Reign
Sorti le 11 août 2016, Reign est un jeu de stratégie et de rôle multijoueur qui plonge les joueurs dans les dernières décennies de l’Empire ottoman. Les joueurs y incarnent des rôles clés et doivent gérer des crises, négocier, manipuler et coopérer afin de maintenir l’État en vie pendant cent tours, face à l’effondrement économique, aux rébellions, aux coups d’État et aux menaces étrangères. Le jeu utilise le moteur Unity et est proposé au prix de 2,99 euros.
Côté durée, il faut compter environ quatre heures pour l’histoire principale et jusqu’à quinze heures et demie pour un parcours complet. Sur les agrégateurs de critiques, Reign obtient une moyenne de 77 sur Metacritic, de 80 sur OpenCritic et une note agrégée de 78.
La presse a salué un jeu court et doux, doté de personnages originaux et amusants, tout en notant que la version PC se laisse jouer avec les flèches même si le jeu semble pensé pour l’écran tactile. Certains joueurs le considèrent comme un bon jeu à petit prix, construit sur un concept simple, tandis que d’autres regrettent une expérience répétitive et lassante, faite de choix oui/non sans cesse renouvelés.
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Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« While there isn’t much to do after your first playthrough, Reigns is a short and sweet micromanagement adventure game filled with quirky characters and amusing conversations. »
« Reigns is definitely meant for a touch screen, but the PC version plays okay. Press the left/right arrow once to view the selection and again to confirm your choice. But choose wisely, as the game reflects real life in at least one way by not providing an undo button. »
« Reigns is shrewd and playful, with a straightforward interface and a handful of terrific twists thrown in for good measure. Whenever things risk getting too stale, a new event or set of cards can turn up to keep one hooked, and a single playthrough won’t uncover all the secrets, as well as the ways to meet some grisly fate. »
« Reigns provides hours of entertainment for a cheap price. Presenting more of a balancing act than a moral dilemma, it can be equally as satisfying as it is frustrating at times. One thing it always does, though, is it keeps players interested. »
« For a game that’s so simple, Reigns is very easy to get absorbed in. Your kingdom evolves in a much more subtle way than your traditional management sim, but also in a more meaningful way. While there’s a lack of variety in cards that tend to crop up, there’s also enough depth and variety in general to keep you going for quite some time. »
« Reigns is a Python-esque text adventure rougelike played out with the swipe-mechanics of Tinder. If that sounds at all appealing, then Reigns is absolutely worth the small investment. Light and undemanding, it offers short, great bursts of play perfect for the mobile platform. »
« Despite the banal gameplay mechanics, Reigns is a great little game that will keep you engaged for hours. Nerial is another studio proving that minimalism can go hand in hand with great gameplay. »
« A humorous, easy to pick up kingdom simulator inspired by... Tinder. [11/2016, p.71] »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« This is the best game you can find at this price; it's a good game built on a simple concept, and it wouldn't be bad if it were ported to console as well. »
« Jogo criativo mas um pouco "massante". Não é ruim mas me fez passar mais tempo que eu queria ter passado jogando ele. Infelizmente não consegui enganar o diabo e muito menos namorar o pombo :( »
« A great game? I do not think. The gameplay of this game is very simple and after a while it becomes boring. The music is good but that's it. It does not have special graphics. This game is suitable to entertain yourself during lunch time at work. But I don't think it's worth playing much other than during work breaks. »
« I wish there was more cards so it doesn`t get repetitive. Lots of potential though. »
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« When i saw disney xd's parker plays this game was in disney xd's parker plays and it was so great of all time.thanks parker plays. »
« As you sit on your throne (or occasionally leave it for whatever reason), you're presented with two choices: swipe left for this or swipe right for that. Try to keep a healthy balance to meet the needs of the church, your population, your army, and your treasury, and you're all set. Though it sounds like the easiest job in the world, it most certainly is anything but, as every single person (or creature) you come across has their own agenda at the expense of everyone else, and choices you make now may affect the reigns of future kings generations down the line. Whether the reign of any one king is long and peaceful or desperately short and chaotic is at least as much a result of your own decisions as well as those of the people around you, of the actions of neighboring kingdoms, and, to be honest, pure chance whether or not you're going to end up facing numerous calamities all at the same time that threaten to depose you once and for all. »
« It is actually a very good game if it does not repeat itself too much. I wish they could improve it further because it's a very good idea. Also for some reason Reigns: Her Majesty seemed more boring to me. »
