Disciples: Liberation

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4.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 85 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 85
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 85
  3. Negative: 46 out of 85

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  1. ringdrossel
    Oct 28, 2021
    10
    Once you get into it, an amazing adventure awaits. Really nicely executed and a rare combination of tactical rpg gameplay. Must play for every fan of the genre.
  2. EmeraldMihail
    Oct 28, 2021
    10
    Very good game. It's not disciples like it was 1 and 2 part but it's other game in this world. Gameplay like King's Bounty Legend of knight. MAny ynits, tactics, spells.Very interesting story 10/10. To this game.
  3. Bumbajack
    Oct 26, 2021
    10
    It is really a great game, maybe sometimes a little bit easy through the conquer mode, but a great story with different endings and you can really see the developers spend all their ability, blood and tears to make this a very nice experience. Don't listen to all those haters out there who want a game from the past (the last Disciples game came out 10 years ago and needed to be refreshed).
  4. Glamych
    Oct 24, 2021
    8
    Поставлю авансом. Буйство либшизоидов утомляет. Одному не нравится за женщину играть, второй сравнивает со старыми частями, не имеющими ничего общего. Камон, оценивайте игру уже, а не свои ожидания. Может еще за трансов поиграть захотите и начнете выть, что афроамериканцев (буду политкорректным) и геев нет в игре? Меня лично утомляет, когда нужно тратить на создание персонажа по 2 часа, аПоставлю авансом. Буйство либшизоидов утомляет. Одному не нравится за женщину играть, второй сравнивает со старыми частями, не имеющими ничего общего. Камон, оценивайте игру уже, а не свои ожидания. Может еще за трансов поиграть захотите и начнете выть, что афроамериканцев (буду политкорректным) и геев нет в игре? Меня лично утомляет, когда нужно тратить на создание персонажа по 2 часа, а в боях нет гексагонов, куча спелов ненужных, а не те, что ты сам купил, а нужных героев нельзя выбрать. Нравится тратить вагон времени на это - играйте в Pathfinder.… Expand
  5. Lyvione
    Nov 6, 2021
    10
    If Disciples II fans can shut up we may actually appreciate how good and blody badass DIII was. Fantastic art. Now this next installment just moves the game forward with being on the same level as the DIII. Beautiful. I get it, Heroes III is the best heroes ever, but because the later are not Heroes 3 doesnt mean they are bad. HeroesVI is fatastic, with fantastic story. Same is appliedIf Disciples II fans can shut up we may actually appreciate how good and blody badass DIII was. Fantastic art. Now this next installment just moves the game forward with being on the same level as the DIII. Beautiful. I get it, Heroes III is the best heroes ever, but because the later are not Heroes 3 doesnt mean they are bad. HeroesVI is fatastic, with fantastic story. Same is applied here, dont s*** on the product because you want another DII.… Expand
  6. Rncavenger
    Oct 25, 2021
    9
    Good Kings Bounty style tactical rpg. Not Disciples 4, but HoMM also was not M&M5.
  7. CriticallyMonk
    Oct 24, 2021
    8
    The Critically Clueless rates this a solid 8/10! This is a dark fantasy turn based rpg. With real choice in your journey. You shape your story as you recruit companion's and an army to save the world.
  8. Telaelle
    Oct 24, 2021
    8
    Very nice game, nice story so far and good mechanic. I am very surpised that this almost forgotten title can be this good
  9. psych_o_man
    Nov 17, 2021
    9
    Many thanks to Kalypso for this great game!

    I played all previous parts of Disciples, so have everything to compare with :) Very beautiful world, great design, awesome sounds and music - very immersive atmosphere. Dispite the soft visual style the game has a lot of violence and great dark humour. My favourite race was undead, so interesting and unusual characters. Love the game,    Many thanks to Kalypso for this great game!

    I played all previous parts of Disciples, so have everything to compare with :)
    Very beautiful world, great design, awesome sounds and music - very immersive atmosphere.
    Dispite the soft visual style the game has a lot of violence and great dark humour.
    My favourite race was undead, so interesting and unusual characters.

    Love the game, but wouldn't repeat it - fights become boring just enough to go through the 1st play.
    But will gladly play with new units and stories if it has any dlcs or other parts!

    Love that game is pretty long, plot is captivating and often unpredictable.

