Wed Mar 22 2023
Small bugfixes and database optimization, ad consent screens updated.
Don’t often do I rate software on the App Store but had to in this instance. The game is created by a single individual who truly values their craft. Music? Check. Gameplay? Check. Artwork? Check. Secrets and mysteries to uncover? You already know. Just bought the starter pack and can’t wait to play more. Just keep up the fantastic work Dev! Edit: I’m changing my review to 3 stars due to the fact the screen is not optimized for newer iPhone models. For instance, the upper left hand corner where the coin icon is located is cut off. Also, I can only see my inventory for stone, both of the other resources are cut out because that is where the speaker is located on the iPhone 12. Please fix this to make the gameplay screen fit correctly. Right now it just seems clunky. Once this is fixed, back to 5 stars. Edit: the format is no biggie. This game is great!!!
This game as a concept is wonderful. I enjoy the combination of ideas and elements that meld very harmoniously into this game. There are some issues I’ve been finding as I’ve progressed though. The biggest problem for me is that if I forget to actually swipe the app out of my background and instead just go to the homepage, the bank no longer collects me any money. I’m at a point where I need the banks idle money to even progress, which would be fine if it functioned properly. The second issue I’m having is the function of the castle. I’m just building gray block after gray block and nothing else seems to happen. Wish it actually turned into something or brought a different aspect to my kingdom/shops. The final thing I wish would be adjusted is the repetitiveness of waves and saving up to overtake the next village. Maybe a sort of function where we attack a pre determined defense where strategy of classes is involved instead of just barging forward with the strongest troop I have. I really hope to see this game progress though, the potential is totally here.
I’ve been playing this game for a month or so now and even paid to remove ads. However, while this game claims to be “unique” and the description sounds spectacular, it is not. There are not 70+ units, there are ranged and melee units. The skills you can upgrade for these units include health, attack, and attack again. You upgrade your units using gold, which can be obtained by clicking a thing and waiting. You can capture enemy outposts to increase offline gains. Alternatively, you can play the wave defense mode. This mode gets boring fast, which is why there is an auto-battle feature. My melee units are far superior to my rangers, but auto-battle doesn’t care and sends my weak archers to die, leaving me defenseless. That’s pretty much all there is to the game. You can buy gems for a ridiculous exchange rate, despite the fact that there is a constant “60% off” sale running that you are consistently reminded of. I thought I paid to remove ads 🤷♂️ Gems can also be used to increase your offline gains for a meager amount. If you like idle games, you might enjoy this one for the first few days. By then you’ve experienced all there is to offer and you can move on.
I wanted to like this game more, and it’s not awful, but it feels lacking in almost every department. I just reached the castle building area, but I don’t even want to interact with it because it costs gems, which are extremely hard to get, for a reward that I don’t know if it’s worth it. The combat is very bare, and come down to bigger number = win. The variety in what you can upgrade is pretty lackluster. The raid mechanic isn’t the greatest, since you have to guess end enemy’s strength. Both the ads and the “ads” are annoying, and buying stuff (except for maybe the ad blocker, which doesn’t even remove the built in ads) does not give a good return on investment. Once again the game’s not great, and I understand the struggles of solo dev (I’m one myself) but this game is just lacking on all fronts. Normally a game like this nails a specific feature, which allows it to slack on the others, but the game just doesn’t have anything going for it. It’s something a few updates can easily fix (assuming the game still gets updated) but as of right now I wouldn’t recommend.
I posted a review about how there’s too many ads. One after every other wave, and one after each and every town you capture. The worst thing is when you get an ad that doesn’t have a count down. One time I was stuck on the last ad screen without an option to close it. Very rarely you get lucky with an ad you can skip after a couple seconds. That review I posted isn’t here anymore so that’s strange… I’m guessing they got to preserve their 4.8 rating, but deleting reviews shouldn’t be possible. Anyway this game is fun even with the ads it slows you down so you don’t finish it in 2 days as long as you have patience. But my main gripe for the 1 star is… BANK DOESNT ALWAYS GIVE YOU MONEY. The bank is supposed to give you so much money per hour, and a maximum amount after that, and half the time it doesn’t give you anything. It’s annoying spending all your money to capture as many towns as you can to be able to progress, but not get any money in return when you want to play again later in the day. It rarely gives you money.
I’ve played this game for 2 weeks and conquered 2 island and on the way to the 3rd. Im not really sure if there is anything after this or if it’s just the same. After I conquered the 1 Island I thought I would see different units such as mages and goblins that I could use myself. It seems I reached the maximum the game could offer for now. Extreme potential. Hopefully they will add more stuff later. To everyone who is wondering, the diamonds are supposed to be used to build you castle. Prioritize doing that to speed you yours troops spam and the game will be easy. After you conquer an Island we receive diamonds. It’s worth it. I will be back after a couple months and hopefully there will be more stuff. For now - uninstalling In game profile - Ghost
Leaving this comment not for game review as much as developer review. Don’t get me wrong. I like this game, it’s a fun wave / strategy game. There are others like it out there but this one is made by a single dev who is trying very hard to stay in contact with his users and I respect that very much. Some of these reviews make me lose faith in the common sense of consumers. Sure ads can be annoying, but it is a free game, and this one man with his own troubles, experiences, and goals in life created it for you to enjoy for free. It’s 4 am right now and I just want to say thank you to this dev and all the others like him who are following their passion of creating games while also caring about their users.
From first glance it looks like the average strategy tower defense. The enemy progressions are fun to watch. the sprite work is Amazing. Though from playing for a few days. The cracks begin to give. The game wants me to put money into it so badly. it’s too apparent. There’s a constant message that suggests if the players to pay. The gems in the game are laughable not rewarded often. and if you pay to remove ads you can essentially double your profits. Deters me from wanting to genuinely grind. especially since there’s no real strategy when it comes to battle. Spamming the soldiers buttons honestly really isn’t fun. Which i feel as if the developers are aware of, because i’ve actually found myself having more fun using auto-battle and strategically detonating bombs…2 features that either require ads or payment.