Laxius Force Review

Laxius Force Review

Review by Alex

Laxius Force is a classic 2-D role-playing-game that runs along the same lines as the Aveyond and Final Fantasy series. All of the classic game elements are there, such as battling a wide variety of monsters, earning experience and learning new spells, and equipping your party with ever more powerful armor and weapons. Fans of the RPG genre will certainly get a feeling of nostalgia with the 16-bit inspired graphics and turn-based battles found in Laxius Force as well.

Battle System

While the battle system is pretty much the same as other RPG's with a menu system to choose actions, the view is slightly different with just portraits of your party at the bottom of the screen and your enemies within the top window. Although this view may not agree with every player, it doesn't really affect the gameplay all that much and there are plenty of spell effects to liven up the view during combat.

Combat

Additionally, combat in Laxius Force is slightly different than other RPG's in that you cannot flee from battle, although before facing very powerful opponents dialogue boxes allow you to runaway if your party is still on the weak side. This means that you pretty much have to resolve a battle no matter how many opponents you are facing.

Dealing With Death

A nice feature though is that if all your party members fall in battle you are revived at the nearest town or dungeon entrance with only a loss of 10% of your gold, and you keep any experience and items gained prior to your party's death. Also, there is a “Rush” options in battle which sets all your party members to simply attack during that round which can speed up battles against weaker enemies.

Conclusion - Nostalgic RPG, Not for Children

Overall Laxius Force provides a classic mid-90s RPG experience with an addicting storyline and loads of characters to interact with. The adult themes and humor might not be for all ages, but it is sure to please RPG buffs looking for some nostalgic gameplay. Also, the ability to choose a Normal or Easy difficulty makes it accessible to gamers new to the RPG genre.