    Please finish the game fully, it deserves to have all the texts to be sounded and much more beautiful inner-videos with much better videographics, not just frozen collages! More fights should be skippable, they often repeat themselves 1-1. Additional dialogues shouldn't be so small in the corner, missed lot's of them, they should have the ability bo be reread just as journal. After rebalancing resoursces and taking out all the same repeating loots game would be adorable. And please make PC controlling more friendly, it's really uncomfortable to use mouse in such manner, especially in dungeons.
    It really needs one more stage of developing to unleash it's full potential.

    ps. Russian speaking community is clearly divided on this. But you have lot's of people who likes the game.

    Thank you! Waiting for the continue of this great saga! :)    … Expand
  10. WilcoRoger
    Nov 8, 2021
    10
    It is fun, but a bit on the easy side. Reminds me of a mix of HoMM and Kings Bounty. If you are a hardcore Disciples fan you may be suprised, it´s like a reboot. But a good reboot. New gameplay, new start into the story. Just give it a try. As Barney said: New is always better!

    To be honest, I like the fact that this is not a Disciples II clone, it´s something new which fit´s the year    It is fun, but a bit on the easy side. Reminds me of a mix of HoMM and Kings Bounty. If you are a hardcore Disciples fan you may be suprised, it´s like a reboot. But a good reboot. New gameplay, new start into the story. Just give it a try. As Barney said: New is always better!

    To be honest, I like the fact that this is not a Disciples II clone, it´s something new which fit´s the year 2021... So far I played 78hrs and I had a lot of fun.    … Expand
  11. EpicRev
    Oct 25, 2021
    9
    This is a great tactical-RPG as a whole. The depth of combat gets really interesting as you get access to more units. The Story is fun and engaging. I understand this might not be Disciples II but after 20 years, it is a good thing. I highly recommend you try the demo and see for yourselves.
  12. thebluerider
    Oct 24, 2021
    9
    Seriously, it's a good game. Don't listen to all those unfair haters review bombing a good game.
  13. Djuri
    Feb 3, 2022
    8
    Interesting story.
    Greate filed for tactic in battle, but balance is interesting only in midgame on maximal difficulty.
    Pure visual as for the mobile games not for PC.
    It is no more strategy, it is RPG.
  14. cladimus
    Oct 23, 2021
    8
    Sad to see how mean people can be to an objectively good game.
    Yes, it is not disciples as we know it, but so what? Its a decent polished turn based strategy / light rpg and is actually a lot of fun.
    If you are not stuck in the past and bar all but the familiar, if you are not on a crusade for a game using a disciples name to be identical to the old games and ready to embrace a new - but    Sad to see how mean people can be to an objectively good game.
    Yes, it is not disciples as we know it, but so what? Its a decent polished turn based strategy / light rpg and is actually a lot of fun.
    If you are not stuck in the past and bar all but the familiar, if you are not on a crusade for a game using a disciples name to be identical to the old games and ready to embrace a new - but well made an polished tactical rpg with a lot of content - you should definitely play it.    … Expand
  15. miggity106
    Nov 2, 2021
    10
    I'm 40 hours in...the game is really good. It's a mix of kings bounty and divinity original sin. The nerds review bombing didn't even play it...they are just sad because they didn't get the Disciples game THEY wanted.
  16. Noncanon
    Dec 8, 2021
    8
    As a huge SRPG fan, I'm having a great time with this game. There's a lot of stuff to really dig into and different spells and abilities to play around with. I tried a variety of different army builds and enjoyed the different viable tactical options available.

    Obviously the game isn't perfect. I ran into some bugs that cause a reload or game restart, but haven't had anything completely    As a huge SRPG fan, I'm having a great time with this game. There's a lot of stuff to really dig into and different spells and abilities to play around with. I tried a variety of different army builds and enjoyed the different viable tactical options available.

    Obviously the game isn't perfect. I ran into some bugs that cause a reload or game restart, but haven't had anything completely game breaking. I haven't had my progress halted or a corrupted save file, etc. There are some weird design decisions, especially outside of battle. Again, nothing that would absolutely tank the quality of the game. But it does seem like the game would've benefited from a little more time in the oven. Of course, since it's 2021, that just doesn't happen much anymore in gaming, so it is what it is.

