While being a game reviewer sounds like a dream job (I know I wanted to do it) Mortismal's reviews are 100% and provides the details of games that people may miss, providing gamers all the information they need before spending their money on a game. Well done, and a MUST WATCH reviewer. Thank you!
I don’t know how he 100%s so damn fast. I actually think his reviews/vids have gotten way too long, especially beginner guides that are 90 mins, or reviews that are an hour long. That’s for people already into a game, not somebody deciding to play a game. Regardless, I have 1400 hours in BG3 l, New Vegas, Xcom2, Wasteland 3 etc and still haven’t 100% any of them. I can 100% BG3 and NV pretty easily by focusing on it, but I have no idea how the hell he 100%s Owlcat games so quickly.
Been watching your content for a while. Love your reviews, sir. They’re unbiased as possible (very rare these days) and very eloquent & well-thought out. The fact that you try to 100% every game is just icing on the cake. Keep up the good work, sir.
I will mirror you note regarding the resource hogging. I have a 4090 too, and either the FPS limiting function in the game isn't working, or they are doing something computational that needs adjusting as my card get hotter playing this game, then going full hog in Cyberpunkt 2077, which blows my mind.
Good review. Was looking for a new trpg to play on the switch and i heard this was eventually going to come out there. Guess it moves to near the back of the line. Was looking at this, fell seal: arbiter's mark, redemption reapers, the upcoming Capes and CARDS rpg: the misty battlefield as my next game. Just finished 13 sentinels: aegis rim (one of the GOATs imo). I've also played triangle strategy, tactics ogre reborn, gloomhaven, unicorn overlord, valkyria chronicles and front mission 1st/2nd. Suggestions welcome. ;)
@@mch_6465 yeah switch only. Trying to balance gaming, work, life. Sold my ps4 and steam deck. Dedicated my laptop solely for work. Keeping just to switch limits my game choices (which lessens play and side-eyes from the wife) along with expense. Leaning towards redemption reapers if i'm not impressed by capes. Cards rpg i'm going to wait for a sale while i've heard good things on fell seal, i just cant vibe with the art style. Also tough to move on to the next game with how good the story 13 sentinels was so i'm seeing if there are other trpgs i might have missed.
I was waiting for such a review since release. I knew that the game has some issues, but I love these kind of games and I can overlook some issues, if the core of the game is fun and appealing. I will buy it and give it a try. Very good and honest review. Thank you!
Genuinely hate this mechanic. Not really interested in this game anymore. Why would I want to go through a game as fast as possible instead of at my own pace? So dumb.
If it's like xcom2 is not as fast as you can but as efficient as you can because there are mechanics to stop the clock. Unless something bad happens because it's xcom baybay.
@@giampaolomannucci8281I just downloaded and started Wartales. Seems like an almost make your own adventure type of game without much story elements unless that comes later. I'm on Xbox and can't find the controller layout in the settings. Can the camera zoom in at all, that's the only thing I can't figure out if it's even possible
23:09 Bonus missions to unlock special merchant who sells unique armors/weapons or unique variants of dogs/bears not available through normal quests or Bonus Missions with less stakes which reduce corruption and gives you more gold would be another great addition from the perspective of reducing the difficulty of quests.
This would be an easy purchase for me if not for the presence of mission timers and as you put it, the absence of an in mission “AP economy”. With the addition of AP modifiers, it would turn the battles from a checkers type of battle game to chess.
Looks like something worth trying if you ran out of tactical RPGs, which is hard to do as there are so many since Xcom revitalized the genre : 40k alone has like 5 now
Seriously tho. I only recently started getting into TRPGs as I gotten to old to really be good at FPS games like that. I’ve been so busy getting into them as of recently. BG3, Wastelands 2/3, Rogue trader have kept me busy so far since the turn of the new year. It’s a very time consuming genre but you can take your time with it which helps when your old and have a life outside of gaming lmao
He's got one for crpgs that he put out last year. For trpgs, he does have an overview video of most of the ones he's played ranking them, so that may help give you a sense for what is both easier as well as interesting for yourself personally.
Great review as always. I am interested in the game, but as it stands I think I will wait for some patches. I also think the price tag is a bit steep for this one.
