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  • Summary: Delve into the timeless tale of four fresh Academy graduates turned mercenaries in Golden Swords. Their peaceful respite at the "Excess Tooth" tavern is shattered when a brawl catapults them into a whirlwind of adventures, facing death at every turn and striving for glorious victory.Delve into the timeless tale of four fresh Academy graduates turned mercenaries in Golden Swords. Their peaceful respite at the "Excess Tooth" tavern is shattered when a brawl catapults them into a whirlwind of adventures, facing death at every turn and striving for glorious victory.

    Golden Swords is an old-school RPG experience, blending tactical turn-based battles with thrilling stealth missions. Immerse yourself in a classic fantasy world brimming with orcs, powerful magic, and all the elements that define the genre. Choose your destiny - build a custom party from scratch or lead a pre-made band of heroes. Extensive character customization options and a vast array of tactical challenges await.
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  1. Jan 16, 2017
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    A TBS game in the style of Battle for Wesnoth, but much worse. It shouldn't have made it on Steam. It must be free. It wouldn't even qualifyA TBS game in the style of Battle for Wesnoth, but much worse. It shouldn't have made it on Steam. It must be free. It wouldn't even qualify as a pre-alpha.

    The good:
    - dunno, it's TBS? I really can't think of anything good here

    The so-so:
    - it costs just $1 or so, but frankly even that is too much. It must be free. And even as a free game, it would need tons of work before it would be worth a download

    The bad:
    - no tutorial. The only in-game help is a 1-page txt file vaguely describing the controls. Apparently you get 4 soldiers whom you equip in the shop and then jump right into the first battle without any explanations. Ok, I bought plate armor for everyone and a long bow, and a polearm for 1 guy. For some reason all 4 of my soldiers were missing 95% of the time with their bows. WTF? After a long and boring fight I lost the first battle, and refunded.
    - the English texts are horrendous. Most likely they were just Google-translated from Russian.
    - poor graphics, even worse than in the originial, 2006 version of Battle for Wesnoth. The graphics would do ok for Java phone games back in the early 2000s though
    - clumsy GUI

    Don't bother. Actually, the starting screen and the promotional graphics are enough to let you know what to expect. That's just an example of why Steam Greenlight was a bad idea. How this game could get 50k upwotes is a mistery.
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