'Legend of Keepers', which places monsters and traps in the dungeon to repel adventurers, is a game full of random elements and highly strategic and timeless.
The dungeon management game 'Legend of Keepers ', which places traps and monsters in the dungeon to protect treasure from heroes invading the dungeon, will be released for Nintendo Switch from April 30, 2021. In addition to the strategic elements of dungeon management, 'Legend of Keepers' also includes roguelike elements that randomly change the composition of the dungeon and the events that occur. I was wondering what kind of play-like game it was, so I played the Early Access version released on Steam.
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◆ World view & system
'Legend of Keepers' is a game that aims to place monsters and traps in the dungeon as a 'dungeon master' hired by the dungeon company, and protect the innermost treasure of the dungeon from heroes invading the dungeon. is. There are multiple types of dungeon masters available, and in the initial state you can play 'Lord of Slave'.
Each stage of the 'Legend of Keepers' progresses by repelling the heroes who occasionally visit the dungeon while performing the random events described in the 'Schedule'. Only one type of event can be selected each week. For example, in the following cases, you can select and execute one from 'Merchant' who can purchase monsters and traps, 'Trainer' who can strengthen monsters, and 'Engineer' who can strengthen traps.
Besides, 'therapist' who performs therapy to monsters who have lost motivation due to repeated battles ...
There are many unique events such as 'business trips' where you can get rewards such as items instead of sending monsters for several weeks.
◆ Dungeon management & battle
Heroes sometimes invade the dungeon as they manage the event.
When the hero invades the dungeon, the player places monsters and traps in the dungeon as the dungeon master and waits for the hero. If you hover the mouse cursor over the hero, you can check the status of the hero such as 'physical strength', 'morale', 'good / bad attributes', and 'techniques to use' as shown below. Heroes invade in groups of three in different combinations each time, so you need to think of different strategies each time depending on the status of the invading hero.
The dungeon is divided into multiple rooms such as 'a room to place traps', 'a room to place monsters', 'a room to bathe the magic of the dungeon master', and 'the innermost dungeon where the dungeon master waits'. You can place your own traps and monsters in the 'Room to place monsters'.
Each type of monster has different skills and stats. In addition, since the monster placement position can be selected from three locations, front, middle, and back, 'Place a monster with high physical strength and strong hero attributes in the avant-garde where the hero's skill is easy' 'Fire attribute attack' Because there are many heroes who are not good at it, place many monsters with fire-type skills. ”“ Because there are troublesome heroes in the back guard, place many monsters that can attack the back guard. ” You can place monsters according to the type and order of the monsters.
When the battle is ready, the hero will invade the dungeon, so select the monster's technique and repel the hero. You can repel by reducing the hero's health to 0 or morale to 0 and letting it escape.
If you can safely protect the treasure at the back of the dungeon, you can choose one according to the number of heroes you defeated or escaped, and you can get 'blood' and 'tears' and money as reinforcement materials. In addition, you can also get rewards such as monsters and traps.
In 'Legend of Keepers', as with other events, there will be situations where one group is selected from multiple hero groups. If you repel a powerful hero group with a high degree of difficulty, you can get powerful monsters and traps as rewards, so this time I will try to repel a champion-class hero group.
If you check the status of the heroes, you can see that all three have low morale compared to their physical strength. Therefore, we decided to place traps that have the effect of lowering morale and monsters that can use techniques to lower morale, and to reduce morale and escape.
In the movie below, you can see how the champion-class heroes are actually demoralizing and escaping.
◆ Strengthening the dungeon master
If the heroes capture the dungeon and even the dungeon master at the back of the dungeon is defeated, the game is over. However, he said, 'Even if you die, the rich doctor will bring you back to life, so you can rest assured.'
When the game is over, the dungeon master will level up and earn skill points according to the experience points gained.
By allocating the acquired skill points, you can acquire skills with various effects such as 'increasing the combat power of the dungeon master', 'strengthening the effect of traps', and 'strengthening monsters'. In addition, skill points can be redistributed at any time, making it easy to find a skill structure that suits your fighting style.
In addition, when the game is over or you advance to the next stage, the acquired monsters and traps will return to the initial state, and the progress of the schedule will also be reset. In addition, the schedule structure and hero combinations change randomly, so you can enjoy different gameplay each time you try.
◆ Other factors
If you continue to repel heroes, you will be recognized for your achievements and can be promoted. When you are promoted, you will get a 'Dungeon Master Apprentice' that can be placed as a middle boss in the dungeon.
Raising the level of the Dungeon Master unlocks the new Dungeon Master 'Witch'.
When you switch dungeon masters, the types of enemy heroes and monsters will change dramatically, so you will need to build different strategies for each dungeon master.
In addition, there are many elements in the 'Legend of Keepers' that expand the range of strategies, such as a 'resting place' that restores the hero's physical strength in the dungeon.
◆ Summary
When I actually played 'Legend of Keepers', I had to think about different strategies each time according to the status of the invading heroes, so I got a fresh feeling of playing every time I played. In strategy games, finding a winning pattern can be boring, but the Legend of Keepers has a lot of random elements, so you can enjoy it without getting bored. In addition to the random elements, you can also enjoy thinking about your favorite skill composition, so I felt that the game was a perfect fusion of strategy games and roguelike games.
Also, since the progress other than the skill is reset every time you challenge, it is impossible to play 'raise the level and forcibly clear'. Since it is necessary to change the battle style according to the status of the heroes, it is a recommended game for those who 'like to think about the attributes of the opponent with RPG and capture it'.
The Nintendo Switch version of 'Legend of Keepers' is scheduled to appear on April 30, 2021, and the regular price is 1999 yen, and you can get it for 1799 yen until 23:59 on May 13, 2021.
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