Hope the developers add Armor for head+torso for those Animals under Beastmaster, increasing their defense considerably simultaneously boosting vitality slightly or moderately depending on rarity.
Thanks for the review. I think it would be interesting - and if you think it'd be interesting, too - considering a premise of many of your videos, a deep dive essay into the gamification of... games (e.g., achievements, among other things), could be good. I think most devs add them because it's become an expectation - and in most cases, they aren't necessary. They existed in some games already, prior to being pulled out and introduced as an (unoriginal) spin to encourage playing more - and more so supporting a monopoly of a gaming platform (if I have my facts straight). It wasn't about the game or gameplay. Now, some even look to achievements over the actual game. Anyhoo. Just an idea to consider. If some work is put into it, this could be something special.
Did you have a problem with all recruited units always missing health? My original units always start battle with full health, but anyone I've recruited, start battle missing health. The health missing seems proportional to how high their level was when I recruited them. The missing health doesn't get treated as being wounded though, so if they don't take damage, they can go out again. The same unit always starts battle missing the same amount.
I like the review, but I also always kind of wish reviews like this would go more into one of the other reasons to play CRPGs like this, which is character customization and emergent storytelling. The ability to grow attached to a character and being on the edge of your seat because you want them to survive is THE key feature of XCom to me, and there just aren't that many games that deliver that. I have high hopes for Crown Wars to be one of those games, but I'll probably wait for a sale on this one.
The timers turn me away especially because you then end up making a sub optimal move to try and find the additional enemies that are hidden in the map as you lack time. Also a lot of the timers there’s no true purpose for the timer it’s just there.
I was kinda looking forward to this game, but then I played the demo a while ago and I found the controls to be very finicky. Especially when trying to choose the facing of my units, so they more than once ended up facing away from the enemy rather than towards them. Have you encountered this problem as well, or did the controls work well for you?
Thoughtful review. Been waiting for this game to be in a more enjoyable state, I had so much fun with Wartales, almost 200 hours play. Its a shame that they didn't make this an open-world though, it would open up so much great potential features.
I find the generic enemy scaling frustrating. My guys get better but the enemy gets better too and it seems they scale with your max rank squad. So trying to train recruits is extremely punishing. I like the unique gear you can find though. Waiting for more patches in the future or mods.
I was very frustrated in the beginning as even on squire the game became difficult at my first capture mission. They had more health and better armour as i was too focused on recruiting and as squire you get less gains after winning. It was especially difficult when i forgot to use a catapult also. Mow started all over on knight but with enemies minus 5% health and damage and sofar got no problems
Put it on my price watch. In my experience, these sorts of games get better over time with patches and DLC. Not necessarily. But I often get strategy games in bundles.
I wish there were more games in unique settings. Someone should make the Brontë sisters’ novels into a TRPG hehehehe, or sense and sensibility or something. Make it sort of like Japanese high school punk games where social exchanges devolve into weird combat. River city girls plus sense and sensibility plus xcom
Apart from escort missions, forced party members for a story section, timers on missions are unfortunately an instant pass on games for me. Not enough time to play games as is, I dont want to stress over it.
Great review. Looks a great game but your comments about long battles and difficulty make me wary. Already downloaded but may see if they patch it. Don't mind difficulty but fighting a battle for say an hour and then have to replay several times sounds a nightmare.
I like the game, but for me it's very hard. I chose normal difficulty when I should have maybe chosen easy. I struggle to beat the easy assassination and rescue quests, then when I finally complete the objectives, 10 beefed up high level dudes spawn from the extraction point and makes some levels nearly impossible. I've definitely hit the brick wall lol.
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what i'm about to say is very noob-oriented BUT i strugle a lot with RNG games; i've quit XCOM and xcom-like games several times because a 98% hit chance failed and ruined an entire mission or playthrough; this was not that much of an issue on BG*, but on tactical rpgs... i hate it and it ruins the (my) experience. I understand the system is build that way, but it's sooooo frustrating and infuriating some times. on the other hand, i loved both warhammer 40k chaos gate and mechanicus mechanics where you always hit and what changes is the damage (or a random parry). as you might expect i'm more of a casual gamer, not a maximizer or whatever, but i do tend to avoid RNG TTRGs, if possible; there aren't many that don't use that system though... right?
