You guys weren't kidding about this being a solid candidate already for GOTY. Everything it's just amazing but what really hit me hard unexpectedly is how fun it is, how perfectly balanced it is (that feeling when you beat a boss!!!) and how well it works mechanically. I've read your considerations about Puzzle Quest (one of my favorite games ever). While mechanically Gems of War (which is great too, btw) is more similar to PQ, I found this game giving me the same vibes of the original PQ.....must be the background story and the wandering about the (huge) world with a pourpose. Beware....game is not your typical 'so easy you can play watching TV' match 3 game. Expecially in the key story parts, after you start encountering enemies with resistances and special abilities...you really have to pay attention and 'build' the board for the last stages (or the boss). This really changes everything and add so much to the gameplay, with a strategical layer that makes this game fantastic just for that. On top of this (most important) thing, everything else is so top notch and polished you will have a smile on your face while playing noticing all those little details. Oh...and those spells!!!! Great game, congrats to devs....I can't believe you are a small indie group.
The only game what could beat this probably (for me) would be "You must build a boat".sequel 2 1000000 ... When it comes out But i love this game also and congrats 2 the developer
I'm at the point where there are no shops and the only way to get upgrades is by looting them. When I do defeat a boss, it's by the skin of my teeth with a huge sigh of relief. Loving the game. Just feel like I need 48 hrs in a day for it.
Adventualy the UK App Store is sorted D/Ling as I type, the only thing that still just isn't Sitting right with me, Is this.Going by the exchange rate today $2.99 is £1.97 in our Great British pounds so why is the app selling for £2.29 that exchange is way off, all said and done I don't really mind paying that for a great game, I'd just love to know we're the other 32p has went, if it's to the Dev GREAT!! But somehow I doubt that, anyway just saying, peace.
Game Impressions Over 20 hours in, I figured I should get my review done: http://www.appunwrapper.com/2015/01/10/hero-emblems-review/
Get the emblems in the first town for paladin and healer first and it is a cakewalk if you set yourself up with some specials. Combat is all about making special tiles, especially 5-in-a-row. Look for formations like (and make them whenever you can): **^** and make 3-way vertical matches in the middle to try and drop on the one you need. Same for: * * ^ * * If you can make that one, drop the columns on either side to get the one you need in the middle One thing I totally didn't get at the beginning was that the special tiles you make this way are generic. They don't match anything. You choose what they do by what you swap them with.
I very rarely post in the forums, but I gotta throw my praise behind this game. Really great. Easy 5 stars.
Agreed. This and Space Marshall made my week. I hope that the ant-IAP zealots are buying this in droves.
