Had there been a time machine that will take one into whatever epoch one desires, no one would be able to turn down the offer. And now a rift in time is opened by Merlin, a mischievous sorcerer, who will usher you into an ancient land named Westmore, a land abiding by the Law of Juggle. Confident in your viability? You may try your luck in Chronicles of Merlin.
Chronicles of Merlin is an innovative game made by Koramgame, which combines role-play element with fast-paced, action-packed strategy. Compared with traditional strategy genre, this game has minimized the time-consuming resource collecting and level grinding and accentuated on adventure and combat. Resources in this game only consist of silver and grain, which must be earned by fierce competitions among players in the silver mines with limited outputs and farms of varied yielding.
As usual, players start with the creation of their heroes that can be equipped with six items including weapon, armor, crown, clock, mount and enchanted item, each being helpful in the enhancement of attack or defense ability. With city as base and a small amount of gold and silver as starting capital, players can take and complete various quests as guidance to upgrade the city level and win resources. Buildings with different functions, such as city hall, armory, tower of trial and residences, etc, ought to be built and upgraded on purpose in regular sequence.
When the city is well-functioning, players can dedicate their energy to forging powerful army with multiple military units, such as Infantry, Cavalry, Archer, Machinery, Magic and Auxiliary. Each unit is specified in certain skills and also inclusive of a series of variation within. Take the Infantry Series for example. Blessed with powerful ability of blocking in general, infantry series can be further divided into eight different types with differentiated skills. With all these military units at disposal, players can resourcefully choose the most suitable formation in different combats from the optional eight choices in this game. Yet strong troop alone is not sufficient, players instead must find alliance to climb the ladder of prestige in the whole kingdom for war shows no mercy for the underdog and the loner.
Additionally, the in-game world is also subject to season changes, with each season attached with specialty to heighten the diversification. For example, summer is tagged with tax collection limit, while autumn is appended with 20% higher farm output. Dynamic and immersive, the game world exposes impartially all to harshness and smiles only on survivors who can write their chapters in the chronicle of Merlin.