Yearly Archives: 2017

No Heroes Here

No Heroes Here is an upcoming free-to-play 2D co-op game developed by Mad Mimic Interactive for PC and will be available for download on Steam upon release. The Kingdom of Noobland is at war and its heroes, gone. With the death of the last hero, it’s up to the Non-Heroes to save the Kingdom! Across the Castles of the land they must defeat horde after horde of enemies through teamwork and resource management. Only the most cooperative players will be able to fend off their enemies and save their castle from turning to ruins. How will your team fare?

Features:

Resource Management: Collect different resources to create different kinds of ammunition to blast your enemies away with.

Teamwork: You must be a true teammate if you want to save your castle. Go wherever you are needed to lend a hand, whether it be resource collection, crafting ammunition, or cleaning cannons.

Classic Enemies: Fight off melee, ranged, specialist, and mini-boss enemies. Some foes are going to be extremely tough to drop while others might cause a variety of effects to take place.

Taichi Panda 3: Dragon Hunter

Taichi Panda 3: Dragon Hunter is a F2P fantasy action-RPG featuring gorgeous graphics and exciting combat. Go on a grand adventure exploring a beautiful open-world and participating in all that it has to offer including rewarding dungeons, difficult bosses, fun random events, and mythical dragons to tame. All the while, use your taichi power to stop a menacingly evil force from trying to take over your home, available for iOS and Android.

Features:

Dazzling: Marvel at the next-generation visuals and effects on a mobile device.

Trapper: Seek out, capture, tame, and eventually ride one of the many exotic mounts.

Ultimate Gladiator: Proudly display your skills on the global stage by facing off against other players in the arena.

Kritika Online Steam Launch Giveaway

We’ve partnered with En Masse Entertainment to celebrate the launch of Kritika Online on Steam!

Kritika Online is a hyper-stylized, fast-paced, action brawler. You work together as a team to aggressively clear compact instanced dungeons—known as danger zones—quickly and efficiently. The faster you clear the dungeon, the better your loot at the end. This is an amazing game for min-maxxers who pride themselves on their combat ability. Kritika Online not only provides quick action but it also provides all the depth you would expect out of an MMO.

In Kritika Online, players select from four unique character types—the fierce Warrior, the magical Gunmage, the agile Rogue, or the deadly Reaper. They can play solo or team up with friends to rampage through fast-paced instanced levels, defeating enemies and super-sized level bosses using mega blades, alchemical superguns, and dazzling acrobatics.

Kritika Online is published in North America and Europe by En Masse Entertainment.


Kritika Online Bunabus

The Kritika Online Steam launch giveaway package features the following items –

  • Bunabus Pet (14 Days)
  • Red Celestial Weapon Box (14 Days)
  • 3 days of Elite status

Redemption Instructions

  1. If you don’t already have one, sign up for an En Masse account at https://account.enmasse.com/kritika/sign-up
  2. Download the En Masse launcher at https://kritika.enmasse.com/download or install through Steam
  3. Install and run the launcher or launch it through Steam and sign in with your En Masse account
  4. Select the Kritika Online tab and click on the “Redeem a Code” button
  5. Enter your code and click the “Submit” button.

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Citadale: The Legends Trilogy Review

by Jason Parker (Ragachak)

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As it happens, I’m a pretty big fan of side-scrolling platformers/beat ’em ups. Castlevania is one of my favorite franchises, and that’s probably because I’m a child of the 80s and was fortunate enough to grow up with an NES and that was a dominant style of game at the time. This was a title on the Wii-U also, but I did not own a Wii-U, so I did not get to try Citadale until it was on Steam. So what is it? It’s a side-scroller, a’la Castlevania, and has a lot of things in common with titles like Castlevania III and Symphony of the Night. You play as a member of the Dorleac family (depending on which chapter of the game you play, the character changes) on a quest to slay a variety of demons, monsters, and the undead. Now on the outset, I love this game. It’s definitely got the difficulty and the look/feel of the classic games from my youth. But there are some issues I had that are worth noting. I play most of my games with a PS4 controller and it seemed like every time I played it with a controller I had different buttons. One day they made sense, the second time my buttons were all warped, and my Attack was on R1 instead of one of my face buttons! I imagine this would be different with an Xbox Controller. Perhaps I have no choice but to buy one and see for myself. Using a Keyboard was okay, but games like this don’t feel right on a keyboard.

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It’s very much in the vein of a Castlevania: You wander a series of platformed areas, destroying Skeletons, Demons, other undead as you reach towards a boss where you have to figure out their pattern then defeat them. It’s standard fare, but for a Castlevania clone, that’s what to expect. And “Castlevania Clone” is definitely not an insult; it’s a popular style of game. You go through the stage, kill stuff, fight a boss. You can save anywhere at least, but don’t save mid-boss and fail. That’s the worst. I did not find a whole ton of challenge in the game, but maybe that’s because I played absolute tons of Castlevania 1 and 3 as a younger man (and found myself playing Super Castlevania IV before I went in to review this). There did feel like there was a bit of minor delay on the attack though and most of the time I would take damage, it was due to stuff like that, having a delay. Or if an enemy happened to be in the background layer (like the bone-throwing skeletons on the first stage, that did happen).

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For the most part, the bosses were pretty easy to me. But I learned a fairly harsh lesson that I would have known if it were in the game in a place I could see it: There appeared to be no save function! I learned later (after browsing their Steam Profile) that you use F1/F2 to Save/Load. If you don’t do that, you have to start allllll over! Which I was knee-deep in the game and to say that I was frustrated is an understatement. I’m fine with it, but it should be in the game somewhere. The Wii-U was able to just resume where you left off, but that’s not a part of the Steam release. That was, from what I read, hard-coded into the Wii-U’s infrastructure. I definitely think it could have been added for the Steam release, or at least a menu to show me that button is there. The gameplay is solid overall, and each character feels a little different. The sub-weapons (another Castlevania staple) are pretty standard, like an Axe, Holy Water, et cetera. I didn’t feel like I needed them, but they were nice to have around. The sword attack is very reminiscent of Alucard from Symphony of the Night, which is fine; I loved SOTN.

What A Horrible Night to Have a Curse: 3/5 (Good)

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On a graphical/audio scale, I love this. It’s a visual tribute to the games of old. It’s not terribly long, either. You can probably get through a chapter in an hour or so if you’re savvy/skilled. And there are two other chapters as well as alternate endings. I’m still plugging away at all three, but I do very much enjoy the game. The problems with it are minor, like having an R/L button at the top of the screen to swap Chapters, but that’s with or without a controller. Occasionally that worked on my PS4 controller, but sometimes it wouldn’t. And I have no idea what button that is on my keyboard. I do genuinely think that fans of this style of platformer/Castlevania style game will get what they want out of it. It’s definitely not for everyone. But if you’re seeking a challenge and to also destroy the forces of darkness, Citadale: The Legends Trilogy is definitely for you. The dev does listen on Steam though and offer his thoughts and explanations, which is lovely. This is a fun game if it’s the style of game you’re seeking and you’ll definitely get your money’s worth. But there are some quality-of-life things I’d like to see in it, like knowing what buttons are what, especially for saving. The sound effects are amazing (and some do very much sound familiar), the music is terrific, and the gameplay is exactly what I expected it to be. If you’re looking for some fun, frustrating gaming and love the Castlevania games of old, you should give it a whirl. You know where I’d like to play this? On the DS or the Vita. I think it’d be right at home on a portable.