The land is overrun by mercenaries and vagrant lords are on the prowl. As one of those lords, bereft of lands and lacking the capital to hire an effective fighting force, you must embark on a quest that is admirable in its efforts at moral ambiguity but ultimately lacks the necessary investment for the choices to impact the player. Legends of Eisenwald presents many challenges for those new to strategy RPGs but fails to expand on its solid foundation of hex-based combat and interactive yet relatively dull side quests.
Aterdux Entertainment has announced some new downloadable content for their tactical strategy-RPG, Legends of Eisenwald. The DLC is titled "Road to Iron Forest", which includes a new map, a new adventuring location and a new storyline. The developer also revealed that they were starting a Season Pass for future DLC.
Palmer Sturman: Legends of Eisenwald is a testament to a lost art form in gaming. Like Pillars of Eternity, or Divinity: Original Sin, Legends of Eisenwald borrows liberally from popular fantasy titles of the past, but instead it looks towards a different set of titles that, at one time, appealed to a massive audience: Might and Magic and King’s Bounty. It’s an intriguing title that, at best, managed to invoke some of the nostalgia that came from playing those titles as a kid, and, at worst, meandered in terms of pacing due to its weak storyline.
Legends of Eisenwald is the second game from developer Aterdux Entertainment, and a medieval time period piece that allows you to experience a share of Germanic lore and style
