Band of Crusaders

Gameplay

In Band of Crusaders we view the action from a bird's eye view. We traverse Europe, looking at its map from a great distance and choosing the destinations for our next trips. After our team of warriors reaches a certain location, the camera moves above their heads, and all we have left to do is to start accomplishing the mission's goal and face the dangers lurking for us.

The game puts at our disposal knights diversified in terms of attributes and active and passive skills. The latter are directly linked to the weapons wielded by our subordinates. The game has implemented a classless character development system, which allows us to create versatile warriors. In total, the team can consist of a maximum of 20 crusaders, each of whom has their own strengths and weaknesses as well as character traits. Since we take smaller squads for the next escapades, we need to compose teams in such a way that their members work well together and complement each other.

As for battles with enemies, the fights take place in real time with the option of drastically slowing it down (which is a variation on the active pause), allowing us to calmly issue orders to individual units. On the battlefield, not only skillful juggling of character abilities plays an important role, but also their proper positioning. All this is important because the death of a given crusader is permanent, and the loss of a trained warrior can hurt greatly.

The crusaders encounter all sorts of monsters, inspired by biblical motifs and European folklore. Moreover, they have to deal with heretics and other hostile people. Our actions on the battlefield and interactions with the inhabitants of the continent influence the overall picture of the war with the hellish hosts and its further course. In addition to the presence and number of demons in a given region, the gameplay is also influenced by the seasons and the daily cycle.

In breaks from our dangerous journeys we come to a camp which is our base of operations, which we expand over time. Here we can recruit new warriors, heal the wounded, repair equipment, or train knights.