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19 people found this review helpful
Not Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 2.9 hrs on record
Posted: Dec 7, 2014 @ 12:07pm

Brief Synopsis

Ballad of Solar is an extremely casual "click everything until the level is finished" game. It's labelled as a strategy game, but really there is little in the way of strategy here.

In a nut shell, you travel from one level to the next. Each level has different goals to reach; once you've reached those goals you move on to the next level.

Long Review

Story: An evil sorceror has overthrown the kingdom and taken the princess captive. It's up to Solar (the princess's fiance) to restore the kingdom to its former glory and save the princess.

Graphics: Each character is drawn really well in this game, with loads of personality attached to them.

Music/Sounds: The music and sound effects are pretty good, though the voice acting is hilariously terrible. I'd almost recommend the game just because of the horrible voice acting (it's a great source of laughs), but I won't.

Length: I've played this game for just over two hours and have reached level 19 in that length of time. It should be apparent that this is an extremely easy game, based on this information. However, I do not know how many levels there are in the game as I can not finish it due to a bug which keeps me from moving on to level 20.

Replayability: Each level is scored by giving you stars. If you're a perfectionist (and aren't hit by the bug I've run into), then the game is replayable only to get full stars for each level. Other than that, it really isn't worth replaying.

If it wasn't for the bug I managed to find, I would recommend this game to those of you who enjoy casual games. Because of this bug however, I'm going to have to give this game a thumbs down.

If you want to take your chances, then wait until the game is at an extremely cheap price.
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MuirDragonne Nov 19, 2016 @ 7:04am 
@tvleavitt - the bug is literally as I said above. I completed the level, but the game just refused to move on to the next level. Glad you didn't have any problems with it though. :happy_creep:
tvleavitt Nov 19, 2016 @ 1:38am 
It would be helpful if you'd describe the bug, as I ran through the game in "Adventure" mode and didn't run into any problems. This review, oddly enough, convinced me to grab the game on sale and see how it played (after another negative review of Hero of the Kingdom turned out to be a good recommendation in that respect). I agree that with the other comment that having the hero's companions play specific roles of their own is a nice touch.

The game definitely falls into the "not hard" category (at least on the easier difficulty level, "Adventure" mode), and I agree that there isn't a lot of replayability (no personal compulsion to redo the game on the higher, "Heroic", difficulty)... but for under $2 on sale, I'm not going to complain about that.
Blackwall Nov 17, 2015 @ 8:14am 
This is a time management game. The point is to manage each action as precisely as possible to complete the scenario. Getting 5 stars is the goal because the better you manage your actions, the sooner you will finish the game and the higher your rating will be.

For people who enjoy time managemet games, getting the highest rating on each level is very important. It's always good to have a nice story to carry you along, of course.

I've played this game on another platform. It is somewhat unique in not only investing the hero with special powers but also giving him companions to help out. Each companion has a story of their own and a role to play in the completion of the game.

I recommend this game to anyone who enjoys TM games.