Flash Friday RPG

February 13, 2009 10:37 AM

Flash Friday RPG Fun: Hands of War. Set in a kingdom in the midst of a civil war, choose the factions you support while re-assembling the Heartstone.
posted by never used baby shoes (18 comments total)

Fun until the last quarter- It turns into a major grind fest (Try earning a 1000xp when each enemy gives 3-5 xp) and the last boss is a nightmare, leading to more grinding. Enjoy the first bits, don't bother pressing on to the end.
posted by GilloD at 11:10 AM on February 13, 2009

GilloD - that grinding issue seems to have been fixed; enemies give more XP now, and the quests provide more reputation points to make the end game a little more fun.
posted by never used baby shoes at 11:15 AM on February 13, 2009

I played it after the update, it seemed to make the end relatively easier (You're only at a 1000xp deficit, as opposed to a 2000xp deficit!), but still an unbearable snore.
posted by GilloD at 11:24 AM on February 13, 2009

It has a lack of taters
posted by poppo at 11:33 AM on February 13, 2009 [1 favorite]

Let's run the tater joke even further into the ground, shall we?
posted by ook at 12:02 PM on February 13, 2009

how do you pick things up?
posted by overhauser at 12:07 PM on February 13, 2009

Click on them, overhauser.
posted by Faint of Butt at 12:43 PM on February 13, 2009

"Let's run the tater joke even further into the ground, shall we?"

So we can have even more of them?
posted by 517 at 12:51 PM on February 13, 2009

Der, thanks.
posted by overhauser at 12:52 PM on February 13, 2009

Taters grow after they're in the ground.
posted by a robot made out of meat at 1:00 PM on February 13, 2009

The whole game is grindy. It's progress quest.
posted by a robot made out of meat at 1:44 PM on February 13, 2009

Not a single Bag of Candy! Damn it!
posted by cavalier at 1:57 PM on February 13, 2009 [1 favorite]

Like progess quest but you actually have to play it. It does seem a little grindy!!
posted by BigCalm at 3:02 PM on February 13, 2009

Let's run the tater joke even further into the ground, shall we?

Know what happens when I make babies? Tater tots
posted by poppo at 3:34 PM on February 13, 2009

Gave up on this a few weeks ago.
posted by cerulgalactus at 11:38 PM on February 13, 2009

Ok, so I got the heartstone, is that the end of the game? Nothing particular seemed to happen.

Reasonably entertaining as far as it goes, in a play-it-mindlessly-during-conference-calls kind of way, but I'm feeling a little bit of anticlimax here.
posted by ook at 6:19 AM on February 14, 2009

woops. i got into the river and broke the game.
posted by fuzzypantalones at 9:19 AM on February 14, 2009

Loving this, thanks.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 4:28 PM on February 15, 2009