Yaga is a pretty standard entry into one of my favorite genres of games — action RPGs. You?ll begin the game as, literally, the most unlucky person in the kingdom. As Ivan, the one-armed blacksmith, you?ll travel through snowy mountains, vast fields, murky swamps, and undead graveyards in several quests meant to make the oh-so-very-benevolent king more powerful. Or not. Your choice, really.
In fact, Yaga will end up giving you many many choices throughout the game that?ll let you decide on how you not only interact with people but also who you help, when you depart on missions, how you handle a variety of different situations, and, of course, what you?ll be bringing with you to help you defeat the undead, the bandits, and the many creatures of the world. Choice is one of the biggest features in the game and it?s one that?s implemented very well and gives you a whole lot of freedom and replayability.
One of the ways choice is most noticeable is through a pretty standard kind of personality creator. You choose options and become either more righteous, aggressive, selfish, or foolish. Personally, I decided to take the righteous route but you?re never strictly tethered to one option or another. If you do decide to use options other than your main strength, however, you?ll find yourself gaining bad luck.
Bad luck is basically exactly what it sounds like — a terrible omen that?ll really REALLY ruin your good time. It?s pretty simple to understand, too. Accumulate eno...