Info about Legends of Eisenwald:

Official game description:
Knight's Edition
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The Knight's Edition contains Legends of Eisenwald OST in MP3 and FLAC formats and artbook. The last two screenshots above in the carousel are from the arbtook.
About the Game
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Legends of Eisenwald is an adventure game with tactical battles, RPG and strategy elements. Take the lead of a small feudal army and try to defend your right to survive in this ruthless medieval world.  
The mysterious lands of old Germany are waiting for you - it's a land where the superstitions of the time have come to life. This isn’t a fantasy game. There are no elves or dragons here. There are only people - and their passions, sins and fears that often take a tangible form. Which path will you choose? Live according to your conscience? Or live by power and might? Or will you live by justice? And what is your justice, really?
Game features
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*   A unique and dynamic combat system - each move is also an attack  
*   The ability to individually equip \*each\* fighter in your army  
*   A large selection of weapons, spells and abilities, including the option to use mounted units  
*   Diverse upgrade trees, and each unit level up provides cosmetic changes  
*   An intriguing non-linear story  
*   A distinctive game world without common fantasy cliches  
*   Over 50 hours of gameplay within the game. A main campaign consisting of eight chapters plus two additional scenarios.  
*   A beautiful symphonic soundtrack in a medieval style  
*   An accompanying Scenario Editor with the full set of developer tools
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Similar to games like Disciples 2 and HOMM, there may be points farther into the game where you lose it all, troops, gold, inventory. All those things you worked so hard for. This is part of the game, not a bug. And you wont know when.... Be warned.

Release date: Jul 2, 2015

Categories: Turn-based Strategy, Tactical Combat, RPG, Character Progression, Non-linear Storytelling, Historical Setting, Medieval Themes, Moral Choices

Feature scans:
- MTX: score 30; verdict: Medium Monetization Concerns; summary: The reviews indicate a mixed sentiment towards the game's monetization. While users appreciate the game and are willing to support the developers through purchases, there are concerns about the value and timing of additional content like DLC and season passes. The availability of a season pass long after its announcement with limited DLC raises questions about its worth.

- Hardware Profile: No data
Feature extractions:
- Community Price:
  - Community fair range: $10.00 - $20.00
  - Reasoning: The evidence suggests that users find the game worthwhile but are sensitive to its price. Many users waited for a sale to purchase the game, indicating that the current base price might be considered high. However, some users also expressed that they would have been willing to pay the full price after experiencing the game, suggesting that the perceived value is high but the initial price point may be a barrier. The mention of purchasing the game on sale for a lower price further supports that a lower price range is considered more fair by the community.
- Playtime Metrics:
  - Game completion: 60.0h
  - Story completion: 30.0h
  - Session length: 4.0h
  - Endgame: 30.0h
  - Reasoning: The evidence provided includes direct mentions of playtime and campaign structure. The first quote mentions the main campaign consisting of eight chapters plus two additional scenarios with hours upon hours of total gameplay, indicating a substantial game completion time. The second quote mentions a player investing 60+ hours, suggesting a high endgame playtime. The third quote discusses multiple playthroughs with different characters, implying significant replayability and session length. The fourth quote mentions a 12-hour session, indicating a long session length.
- Time-to-fun:
  - Summary: The game becomes fun quickly after a brief and intuitive tutorial, with players getting engaged within the first few hours of play.
  - Stance: Fun immediately
  - Anchor: Completion of the tutorial
  - Time to anchor: 0h 30m
  - Friction: Tedious progression resets; Repetitive quests
  - Unlock drivers: Intuitive tutorial; Engaging story; Character progression
  - Conditions: Experience with similar genre games; Interest in story-driven gameplay; Patience for initial learning curve
- Player Archetypes:
  - Old-School Strategist (buy)
    - Motivation: Nostalgia and strategic depth.
    - Playstyle: Enjoys turn-based strategy and tactical combat, often comparing to classic games.
    - Experience: veteran
    - Purchase stance: buy
    - Labels: strategy/RPG gaming fans; veteran RPGers
    - Reference games: Disciples; Heroes of Might and Magic; King's Bounty
  - Lore Explorer (buy)
    - Motivation: Rich narrative and immersive lore.
    - Playstyle: Enjoys reading, exploring, and uncovering the game's stories and secrets.
    - Experience: mixed
    - Purchase stance: buy
    - Labels: veteran RPGers; discerning gamer
    - Reference games: N/A
  - Completionist (sale)
    - Motivation: Completing all quests and exploring all content.
    - Playstyle: Uses guides and pays close attention to details to ensure full completion of the game.
    - Experience: familiar
    - Purchase stance: sale
    - Labels: completionist
    - Reference games: N/A


