Hard to Be a God
Publisher: Akella
Publisher 2: Ascaron Software Publishing GmbH
Developer: Burut CT/Akella
Category: Role-Playing
Release Dates
Intl - 04/11/2008
Digital Download - 02/08/2008
GameZone's Review
7.5
GZ Rating
| Gameplay | 7.5 |
| Graphics | 7.5 |
| Sound | 6.5 |
| Difficulty | Medium |
| Concept | 8.4 |
| Overall | 7.5 |
Reviewer: Michael Lafferty
Review Date: 03/17/2008
Hard to be a God has some solid story elements that are shaded by an old-style presentation
7.5
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Description
The planets of Earth and Tsurinak were once very similar, and for centuries their people shared both history and friendship. After a terrible war between the planets, the two societies split apart and lived a secluded existence. While Earth prospered and grew, Tsurinak became strangely stagnated. This stagnation is shrouded in mystery, with Tsurinak barely evolving and remaining rooted in a medieval society. During this time Earth continued to evolve, mastering incredible technologies. Intrigued by the situation of their former patriots the Empire decided to send in a secret agent
Features
- Attractive non-liner storyline with up to 5 endings
- Interference of medieval and alternative future epochs in the game
universe<
Simulation of independent life of Arcanar population< Original character development system - Innovative system of various hero’s legend generation
- Interactive gameworld, while a hero develops during the course of game, the game also develops around a character
- Real-time combat system with active pause includes many different combos and special attacks (stunning, disarming, etc) provided by some abilities and special weapon types
- Varied managing approach to mercenaries and volunteers of the hero’s party
- Sci-fi technologies instead of a traditional magic system
- Free movement through locations and random encounters using the global map
- Different style environments and landscape types of locations affecting the movement speed
- Wide dialogue tree
Hardware Requirements
- Windows® 2000/XP
- Pentium®IV 2 Ghz (2.5 GHz recommended)
- DirectX® compatible Sound Card
- 512 Mb RAM (1024 recommended)
- 128 Mb DirectX 9.0 compatible Graphics Card (DirectX9.0c compatible and 256 Mb recommended)