I enjoy the game, on xbox though after about 6 hours it crashes to the dashboard nonstop, and if it doesnt, turns will take 2 minutes to register. Its become unplayable. Before i started having issues i did enjoy it.
@@mattisvicious6069 not really. Basically every console player on Reddit has had the same crashes and lag. Not really a me issue when it's not a PC, and it's a console that works perfectly fine with every other game lmao. But ok. It's not like I have a janky old component that needs to be changed. It's pretty standard across the board lol.
Personally, I actually wish more RPGs would focus on a historical setting. The entire "historical setting with fantasy elements" is, oddly enough, much less original than telling an interesting story within a historical framework. Fantasy games are a dime a dozen but games that actually tell a story about human history are so much more rare.
Seems like one of those games that has a good foundation but just needs hella quality of life updates and bug fixes. Not bad but for $40-50 it’s not worth. Def will get it when it’s on sale in a few months
In my opinion, Crown Wars: The Black Prince is not exactly a cRPG. While it shares some elements with RPGs, like character development and story, it leans more towards a turn-based tactics and strategy game with RPG elements.
Bugs are severely ruining the experience on consoles, making the game unplayable. Not to mention the crashes and performance issues, especially when there are many enemies around, such as in those specific side missions where you have to survive for 10 turns. As a result, I've set it aside for now, especially since the trophies aren't working properly either. Despite this, I enjoyed the combat, though it needs some balancing. The story didn't capture my interest, possibly because I stopped playing early, and the voice acting felt a bit emotionless in the parts I heard.
I’m really enjoying the gameplay loop. However, performance is a dog’s breakfast on ps5. Like, probably the worst technical game I’ve played on the console.
I’ll never understand why games like this simply don’t offer customizable options. It’s ridiculous. And can someone plz send out a memo. No one likes timers!!! Why is this still a thing lol
While being a game reviewer sounds like a dream job (I know I wanted to do it) Mortismal's reviews are 100% and provides the details of games that people may miss, providing gamers all the information they need before spending their money on a game. Well done, and a MUST WATCH reviewer. Thank you!
I don’t know how he 100%s so damn fast. I actually think his reviews/vids have gotten way too long, especially beginner guides that are 90 mins, or reviews that are an hour long. That’s for people already into a game, not somebody deciding to play a game. Regardless, I have 1400 hours in BG3 l, New Vegas, Xcom2, Wasteland 3 etc and still haven’t 100% any of them. I can 100% BG3 and NV pretty easily by focusing on it, but I have no idea how the hell he 100%s Owlcat games so quickly.
Love that we have sponsored content as well as true unbiased reviews after 100% for those games. Get paid and stay genuine.
Been watching your content for a while.
Love your reviews, sir. They’re unbiased as possible (very rare these days) and very eloquent & well-thought out.
The fact that you try to 100% every game is just icing on the cake.
Keep up the good work, sir.
agreed
Always a fan of your reviews!
I will mirror you note regarding the resource hogging. I have a 4090 too, and either the FPS limiting function in the game isn't working, or they are doing something computational that needs adjusting as my card get hotter playing this game, then going full hog in Cyberpunkt 2077, which blows my mind.
God damn, that bad huh?
RivaTuner framerate limiter not doing the trick?
Great review. I definitely want to pick this game up but I think I will wait a few months for it to stabilize itself a bit.
Added to my wishlist. The game looks enjoyable, and fun. Thanks for the review Mortismal.
Good review. Was looking for a new trpg to play on the switch and i heard this was eventually going to come out there. Guess it moves to near the back of the line.
Was looking at this, fell seal: arbiter's mark, redemption reapers, the upcoming Capes and CARDS rpg: the misty battlefield as my next game. Just finished 13 sentinels: aegis rim (one of the GOATs imo). I've also played triangle strategy, tactics ogre reborn, gloomhaven, unicorn overlord, valkyria chronicles and front mission 1st/2nd.
Suggestions welcome. ;)
You should try:
Brigandine: The Legend Of Runersia, Dark Deity and Banner of the Maid.
Lost Eidolons maybe? Combat is similar to fire emblem if you have ever played them
Whoops... if you only play on switch then maybe not that...but if you have other platforms to play on 😁
@@mch_6465 yeah switch only. Trying to balance gaming, work, life. Sold my ps4 and steam deck. Dedicated my laptop solely for work. Keeping just to switch limits my game choices (which lessens play and side-eyes from the wife) along with expense.
