Fast-paced, original gameplay, amazing artwork, beginner friendly and f2p friendly. Also developers constantly improve game quality through their interaction with the players' community and take suggestions seriously under consideration. 5/5.
I've played the game since the beginning of the open beta and over the years the game surely changed a lot with ups and downs. Some may prefer the previous version but I think they did a great job with Homecoming, the patch on which the game finally came out of beta. There is a lot of strategy and the deck building is rewarding, the choice you make have a great impact and you are not punished by bad RNG. Moreover the game is super generous (you can build a tier 1 deck in less than 2 weeks) and the developers are super passionate about the game and the keep improving it.
So i played Gwent in the beta for only about a month and really enjoyed it. When i reinstalled it i missed the first shock of homecoming and my first impressions of how the game had changed were mixed. The art style and visuals were amazing, you could really appreciate the artwork and aesthetics that are so polished but i also felt like something was lacking. The different archetypes felt more stale and my beloved wild hunt cards had completly changed but i gave it a chance.
Patch by patch the game is getting much better and i would be happy to invite anyone i know who would be interested to play ig. The game is by no means perfect but the latest Mulligan makes it seem more like the old Gwent and now it's nearly impossible to brick my deck if the last round is a short one!
A lot of the reviews are people angry who just want the old Gwent beta back and were very frustrated with Homecoming. I understand this but right now in January 2019 the game is playing pretty damn good and does not feel stale at all. It's by on means perfect but i honestly enjoy it as much as i have any card based game. Also the devolpers have been insanely generous with earning cards for free that i have happily bought the starter set and bought some metorite dust in the last sale. I guess sometimes we speak with are wallt and for someone who is pretty broke to spend money on a free to play game is a big thing!
Long story short if your on the edge or havn't played since the realease give it a chance!
A realy wonderfull game to play full of characters from the witcher series, backed up by an excelent team of developers that realy are into making a competitive tcg.
pros:
- Amazing game economy
- Card art and lore
- Great for competitive players
cons:
- the game is currently still finding the balance since the huge patch that homecoming
I played Gwent a little bit before the official release, enough, that i can make a valid comparison but not enough, so that i am biased towards the Beta version of Gwent.
Homecoming changed a lot and a lot of these who played the Beta a lot are not pleased because it changed the game which they loved, which is abolutely understandable. But this does not mean that Gwent now is bad.
It is not perfect now either. It has rough edges here and there and some design decisions may be questionable. But if you seek for a rewarding card game set in the witcher universe, easy to learn, hard to master, with beatiuful visuals and audio and a LOT to come in the future, then this is worth your time.
Give it a chance, be open minded if you played Gwent before release and give this game a little bit more time if you are not happy with the current state.