Below are summaries of things people say about the game per category.
Each point is assigned a weight that represents how often it is mentioned across all reviews.
What players like:
- Engaging and well-written storyline (weight 0.74): The game features a captivating and well-written storyline with themes of conscience and honor. Players appreciate the engaging tales and strong narrative.
- Tactical and varied combat system (weight 0.45): The combat system is praised for its tactical depth and variety. It is easy to grasp but offers plenty of depth with unit customization and management.
- Medieval atmosphere and setting (weight 0.43): The game excels in creating a medieval atmosphere, enhancing the overall gameplay experience with its immersive setting.
- High-quality graphics and presentation (weight 0.32): The game features beautiful and high-quality graphics, along with a professional presentation and environmental effects.
- Non-linear storyline with choices (weight 0.27): The storyline is non-linear, offering real choices and consequences, along with unexpected twists and multiple endings.
- Mix of strategy and RPG elements (weight 0.24): The game combines elements of strategy and RPG, along with adventure and resource management, creating a unique blend of genres.
- Variety of quests and solutions (weight 0.17): The game provides a variety of quests with different solutions, adding to the engagement and replayability.
- Large amount of content (weight 0.14): The game offers a substantial amount of content, including multiple chapters, scenarios, and extras like DLC and a scenario editor.
- Comparisons to other strategy games (weight 0.13): The game is often compared to other popular strategy games like Disciples, Heroes of Might and Magic, and The Banner Saga.

Common complaints:
- Technical Problems (weight 0.42): The game suffers from various technical issues, including bugs, crashes, and performance problems. These issues detract from the overall gaming experience.
- Quest Design Issues (weight 0.4): Players frequently mention convoluted and unclear quests, with vague instructions and poor tracking. This leads to frustration and difficulty in progressing through the game.
- Repetitive Gameplay (weight 0.36): Gameplay is often described as simple, monotonous, and repetitive. Combat mechanics lack depth and tactical variety, making the experience feel dull.
- Pathfinding and Navigation (weight 0.21): Players report frustrating pathfinding and unclear map navigation. The minimap also has issues, such as not displaying terrain properly.
- Progression Loss (weight 0.21): A major complaint is the loss of companions, gear, and progression at the end of each chapter. This resets the player's progress and can be very frustrating.
- Clunky Interface (weight 0.15): The interface is described as clunky and sometimes janky, which can hinder the overall user experience.
- No Voice Acting (weight 0.15): The absence of voice acting in dialogues and cutscenes is noted as a drawback, reducing immersion.
- Poor Optimization (weight 0.14): The game has significant optimization issues, leading to lag and poor performance. This affects the overall playability and enjoyment.
- Lack of Customization (weight 0.1): There is a notable lack of customization options for soldiers and characters, which limits player engagement and personalization.
- Subpar Graphics and Animation (weight 0.1): The graphics and animation are considered average or subpar, which affects the visual appeal of the game.
- Comparison to Heroes of Might and Magic (weight 0.1): Some players feel that the game does not live up to the standards set by Heroes of Might and Magic, finding it to be a limited form of that game.
- Translation Quality (weight 0.08): The translation quality is criticized as being bad, which can affect the understanding and enjoyment of the game.
- Limited Player Freedom (weight 0.08): Players feel that there is little freedom in the game, restricting their ability to explore and make choices.
- Slow Leveling (weight 0.08): The leveling system is criticized for having a high XP cost, making progression feel very slow.

