Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes

Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes ist eine rundenbasierte, storyintensive Fantasy RPG Parodie mit Strategie Elementen. Vergleichbar sind vor allem Strategie RPGs, wie Fire Emblem, Final Fantasy Tactics, Shining Force oder Disgaea. Auf dem PC ist das Tactical RPG Genre Neuland, einige Features können bei Taktik Spielen wie Heroes of Might & Magic, oder Jagged Alliance gefunden werden.

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Rundenbasierende, taktische Kämpfe mit den witzigsten Animationen, die jemals in einem RPG vorkamen.
Erforscht wunderschöne Wälder und Dörfer, sowie finstere Dungeons der Fantasy Welt von Grotesque.
Eine ironische und atmosphärisch dichte Storyline, von denen die RPG Fans noch in tausend Jahren Balladen singen werden.
Große, detaillierte und schlecht gelaunte Bossgegner.
Unterhaltsame Multiple Choice Konversationen und Dialogrätsel, im Stil eines Monkey Islands, geben dem Tactical RPG Genre ein völlig neues Gesicht.
Klassische RPG Elemente: storylastige Quests erfüllen, Schätze entdecken, Handel betreiben, Partymitglieder leveln & aufpowern.
Markante Partymitglieder: z.B. der arrogante Held Holy Avatar, die nach Blut dürstende Vampirin Solithaire und der süße, aber schnell wütend werdende Engel Angelina.
Es können halbnackte Jungfrauen aus den Klauen böser Monster befreit werden, welche anschließend als Groupie-Pets in die Schlacht folgen.
Obession: Jeder Evil Hero hat eine ausdrucksstarke Macke, wie z.B. Jähzorn, irrsinnig langweilige Heldengeschichten erzählen oder krankhafte Eifersucht, deren negative Eigenschaften auch zum Positiven in einer Schlacht gewendet werden können - wenn der Auserwählte clever agiert...
Programmiert vom Lead / Senior Programmer von Gothic 1-3 Carsten Edenfeld und anderen leidenschaftlichen, sowie gutaussehenden RPG Entwicklern von Silent Dreams.

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CPU: 2 GHz CPU
GFX: nVidia GeForce 5 / FX // ATI Radeon 9500 Serie / ATI X700 Shadermodell 2.0
RAM: 512 MB RAM (XP) / 1,5 GB Ram (Vista, 7)
Software: Windows XP / 2000 / Vista / 7
HD: 400 MB
SFX: Soundkarte unterstützt DirectX 9.0c
MISC: Sinn für Humor
LANG: Englisch , Deutsch

CPU: 2 GHz Dual Core CPU
GFX: nVidia 8800 Serie / ATI 3800 Serie Shadermodell 3.0
RAM: 1 GB RAM (XP) / 2 GB Ram (Vista, 7)
Software: Windows XP / 2000 / Vista / 7
HD: 400 MB
SFX: Soundkarte unterstützt DirectX 9.0c
MISC: Sinn für Humor
LANG: Englisch , Deutsch

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Verfasst: 05.05.14 16:12

Nettes Spiel aus Deutschland, dem es gelingt ein klassiches RPG-Spiel zu sein und sich gleichzeitig großartig über die Welt der RPG-Spiele lustig zu machen. Rein als RPG oder Taktik-Spiel bertrachtet ist es nichts Besonderes.
Der erste Teil übertrifft den zweiten Teil, weil die die Satire super ist und es weniger Fehler gibt.

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Verfasst: 22.12.13 09:09

Grafisch mies, ständig Abstürze und spielerisch auch nicht so doll: eigentlich der Tod für ein Spiel, aber Grotesque Tactics ist so durchdrungen von Quatsch und Verweisen auf andere Spiele, dass ich sagen würde, dass es nirgends sonst so viel Spaß macht mit einem Emo, der einen gottgleichen Helden mit viel zu vielen halbnackten Jungfrauen und noch ein paar andere tragische Gestalten hinter sich herzieht, Pilze zu verprügeln.

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Verfasst: 23.03.14 19:23

Macht Spaß und ist humorvoll ...Leider oft Abstürze.

