Posted on: September 5, 2022

timsgrapes1

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more than meets the eye

im writing this review because i have the hope that i can persuade or advise people who are on the fence about buying this game who are obviously aware of the glaringly negative reviews. this game is not throne breaker 2, this is a slay the spire clone. like slay the spire you have 3 characters you choose from, in rogue mage you choose from 3 decks and as you progress you add cards to it. just like STS. rogue mage, and this (in my carefully pondered opinion) major downfall and reason why it has been received so negatively, OFFERS NO HOOK. nothing to grab you, pull you in. etc. slay the spire has an imaginative , curious world, with bombastic music , climbing the weird and wonderful living tower to defeat the heart. rogue mage falls flat on its face and offers a measly unemotional uninspired nibble of alzurs history. honestly i wont deny, it flat out sucks. HOWEVER. the game itself is great i have over 100 hours in it. and am up to the last challenge the game provides. it has been a ton of fun. THE PROBLEM IS that the game does not present itself well. it looks like a bland , cheap , mobile game , with an endless grind. it is not. it has a surprising depth, interesting mechanics (progressing through the imposed handicaps), planning and strategy (knowing what your opponent will play), longevity, gwent stuff that we all love. as it stands, i dont expect the vast majority of people to play this game. only the patient gamer who will come to a decision after a long time or diehard fans. i know this because i too hated this game at first, it was only because im a naturally curious person that i wanted to know why this game caused such negativity within me and others. my conclusion: this is a 7-8/10 . if Slay the spire is 10/10, Monster train 9/10. ive played worse. this is good solid fun!

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Posted on: July 9, 2022

Zh3v

Владелец игры

Игр: 123 Отзывов: 4

Solid Choice

As a Gwent fan, this was a no brainer and mixes the mechanics up pretty well. Price point is not bad, deluxe is for Gwent unlockable items for the most part. The solo aspect is also nice, being able to chill or walk away mid turn is a bonus.

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Posted on: July 12, 2022

CatR

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Игр: 412 Отзывов: 50

Surprisingly great value for money

A solid roguelite with a great deal of customisation for difficulty and playstyle. It does show itself as low-budget in quite a few places, most obviously the re-using of Gwent assets that may or may not be appropriate. But the flip to that is that there's a staggering amount of individual card choices and abilities in the game, and many of the ones that are new for this game are inventive and interesting; or simply funny. The spell that rerolls a card already played is fun, and the treasure that turns your entire deck into cards that play themselves adds a dimension to card selection and interaction that completely alters how you play one run from another. The downsides are, mostly, just related to the game being structurally simple. You and the AI take turns putting down cards that have a value and an interaction, whoever has the highest at the end wins. There's a lot of variety within the cards interacting but ultimately it's about getting a number to be higher and the AI frequently blasting away any engines or combos you're setting up can make it a bit one-dimensional. The AI is also, while quite alright, not perfect. Occassionally it will make obvious sub-optimal choices, or downright target itself, which is not at all satisfying to play against. I would rather play on easy-mode against a superior machine than play on hard-mode versus a janky one, you don't really get the option of the former. But, aside from that, it's fun to lay down cards, get combos going, and find cheeky ways to beat the game. Duplicate powerful cards, flood the board with effects, buff a fragile card into a big beefy boy that suddenly multiplies it value many-fold as a result. If you've played Gwent, or Thronebreaker, nothing here will blow your mind but it's varied enough that it's fresh. For someone like me who ended up quitting Gwent due to advertisements and samey design, this game is most of what I enjoyed with the worst bits trimmed off. At 10 Euro it's a steal

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Posted on: September 21, 2024

IcyGwent

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Игр: 15 Отзывов: 1

Flawed but fun

A fun game, but ultimately flawed by cheap tactics from enemies. Lives up to the roguelike achetype of having a "campaign" end because you get matched up against an opponent your deck can't beat. It should have taken after Thronebreaker more for the cards or battle types. Instead it feels more like Hearthstone with a "boss card" that usually has constant abilities. The end result is the game feels like it pairs you against a hacker in Gwent. It feels like you have to deploy your own cheap tactics to counter the computer's cheap tactics, and ultimately a lot of cards are useless. Some even having the same abilities as Thronebreaker or Gwent while enemy cards tend not to have that. Again, this makes it seem like an odd matchup. I still play from time to time but I don't progress the game any more. Why raise the difficulty on a game that requires you to trade winning for fun? On lower difficulties the game can feel like a cakewalk, but at least that serves the purpose for offline time-killing Gwent lite. Oof.

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Posted on: December 25, 2024

shiffd

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Игр: 573 Отзывов: 5

decent game

a bit slow and not enough options to cut through animations and so on

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