Reaper, Tale Of A Pale Swordsman By Hexage

     This short Game Review Is for the week of April 12th-19th. 

Enter the world ripe with magic and monsters. Become the Black Swordsman and slay thousands of enemies in an epic action RPG! This game allows you to move over a large map, going from A to Point B in order to complete tasks and quests, however, once combat begins the player is transported into a platformer-like battle engine.The game is also available on all mobile platforms.

• Repeatability: This game can be rather tedious and boring while only looking at the map; because there's only one way to play it. Normally I don't have anything against RPGs, but with such a strict plot the game is little to no fun to play a second time. Players can make small dialogue choices but they rarely change the storyline with magnitude. The only thing players can change while in game is which special abilities or items to purchase, which is great for changing build but doesn't directly change too much in a fight scenario. Luckily, Hexage, the game's developers, have created a massive amount of game content and you need not worry about re-playing. 7/10

• Cost; Reaper is 5.49 Canadian dollars on The Steam Store, which, for the amount of content in this game, is totally worth it. The mobile version is free, however extra maps and DLCs can be bought in-game. 4/5

• Predictability: Other than a gut-feeling that you'll get ambushed, the game seems very chaotic and hectic on the first play through. Where you'll fight anything from monstrous boars to huge wasps or spectral apparitions (sometimes all of these at once!). While in combat, mobs are spawning every which way, with only the progress bar showing you any signs of completion. 4/5

• Entertainment; As I have previously mentioned, this game if brink filled with quests and task, and guess what that means? You guessed it, lots, and lots of fighting. The combat mechanics are a little clunky on both mobile and Steam, but after a short period of gameplay, you can easily adjust to it. 8/10

• Difficulty; The game is interestingly difficult, certain levels are far too easy, other are extraordinarily hard. Which can force the players to adapt and cope to new environments and challenges each level. 6/10

• Author Review; I first got a free version of this game with my laptop, yet never bothered to play it. Once i finally did I realized it would be a great topic for an interesting review. So I bought the full game and was personally not disappointed, I myself have never manged to complete the game--it's that hard. But I've played enough to know it's worthy of an eight. 8/10

Total: 37/50 74% If you've got six bucks in your steam wallet, and feel like trying an RPG, I recommend this one. 

~The Airborne Lemming