In its latest Friday developer stream, the folks over at Super Evil Megacorp took the wraps off the latest additions to its mobile MOBA, Vainglory (Free).
First off is the unveiling of Reim, the latest hero to hit the Halcyon fold. While images of Reim have been floating around for awhile (with part 1 of his lore having debut earlier last week) this is the first time an official developer stream has taken a given a close look at him to the public. Billed as a tanky Mage, Reim looks to have moves and a heroic perk based on slows and roots that have the potential to do some serious damage if they are aimed correctly.
In addition to the reveal, SEMC also gave viewers a sneak peak at three new skins as well as a new map skin. Both Skaarf and Glaive are getting Tier 3 skins while Catherine is getting a limited edition Winter Season skin. Meanwhile, the new Halcyon Fold skin for the upcoming season blankets the entire arena in snow.
With Autumn Season wrapping up this week, I imagine most of these reveals will be hitting Vainglory with the next update that will coincide with the start of the Winter Season. Meanwhile, stick with us for more info once Reim makes his debut in the game.
IGN gave it bad score, shallow combat and whatnot. I'll try myself to forge my own opinion though. Great review!
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Ign dislikes mobile games
Not surprising.
Can't spell ignorant without IGN.
IGN 6.5/10
Nobody should ever listen to IGN.
Never forget that IGN gave God Hand a 3.0!
God hand?
Goddamn!
Let's not forget IGN gave Pokemon AlphaSapphire/OmegaRuby a 7.5/10 for having too much water.....duh it's a freaking island morons!
AND a remake. Where they not expecting water?
I was pretty excited with the announcement but I have to agree with IGN. 6/10 was what I was thinking during this game. It's very repetitive and the Mortys all felt the same after 1 hour. Also there is no story line or cohesion. If they had put a little more work on those things it would have been very enjoyable. As it is, it's bearable in small chunks and it being a mobile game is what makes it get away with it.
The combat isn't anymore complex than Pokemon, honestly.
You guys beat it pretty quick. Is it that short or have you had it for a little while?
We got an early copy when the game was announced.
It's fun, and has the Rick and Morty charm... But feels like it pushes for IAPs a bit hard.
And that's why I don't want to give it a shot. I'll stick to the premium RPGs. But if they ever released a premium version of this, I'd probably give it a try and maybe even watch an episode or two.
I think it would be cool if someone from TA streamed this game at some point :)
I'm pretty sure it will be if it hasn't already.
Thanks Eli! I'll stay tuned and see. Was currently just partnered with TLaz99 in this weeks tavern brawl during stream :D
Yep, we were under an embargo so its full steam ahead now that its out!
How big is it, App Store has it close to 700mb.
627 MB installed
7.5/10 too much Mortys
I think I really just want a Telltale adventure game based in the Rick and Morty universe (or multiverse), haven't seen a humorous game from those guys in a while.
So how long to finish if? Any post-game?
Has a good start; lots of good humor and familiar poke-mechanics. But it gets real slow real quick. Because Marty's are fairly evenly matched, you have to play to weaknesses at all times or suffer huge setbacks. I ended up running around collecting parts, trying to avoid trainer battles, wishing I could collect more Marties but then afraid to collect one if I had a full party because what happens then, and needing to buy LOTS of serum to keep my team ready. Just feels like it got real brutal real quick, and just gets harder with every portal. You can watch ads to gain 30 shmeckles but you need 250 for each serum. I really wanted to sink my teeth in on this one but I think I'm through with it.
It's Morty get it right
After playing this heavily for the last few days, I have to say this is one of the most spot-on, accurate reviews I have ever read. The analysis is well reasoned and very fair.
ign sucks