You assume the role of an initiate mage whose name and gender are yours to choose. Battlemage focuses purely on magic and mayhem. There are no swords, no bows, and none of the sneaking that you usually see in a fantasy game. Although I appreciated the effort that has gone into realising the idea, there came a point where I grew exhausted from chasing after the bloody thing.īattlemage (let's dispense with the silly 'Lichdom' part, shall we?) is essentially a first-person shooter with spells. This is because Battlemage, developed by Xaviant Games, is a single, smartly crafted system deserving of a much better game to facilitate it. This bizarre thought bounced around my brain for at least half my time playing Lichdom: Battlemage - the same half wherein the game ceased to be capable of holding my attention. How long would you follow it, craning your neck out of the car window and squinting at the permanently markered words, before you decided it was no longer worth the trouble? Not while it was speeding, impressive as that would be, but imagine if, in some weird avant-garde experiment, she decided to pen Harry Potter and the Midlife Crisis on a plain white truck trailer and then drove it around the country for people to read as it passed.

The team embraced community involvement through the Early Access program to ensure that Lichdom: Battlemage reached its full potential as a truly unique and exciting experience for players.Imagine if JK Rowling wrote her next novel on the side of a speeding lorry. About XaviantLichdom: Battlemage was developed by a team of industry veterans at Atlanta-based studio Xaviant. Whether you prefer to target your foes from a safe distance, wade into combat and unleash your power at point-blank range, or pit your enemies against each other, endless spell customization lets you become the Mage you want to be. Every Mage is the product of crafted magic that reflects the individual's play style. You are your spells! The Lichdom: Battlemage spell crafting system offers an enormous range of customization. You must carefully craft a vast array of spells and learn to cast them in the heat of combat. With limitless magical power at your disposal and brutal enemies around every corner, victory hinges on a combination of skill and strategy. Lichdom: Battlemage is a first-person caster that gives the Mage the spotlight in a way never before seen in games.

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