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Mixed bag of fun and not fun. Easy concept to understand, simply match the icons. Some cool mechanics like seeing when to strategize your shield based on enemy attacks. You get some basic gist of it, but you quickly lose track of understanding what some fundamental aspects of the game do. Why do I get to attack? How does my normal attack go off? Do my combos give me extra attacks or just help fund my mana and money, etc? Random chance for the most part which you can't really put tactics to use. It's just meh.

I’m really enjoying this so far. Yes, it’s difficult, but I like a game that makes me think carefully about each move I make. No, it’s not puzzle quest (frankly, nothing else is), but I think this is a better title (at least in the early going) than reviews give it credit for. I feel bad for getting it so cheaply. I’ve finished the story now. It’s a nice length: not super long, but doesn’t overstay it’s welcome either. The reviews that complain about grinding bosses or say it is all luck—no offense, but these people just aren’t very good at games like this. I didn’t lose any battles, but they were tricky. If you are having to do them over and over again, slow down and play more strategically.

There seems to be a pretty decent amount of luck required. Your first boss is the minotaur, and after 4 times attempting to kill him I've got no desire to keep playing. I'm not sure why there's a "activate to use" shield aspect at all. If my fortress has some defensive strength, shouldn't that just apply automatically instead of taking one of my turns? It's a frustrating aspect. It's your traditional match 3 game with I guess some sorts of RPG mechanics that may come into play later. You can buy some items and such, but doesn't do you much good if you aren't actually progressing in the game.

It is very bad and the fact it could be awesome makes this game even worse. The concept is brilliant, but the execution is horrible. I thought i had seen some annoying games but this one beats them all. The game is SUPER dependent on luck and it makes the gameplay unbearable. I cannot beat every second replay of level 2 on Normal diifficulty. Come on! Are you serious? This game hates you. Don't buy it.

Yef

Even as someone who enjoys match-three games, I found this boring. You can fill a game with goofy animations and weak humor, but it's still a bad game if the actual gameplay isn't interesting.