Leaning towards redemption reapers if i'm not impressed by capes. Cards rpg i'm going to wait for a sale while i've heard good things on fell seal, i just cant vibe with the art style. Also tough to move on to the next game with how good the story 13 sentinels was so i'm seeing if there are other trpgs i might have missed.
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is pretty good. I would skip Redemption Reaapers; didn't like it at all.
I was waiting for such a review since release. I knew that the game has some issues, but I love these kind of games and I can overlook some issues, if the core of the game is fun and appealing. I will buy it and give it a try. Very good and honest review. Thank you!
Timers in T-RPG = No thanks
Genuinely hate this mechanic. Not really interested in this game anymore. Why would I want to go through a game as fast as possible instead of at my own pace? So dumb.
If it's like xcom2 is not as fast as you can but as efficient as you can because there are mechanics to stop the clock.
Unless something bad happens because it's xcom baybay.
He said those missions are not very common though. I dont see this as a very big issue
Ya I heard time missions it is the most annoying thing in the world
Same
Great review of the action economy. I wish they did something like Expeditions: Rome where downing certain enemies restored an action point.
the go to reviewer for strategy games thx for all you do
I'd love this style of game with a medieval fantasy setting.
@@giampaolomannucci8281I just downloaded and started Wartales. Seems like an almost make your own adventure type of game without much story elements unless that comes later. I'm on Xbox and can't find the controller layout in the settings. Can the camera zoom in at all, that's the only thing I can't figure out if it's even possible
23:09 Bonus missions to unlock special merchant who sells unique armors/weapons or unique variants of dogs/bears not available through normal quests or Bonus Missions with less stakes which reduce corruption and gives you more gold would be another great addition from the perspective of reducing the difficulty of quests.
Mission timers suck. Its a shame because this looks like a cool game
you can disable it manually, at least now it is possible
Would play if the many technical issues got fixed.
This would be an easy purchase for me if not for the presence of mission timers and as you put it, the absence of an in mission “AP economy”. With the addition of AP modifiers, it would turn the battles from a checkers type of battle game to chess.
Man in thankful for this review and the honesty because it made me realize that I don’t want to play this game anymore.
Thanks man. Had this game on my list. Always good to know what’s going on before I decide to buy.
>Hundred Year War
Me: You've got my attention
>Occult
Me: You've lost my attention
Thanks for the review, the performance issues sound like a pain though, and timed combat is a bit of a drag too.
Looks like something worth trying if you ran out of tactical RPGs, which is hard to do as there are so many since Xcom revitalized the genre : 40k alone has like 5 now
Seriously tho. I only recently started getting into TRPGs as I gotten to old to really be good at FPS games like that. I’ve been so busy getting into them as of recently. BG3, Wastelands 2/3, Rogue trader have kept me busy so far since the turn of the new year. It’s a very time consuming genre but you can take your time with it which helps when your old and have a life outside of gaming lmao
This dude is pretty much THE reviewer I watch for, for a game I'm interested in.
Thanks for the vide. Outside of fighting and sports games, timer mechanics are always garbage. Onward to 400k. All glory t the algorithm.
I hope Skald is on the docket.
It is
Have you ever done a top 10 list of turn-based games for people new to the genre?
He's got one for crpgs that he put out last year. For trpgs, he does have an overview video of most of the ones he's played ranking them, so that may help give you a sense for what is both easier as well as interesting for yourself personally.
Great review as always. I am interested in the game, but as it stands I think I will wait for some patches. I also think the price tag is a bit steep for this one.
Hope the developers add Armor for head+torso for those Animals under Beastmaster, increasing their defense considerably simultaneously boosting vitality slightly or moderately depending on rarity.
just got it but having problems with the camera angles, i am on pc, any advise
Thanks for the review. I think it would be interesting - and if you think it'd be interesting, too - considering a premise of many of your videos, a deep dive essay into the gamification of... games (e.g., achievements, among other things), could be good. I think most devs add them because it's become an expectation - and in most cases, they aren't necessary. They existed in some games already, prior to being pulled out and introduced as an (unoriginal) spin to encourage playing more - and more so supporting a monopoly of a gaming platform (if I have my facts straight). It wasn't about the game or gameplay. Now, some even look to achievements over the actual game. Anyhoo. Just an idea to consider. If some work is put into it, this could be something special.
