I love the game but I would love to see some more things.

WISH LIST:

1. A way to set up protective orders. For example a tank that is set to protect a summoner wont leave the summoner but will stay in front of them and fight any near by enemies.

2. Xp gained column in the stats menu at the end of the battle

3. This one is a bit optimistic but maybe in a future game, have the fighters occupy tiles and not allow them to overlap each other. For example, I set up two tanks in front of a beserker and the beserker will just walk through my tanks and go straight for my back line. it would be nice to see that he would at least have to walk around first.

4. Another optimistic one would be to see an armor stat that is only affected by items. I.e. you cant level it up but buying items and placing them in slots could increase it.

5. the ability to craft all items except the upgradable ones.

🔥

outstanding game

Loved it, lots to manage, good interfaces and nice art.

gud

Curious game but becomes boring and repetitive in the end.

Yup, 'tis fun.

its alright wish there was more orc units and bigger battles

A surprisingly fun strategic auto-battler. Game has 2 mode's, story mode and tournament aka endless mode. Story mode is also kinda endless in the sense that once you beat it, you can keep playing it to finish up side quests that you left alone or to keep playing one of the championship arena's that you do during the story mode.

Just a fair warning though, if you pick this game up, keep in mind, most of the guide's are out of date since alot of stuff has been nerfed/changed over time. That being said, it is still very possible to win most of the battles. But if your playing on hard difficulty or higher, chance's are you will have to skip a few battle's since their is always a comp or 2 you will come across that will counter your team comp.

Their is "hardcore" mode aka once a gladiator die's, it remains dead, but their is only one achievement for it. Normally i always play games on hardcore mode /points at profile, but due to the amount that goes on in the fight's later on when its a massive war and some team comps being able to counter your team comp, i would'int recommend it, at least, not for your first run through.

Game can be played with just 1 hand using the mouse. Multiple difficulty settings. As for what classes are the strongest, some will argue in regards to certain one's, but it seems to be accepted across the board that the best tank is rhino, best single target dps is archer, best aoe dps is pyro (some might say dark mage), as for healer, seems most people are divided between shaman and priestest, personally i prefer shaman. As for best melee dps, cant help ya their, but i think the mace wielding orc seems to be a popular pick. As for best cc'er (crowd control) everyone agree's banshee hands down.

Now, is the game worth the default price? in my opinion that depends if one gets 1 hour of entertainment/fun/gameplay for every 1 dollar spent on it and so far, since i am now working on a tournament run aka endless mode and since i bought it on sale (think it was 15% discount), im almost their. For us canadian's the game is about 22 bucks after tax. So, it will vary from person to person if its worth the default price, but if its on sale for at least 20% or more, id say its 100% worth it. But if your not sure, id say its a pretty safe bet you would be able to get a good enough taste for the game with in an hour and 40 mins of gameplay to see if the game is for you. So you should be able to find out before the refund timeframe runs out,

Their is also an option to turn the gore off if blood and guts is not your thing. Oh and once you start a battle, thats it, you cant control anything, no micromanaging of ANY kind. And ill also say, yes, monster lvls outpace your team lvls by FAR, as in, near the end, boss's will be like, lvl 200+ and your team will be like, lvl 17-22. But with proper items, team comp, and talents, its very possible to beat them without any characters dying and without going glass cannon comps like most ppl on the forums say they do. I dont wanna post my build comp though, cause according to posts ive read, ALOT has been nerfed/changed over the course of this game's existence. But if you take the time to read items/talents and think of what character's they would be most useful on, its not hard to come up with a winning/viable build.

Only other things i can think of is that you get multiple save file's, fair amount of option settings, game can run on most pc's out their im guessing /points at sys req down below. Oh, and you can prioritize target's for your gladiator's too as well so they focus down any problematic classes. Just make sure to take the time to read EVERYTHING. This isint street fighter after all, if you dont read/think, then you wont know and you will get pwned.

Also, even though i said most of the guide's are out of date, id recommend checking out/reading Campaign starter guide (game v1.0) made by ink in the guide section. It's a tiny tiny bit out of date as well but by far the most helpful one in my opinion (just keep in mind the guide was made/written for ease difficulty setting), it really helped me get started and was able to beat hard while getting the speed run achievement first try with it, although i did deviate from it a large amount mid/late game since as stated above, i went a more defensive/tankier play style but did have 2 strong dps'ers 1 pyro and 1 archer and at least 2 rhino tanks, thats all ill say about my build, most of the rest of it came down to the items i went with/talents/what targets to focus down and what targets to cc off the bat. That conclude's this review. I bid ye good day.

Pros:
- Plenty of classes with a wide range of synergy possibilities.
- Easy to learn skill and attribute mechanics.
- Unlimited type of challenges including various situations.

Cons:
- Unlike typical RPGs, it's pretty hard to test a build without cost. Think of adding practice or grinding arenas that produces few to none golds and XP, maybe for reputations or quests only, but allows convenient test scenarios.
- Leveling a character is far too slow rather than buying a new one. Remember that frequently used characters have more emotional bind to player, and it's disappointing that I have to sell them even though efforts have been put on them.
- Too few contents or replay values. Building a team is only fun for first several runs, then it becomes repetitive.


Overall: 7/10
- Nice idea with Auto Battler games. Lots of potential on the combat. Would be even more awesome if this turns into a fully polished RPG game.