Guildmaster: Gratuitous Subtitle

Looks don't lie, my expectations were well met: mission-based retro-like 2D TBS. AI-controlled enemies mostly do their job right. Plays fine on Linux.

Hugely enjoyable with a quirky sense of humour.

The game is exactly as described - a turn based tactical combat game in a fantasy setting. I enjoyed the graphical aesthetics of the game, only minor criticism was that it was hard to make out entrances/exits of rooms at times. Music and sound effects were on point. One of the song tracks reminded me of Mount and Blade actually, no bad thing. The combat style is very much in the X-Com vein of kill-all-enemies, but with a much more linear level design rather than the procedurally created levels that you would see in X-Com. You'll quickly learn what the optimal strategies are to use to dispatch certain enemies. Picking the right characters/equipment becomes very important to completing each individual mission. The combat is a little more simplistic than something like X-Com, but still enjoyable and satisfying. If you are used to this type of game, you won't find it overly difficult. The missions are varied enough so you will still be challenged at times. Additional game modes added in a recent update also increase the playability of the game further. The base game offers about 10 hours of gameplay, the extra modes bump that up to 20 hours or so. Overall, a bit thumbs up from me. …

I read a lot of LitRPG and this game is so along the lines of what I read that it gives me the warm fuzzies. The dialog is hilarious and the gameplay just makes sense. I am only up to Quest 5 but am really enjoying this game so far.

Very enjoyable, fun affair. Quite nostalgic for everyone who enjoyed xcom back in the 90s. Nice pacing with the transition from both battle to the cozy guild atmosphere and dialogues.

Ugly game, jokes aren't funny, characters have no sex appeal, & I caused the game to lock up by pressing the wrong button during the tutorial.