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Verfasst: 30.12.16 16:10

Was man unbedingt bedenken sollte, bevor man dieses Spiel anfängt... es ist älter und hat aus heutiger Sicht eben so seine Fehler...

Wenn man es realitisch betrachtet sind Grafik, Dialoge und Gameplay echt nix besonderes. Aber das Spiel hat durch seine klischeehaften und übertriebenen Charaktere seinen eigenen Charme.
Das klassische RPG-/Tabletop wird hier gewaltig auf die Schippe genommen.
Das Gameplay ist simpel und recht intuitiv.
Die Charaktere sind witzig und charmant - wenn auch allesamt echt übertrieben ^^

Man muss diese Art von Humor jedoch zu schätzen wissen und darf sich nicht an der alten Grafik stören, dann ist das ein echt schönes Spiel für zwischendurch :) Den vollen Preis würde ich vermutlich nicht mehr zahlen, aber wenn es im Sale ist, dann empfehle ich es auf jeden Fall :D

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596 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 20.06.14 11:09

Netters Spiel für zwischendurch ... macht Spass auch wenn mit steigender Anzahl der Partymitglieder etwas die Taktik in den Hintergrund gerät. Lustige Dialoge, mit Anspielungen auf Klassische RGG's und Filme und Serien.
Wenn es gerade im Sale ist, absolut zu empfehlen.

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Verfasst: 08.05.14 17:51

Anfangs eher skeptisch...
Doch als alter RPG Hase stellt sich in einem beinah das Flair vergangener Zeiten ein. Das rundenbasierte taktische Vorgehen, gerät aber schnell in Vergessenheit wenn die Party groß genug ist. Der total abstruse Humor schafft es durchaus zu punkten.

Im großen und ganzen: Ein Spiel das sich selber nicht ganz so ernst nimmt und für lustige Spielstunden reicht.

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Verfasst: 12.07.16 08:38

Ich versteh die schlechte Kritik nicht. Das Spiel ist spannend und super lustig

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Verfasst: 23.11.19 15:15

In this world there are good games, there are bad games (a lo-o-o-ot of bad games...) and those games that are neither good, nor bad. And Grotesque Tactics? It's of the last ones. Long story short – it's a pretty basic parody-oriented turn-based RPG. It isn't especially well-made, it isn't especially comfortable, the jokes are not that funny (even though I've seen way worse, especially in cheap games from Germany), it doesn't look that good, there's just a few small maps and the entire game is pretty much a short series of (very) basic missions.

On the other hand, it doesn't feel bad enough to make you hate it. Not even close. As long as you don't mind the old school turn-based games, this game can provide you enough basic fun to spend a weekend with it. Like I've said, Grotesque Tactics is one of those games that make you want having at least a “meh” button in Steam. It's a basic turn-based game that doesn't aim for the stars and doesn't achieve anything special. But at the same time, it's totally playable.

Should you choose it over many others? Probably not. Even though turn-based games are not nearly as popular as they used to be back in the days, Steam can still offer more than solid selection of new ones for you. Will you feel bad about paying $9.99 / £6.99 for it? I don't think so either. The biggest problem with Grotesque Tactics is that there's nothing special about it. Literally nothing. I can't even write longer review. Just because there's almost nothing to say here. Even the concept of having a party made of losers and so-called Holy Avatar (hello, Ultima fans) can't change that. Grotesque Tactics just isn't special enough. Back in the days, when every new game felt like a treasure, this one would stand a chance. Nowadays, when we're limited only by our wallets and free time? It just isn't something to make you seriously care. Play it, or ignore it. It won't change much.

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907 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 29.10.19 02:11

funny story, horrible gameplay(for a strategy game is missing a LOT of useful elements) and with a LOT of bugs(mutiple saves are a must), it feels unfinished, the game at tops it will give you around 15 hours of gameplay.
if I had the chance I would claim a refund.. oh well, indie games...

