Metal March

[h1] Reviewing card games is what we do! [/h1] Metal March is a peculiar mix of light army management, exploration, chess like combat and some light card play. It has some neat ideas which I hope get developed more during its EA. To break it down: [h1][b]Chess like combat[/b] [/h1] Every unit has a certain pattern in which it moves, but unlike chess (except pawns) it also has has separate patterns of attack. While in theory this opens up more tactical options, in practice it often felt clunky. It adds another aspect to track which was not particularly fun. Often I had my archer unit not be able to move into an attacking position even though the enemy is literally 2 squares away because of it's weird movement/attack patterns. I wish the movement was simplified or aligned with the attack pattern, but otherwise it plays like most tactical games where positioning is important and you need to plan ahead a bit. There are also attacks of opportunity and counter attacks. [h1][b]Army management and exploration[/b] [/h1] Similar to some Heroes of Might&Magic games, you can stack your units, recruit different kinds of them and replace your killed off units with new ones. It's simple bu…

Interesting concept, boring realization. Wait until the devs severely improve it or someone else does it better.

It is very interestng game, I enjoy the vibe very much. the thing is I don't understand how to make sure I have nough coin or enough power againts some enemies - when written similiar or I can get something out of it. I wish there was a manual that helps with the meaning of the numbers because I forget everything pretty fast.

It's Hero of might and magic/King's bounty but spells are drawn from a deck of cards and units move with chess jumps, no multiple heroes so defeat is game over, no integrated save/load. You can not launch the game if internet is offline? Indie Made with Unity = keep and play next winter for heating.

TL:DR Definitely my type of game, but I had to refund it. ---- The "tutorial" gives basic information but in a disruptive, poorly integrated way. First combat was a win. Second was a solid defeat. ---- Spell cards are mostly lame buffs—a major turn-off. After battle, the option to collect coin was shown but nothing clickable for it; only troop collection worked. ---- For those who understand, CE (where E = engine) does not run efficiently. Each time the game loads, you have to reconfigure everything—budget an hour if you want it all set up.

Thumbs up only because of the price. It quickly gets repetitive, combat is rather boring, magic cards are boring.