Playtime: 12 Hours
Score: 8/10
Surprisingly good mobile card game! There have been many games that have tried to capture Hearthstone's success and few have really ever gotten it right but I'm a sucker for a good card game, as I grew up on Yu Gi Oh and Slay the Spire has become one of my new addictions. So what did I think of this one?
Gameplay wise this game uses a three column system, where you need to place down cards, and if you have the highest power score in two columns then you win. Its kind of like Witcher 3's Gwent, in that your building your strength in numbers, but you can only place up to 4 cards in each row, and each row has modifiers that can either work for or against you. Its very frantic to try and out power your opponent and there's a lot of strategy involved but you have to think quick as you are timed each round and there's only 6 rounds total. Each characters card also come with their own sets of abilities so you need to think how you want to build your small deck of only 12 cards. I found the gameplay to be fun and quick to learn but harder to master which will keep me busy for a long while!
Progression wise, you get currency to upgrade your cards, which allows unlock new cards through gameplay progression. Another cool thing is you can unlock variants for each characters card and those variants can be upgraded independently as well, so progressing a card you like never really runs out. Also as a little side note, I'm someone who reads and collect comics and each card uses comic art to display the character. If you click on an individual card, it will actually tell you the artists names, down to the pencilist and colorist, which I thought was a really nice touch!
In terms of monetisation, its mostly fair in that you can unlock a lot through just playing the game and not spending money.
Overall, a solid recommendation from me and since its now on Steam, its a nice way to play the game if your not a fan of playing on your phone.
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Score: 8/10
Surprisingly good mobile card game! There have been many games that have tried to capture Hearthstone's success and few have really ever gotten it right but I'm a sucker for a good card game, as I grew up on Yu Gi Oh and Slay the Spire has become one of my new addictions. So what did I think of this one?
Gameplay wise this game uses a three column system, where you need to place down cards, and if you have the highest power score in two columns then you win. Its kind of like Witcher 3's Gwent, in that your building your strength in numbers, but you can only place up to 4 cards in each row, and each row has modifiers that can either work for or against you. Its very frantic to try and out power your opponent and there's a lot of strategy involved but you have to think quick as you are timed each round and there's only 6 rounds total. Each characters card also come with their own sets of abilities so you need to think how you want to build your small deck of only 12 cards. I found the gameplay to be fun and quick to learn but harder to master which will keep me busy for a long while!
Progression wise, you get currency to upgrade your cards, which allows unlock new cards through gameplay progression. Another cool thing is you can unlock variants for each characters card and those variants can be upgraded independently as well, so progressing a card you like never really runs out. Also as a little side note, I'm someone who reads and collect comics and each card uses comic art to display the character. If you click on an individual card, it will actually tell you the artists names, down to the pencilist and colorist, which I thought was a really nice touch!
In terms of monetisation, its mostly fair in that you can unlock a lot through just playing the game and not spending money.
Overall, a solid recommendation from me and since its now on Steam, its a nice way to play the game if your not a fan of playing on your phone.
All Games I've Played and Reviewed Ranked - https://www.backloggd.com/u/JudgeDredd35/list/all-games-i-have-played-and-reviewed-ranked/