Gameplay feedback:
- Turn-based tactical combat (weight 0.67): The game features a turn-based tactical combat system, often compared to chess-like gameplay on hexagonal grids. This includes squad-level tactical combat and strategic unit management.
- Quest-driven gameplay (weight 0.45): The game offers a variety of quests, including both main and side quests. The narrative-driven gameplay features a non-linear storyline with multiple endings, influenced by player choices.
- Character and squad progression (weight 0.36): Players can manage character inventory, equipment, and development trees. The game includes character and squad progression systems, allowing for detailed unit customization and evolution.
- Historical medieval setting (weight 0.36): Set in a medieval world with elements of realism and low fantasy, the game blends historical accuracy with supernatural and mystical elements.
- Real-time global map (weight 0.27): The game features a real-time global map where players can navigate and interact with NPCs moving independently. This adds a layer of strategic depth to the gameplay.
- Economy and equipment management (weight 0.23): A well-thought-out economy system is integrated with equipment and inventory management, allowing players to collect and manage resources and gear.
- Similar to Disciples series (weight 0.17): The game is often compared to the Disciples series, featuring similar turn-based strategy elements and tactical combat with more positioning options and less emphasis on area-of-effect and magic.
- Moral choices and player freedom (weight 0.17): Players have the freedom to make moral choices that affect the storyline and their relations with factions, adding a layer of depth to the narrative.
- Well-developed plot and dialogues (weight 0.1): The game features a well-developed plot with engaging dialogues, contributing to a rich narrative experience.
- Linear story progression (weight 0.09): Despite some non-linear elements, parts of the story follow a linear progression with fewer choices, guiding players through specific narrative arcs.

Performance notes:
- Game crashes and freezes (weight 0.19): The game experiences frequent crashes and occasional freezes, which significantly disrupt the gameplay experience.
- FPS and performance issues (weight 0.15): There are notable FPS drops and general performance issues, affecting the overall gaming experience.
- Poor optimization and lag (weight 0.15): Players report poor optimization leading to severe lag issues, making the game difficult to play smoothly.
- Save system issues (weight 0.06): There are issues with the save system, which can lead to progress being lost or not saved correctly.
- Game launch issues (weight 0.06): Some players report that the game does not launch, particularly noted in the year 2025.
- Stable and fluid performance (weight 0.06): The game is reported to have stable and fluid performance by some players, indicating a positive experience.
- Stuttering during gameplay (weight 0.06): Players experience stuttering during gameplay, which affects the smoothness and enjoyment of the game.
- Compatibility with modern systems (weight 0.06): The game is reported to be unplayable on modern systems, indicating compatibility issues.
- Hangs and audio issues (weight 0.06): The game occasionally hangs and has audio issues, which can disrupt the gaming experience.
- Minimap issues (weight 0.06): The minimap has various issues that can hinder navigation and gameplay.
- Graphical glitches (weight 0.06): Players have encountered various graphical glitches that affect the visual quality of the game.
- Annoying camera animations (weight 0.06): The camera animations are found to be annoying by some players, detracting from the overall experience.
- Divide by zero error (weight 0.05): A specific error, 'divide by zero,' has been reported by players, causing disruptions in gameplay.
- Quirky movement areas (weight 0.05): There are some areas in the game where movement feels quirky or unusual, affecting gameplay.
- Slow site menu transitions (weight 0.05): The transitions in the site menu are reported to be slow, causing delays and frustration.
- Water disappearance glitch (weight 0.05): There is a glitch where water disappears in the game, affecting the visual and gameplay experience.

Recommendations:
- Highly recommended game (weight 0.19): The game is highly recommended for purchase and play, especially for fans of the genre and casual gamers. It is suggested to buy the game at a good price.
- Recommended for strategy fans (weight 0.18): The game is recommended for fans of strategy games, particularly those who enjoy turn-based strategies and tactical depth. It offers a new type of low-fantasy tactical chess and epic, humorous gameplay.
- Recommended for RPG fans (weight 0.14): The game is highly recommended for true RPG fans and fans of the genre. It is also suggested for those who enjoy similar games.
- Suggested to buy on sale (weight 0.1): It is suggested to check out or buy the game during a sale to get the best value.
- Must-have for TRPG fans (weight 0.06): The game is a must-have and must-play for fans of TRPG and Narrative CRPG.
- Recommended for good writing fans (weight 0.06): The game is recommended for those who enjoy good writing, challenge, and a real capture of the late medieval period.
- Worth discovering achievements and secrets (weight 0.05): The game is worth playing for discovering all achievements and secrets it offers.
- Recommended for medieval fans (weight 0.05): The game is recommended for players who enjoy medieval backgrounds.
- Recommended for lore enthusiasts (weight 0.05): The game is recommended for those who enjoy reading and puzzling out lore.
- Educational and entertaining (weight 0.05): The game is recommended as an educational and entertaining product.
- Great gift for a close person (weight 0.05): The game is considered a great gift option for a close person.
- Recommended with reservations (weight 0.05): The game is recommended but with some reservations.
- Recommended for early supporters (weight 0.05): The game is recommended for those who want to be part of the game from the early start and are confident it will improve.
- Recommends playing alternative game (weight 0.05): Some reviews recommend playing 'Battle Brothers' instead of this game.

