I would say this game is underrated

[Griever]

I think maybe this game was marketed wrong. I remember the first thing I ever read about it was comparing it to Skyrim. That, of course, was way off. Really, it's a fairly linear, first-person action game with some customization. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. It wholly succeeds as that type of game. I wish there could have been a sequel, but I at least hope these very talented developers have found good homes elsewhere.

[Mizak]

I have to agree. If they are able to do a open world sequal this could go down as a all time gem in my eyes. Really enjoying it. Picked it up on GoG for 8 bucks and now feel a bit guilty, it's worth more.

[SeansShow]

Yeah, I picked it up at the same time as another spellcasting game, that being Ziggurat, and gave that more time just because its a rogue lite with unlocks hence super addictive but Lichdom is a good game for sure.

I think most of the negative reviews that I ever read were critiqueing old builds of the game and issues which have for the most part been patched out. Cryengine games always look good as well.

[SpawnCap]

I enjoy it and I usually don't enjoy linear games too much. I gave it a shot because I always enjoy playing magic users. A lot of negative reviews were also on older build when crafting of spells was harder to understand and grasp, and if you didn't craft spells properly this game would kick your @ss.

[Klingenmeister]

Originally posted by SeansShow:

Yeah, I picked it up at the same time as another spellcasting game, that being Ziggurat, and gave that more time just because its a rogue lite with unlocks hence super addictive but Lichdom is a good game for sure.

I think most of the negative reviews that I ever read were critiqueing old builds of the game and issues which have for the most part been patched out. Cryengine games always look good as well.

Well, as you named Ziggurat, I have to say that Ziggurat was the game, I wished Lichdom had to be.

The problem is not that Lichdom is a bad game, it just has something, that no other game that Ive ever played has accomplished. Difficulty + boring. It just takes so much to learn and understand the game mechanics to even play this game properly, but you dont get the feeling of accomplishement, something, that games in general live from. "You do a difficult task, you get a good solution, you have fun, you are happy."

Short: Finishing this game felt like a job and since I didnt get payed I never finished this game.

[Gracey Face]

To be honest, the game isnt underrated. It scores about what it deserves. Its main points are spell customisation and trying to give the feeling of being a mage.

But the spell customisation is basic, unintuitive, entirely RNG based and made into a chore by substandard UI. And even after that the access to things you are capable of is incredibly limited, just basically changing the damage bolt you shoot.

And the attempt to make you feel like a mage falls pretty flat, all you ever do is shoot coloured balls out of your hands. Where is your ability to move properly, or alter your form, or alter the environment, or do more complex attacks than direct damage or a tiny AOE, or manipulate your enemies in a more complex manner than "You killed a guy, have a summon"/"You hit this guy, he will attack enemies for X seconds.".

You do not even get more powerful as the game goes on which is bizzare. You make larger numbers pop up but the enemies health all scales and the lack of added capability just makes it blatant that you are less comparatively powerful than you were.


To be honest, most enhanced magic library mods for Skyrim acheive what Lichdom was meant to more effectively than Lichdom. In Lichdom I walk around shooting coloured balls. In Skyrim I fly around planting walls and bridges all over the place in order to create channels to corral enemies and then fire bouncing blades of fire and lightning down. Which feels more like a mage to you? :D.