Axon

It's too short. For $30 it's way too short. I honestly felt like I had only played 25% **** when it ended. You can tell the people behind the game have a ton of innovative ideas and impeccable style, but this needed to be fleshed out.

First, I completely sympathize with the argument concerning the price of the game. It's an expansion pack and should probably cost around $20. If you want to wait for a sale on Steam it's understandable. It is however, a dense lengthy, and well thought out expansion. + It's far longer than the average complete $60 game. The first four zones (the start island) can take upwards of 15 hours if you enjoy the story and explore all of the nooks and crannies. It's an adventure. + The soundtrack is brand new. It's incredible. + While the graphics are essentially the same as the last two games, they are improved. The environment is lush. The colors are appropriate and mood inducing. + The combat seems more sleek and refined. They did implement quite a lot of new battle mechanics, but they feel unobtrusive enough. You have time to learn them slowly, and can win fights without them easily. I don't find myself taking two turns after killing 90% of the enemies to group my soldiers around a paladin for a prayer healing session. - One of the new systems does not seem as well implemented as it could have been. The rally sessions for your troops before battles is odd at first. + The story feels a lot more like a novel than the other KB games. It's a more channeled experience, but I feel like they take care of it appropriately. +The rage summon system is unique to this game. It's more similar to the summons in the fist Kings Bounty. I do love these games so my opinion is a little biased, but I do highly recommend this game if you like the other two. I got chills with the ominous music playing at the start of zone three during your lengthy conversation with the king of the zone. There are a lot of moments like that if you get wrapped up in it. I'm nerdy for this game. It's too much fun to give a lower score.

Haters gonna hate... Haters did hate... Haters hated because it's trendy to hate. The game is boss. It's incredibly fun, fluid, and rewarding. I personally love the art direction; the game is gorgeous. Initially I was wary about the simplification of skills, but the more I play the more I realize the direction they took allows you to experiment with as many variations as you please. True, you can't entirely **** UP your character while learning (which honestly was one of the appeals of Diablo 2) but they are only saving you trial and error time. Haters will hate on this review because it's trendy. Haters did hate on this review. Haters gonna hate on this review.