KB: Crossworlds - Review @ RPS

I wish Crossworlds did more, especially given the melodramatic title. It’s showing us the same core stuff, the same core places and the same core fights, and I really need it to move on after three years. But this is as far as it could sensibly push what it is capable of, and it goes much further than Armoured Princess, the staid and unambitious middle-child of this vital series, ever did.

As such, it’s the title I’m going to nod to whenever anyone asks me which KB game to pick up. It mightn’t have the anecdotal power of the first, but that surprise delight was also hamstrung by a dreary, grindy second half. Crossworlds is a game you can tackle in peppy chunks, enjoying a series of fresh experiences rather than one over-long one. This is the status quo-perverting wonder that made King’s Bounty sing, now extended to its strategy rather than just its setting. It might cling to safety in the broadest sense, but it’s impossibly clever and cartoonish where it matters.

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Polyester said:

The game is out already, and I missed that.

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markgil said:

it will be out on 9/17 but you can pre-order it on gamersgate and get a discount:
http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-KBCW/kings-bounty-crossworlds

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ikbenrichard said:

Thank you.

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DArtagnan said:

Hmm…

I grew bored with the original game pretty quickly. Too grindy and too much text

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markgil said:

are you talking about KB-L or KB-AP? L is good but AP is much better imo. am curious as to the yet unannounced game by Katauri which is supposed to be reveled later this year. wonder if it will be another KB game or something new. speculation is that it may be a diablo type action rpg but personally i am hoping for an official MOM2.

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As such, it’s the title I’m going to nod to whenever anyone asks me which KB game to pick up.

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