King's Bounty: Armored Princess

2009

role-playing (rpg)
strategy
turn-based strategy (tbs)
adventure
fantasy
historical
single player

The story

This new world of King's Bounty: Armored Princess is full of mysteries and dangers. The new character, the Princess, will encounter horrible creatures, huge monstrous bosses and a new race, the bloodthirsty Pangolins. As in the multi-award winning game on which this expansion is based, the player has many options to resist these new enemies. Various new skills and characteristics of Amelie as well as her chance to fly will help her overcome the hordes attacking the kingdom. The Princess is also accompanied by a tamed dragon, at the very beginning small and amusing, but its abilities develop steadily until it becomes an incredible ally. He will do his best to protect the Princess during the battles, starting with easy blows and treasure hunting and finishing with battle rage and volcano summoning.

What it’s like

Bright, storybook fantasy seen from a map-top view, with snowfields, forest roads and dim dwarven holds opening out as the armored princess rides across them. Battles play out as tidy, chess-like turn-based skirmishes on small grids, with an easy, hopeful score of trumpets and strings that tips into tense drumbeats when enemies gather. The vibe is cheerful adventure with a tactical edge: a comfortable, unhurried companion for a rainy weekend, or something to tinker with in short sessions over a few evenings. Pacing is steady and rewarding, with the rhythm set by exploring, collecting treasure, and levelling up between fights. The emotional register stays light and playful, and the central bond is the princess's growing partnership with a small dragon that starts out clumsy and endearing and grows into a fearsome ally. Violence is cartoonish and mostly bloodless: monsters and bosses fall in turn-based exchanges, with some menace from the spiders and the bloodthirsty pangolins but no gore and no sexual content. It suits players who enjoy fantasy strategy, character growth, and gentle, low-pressure challenge.

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