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Verfasst: 06.05.20 14:34

>game features: Scantily dressed maidens
>me: Gentlemen, you had my curiosity, but now you have my attention ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

This is a tactical turn-based RPG with a heavy focus on humor and well-written dialogue. Compared to most other tactical RPGs, the gameplay mechanics here are simplified and story progression is completely linear. This game was created to parody other famous videogames and the RPG genre in general, and it greatly succeeds in that aspect. Tons of references to other videogames and pop culture are scattered thoughout the game; true gamers will definitely have a lot of fun recognizing all the jokes and references to videogame tropes and franchises.

The story follows a young protagonist, Drake, and his mentor, the established hero Holy Avatar, as they set off on an adventure to recruit a ragtag party of antiheroes and save the kingdom from an evil force. This is very much an on-rails experience; you move from one map to the next by clearing the story objectives and interacting with the Holy Avatar to be transported to the next map. There is no free exploration or side quests, though there are certain parts of the game that is intentionally designed to feel like filler content and the game acknowledges this and uses this to poke fun at the habit of RPG players having to finish every side quest before entering the final dungeon. You'll be revisiting the certain areas in the second half of the game but because the game shuffles the order in which you visit locations well enough, it doesn't feel repetitive.

The combat is surprisingly fun and easy to pick up due to the simplified RPG mechanics. Battles take place on a grid and each unit takes turns to move, attack and use skills. Each character learns up to three skills once they meet the level requirements and there is no freedom in stat progression or builds. While this might sound restrictive, I found it incredibly refreshing to be able to just enjoy a RPG without worrying about whether I made the right choice in stat distribution or learning the wrong skills. The challenge in most of these battles boils down to positioning on the battlefield. The enemy AI is ironically incredibly smart due to its simplistic programming, and always goes out of the way to target your weaker party members and ignore the tank. There is no aggro management in this game due to the absence of aggro generation skills, so you'll have to rely on more creative tactics to protect your characters such as positioning melee fighters to wall off access to ranged attackers, delaying weaker party members' turns till after the enemy has moved so they can move into range and attack without being under threat, positioning characters on more defensive terrain (certain tiles on the grid grant bonus defence and reduce movement) and using Angelina the healer's defensive buff skill.

There is a whopping total of 10 party members (thankfully none are missable) and they all participate in battle at the same time. Battles become more exciting as the game progresses and the number of party members in battle increases. Each character has a unique personality defining Obsession meter which adds an element of unpredictability to battles. Obsessions are usually a double edged sword and can have both positive and negative effects. For example, the Holy Avatar's Obsession meter builds when he attacks and once filled, he gives a speech about one of his previous glorious accomplishments and causes everyone around him (both allies and enemies) to fall asleep. Angelina the healer's Obsession meter builds when she takes damage and once filled, she flies into a rage, blames the party for not protecting the healer and unleashes a devastating attack on the nearest party member. For the most part, these Obsessions are pretty funny and can save your characters in a pinch; the drawbacks don't threaten your party's survival (at least until lategame).

The game is well balanced but certainly not a cake walk on Easy difficulty; I had to reload several battles nearing the end of the game and try different tactics as enemies are smart enough to gang up on one ally and position themselves to hit multiple party members.

There is a decent amount of sexual humor and references in this game thanks to the scantily clad female characters (including the aptly named trio of half naked maidens ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ) and the clothes-sniffing goblin rogue. This game also humorously pokes fun at diversity and stereotypes in videogames (West the black barbarian calls Drake out on this ingame ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ). Personally, I am thankful for the portrayal of the pervert goblin rogue Rukel and feel truly represented, speaking as a panty sniffer and connoisseur myself in real life. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) The female characters are appropriately dressed in proper fantasy gear, skimpy bras and loincloths, corsets and minidresses that offer absolutely zero protection. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) The half naked maidens actually point this out in the game and remind you to keep them out enemy range behind the beefier men as they are extremely fragile. Unfortunately, due to the game's dated graphics, the female models aren't detailed enough to be arousing, but I appreciated the way the girls described their titillating bodies and clothing in explicit detail. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

The game natively supports up to 1920 x 1080 resolution and 144Hz framerate, which I highly appreciated. I experienced one crash upon launching the game for the first time due to the installation of some necessary component for the game to run on modern day systems, but other than that I did not encounter any bugs, glitches or crashes throughout my entire 15 hour playthrough. I was able to run the game smoothly with no lag on my state-of-the-art Alienware 17 R4 gaming laptop.

