Well here's me who still hasn't played the original game. Talk about being lazy. 
played Knight's Tale and it is a quite difficult game. gonna play legion for sure!
thnx for the reminder rpgwatch!
thnx for the reminder rpgwatch!
It's based in a distorted version of Avalon, but it's all about King Arthur and his knights.
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is the same concept. Different genre though.
Vaelith
Lawful Evil Harbinger
You already find Romans, including members of the Legio IX in the original game. This game supposedly develops upon that storyline.
I'll play it at some point for sure, the original was pretty good. The twisted story wasn't bad either, although the main protagonist irked me a lot by being angry and spiteful about everything for no reason whatsoever. Hopefully the new one will be a bit less stupid in general.
I'll play it at some point for sure, the original was pretty good. The twisted story wasn't bad either, although the main protagonist irked me a lot by being angry and spiteful about everything for no reason whatsoever. Hopefully the new one will be a bit less stupid in general.
Kordanor
Wastelander
I think that was just his character, and the dark setting in general. Personally I liked Mordred. The roman main character is a bit different though. Also it feels like there is a bit more humor in the game. Not quite on JA3 level, but more than before.
I already liked King Arthur quite a lot, but Legion IX makes several things better imho:
-Introduction to story is much better. If you have no idea what avalon is and so on, you get very good explanations here, whereas in Knights Tale you had hardly any idea.
-The campaign is smaller, and in that context it also makes sense that the game does no longer have 2 different types of hitpoints and wounds which need to be cured in base. So you can always take your characters and don't need them to sit on the bench.
-Characters don't die. If you lose a character within combat, he will be back after fight with 1 hitpoint
-Characters show their skill tree right away, no need to get to level x to finally be able to see if the character is worse. ofc thats also related to the shorter campaign.
-Free Reskills between missions
-Shrines within the mission now buff for the full mission, not just the next battle. This makes them feel more rewarding. In the base game I often tried to "save them up" for the last battle of the map and then didnt actually need them
Lots of this sounds like the game is much easier now. But it's not. On highest difficulty the game is absolutely brutal. One of the hardest tactical games I played. just getting through the first 2 levels is some serious effort in terms of needing to use best tactics.
Their Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing had a healthy share of humour. That's probably what I liked most about the game.
Maybe they're back to their old good selves.
exactly, and it has charm
Kordanor
Wastelander
Btw, going into these differences and explaining the mechanics in my video. Unfortunately it's German only though. But in case you do understand german:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGn7GwLGDzA&
But what does Gaius Julius Mento have to do with it? He was a bureaucrat and never left Rome. I never heard of a Septimus Sulla emperor, either. And Tartarus? It belongs to the Greek Mythology and has nothing to do with either of them.
I'm sure Arthur must have fled when he saw the script, thinking he was on the wrong set.
I'd be fine with a twist, but this is a little too burlesque for me. It feels like a lack of imagination. To each their own, though.
Kordanor
Wastelander
The thing is, that even the whole Arthur stuff is unclear. I mean, heck, just look at the bible if you want to read different fantasy stories with similar protagonists.But what does Gaius Julius Mento have to do with it? He was a bureaucrat and never left Rome. I never heard of a Septimus Sulla emperor, either. And Tartarus? It belongs to the Greek Mythology and has nothing to do with either of them.
I'm sure Arthur must have fled when he saw the script, thinking he was on the wrong set.
I'd be fine with a twist, but this is a little too burlesque for me. It feels like a lack of imagination. To each their own, though.
In the Arthur story you don't know if mordred is like the brother, step brother, or just a friend of arthur who was raised by the same parent. Other protagonists can be like Arthurs Sister or Aunt, and so on. It's completely fuzzy and depending on what media you consume you will get a different story.
also from Wikipedia:
In Roman mythology, sinners (as defined by the Roman societal and cultural norms of their time) are sent to Tartarus for punishment after death.
Personally I find the story quite refreshing.
What I don't like (also from the main game) is the stuff with the additional "Worlds", with the Seele, Unseelie and Fomorians and whatnot. Hard to follow and just appears totally chaotic, whether thats mentioned in some original stories or not.
Haha, yes, the Arthurian legends are confusing. Even their origins are. A friend who first told me about it said 'There's this special book; if you read it, you'll become crazy. Really, it's not a joke.' (of course, it's not a book, but that's how he put it).
Just between us, my preferred one is the Monthy Python's interpretation.
Because playing an undead roman tribune makes perfect sense and the real problem is a fantasy game doesn't match real life historical roman records
That's borderline racist. I think undead characters should be given the same chance as living ones.Because playing an undead roman tribune makes perfect sense and the real problem is a fantasy game doesn't match real life historical roman records
Not the same bathrooms though. That's where I draw the line.That's borderline racist. I think undead characters should be given the same chance as living ones.