинируя различные атаки, способности и предметы, можно создать уникальный билд, подходящий под ваш стиль игры. Реиграбельность на высоте, ведь каждое прохождение предлагает новый опыт. Однако, игра не лишена недостатков. Иногда баланс сложности может показаться неровным, и некоторые враги или боссы могут внезапно оказаться слишком сложными. Кроме того, хотелось бы больше разнообразия в типах врагов и окружения. В целом, 'Excalibots' - это отличная игра для тех, кто ищет динамичный и увлекательный roguelite с интересной системой улучшений и стильной пиксельной графикой. Рекомендую к ознакомлению!

"Excalibots" is a 3D rendered 2D top down-ish hack and slash console tier brawler from DigiPen. It's a short student project without a huge amount of appeal, and it didn't fare so well on Steam either. What do you do in the game? You run around as a low poly knight and clobber stuff. That's it really. Wake me up when there's some real gameplay. In terms of visuals, this features fairly low quality low poly 3D visuals which will deter a lot of gamers, understandably. Gaming is a visual medium, and while some developers struggle with creating high quality visuals, failing to do so is a disservice to gamers. It's very difficult to recommend bad looking games. You're forced to sign a highly questionable yet legally unenforceable End User License Agreement... for such a relatively low effort, low quality product, this comes across more as a delusion of grandeur than anything else. This agreement includes questionable requirements that may attempt to revoke consumer law protections that gamers expect to have, which is also highly problematic. Developers must learn they are here to serve gamers, not control them. I had my cat walk over the keyboard while the EULA was displayin…

Excalibots Positives: + Good idea + The videos + Nice graphics + Good sound and music + Simple and fun combat + Nicely designed little world + Boss battle + A lot of cool swords to choose from + The chicken"sword" + Its free Negatives: - Not keyboard/mouse friendly (controller optimized) - The dialogues are not the most entertaining part - Its very short (over in half an hour) Im usually not into this kind of games (top-down hack n slash) but this was an exception. It's really cool and fun to play, even though its not the best if you play with keyboard/mouse. The world is beautifully made and I enjoyed it a lot. Too bad its so short, it definitely needs a sequel! So dont just sit there, get your sword out (no not that "sword") and kill some goblins! Total Score: 7.5/10