Release Date: October 5, 2023
A cross between a strategy game, card game and board game. Asterix & Obelix: Heroes stars the titular duo, searching for a mysterious treasure that could let Caesar conquer all of Gaul if he gets his hands on it.
Asterix & Obelix: Heroes is a unique cross between a strategy game, card game and board game. It's based on a bestselling comic book series by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, and developed by Gamexcite and Nacon.
Asterix & Obelix: Heroes is set in the 50 BC. The Romans have conquered almost all of Gaul, except for one, small, fiercely resisting village. Caesar, however, has caught the trail of a treasure which could possibly let him finish his conquest. Asterix, Obelix and their allies set out on a journey to find the treasure first and foil the Roman ruler's plans.
Asterix & Obelix: Heroes is an isometric game. The player must traverse board game-like stages inspired by locations from the original comic book. On the way we'll experience adventures, meet the visited lands' inhabitants and gain allies in our campaign against Caesar. These include the bard Cacofonix, the loyal dog Dogmatix, the fish merchant Unhygienix and Queen Cleopatra. All allies vary in terms of their traits, abilities and fighting style.
Speaking of fighting - we'll face many enemies along the way, such as Roman legionnaires, pirates, Egyptians, Vikings and wild animals. Combat is turn-based, consisting of playing cards corresponding to moves, attacks or skills. To succeed, we must make good use of our characters' strengths. Asterix, for example, can reduce the enemies' accuracy, while Dogmatix can terrify enemies and stun wild animals.
As we progress through the game, our deck grows in power, letting us face increasingly greater challenges.
Asterix & Obelix: Heroes retains the comic book's colorful, cartoonish artstyle.
Platforms:
PC Windows
PlayStation 4
Nintendo Switch
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X/S
Developer: Gamexcite
Publisher: Nacon / Bigben Interactive
Age restrictions: none
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System Requirements for Asterix & Obelix: Heroes Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core i3-4130T 2.9 GHz / AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 128 MB Intel HD 4400 / 512 MB Radeon RX Vega 8 or better, 1.5 GB HDD, Windows 7 64-bit.
Recommended System Requirements:
Intel Core i3-8100 3.6 GHz / AMD Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 4 GB GeForce GTX 970 / Radeon R9 290X or better, 1.5 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit.
Game Ratings for Asterix & Obelix: Heroes Video Game.
Invision Community: 5 / 10 by Tyler Denyer
Asterix & Obelix: Heroes delivers pockets of excitement and nostalgia amongst its flaws. The sound design effectively pulls players back into the wonderful world of Gaul, while the character design authentically captures the spirit of the comic book series. However, the lack of innovation in the level design and repetitive mechanics overshadow these positive elements, preventing Asterix & Obelix Heroes from realising its full potential. With a stronger level design that encourages exploration and offers more varied challenges, Asterix & Obelix Heroes could have been a standout entry for these beloved characters.
Digitally Downloaded: 1 / 5 by Matt Sainsbury
I realise that Asterix & Obelix isn’t as commercially valuable as, say, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars or the Fate anime property. It’s never going to attract a major project from a top-flight developer. Nonetheless, there are small developers who have taken the iconic French comic and done something that shows respect; at least they have done their best. There is nothing like that in Asterix & Obelix: Heroes. It’s a cheap and tacky cash-in, and everyone involved in the comic over the years (the 40th book in the series comes out this year!) deserves better than this.
WayTooManyGames: 5 / 10 by Leonardo Faria
Asterix & Obelix: Heroes isn’t technically broken, glitchy, or even aggressively bad, but it’s completely devoid of life or joy. It’s a soulless attempt at making an Asterix-themed Slay the Spire clone, without any of the challenge or roguelite aspects that made that game so appealing in the first place. What we have instead is a linear take on the formula, with uninteresting cards, boring visuals, nearly no sound to speak of, and little to no incentive for you to play it for more than maybe ten minutes at a time.
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