Really enjoying this game so far, nothing spectacular but still a solid edition to my collection.
Did you have a problem with all recruited units always missing health? My original units always start battle with full health, but anyone I've recruited, start battle missing health.
The health missing seems proportional to how high their level was when I recruited them. The missing health doesn't get treated as being wounded though, so if they don't take damage, they can go out again. The same unit always starts battle missing the same amount.
No, never had an issue with that
@@MortismalGaming Maybe it's a PS5 only bug.
I like the review, but I also always kind of wish reviews like this would go more into one of the other reasons to play CRPGs like this, which is character customization and emergent storytelling. The ability to grow attached to a character and being on the edge of your seat because you want them to survive is THE key feature of XCom to me, and there just aren't that many games that deliver that. I have high hopes for Crown Wars to be one of those games, but I'll probably wait for a sale on this one.
Yeah timers is a no go for me. Good luck with that. Thank you for the review.
The timers turn me away especially because you then end up making a sub optimal move to try and find the additional enemies that are hidden in the map as you lack time.
Also a lot of the timers there’s no true purpose for the timer it’s just there.
ye i experienced a lot of crashing and frame drops etc on Xbox atm i have given up with it till its patched shame great game.
Loved the demo, when I saw you could get a bear companion I was sold haha
I was kinda looking forward to this game, but then I played the demo a while ago and I found the controls to be very finicky. Especially when trying to choose the facing of my units, so they more than once ended up facing away from the enemy rather than towards them. Have you encountered this problem as well, or did the controls work well for you?
They were fine, nothing noteworthy really
Thoughtful review. Been waiting for this game to be in a more enjoyable state, I had so much fun with Wartales, almost 200 hours play. Its a shame that they didn't make this an open-world though, it would open up so much great potential features.
Is this better than King Arthur in your opinion?
I find the generic enemy scaling frustrating. My guys get better but the enemy gets better too and it seems they scale with your max rank squad. So trying to train recruits is extremely punishing.
I like the unique gear you can find though. Waiting for more patches in the future or mods.
Scaling is the worst. It's lazy.
yeah, the actual gameplay was nice. I didnt love the timers and darkest dungeon style company management aspects much in the demo.
Hopefully they figure this thing out for steam deck soon.
the balancing and timers really ruined my fun. sometimes the groups would be so close together you's have to fight two groups at once.
I was very frustrated in the beginning as even on squire the game became difficult at my first capture mission. They had more health and better armour as i was too focused on recruiting and as squire you get less gains after winning. It was especially difficult when i forgot to use a catapult also. Mow started all over on knight but with enemies minus 5% health and damage and sofar got no problems
Put it on my price watch. In my experience, these sorts of games get better over time with patches and DLC. Not necessarily. But I often get strategy games in bundles.
Timers in this TRPG? That’s the exact reason I couldn’t play XCOM 2
Hey Mort! Would love to see a top 5 list with your favorite soulslike games!
I'm keeping it in my back pocket for now, but yeah I probably will at some point
@@MortismalGaming please review Dark Souls 1, 2 and 3 😁
I've been looking to scratch an itch left by Battle brothers and wartales. This has looked a bit promising.
Lets hear your words :)
Looks good. But I'll probably wait for a few patches to come out first before jumping in.
Is Denuvo being used?
Don't believe so
How much do you play games a day. You have one or two of these every week.
About 8-12 hours on any given day
Probably pick it up on steams winter sale
Good show sir
I wish there were more games in unique settings. Someone should make the Brontë sisters’ novels into a TRPG hehehehe, or sense and sensibility or something. Make it sort of like Japanese high school punk games where social exchanges devolve into weird combat. River city girls plus sense and sensibility plus xcom
Apart from escort missions, forced party members for a story section, timers on missions are unfortunately an instant pass on games for me. Not enough time to play games as is, I dont want to stress over it.
Great review. Looks a great game but your comments about long battles and difficulty make me wary. Already downloaded but may see if they patch it. Don't mind difficulty but fighting a battle for say an hour and then have to replay several times sounds a nightmare.
