![]() Voice acting, when presented, is of a good quality throughout. There are a few too few effects to cover the large range of units and generals to collect however, making for a good deal of sharing between the small pools of sounds on offer. Sound effects vary but are on the whole a strong selection and they leave no doubt that blows have connected as visceral blood splatter, sword swings and blunt impacts resound from the speakers of your desktop. Battles feel fast and furious all the more because of this and the whole atmosphere of the game is lifted. ![]() Musically this title manages to pull some truly epic feeling punches by using an orchestral soundtrack that really pops from the second the game is booted up. ![]() The menu system is clear however and details are always easy to read and assess. It does gel after a short while with the game, but the overall lack of cohesive art style harms Duelyst in its long run and some sprites fall into pixel messes trying to convey richly detailed characters in a small space with limited assets. Clearly they are using pixel art to look cool for retro players rather than creating HD character sprites with a high level of polish (which ‘Battleborn Tap’ managed effortlessly despite being a humble Tapper). It’d an odd combination that works, but makes you wonder if they are appealing to too many niches with this product. Graphicalls the game mixes HD anime inspired hand-drawn visuals for characters (largely the generals you command and their opponents) with slick menu presentation that uses high quality painted art and a faux-retro 16-bit graphical style for characters on the field. There’s a heavy lean on building a competitive and loving community for this title that’s supported by social media links and discussions on Reddit and Discord as well as a complete Wiki made available at launch, which should make for an interesting period of players finding they groove and friendly competition that will be the heart and soul of the game. ![]() There are clearly defined elements of Hearthstone here, but also early Tactics RPGS, pixel art based on the 16bit era and visuals clearly inspired by the extreme end in over the top Anime and Manga. The product of Counterplay Games, Duelyst is a love letter to a lot of different sources. It’s an interesting take on the online PvP and tournament genre, but does it stand up to the usual depth that a Tactics RPG contains? If you fused the basic battle system found in the original ‘Shining Force’ with the card-based play style of ‘Hearthstone’ you’d have a decent idea of what Duelyst is. ![]()
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