In turn, you’ll spend this money on a variety of new equipment, each with varied strengths, presenting players with a ton of reason to experiment.Īll of this is well and good, but it doesn’t speak to the actual gameplay which, despite what you might have gathered from the screenshots, is surprisingly simplistic. You’ll also acquire a good deal of gold both through defeating enemies and keeping a keen eye on the world around you. Once you’ve mastered a piece of equipment (full XP) or gone up a level, you’ll earn stat points that can beef up your basics attack skill, shield strength, magic, and health. Each piece of equipment will max out at a certain point, so you’ll want to swap it with new equipment to continue earning XP. When your helmet gets XP, your character gets XP. Each character can equip a weapon, armor, shield, helmet, and magic ring – and each of these pieces of equipment is the basis of your earned experience. Slaying monster along the way will earn you experience points which will level you up, but more important than your actual level is the equipment you choose. The trick here is that the God King’s level never changes, so while he’s impossible for you to square off against during your first encounter, he’s much more killable by your fourth or fifth. The enemies get stronger each generation too, which means that you’ll always be faced with a challenge as you make your way to the God King’s throne. If you happen to be a level 17 character with a poisonous sword when the God King slays you, you’ll start the son’s life as a level 17 character with a poisonous sword. As you pass through the generations, one son to the next, each inherits the experience and equipment of his father. It’s a neat set up for a game, and much to our surprise the experience didn’t feel repetitive on each play through despite offering the exact same layout each time. This loop continues endlessly until you finally vanquish the God King. Now you’re playing as the son of the hero that was killed on your first play through. You embark on a journey to avenge your father, fight your way through monstrous combatants, and face the man that killed your dear old dad – and the God King guts you like a fish, too. The story begins with your father attempting to slay the evil God King, only to die by the villain’s treacherous blade. Beneath its action RPG exterior, heavy metal art style, and massive equipment selection, Chair Entertainment’s first iOS effort is really just Groundhog’s Day in disguise. With all the buzz about its top notch visuals and its sword and shield action, the last thing I expected to be comparing Infinity Blade to was a Bill Murray movie – but that’s exactly what it is. Infinity Blade is equal parts Groundhog’s Day, Dragon’s Lair, and finger-numbing action
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