The only criticism I have for this game is the floaty camera. The camera tends to slide all over the place when moving it to view the surrounding areas in the map, though it was just a minor nuisance to me. I didn't encounter any issues with moving characters around on the map as some other reviews mentioned; you can rotate the camera with the Q and E keys and reset the camera position with the 5 key on the numeric pad.

It really saddens me to see how far modern day gaming has deteriorated when I have to admit that this is one of the most enjoyable RPGs I have played in the last 5 years, and its a game made in 2010. I highly recommend this game if you're fed up with all the woke garbage agenda, microtransactions, DLC and unkept promises plaguing modern day gaming and just wanna enjoy a simple RPG with fun gameplay, awesome writing, lots of comedy and videogame references, and sexy, attractive female characters who know how to act feminine.

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80 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 14.06.20 16:48

The humor isn't funny, and the gameplay is average.

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Verfasst: 30.07.20 02:20

Okay I think since I managed to finish this game somehow I think I qualify to review this game.

Before you buy this game think twice. This game is full of bugs and prone to crashing. I had an iron-will so I managed to finish it somehow and I don't regret it. For it's budget, it's a decent game. Nothing fancy and flashy here. You'll probably buy it in a sale and if you did then I assuming you'd not pay more than $0.50 which is a fair price. My gameplay here shows around 14.3hr but this is not true. On several occasions my game crashed and I had not saved so I had to suffer and because of this I was forced to re-do many different levels. At best the game offers around 8-9hrs legit gameplay and nothing more than that.

If you want to run this game with less crashes then turn off the fancy game settings before you launch it. This method is not completely accurate but it'll reduce the amount of crashes and game freeze. It supports 1080p resolution and runs on Windows 10 too but the game optimization is very poor and sometimes it runs like shit. Most of the times you will not be able to run this at 60 stable frames.

Do I recommend this game?

Yes I do but only if you get it in a sale. For it's sale price it's totally worth it. I would say not a bad deal if you do not pay anything more than $0.50

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Verfasst: 08.03.21 02:48

Probably the shortest RPG game I have played by-far , but not the easiest ones. The gameplay may or may not draw-in everyone to the character environments and enemies fights. Honestly, the fights are somewhat confusing, your character has certain number of moves within which you have to get near enemy in your turn. So, turn based combat satirical strategy. You will hire almost 10 characters giving you company to deal with hordes of repetitive monsters and combat styles that lies ahead. The ending may seem excruciatingly difficult and one who is not drawn in too much can easily give up in midway (even in the easiest of difficulty setting (Trust me on this(I'm not kidding(OK, Play and prove me wrong)))). The gameplay is little slow , thanks to the developers who already knew this and included 2X times feature on the main screen allowing an impatient user to move faster so that we can march forward in our quest to start a new game immediately after this one. Speaking of humor element, well, it would be funnier if they had slightly more budget as you literally have to go through text box and read the messages in order to get the joke. Not even a single player says anything on his/her voice. Its just a text based dialogue. But yeah, most of them are funny and I will use them to exchange with my friends too.

So, overall, the only thing that is little distracting , slow gameplay and repetitive combat style and urn-based feature. For me its 50-50 of good and bad . Okay, 40-60. Come on, just kidding, its 45-55.....

Yeah, its 45-55. I am not gonna change my opinion again. FINE.

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Verfasst: 25.03.21 23:12

I don't remember anything about this game.

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Verfasst: 31.03.21 19:38

I tried playing it in 2021 and now it crashes every 5 min on W10.

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Verfasst: 27.07.21 15:31

Yes, the game is old, yes the humor will not go to everyone, yes it is straightforward and takes about 12 hours. But personally I really liked it. It's a great adventure. Considering the price, why not play it too ... More in the video ...

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