A Legionary's Life

Item: A Legionary's Life
Rating: 80
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-05-02

Summary

Immersive Roman experience with historical setting.
Engaging, balanced turn-based combat.
High replayability driven by player choices.
Rewarding meta-progression system.
Excessive RNG leads to player frustration.
High difficulty, punishing permadeath mechanic.

Categories

Single-player RPG Turn-based Combat Roguelike Meta-Progression Choice-based Narrative Character Progression Management Simulation

Reviews (sample size): 314
Helpful reviews: 76%
Unhelpful reviews: 24%
Protest reviews: 0%

80%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
20%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 516
Negative points: 347
Gameplay points: 140
Perf. points: 2
Rec. points: 160
Misc points: 19

Point	Description	Importance
Immersive historical Roman experience Description The game's immersive narrative, rich historical setting, and well-developed characters create a compelling experience. Players feel like they are a part of the Roman Republic, experiencing the challenges and triumphs of a legionary during wartime. The game's writing and attention to detail are consistently praised for their quality and ability to draw players into the world. Importance 95%	The game's immersive narrative, rich historical setting, and well-developed characters create a compelling experience. Players feel like they are a part of the Roman Republic, experiencing the challenges and triumphs of a legionary during wartime. The game's writing and attention to detail are consistently praised for their quality and ability to draw players into the world.	95%
Engaging and balanced combat Description The game features a well-designed and balanced combat system that is both engaging and challenging. The combat requires strategic thinking and rewards players for understanding the mechanics. The system is praised for its depth and realism, making each battle feel meaningful and impactful. Importance 73%	The game features a well-designed and balanced combat system that is both engaging and challenging. The combat requires strategic thinking and rewards players for understanding the mechanics. The system is praised for its depth and realism, making each battle feel meaningful and impactful.	73%
High replayability via choices Description The game offers high replayability due to branching storylines, multiple endings, and the ability to make meaningful choices that impact the game world. Players are encouraged to experiment with different strategies and character builds across multiple playthroughs to see all the content. This encourages players to revisit the game and discover new aspects of the story and gameplay. Importance 71%	The game offers high replayability due to branching storylines, multiple endings, and the ability to make meaningful choices that impact the game world. Players are encouraged to experiment with different strategies and character builds across multiple playthroughs to see all the content. This encourages players to revisit the game and discover new aspects of the story and gameplay.	71%
Rewarding meta-progression system Description The game features a meta-progression system where players earn points based on their performance in previous playthroughs, which can then be used to improve subsequent characters. This allows players to overcome challenges and progress further into the game. This system rewards repeated playthroughs and provides a sense of continuous improvement. Importance 71%	The game features a meta-progression system where players earn points based on their performance in previous playthroughs, which can then be used to improve subsequent characters. This allows players to overcome challenges and progress further into the game. This system rewards repeated playthroughs and provides a sense of continuous improvement.	71%
Good concept and writing Description The game has a good core concept and solid writing, making it a decent overall experience. The pixel art is also praised. However, these points are somewhat general and lack specific details. Importance 7%	The game has a good core concept and solid writing, making it a decent overall experience. The pixel art is also praised. However, these points are somewhat general and lack specific details.	7%
Enjoyable, completed the game Description The reviewer mentions completing the demo and achieving 100% completion, indicating a positive experience. However, these points are subjective and don't provide specific feedback on the game's mechanics or features. Importance 3%	The reviewer mentions completing the demo and achieving 100% completion, indicating a positive experience. However, these points are subjective and don't provide specific feedback on the game's mechanics or features.	3%