    As someone who was aware of the original games but never got into them, I'm a little perplexed by the hate and claims of false advertising. I don't think this game was ever advertised as being a direct sequel to the older games. I didn't see a IV at the end of the title. I can think of so many game franchises that branch out into different genres. Halo, Gears of War, CoD series (zombies), anything by Nintendo (how many genres has Mario been in at this point?), Darksiders seres, Fallout series, Assassin's Creed, Final Fantasy. You could go on and on and on. Getting upset that a new game isn't what you want it to be, even when there was no evidence that it ever would be, seems like whining for the sake of it.

    So, based on the game that actually DOES exist, rather than the game in a whiner's imagination, I think it is strong but not perfect. I give it an 8, and it could be a 9 if the devs give it a little TLC.    … Expand
  17. AV2020
    Nov 22, 2021
    10
    I like this game. Good graphics, nice tactical combat, new mechanics. Yes, it's more RPG than strategy now, and I like it. I hope developer will update the game further and bring us new features, units and, maybe, playable characters or factions. I also like that the game is cross-platform. Thank you, Frima!

    P.S.: Honestly, it's 7 out of 10, I just wanted to compensate unjustified zeros    I like this game. Good graphics, nice tactical combat, new mechanics. Yes, it's more RPG than strategy now, and I like it. I hope developer will update the game further and bring us new features, units and, maybe, playable characters or factions. I also like that the game is cross-platform. Thank you, Frima!

    P.S.: Honestly, it's 7 out of 10, I just wanted to compensate unjustified zeros and ones a little bit.    … Expand
  18. traitorkevin
    Oct 25, 2021
    8
    If you see a 0, you can safely assume it's someone who played Disciples II (a game I'd never heard of until a few days ago - I know, I'm apparently a terrible person) and is upset that this isn't a carbon copy of that game. Seriously, reading through all the 0's, it's just review after review of "this isn't Disciples 2," or "this isn't what WE wanted!"

    If you're okay with this game not    If you see a 0, you can safely assume it's someone who played Disciples II (a game I'd never heard of until a few days ago - I know, I'm apparently a terrible person) and is upset that this isn't a carbon copy of that game. Seriously, reading through all the 0's, it's just review after review of "this isn't Disciples 2," or "this isn't what WE wanted!"

    If you're okay with this game not being the exact same as Disciples II, then please, READ ON :)

    Is it perfect? No. But it's pretty dang fun. The writing is good. The voice-work is good. The music and combat are good. It does get pretty easy and it's not long before you'll feel overpowered, but I'm still having a really good time. The choices you make in the game actually do seem to matter and have an effect on quest outcomes and/or on your reputation with factions as a whole, which can block you or enable you to create new units from those factions.

    Lol I've also seen a lot of "YOU'RE FORCED TO PLAY AS A WOMAN!" Oh dear god, no! Not a w-w-w-woman! Seriously, guys, please check your toxic masculinity at the door - what exactly is wrong with playing a woman? How is it any different than being forced to play as a man? So yeah, if you hate women, and/or hate games that feature powerful women, I guess you may really despise this game.    … Expand
  19. loshchilovnik
    Oct 29, 2021
    10
    interestibg game! i enjoy this. great tactical-RPG as a whole. dont listen who hate this game, they just want to get disciples 2 again. and they will hate everething if its not disciples 2.

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Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Softpedia
    Dec 12, 2022
    75
    Disciples: Liberation brings some interesting new ideas to the series, but that doesn’t mean they’re all good. I didn’t like the fact that the game forces you to choose between the bad guy and the very bad guy by making choices that many times don’t make sense. In the end, Liberation is saved by the incredibly well-done tactical combat system that provide a lot of fun, especially when you find that combo that wipes out almost all enemies on the map in just one turn. Although it’s not really what I expected, I believe Disciples: Liberation is worth playing and definitely warrants a sequel.
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  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Feb 7, 2022
    77
    Liberation severed all ties with Disciples’ strategic heritage. There’s only one playable faction, and our capital exists in a separate dimension so it never gets attacked. The resources are abundant, units and items are cheap, and fights are easy, so that nothing would distract the player from following the story. [Issue#258, p.58]
  3. GameOver.gr
    Nov 25, 2021
    70
    Disciples: Liberation is a vast turn-based/ RPG/ city management hybrid that would have been great if some aspects of the game were trimmed down. The core ideas behind the gameplay are implemented well. Skills, units, battle mechanics, dialog choices are classy. On the other hand, the writing is juvenile and the low level of challenge can make the game feel tedious.
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