Fight Knight

Release Date: November 30, 2021

Action, FPP, fantasy, RPG elements, dungeon crawler, crowdfunding, indie games, singleplayer

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Developed by the independent studio Boen Saw, Fight Knight is an action game which casts the player in the role of a knight who is trying to reach the last floor of a magic tower filled with traps and enemies. The game constitutes a mixture of genres, for it combines various old-school mechanics in order to construct an experience that feels fresh. Exploration resembles dungeon crawlers from the 80s and the first half of the 90s.

Plot
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Technical aspects

Fight Knight for PC is an action game enriched with elements of old-school dungeon crawler RPGs. Fight Knight was developed by Boen Saw.

Plot

The game takes the player to a standard fantasy world that is being ravaged by a mysterious tower. The building grows up in different places and causes mayhem around; later on, it disappears. Many daredevils have tried to infiltrate that structure, but none of them has succeeded in going far enough. The player assumes the role of the titular knight that gained fame as a gladiator. The protagonist abandons the arena and sets off to conquer the tower, counting only on their fists.

The plot is simple and hilarious. Throughout the adventure, the player meets a lot of funny characters, and the game itself doesn't try to be serious about the subject.

Mechanics

Mechanics-wise, Fight Knight for PC constitutes an unusual hybrid. The element of exploring the tower is reminiscent of old dungeon crawler games. The game is played from the first-person view, movement is sequential, and the character always turns 90 degrees. This system gets transformed in combat, which is purely arcade here and was inspired by fighting games. The player's knight focuses on the enemy and can only get closer or further from the opponent, apart from being able to perform dodges sideways. Obviously, the protagonist can punch the enemy and block their attacks. If the player manages to do the latter at the right time, the enemy's attack will be unsuccessful, which creates room for the player to counter-attack.

On their path, the protagonist gathers artifacts, which give them access to additional combat techniques and new types of attacks. Reaching the last floor of the tower is the ultimate goal here, but the player encounters many powerful bosses on their way, apart from hordes of regular enemies.

Technical aspects

Fight Knight for PC offers attractive visuals with a fairly unusual, retro style to it. The creators combined a three-dimensional engine with two-dimensional characters, and the entirety of this was inspired by 16-bit games from the Amiga computers more than console games from the period.

Last updated on July 10, 2017

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[1:29] Fight Knight trailer #2

[1:30] Fight Knight trailer #1