Joe Dever's Lone Wolf HD Remastered

 PC
User Score
6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 24
  3. Negative: 5 out of 24

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  1. maazu
    May 22, 2015
    4
    "Can you please stand still while I hack you to pieces?" I can imagine a Helgaast growling that.
    It is the combat system. You have to wait for the green bar "Endurance" to charge up and the yellow bar "Action Event" to charge up, in order for Lone Wolf to react to attacks; depending on which frame you click, and where you click, Lone Wolf will be parrying/counter attacking or dodging.    "Can you please stand still while I hack you to pieces?" I can imagine a Helgaast growling that.
    It is the combat system. You have to wait for the green bar "Endurance" to charge up and the yellow bar "Action Event" to charge up, in order for Lone Wolf to react to attacks; depending on which frame you click, and where you click, Lone Wolf will be parrying/counter attacking or dodging. Failing that, it is "keep still while Helgaast hack you to bits".

    I would rather settle combat with Tetris blocks. It is not that hard to code Tetris blocks. And the background music is melodious enough not to distract you from clicking at the appropriate moment. Yes, DON'T JUST STAND THERE AND GET HACKED TO PIECES!!!

    At least do variations to the hacking/slashing animations. Do not be lazy. Repeating the same old moves over and over does put me to sleep.    … Expand
  2. Voyou
    Oct 8, 2016
    2
    Reading.

    Walls of mediocre prose from an unimaginative writer from a short-lived 1980s fad. This is not an adaptation, this is plainly a book, not the 3D game you'd expect from the trailer and the sales pitch. Except, there are 3D bits in the middle of this disappointment. And this is where the bad really begins: turn based combat, which is fine so far, but with a timer and Quick    Reading.

    Walls of mediocre prose from an unimaginative writer from a short-lived 1980s fad.

    This is not an adaptation, this is plainly a book, not the 3D game you'd expect from the trailer and the sales pitch.

    Except, there are 3D bits in the middle of this disappointment. And this is where the bad really begins: turn based combat, which is fine so far, but with a timer and Quick Time Events. Gimme an emote for a face palm. After decades of trying, someone has finally reached the bottom of bad PC game design, but obviously he or she cheated by using a mobile phone. I still can't believe someone has an IQ low enough to excrete such game mechanics.

    It's working the way they wanted, so I've got to give some score for the correct programming and such. Still, pick up a real book, a good one if you can, and forget about this garbage.    … Expand

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#95 Best PC Game of 2014
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#99 Most Shared PC Game of 2014

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. CD-Action
    Mar 4, 2015
    80
    Lone Wolf is more than just a computer adaptation of popular gamebooks – it’s actually a real RPG with character development, crafting and looting, just with tons of text. [02/2015, p.62]
  2. GameOver.gr
    Feb 10, 2015
    70
    If you've missed the "Create your own Adventure" books of the 1980s, then you should definitely give Joe Dever's Lone Wolf a try.
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  3. Multiplayer.it
    Feb 1, 2015
    80
    It’s still a good funny game but you can feel the absence of touch controls.
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