Lichdom: Battlemage
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| Developer(s) | Xaviant |
| Publisher(s) | Xaviant (PC) Maximum Games (PS4, XONE) |
| Engine | CryEngine 3 |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One |
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Microsoft Windows
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| Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| GameRankings | 72.23% |
| Metacritic | 69/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Game Informer | 8/10 |
| GameSpot | 6/10 |
| IGN | 6.5/10 |
Lichdom: Battlemage is a first-person action role-playing video game that was developed by independent game developer Xaviant and published by Maximum Games for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, running on the CryEngine 3 game engine. It was released as an alpha version for Steam Early Access on March 19, 2014, and then fully released in North America on August 26, 2014. A console version was released on April 19, 2016 in North America and on April 22, 2016 in Europe.
The game allows the player to traverse the main quest as a male or female character. Each character has subtle differences in their origin story. There are challenge levels which the player can choose to do as battle-oriented side-quests. Gameplay centers on enemies dropping randomized loot based on the rarity level the character has achieved through reaching checkpoints. The player's spells can be further enhanced by increasing the level of a Sigil through accomplishing specific goals.
Gameplay is driven by a central character named the Dragon whose gender can be determined by the player. The player traverses a linear world connected by checkpoints and fast travel locations known as Reliquaries. Unlike other games, magic does not require any form of resource pool and can be cast without limit.
The player is assisted by the female or male character not chosen during character creation. He or she acts as a scout known as the Gryphon. When the player finishes the game, he or she can continue gameplay with the same character to build stronger spells by starting a New Game Plus.
The player character can have 3 Sigils applied at any given time. Sigils act as elemental schools of magic for the player to cast. This includes Fire, Ice, Lightning, Corruption, and more which are unlocked as the player progresses through the story-line. At a Reliquary, the player can switch between which Sigil he or she has equipped. Each Sigil can be leveled up by completing an objective which is shown when the player inspects it. Leveling it up allows for the player to enhance one of three statistics.
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