Universal The Lost Shield (by Game Stew)

Awesome game and great addition to the Game Stew library!
I like that you don't loose what you gained in this game when you die ##
The pixels are beautiful work and the bosses look amazing.
I couldn't put this down all day and I just unlocked one of the two endings and unlocked the arcade mode. Now to go back and unlock/level up all the goodies #

 

I guess you need to destroy all enemies or gravestone, I'm still trying, too.

 

I think I've done both. I thought you had to destroy all trees but that didn't trigger a chest.

 

I've done both too; can't seem to find the chest trigger either...#

 

i finally beat all of section 1 and half of section 2.
love the difficulty curve

 

Saw the TA article on this and it looks great! I'm also gonna look up some of these.

 

I don't know what it is about yet.

Sounds cool, but I am afraid to blindly purchase.

 

9 Game Stew games
Tower of Fortune: Slot RPG
War of Eclipse: Si-Fi RPG
Gargoyle Ruins: Game & Watch style ACT
Tower of Fortune 2: Slot RPG
Devil Shard: Match-3 RPG
Ancient Legacy: Board game
Dungeon of Madness: Pipeline ACT
Tower of Fortune 3: Slot RPG
The Lost Shield: Breakout RPG

You can search game video on YouTube or review here, no need to blind purchase.

If there are several games you like, maybe you can buy a bundle to save few bucks.

 

I'm struggling with the same. I can't understand how to change the angle of the ball. No matter how close I hit to the edge of my characters, the ball bounces the same way. The physics just don't seem right. I've lost too many levels because the ball gets stuck bouncing in a corner.

Game could be brilliant with some tuning, but right now I can't recommend it.

 

Ok.

I'm in. Let's do this!! I've caught up on reading the entire thread. This game looks like a lot of fun and you can't beat the low price.

I'll be back after I've played for a bit. Thanks to everyone who posted impressions.

Billy

 

I just realized this is "The Hero's" 8th game that he's appeared in (I don't think he was in War of Eclipse). That is quite impressive for an app game protagonist!
Job well done Game Stew; these are all fun games ##

 

Anyone get the chest to appear on 2-9? It's driving me crazy. #

 

yeah dude, me too! seems there's no way to activate it, a bug maybe?

 

Physics / angle of the ball controls are horrible. So, there is not much skillful strategic play possible here. Apart from that I love the game.

 

Agree with the above. I don't know why GS didn't simply make angle dependent on left/right ball contact from hero. Maybe it made the game too easy? It's unfortunate because all the surrounding systems are great and your success feels like it comes down to luck more often than not.

That being said, still playing the heck out of it. #

 

Oh wow. I didn't realize this was in a brick-breaker style genre. Game Stew does some unique stuff.

 

Update Post from Game Stew's FB:

【The Lost Shield- Update Information】
- Ball physics fix: now you can aim and control the energy ball much easier.
- Achievement fix: 6 of them are disappeared before and now will appear normally.
- Stage 2-9 hidden chest object fix: now you can reach it by destroying 5 of something.
We will release it ASAP when update is approved.

Good news about ball physics fix!

 

I am trying to 3 star all levels and I am having trouble getting the treasure chest to appear on 4 levels:
2-9 (we already know from the devs is a bug)
But has anyone gotten the chest from 6-2, 6-6, 6-9?

I keep going over the ones on level 6 and I'm pretty sure those are a bug as well.

Also in arcade mode the words HIGH SCORE are misspelled; it says "IGH CORE"

Still think this is a five star game and I'm still trying to upgrade everything to the max! Ive unlocked all the characters and I'm trying to complete all achievements ##

Edit: the new update fixed 2-9, but messed up my achievements. GameStew needs a resync button with Game Center.

 

Update Post from GameStew's FB:

【The Lost Shield- Update Released】
- Ball physics fix: now you can aim and control the energy ball much easier.
- Achievement fix: 6 of them are disappeared before and now will appear normally.
- Stage 2-9 hidden chest object fix: now you can reach it by destroying 5 of something.

They have 2 pictures to show some character actually has melee combat ability and another one shows the reflect route.

Definitely a 4.5 to 5 star game now, so much fun in this game.

 

Much better now. The ball control is a little weird as it seems to bounce straight up and then quickly jerk in the direction you were aiming it a moment later. It's a dramatic improvement though.