Lichdom: Battlemage

 PlayStation 4
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2.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 41 Ratings

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  1. Nathan1423
    Aug 4, 2020
    6
    Real quick, if you're expecting a smooth frame rate or a game that runs nicely, stay away.

    I bought this game on sale for like 3$ or so. It's mildly amusing but it really seems like wasted potential. Seems like an optimization issue. Seems like the code and the engine needed more time. People probably worked hard on these assets and the game in general but it's like the engine is barely    Real quick, if you're expecting a smooth frame rate or a game that runs nicely, stay away.

    I bought this game on sale for like 3$ or so. It's mildly amusing but it really seems like wasted potential. Seems like an optimization issue. Seems like the code and the engine needed more time. People probably worked hard on these assets and the game in general but it's like the engine is barely holding things together. Oddly enough if you walk instead of run the frame rate is obnoxiously low. I think running causes some kind of down-rez to make loading the assets easier. You can actually stay in "run mode" the entire time, which feels weird but at least the frame rate is a little better that way, albeit still poor. Gameplay could definitely be better. with magic as the central focus you could definitely do more enemy manipulation. For example imagine the force powers from Star Wars. If your game is just magic I want to be able to pick enemies up and throw them a little. Little enemies could go flying while medium enemies might just get tossed a little. Maybe giant enemies could at least be tripped by this so you could get some critical hits. I'm talking about what COULD be because there's not really much else to say about this game. It's a solid 6/10. That's a "D", barely passing, and not passing at all in some circles. I don't regret my $3 purchase but anyone who bought this for $20 or more likely felt robbed. If your frame rate is trash, delay your game until it's not trash. Maybe have frame rate in mind from the very start of the project so you don't have to worry about fixing a dumpster fire later?    … Expand
  2. d4ntes
    Aug 23, 2023
    5
    If you ever wanted to become spellcaster, this one might be for you. At first It's really fun to create your own spells, there are a lot of possibilities. You can create lightning ray spells, fireballs, area of effects blizzards, traps, debuffs and many more, all of that while using elements like fire, ice, lightning, but also necromancy, mind control etc. Then comes some more advancedIf you ever wanted to become spellcaster, this one might be for you. At first It's really fun to create your own spells, there are a lot of possibilities. You can create lightning ray spells, fireballs, area of effects blizzards, traps, debuffs and many more, all of that while using elements like fire, ice, lightning, but also necromancy, mind control etc. Then comes some more advanced synergies, but all of that is getting a bit dull, especially in the second part of the game. What you're doing is just come from point A to B, fighting, creating new spells, fighting again, creating spells and so on. Voiceacting is good, presentation is also above average and CryEngine is doing it's work. There are some beautiful sceneries and magic effect, but sometimes it's really dark and repetitive. Overall it's a fun game and I would give it 6 out of 10, but on PS4 I'm giving it lover score because:
    1) there is no FPS lock, there are constant drops, sometimes even to few frames per second
    2) if you play longer, games starts to stutter even more, and you're forced to return to main menu and restart from checkpoint
    3) there is a bug in menu, where you can't recycle some element from your spells
    So overall it's a 5/10 on PS4 for me.    … Expand

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  1. Gaming Age
    Jul 11, 2016
    16
    As I said up front, it's not as bad as The Park or Murasaki Mist — or my all-time worst game ever, Basement Crawl — but your mileage may vary. It's certainly in that conversation, which should tell you all you could possibly need to know.
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