Other player notes:
No miscpoints

Emotions:
- Frustration (weight 0.26): Players are frustrated by a variety of technical and design issues. These include frequent game crashes, freezing, and various bugs that disrupt gameplay. Additionally, the high difficulty, unclear quest instructions, and the loss of progress and items between chapters contribute to the frustration. The combat system is also criticized for being shallow, slow, and imbalanced, further exacerbating the players' dissatisfaction.
- Enjoyment (weight 0.23): Players enjoy the game's engaging story, atmospheric gameplay, and tactical combat. The unique and gritty narrative, along with the dynamic combat system, provides an immersive experience. The strategic depth and interesting RPG elements, combined with good graphics and sound, contribute to the overall enjoyment.
- Disappointment (weight 0.11): Players express disappointment due to the game's simple and repetitive gameplay, as well as technical issues and performance problems. The lack of progression, continuity, and real choices in combat, along with the game feeling incomplete, further adds to their dissatisfaction.
- Appreciation (weight 0.08): Players appreciate the game's strong storyline, tactical depth, and unique gameplay mechanics. The detailed setting, rich character development, and high-quality music and art are also highly valued. Additionally, the active development team and attention to specific markets, like the Chinese, are noted positively.
- Excitement (weight 0.07): Players are excited about the game's engaging story, character development, and the ability to customize their army. The blend of genres, interesting quests, and the anticipation of leveling up characters contribute to their excitement. The game's unique setting and morally ambiguous decisions also add to the thrill.
- Satisfaction (weight 0.06): Players find satisfaction in the game's deep and addictive gameplay mechanics, engaging story, and dynamic combat system. The ability to equip each soldier individually and the historically accurate elements add to their satisfaction. The challenging tactical combat and high-quality production are also noted as satisfying aspects.
- Joy (weight 0.05): Players experience joy from the game's charming atmosphere, superb symphonic soundtrack, and entertaining legends. The unique narrative journey and fun battles contribute to their overall happiness and warm memories associated with the game.
- Enthusiasm (weight 0.03): Players are enthusiastic about the game's unique combat system, non-linear storyline, and historical accuracy. The immersive atmosphere and high-quality graphics, along with the interesting non-linear story, generate a sense of enthusiasm and eagerness to explore the game further.
- Admiration (weight 0.03): Players admire the game's depth, historical accuracy, and unique atmosphere. The well-developed plot, narrative style, and abundance of text and legends are also highly admired. The game's incredible features and style contribute to the players' admiration.
- Nostalgia (weight 0.02): Players feel nostalgic due to the game's reminiscent elements of early HOMM and old-school RPG games. The ultimate medieval atmosphere and the fresh take on classic genres evoke a sense of nostalgia and fond memories of past gaming experiences.
- Surprise (weight 0.01): Players are pleasantly surprised by the game, often finding it better than initially expected. The positive shift in their perception, from initial skepticism to eventual love for the game, contributes to their surprise.
- Impressed (weight 0.01): Players are impressed by the game's story and atmosphere. The immersive and well-crafted narrative, combined with the atmospheric elements, leaves a strong positive impression.
- Anger (weight 0.01): Players are angry due to specific technical issues, such as the divide by zero error, and the lack of support from the developers. These problems significantly disrupt the gameplay experience and lead to frustration and anger.
- Boredom (weight 0.01): Players feel bored due to the game's clichéd plot and repetitive cycles. The lack of innovation and repetitive gameplay elements contribute to their boredom.
- Sadness (weight 0.01): Players feel sad about losing their equipped and upgraded troops, as well as accumulated money, when transitioning to the next episode. This loss of progress and items evokes a sense of sadness and disappointment.}