Z. Year One
Short version:
Besides the initial (at times very frustrating) hour or so, I have found this game extremely fun to play. It’s a decent challenge, looks incredible and the developers are very responsive and diligent at tackling bugs. It is a gem of a game that has production values and mechanics on par with the elite digital card games out there, but which will cost you a fraction of the price to remain forever competitive.
Pros:
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Looks great!
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Unique location mechanics, card abilities and strategies versus other digital card games.
– Real player with 23.4 hrs in game
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Great card game, lots of promise for the future. Good concept, good photo artwork, fun to play even when you lose. Still a bit of work to do, could benefit from a lot more locations and location specific event cards but looking forward to seeing how it turns out when it’s finished.
Will kill Zombies and get disapproving looks from partner for having an all female deck again…..
(Addition) After a few more updates since first posting this review you can tell how committed the team are to producing a decent game. Hats off to them for all the hard work. The decision to put a pricetag on the game and giving booster packs to unlock cards through gameplay is a much better idea than a f2p version, the game is worth it.
– Real player with 18.9 hrs in game
Lords of Cards
In Lords of Cards, build a deck of 90 cards and defy your opponents in real-time.
SELECT AMONG MORE THAN 60 UNIQUE CARDS
Building your deck is probably the most important step. Think upfront to create the best combinaisons of cards. Choose your troops, your constructions and your spells, to get the upper hand over your opponent.
DEFEND YOUR FORTRESS
The goal is simple: the first player who brings the opponent’s fortress to ground wins the game. Winning the battle usually means building the strongest economy, to recruit more troups that will harrass your opponent.
MANY STRATEGIES TO DEFEAT YOUR OPPONENT
Will you try and strike as soon as possible? Will you recruit a lot of weak units to swarm your opponent? Will you be patient, defensive and slowly build to send powerful units?Many combinaisons of cards are possible and let you play by your own strategy.
UNLOCK NEW CONTENT BY PLAYING - NO PAY-TO-WIN
With your victories and experience in the game, you will gain gems that let you unlock new cards. You can also unlock new skins or animations for your avatar. The game doesn’t contain any payment feature, you will have to unlock the content by playing.
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Wildemist Isle
Wildemist lsle is a 3D adventure game with card based battles. You are a hero who’s ship has crashed while sailing to the capital. You wake up on this Island that has been covered in a mist for months, but the villagers do not know whats causing it. Due to the protruding stones in the sea and the razor sharp reef no ships can leave nor enter. So for you to get off this island you must discover what is causing the mist and stop it. So you explore the island doing quests for villagers, looking for treasure, solving puzzles and fighting monsters when outside the village. Fights are a card game, your deck of cards is based on your items you have equipped. You can get new items by buying them at the marketplace defeating unique enemies or by exploration. The damage you receive at the end of a fight stays with you unless you can heal before the next fight, so don’t stay out from the village too long or you might not make it back.
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Island and 2 areas to explore the Mine and Catacombs
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15 different enemies and 6 unique ‘boss’ enemies
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16 different main weapons, secondary weapons, shields and healing kits
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3 unique Puzzles
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Villager given quests
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Artifact
Valve got greedy.
Apparently Valve forgot everything they learned from TF2, CS:GO and Dota2. Making fun games fully accessible to everyone. Online games without players and communities are destined to fail.
But… Nope. Valve decides to exclude 90% of the World.
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Pay for the game.
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Pay for cards to play the game, making the best cards the rarest and therefore most expensive. (when they said power level wouldn’t be related to rarity)
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Pay to enter prize modes.
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Take a % cut of prize mode entry fees.
– Real player with 102.0 hrs in game
Valve has literally abandoned the game…
Edit: 13/03/2021
This game was so hyped at the time, and for me, the gameplay lived up to it for me when it launched, it was so different from everything that I’ve tried before and I did not even know Dota 2 universe… But after years waiting for something, it’s finally Official, both versions of the game, Classic and Foundry, will not be in further development… Here is some of the main things that were impactful during all this time being a casual player.
– Real player with 64.7 hrs in game
PHAGEBORN Online Card Game
I’m really enjoying this game. It’s very cheap for a card game and the progression is good. 1-2 games win or loss and you get an unlock (around 6 cards). It’s similar to hearthstone with heroes/avatars and abilities. There’s 5 heroes in each of the 3 factions, (more in the future) Each have an ability like a hero power, and 3 traits that you select 1 from. They also have their own hp, and power and they can attack. There are 2 lanes, and you can’t attack through blockers. There’s also 2 separate resources, one for minions and one for spells. I’m just ranting on specifics but basically there is a lot of depth to the game. It feels familiar but it’s also new and fresh. The card acquisition feels much better than legends of runeterra.
– Real player with 56.5 hrs in game
First of all:
This game is in early access. Do not expect a full experience with AI, Ranked and Draft. If you come into this game expecting all that, I would like to inform you that the developers have a roadmap that is publically accessible. Please check that as it contains features that will be implemented later.
This game does not unlock all the cards at the start, you still have to progress through the unlocks. They are not random and do not require additional payment, in fact, you cannot pay for them.
– Real player with 31.2 hrs in game
Rock’n’Roll: Card Wargame
US Marines and Vietnam partisans, welcome to Rock’n’roll: Card Wargame - a card wargame with interesting game mechanics and a unique visual style that will send you on a crazy alternative-historical trip through the chemical-drenched jungles of the Vietnam war. Take on the role of a commander of Vietnamese guerrillas or US armed forces and show your opponents what you’re made of!
Features:
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28 different cards: 12 units and 16 orders will make each game session in Rock’n’roll: Card Wargame unique and catchy.
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Exciting mechanics of capturing strategic points on the battlefield, which is rarely seen in card games.
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Each win will bring you points, which can be used to purchase customized items that allow you to collect a unique game set from the deck, dice, and playing field.
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Author’s graphics in the modern comics style, transmitting the unique setting of the game.
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Rock and roll soundtrack that complements the game atmosphere.
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25 achievements to achieve which you will need to show perseverance and ingenuity.
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After each battle, your units will get experience, and over time you will be able to improve them into real hardened veterans.
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In between online battles, you can try 2 story campaigns, both of which will tell a fascinating story of the conflict from different sides.
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For already experienced players there also will be multiplayer modes: 1 vs 2, 2 vs 2.
See you in the damn jungle, commander!