I like the game, but for me it's very hard. I chose normal difficulty when I should have maybe chosen easy. I struggle to beat the easy assassination and rescue quests, then when I finally complete the objectives, 10 beefed up high level dudes spawn from the extraction point and makes some levels nearly impossible. I've definitely hit the brick wall lol.
what i'm about to say is very noob-oriented BUT i strugle a lot with RNG games; i've quit XCOM and xcom-like games several times because a 98% hit chance failed and ruined an entire mission or playthrough; this was not that much of an issue on BG*, but on tactical rpgs... i hate it and it ruins the (my) experience. I understand the system is build that way, but it's sooooo frustrating and infuriating some times. on the other hand, i loved both warhammer 40k chaos gate and mechanicus mechanics where you always hit and what changes is the damage (or a random parry). as you might expect i'm more of a casual gamer, not a maximizer or whatever, but i do tend to avoid RNG TTRGs, if possible; there aren't many that don't use that system though... right?
in wartales all attacks always hit
Some do, some don't. Midnight Suns for instance doesn't.
Great review, though you've succeeded in convincing me to give this one a pass. I'll stick to Warband and the new King Arthur game.
I enjoy the game, on xbox though after about 6 hours it crashes to the dashboard nonstop, and if it doesnt, turns will take 2 minutes to register.
Its become unplayable.
Before i started having issues i did enjoy it.
You only had issues after playing for 6 straight hours? Lmfaoo sounds like a you problem to be honest.
@@mattisvicious6069 not really. Basically every console player on Reddit has had the same crashes and lag. Not really a me issue when it's not a PC, and it's a console that works perfectly fine with every other game lmao. But ok. It's not like I have a janky old component that needs to be changed. It's pretty standard across the board lol.
This looks so neat, but it seems like it needs a lot of work… like maybe more than can be parched in.
You crank out an impressive amount of 100% videos.
Personally, I actually wish more RPGs would focus on a historical setting. The entire "historical setting with fantasy elements" is, oddly enough, much less original than telling an interesting story within a historical framework. Fantasy games are a dime a dozen but games that actually tell a story about human history are so much more rare.
Are there any interesting historical TRPGs? That sounds incredibly appealing to me.
The hardware stuff is giving me Xcom 2 flashbacks Dx Anyone remember the ridiculous lag for the first few months?
Whats his gamertag / psn id? Want to see all trophies/cheevos of the games
I use steam since this is a PC channel, its linked in the description
Seems like one of those games that has a good foundation but just needs hella quality of life updates and bug fixes. Not bad but for $40-50 it’s not worth. Def will get it when it’s on sale in a few months
free comment.
In my opinion, Crown Wars: The Black Prince is not exactly a cRPG. While it shares some elements with RPGs, like character development and story, it leans more towards a turn-based tactics and strategy game with RPG elements.
It's a trpg, no one would claim this is a crpg
@@MortismalGaming I understood CRPG in the video, it was probably my mistake.
Not even to tier 3 upgrades dang.
Some aspects remind me vaguely of lamplighter league
This reminds me a looooot of expeditions.
Time limit = hard pass
The timer mechanic sucks....
The prison area looks just like Wartales'.
Bugs are severely ruining the experience on consoles, making the game unplayable. Not to mention the crashes and performance issues, especially when there are many enemies around, such as in those specific side missions where you have to survive for 10 turns. As a result, I've set it aside for now, especially since the trophies aren't working properly either. Despite this, I enjoyed the combat, though it needs some balancing. The story didn't capture my interest, possibly because I stopped playing early, and the voice acting felt a bit emotionless in the parts I heard.
I’m really enjoying the gameplay loop. However, performance is a dog’s breakfast on ps5. Like, probably the worst technical game I’ve played on the console.
Timers, yeah, no thanks. Pass.
Gronk!
Poorly optimized? Say no more, fam.
welp, time to wait for devs to improve the game.
I’ll never understand why games like this simply don’t offer customizable options. It’s ridiculous. And can someone plz send out a memo. No one likes timers!!! Why is this still a thing lol
I enjoy it when it runs smoothly
I can't stand medieval fantasy. Its so overplayed and not interesting.
seems interesting but not for me, good review