Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gwent-rogue-mage/id1574504250 GWENT: Rogue Mage CD PROJEKT S.A. Hundreds of years before Geralt and the other witchers roamed the Continent, the Conjunction of Spheres brought endless … $9.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsHundreds of years before Geralt and the other witchers roamed the Continent, the Conjunction of Spheres brought endless ranks of monsters into the world. Humanity desperately needed a way to fight back the onslaught to survive. Follow the journey of a young and ambitious mage, Alzur, and his companion Lily, who embark on a dangerous quest to create a living weapon that will eradicate the monster threat once and for all. GWENT: Rogue Mage is a first single-player expansion to GWENT: The Witcher Card Game. It combines the best elements of roguelike, deckbuilding, and strategy games with the unique mechanics of GWENT card battles. Information Seller:CD PROJEKT S.A. Genre:Card, Role Playing Release:Jul 07, 2022 Updated:Dec 06, 2023 Version:1.0.7 Size:1.9 GB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal ShinHadoukin Well-Known Member Feb 20, 2015 970 141 43 #2 ShinHadoukin, Jul 7, 2022 There is some kind of timed energy system. Feels like a F2P mechanic rather than strategy of limited energy in making decisions....why a timer to regain spent energy? I got this as a "premium" single player game. Any further insight on this energy system? May need to look into a refund before this changes to full F2P. W8rd3 and gaberaph like this. gaberaph Well-Known Member Feb 20, 2015 70 14 8 #3 gaberaph, Jul 7, 2022 Last edited: Jul 7, 2022 I’m apprehensive in general. When they first released thronebreaker it was also £10. And a year later for no reason it was delisted only for a new version of thronebreaker to appear (for free to get people to try it) with an IAP (£10) to unlock the full game. The issue is the old one that people paid for didn’t get updated (the new free one did) and you had to buy it all over again with no thought given to the original players that bought the first version. I just don’t want that to be the case with this! W8rd3 likes this. W8rd3 Well-Known Member Aug 21, 2017 123 49 28 Human paper weight In a human dwelling #4 W8rd3, Jul 7, 2022 I’m waiting to see if this is worth investing in. Like the other comments here, after the shenanigans of the first, I’m hardly trusting of yet another gwent game(even if it’s being single player marketed) however if it will indeed be a standalone that keeps its price, that is quite good on its own footing, and not just the studios umpteenth attempt to make us all pay for another gwent title, then sure I’ll give it a shot. gaberaph likes this. Jazzpha Well-Known Member Apr 26, 2012 776 16 18 #5 Jazzpha, Jul 7, 2022 It seems at first glance (from watching other people's gameplay) like the magic recharge is on a timer only because the magic abilities themselves seem pretty busted, and constant access to them as a resource would likely trivialize a lot of content. Now, why they couldn't just have it rechargeable by completing certain encounters, clearing a miniboss, etc. I don't know, as tying it to a timer seems like a bit of a 7-10 split if you're trying to balance the system in general. However, with the major caveat of *so far*, it doesn't seem like there's literal gameplay being walled off by the energy system, like stamina systems from F2P games or what have you. The only wall I can think of is to have an enemy so strong that you need a bunch of spells to beat it, but I feel like saving your OP stuff for a boss (if it's limited in quantity) is a pretty standard roguelike strategy anyway? Mercurial Well-Known Member Apr 17, 2020 52 19 8 Male #6 Mercurial, Jul 9, 2022 Bought the game and had a few runs, never made it passed 3rd battles. I also clocked quite a bit of time into StS and enjoyed it. Rogue mage is not similar to StS in gameplay at all. I haven't played previous Gwent titles so can't compare to those. This Rogue Mage game reminded me of Demontide more than anything and all the worse parts of Demontide. I can't see a way for you to properly control and manage your deck. The enemy always has the advantage over you and then YOU are forced to 'pass' once all your cards have been played and enemy always plays their OP order skill and somehow goes from 20+ points behind you to winning. Your starting deck is crap. At least in StS you had a lot of opportunities to strengthen your deck and upgrade. Maybe this game is just for hardcore GWENT fans. gaberaph likes this. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
There is some kind of timed energy system. Feels like a F2P mechanic rather than strategy of limited energy in making decisions....why a timer to regain spent energy? I got this as a "premium" single player game. Any further insight on this energy system? May need to look into a refund before this changes to full F2P.
I’m apprehensive in general. When they first released thronebreaker it was also £10. And a year later for no reason it was delisted only for a new version of thronebreaker to appear (for free to get people to try it) with an IAP (£10) to unlock the full game. The issue is the old one that people paid for didn’t get updated (the new free one did) and you had to buy it all over again with no thought given to the original players that bought the first version. I just don’t want that to be the case with this!
I’m waiting to see if this is worth investing in. Like the other comments here, after the shenanigans of the first, I’m hardly trusting of yet another gwent game(even if it’s being single player marketed) however if it will indeed be a standalone that keeps its price, that is quite good on its own footing, and not just the studios umpteenth attempt to make us all pay for another gwent title, then sure I’ll give it a shot.
It seems at first glance (from watching other people's gameplay) like the magic recharge is on a timer only because the magic abilities themselves seem pretty busted, and constant access to them as a resource would likely trivialize a lot of content. Now, why they couldn't just have it rechargeable by completing certain encounters, clearing a miniboss, etc. I don't know, as tying it to a timer seems like a bit of a 7-10 split if you're trying to balance the system in general. However, with the major caveat of *so far*, it doesn't seem like there's literal gameplay being walled off by the energy system, like stamina systems from F2P games or what have you. The only wall I can think of is to have an enemy so strong that you need a bunch of spells to beat it, but I feel like saving your OP stuff for a boss (if it's limited in quantity) is a pretty standard roguelike strategy anyway?
Bought the game and had a few runs, never made it passed 3rd battles. I also clocked quite a bit of time into StS and enjoyed it. Rogue mage is not similar to StS in gameplay at all. I haven't played previous Gwent titles so can't compare to those. This Rogue Mage game reminded me of Demontide more than anything and all the worse parts of Demontide. I can't see a way for you to properly control and manage your deck. The enemy always has the advantage over you and then YOU are forced to 'pass' once all your cards have been played and enemy always plays their OP order skill and somehow goes from 20+ points behind you to winning. Your starting deck is crap. At least in StS you had a lot of opportunities to strengthen your deck and upgrade. Maybe this game is just for hardcore GWENT fans.
