4.6 hours played
Written 8 years ago
[h1] DISCLAIMER: This is a first impressions review, and NOT a full review, if you want a full review, then please read better reviews then mine [/h1]
[quote] PLEASE NOTE: I recommended this game with some exceptions, overall if the game did not live up to just a tiny expectation, I would not have recommended it at all, so please read the review carefully if you are thinking of buying/playing this game [/quote]
Rooks Keep is a game developed by RuneStorm, the same people behind the wildly popular Viscera Cleanup Detail games, this game was developed before the Viscera Cleanup Detail series sprang to life
Rooks Keep seems like a good game, but the problem is that the multiplayer is completely dead. The are no longer official game servers provided by the game company and there are no other servers for this game anymore, literally none, nothing... so basically the online portion of this game is non existant
The game has multiple modes to play, there are two chess modes; classic and combat chess, and then a range of arena modes, which really feel like they are intended to be played online from playing against bots, the combat seemed enjoyable and it allows you to upgrade your character during a game with points you get from killing other players, you can buy upgrades such as increased damage and movespeed, and there are quite a few different things to choose from
However the main reason I am slightly sceptic about recommending this game is because bots will only keep you entertained for so long, and most of the reviews of this game were written a long time ago, so there was probably a decent playerbase at the time they were written
But a game like this without multiplayer servers which is heavily dependant on playing multiplayer is definitely not worth the asking price and I don't think many people would buy something like Counter Strike: Global Offensive or the Left 4 Dead series without multiplayer, and this game shouldn't be any different...
[h1] RECOMMENDED :) [/h1]
[i] Provided it is in a sale, price drop, giveaway, gift or even given away to you for free, otherwise... [/i]
[h1] NOT RECOMMENDED :( [/h1]
[i] For its full price [/i]