Comments on: Schachkampf: Fantasy Chess – Beta Demo https://www.alphabetagamer.com/schachkampf-fantasy-chess-beta-demo/ Free Video Game Alpha & Beta Tests. The Worlds Biggest Beta Testing Site Tue, 21 Feb 2023 15:53:29 +0000 hourly 1 By: Daniel https://www.alphabetagamer.com/schachkampf-fantasy-chess-beta-demo/#comment-98865 Tue, 21 Feb 2023 15:53:29 +0000 https://www.alphabetagamer.com/?p=60984#comment-98865 -Review-
(Preface: I played up to the second level of world 2)
Things I liked:
I like the simple controls. The puzzles are fun. I thought the little secrets like the training grounds and the full chess mode were good additions. The chess side of things seems to be well made. The art is nice. I especially liked how all the chess pieces were given character, and cool animations. There is a good amount of options. The music is very fitting, as well as the sound effects.

Things I disliked:
The goal of the game is a little confusing at first. For example it took me a minute to realize it was chess and had chess controls, but I guess thats on me for not reading that well. And unless someone knows chess pretty well, its pretty difficult to understand how to get checkmate. The art is a little boring to look at sometimes, and the UI is inconsistent. The game can also be pretty slow.

Bugs:
I was able to enter a level before pressing the play button on the main menu. This led to the game getting very confused. Also if you repeatedly press the x button (in the top right corner) the game will softlock. In addition, pressing UI elements in the wrong order will also do this.

Suggestions:
Make it more obvious what the goal of the game is, and maybe have a little tutorial. Make the UI art more consistent, and also just fix the UI. Allow for quick resets (one button press instead of two). Add an option to disable animations.

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