Massive Chalice - review roundup

Where Massive Chalices's real scale hits the most is the age system. As makes sense, all of your heroes progressively grow older. They’re also mortal; whether it’s in the glory of battle, or merely wasting away on a throne, your heroes will die. If they’ve achieved enough, they may leave behind potent family relics that can be passed on to others of their house. Otherwise, their only legacy is the children they’ve left behind to carry on the family name.

Between the far-reaching scale, the slick and intuitive combat, and the fun of raising heroes through the years, Massive Chalice brings a whole lot to the table. ... Well-made, filled with life, and enjoyable in its many facets, this is one of those rare occasions where I’ll recommend a title without condition.

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This isn’t going to be thought of as a title that can contend with XCOM on the back of its combat alone, but managing each hero’s genetic traits adds another level of depth to an already deep genre. One of the most challenging titles to come out in quite some time [...] pick all the nits you want, Massive Chalice is incredibly engaging and that’s truly what matters.

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Massive Chalice is a game in which loss and time destroy everything that the player builds, a commentary on the futility of our efforts to create order in a world where entropy will at one point dominate all existence.

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It is also a very enjoyable mix of turn-based tactics, resource management and character development that allows players to choose their own path as they try to defend a fantasy world over the course of three centuries.

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you said:

the users scores are not so glowing….

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greywolf00 said:

I put a couple hours into it last night and have quite enjoyed it, but the imbalance between melee and ranged is absurd. I just started running one melee to spot for an army of hunters and combat is incredibly easier. Even individual Bulwarks go down quickly due to the Follow Up ability landing both shots before the shield goes up. Wrinklers are a pain though, they tended to dodge most arrows leaving them alive to attack and put their negative effects on guys.

I was really happy to find out about the hybrid classes last night. I was sort of disappointed with just the basic 4 when I kicked the tires in Early Access. The mixing of class abilities into new classes has been pretty enjoyable.

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Hexprone said:

Psh. The first twenty people to rush to Metacritic are maybe not the best barometer.

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