instal the new version for iphoneKnight vs Giant: The Broken Excalibur

There’s a fountain that restores health, a Pied Piper who will give you special horde-mode challenges for large cash rewards, or statues.

You’ll need it too, as the action occasionally cleaves close to bullet hell.Įach “room” you clear will reward you with either money or xp, or a special node. There’s not a great monster variety, sadly, but that means you’ll at least learn their moves and tells easily. I preferred Bors’ weapon initially, as it has a ranged attack that kept me out of trouble. Arthur’s dodge roll is quick and doesn’t suffer from a cool down, and the simple combos offer immediate catharsis. Combat is fast and responsive and by far the best thing about the game. It’s an interesting system, but like everything in Knight vs Giant, it takes far too long to unlock the new weapons and abilities.Įach run sees you pick a weapon and spell and head out into the wilds. Initially only Bors and Lancelot are available, but Galahad, et al, are waiting under sheets. Their souls are locked inside magical statues in the central courtyard, and interacting allows you to take either the main weapon or one ability from each statue. While Excalibur is broken, you can imbue it with the powers of several of your former knights.

It just lacks Hades’ subtlety and nuance in almost every department. The tone suits the art style, but there’s a definite sense that the devs saw Hades’ success and figured they’d have a go. The writing is constantly trying to be funny but rarely is, with crude or overdone jokes popping up in every other sentence. Not because the plot is complex, but because there’s so much dialogue to sift through and little of it is relevant. As the Once and Future King, your job is to eradicate the giants and restore the sword – and your kingdom – to its former glory. With just enough magic to resurrect one knight, he chooses Arthur, still armed with the shattered blade of Excalibur. Unfortunately, he also sends the whole of Camelot in as well. Merlin the Wizard, here presented as a scheming sorcerer with his own agenda, traps the giant, forcing it into the Astral Dimension. Having retrieved the Holy Grail, the Knights of the Round Table are decimated by a terrible Void Giant released by their own meddling. Some of it works, and some of it doesn’t, but there are some glimmers of gold in here for roguelike fans.

Arthurian Legend isn’t exactly new ground for video games, but just as Hades took Greek mythology and forged it into something unique and exciting, Knight vs Giant: The Broken Excalibur intends to do the same with the Camelot mythos.

Instal the new version for iphoneKnight vs Giant: The Broken Excalibur