An addictive mobile card game that respects your time in ways that something like Hearthstone does not. And the best part is - you can play as much as you want without ever spending a dollar.
I always had trouble getting into Hearthstone specifically because of the time investment needed to play it. Marvel Snap remedies that problem with its short 6-round games that only take a few minutes to play making it easy to squeeze in a couple rounds while waiting in line somewhere, brushing your teeth, pooping, etc.
What's more is I never felt pressured to spend even a dollar on the game. Spending money in this game gives you no gameplay advantage over other players because the main thing you spend money on is just cosmetic variants of your cards. Season Passes do have a handful of cards in them you can get if you buy the pass, but all those cards are unlockable through normal gameplay.
My biggest issue with the game is that their microtransactions are insanely overpriced across the board. The battle pass is $10 and you cannot use any premium currency gained to unlock it. The amount of items you get in the pass is abysmal compared to other F2P games. You get 3 card variants themed after the season, 2 random variants, and then a ton of filler currency and XP. Additionally, the pass is only 50 tiers and the seasons only last 4 weeks. Compare that to something like Fortnite which has 100 tiers over 3 month, has 5x the number of actual items in the pass, and enough currency to buy the next season's pass. If you bought every season pass in Marvel Snap for a year, it would cost you $120 and you'd have a handful of cosmetic cards to show for it. In contrast, you could spend $10 in Fortnite for the whole year and be set as long as you play. And that's not even mentioning Marvel Snap's ludicrous bundles that cost $75 for 1 card variant, a profile picture, and some currency. While Fortnite is a game for everyone, Marvel Snap's target customer is clearly whales.
I loved the game for the amount of time I spent on it but eventually the grind set in and the absurd microtransaction costs got to me. Great game but boy do they need some new direction on the live service side.
+ Fantastic, addicting gameplay
+ Short rounds that value your time
+ Great card designs that are really satisfying to level up
+ Plenty to do in the game without ever spending a dollar
- Some of the worst microtransaction pricing I've ever seen in a game
- Terrible battle pass
- Progression becomes a grind at higher levels
I always had trouble getting into Hearthstone specifically because of the time investment needed to play it. Marvel Snap remedies that problem with its short 6-round games that only take a few minutes to play making it easy to squeeze in a couple rounds while waiting in line somewhere, brushing your teeth, pooping, etc.
What's more is I never felt pressured to spend even a dollar on the game. Spending money in this game gives you no gameplay advantage over other players because the main thing you spend money on is just cosmetic variants of your cards. Season Passes do have a handful of cards in them you can get if you buy the pass, but all those cards are unlockable through normal gameplay.
My biggest issue with the game is that their microtransactions are insanely overpriced across the board. The battle pass is $10 and you cannot use any premium currency gained to unlock it. The amount of items you get in the pass is abysmal compared to other F2P games. You get 3 card variants themed after the season, 2 random variants, and then a ton of filler currency and XP. Additionally, the pass is only 50 tiers and the seasons only last 4 weeks. Compare that to something like Fortnite which has 100 tiers over 3 month, has 5x the number of actual items in the pass, and enough currency to buy the next season's pass. If you bought every season pass in Marvel Snap for a year, it would cost you $120 and you'd have a handful of cosmetic cards to show for it. In contrast, you could spend $10 in Fortnite for the whole year and be set as long as you play. And that's not even mentioning Marvel Snap's ludicrous bundles that cost $75 for 1 card variant, a profile picture, and some currency. While Fortnite is a game for everyone, Marvel Snap's target customer is clearly whales.
I loved the game for the amount of time I spent on it but eventually the grind set in and the absurd microtransaction costs got to me. Great game but boy do they need some new direction on the live service side.
+ Fantastic, addicting gameplay
+ Short rounds that value your time
+ Great card designs that are really satisfying to level up
+ Plenty to do in the game without ever spending a dollar
- Some of the worst microtransaction pricing I've ever seen in a game
- Terrible battle pass
- Progression becomes a grind at higher levels
2 Comments
Was kinda surprised when I saw so many people praise the MTs of this game being "not that bad" despite having the same feeling you have. They are pretty rough, granted not a dealbreaker when it comes to actually playing the game and enjoying it, which I suppose is better than nothing.
thealexmott
1 year ago