Pretty cool
I’ve been playing this for a couple months now and I can honestly say it takes a little getting used to. You can’t just randomly fire of your shots and hope to win. Strategy is a must. Go check out the community pages, loaded with cool tips. It’s pretty hard to upgrade the characters(epic and legendary) Takes a long time to get 100 of anything. Even using the quick feature on completed level but it’s a nice option. I spent the $10 bucks to get the piggy bank and while it does what they say it will, really hard to level up your characters and Tech and artifacts. I guess it would be at least a year to reach the second level on my artifacts. Ouch! Great game though.
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Awesom
Dgr3afvdhdhd
Fun
It’s just a fun time sink, been playing for weeks, unlocked all but four hero’s and the game has yet to have a single aspect feel like a chore.
The best example of an IAP game I’ve ever seen.
UPDATE: I’ve been playing for a couple/three months, and this is still the best game of this type I’ve played. It combines all of the best hooks from IAPs with none of the annoyances, including that you can play all parts of the game for free if you want to. You do a lot of farming, but it’s not overbearing. The game is so well done you’ll *want* to give them money.
The single best thing is that the Devs and some of the original beta testers are still engaged with the game community. One or more of them will respond to comments and questions *every day.* They’re also still tweaking and balancing frequently. That may change as they get bigger, but right now it sets the tone for a friendly, supportive environment without the exclusionary cliques in some games. I come back everyday for that sometimes.
One thoughtful design element is that you can actually play this for free, without getting killed by ads and pop ups. Rather than forcing you to watch ads, they give you extra coins to do it. I thought the graphics were too cutesy when I downloaded this, but the great physics kept me engaged. Then I saw how the art design works, and now I get it.
The game is engaging “out of the box,” and it has many, many entertaining ways to keep you hooked. Great physics? Check. Collector obsession? Check. Online challenges as well as campaign mode? Check. Daily and weekly challenges with special loot? Check. A zillion ways to spend in-game loot on power ups? Check. The characters you’re not actively using can go off on timed missions to get loot. I enjoyed this so much I ponied up $9.99 for the Mr. Steemo to boost coinage (2-3 months in I’ve spent $25 on various things, still worth it) - I’ve gotten hours more entertainment out of this than the equivalent $$ for movies or other games.
The single best thing is that the Devs and some of the original beta testers are still engaged with the game community. One or more of them will respond to comments and questions *every day.* They’re also still tweaking and balancing frequently. That may change as they get bigger, but right now it sets the tone for a friendly, supportive environment without the exclusionary cliques in some games. I come back everyday for that sometimes.
One thoughtful design element is that you can actually play this for free, without getting killed by ads and pop ups. Rather than forcing you to watch ads, they give you extra coins to do it. I thought the graphics were too cutesy when I downloaded this, but the great physics kept me engaged. Then I saw how the art design works, and now I get it.
The game is engaging “out of the box,” and it has many, many entertaining ways to keep you hooked. Great physics? Check. Collector obsession? Check. Online challenges as well as campaign mode? Check. Daily and weekly challenges with special loot? Check. A zillion ways to spend in-game loot on power ups? Check. The characters you’re not actively using can go off on timed missions to get loot. I enjoyed this so much I ponied up $9.99 for the Mr. Steemo to boost coinage (2-3 months in I’ve spent $25 on various things, still worth it) - I’ve gotten hours more entertainment out of this than the equivalent $$ for movies or other games.
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Cool
Demonic water chicken
These devs care and it shows...
Never before have I seen such a dedication to its users by an app developer. From simple questions to balance suggestions, the app’s designers are only too eager to reply on the forums (which are cleverly imbedded within the game, I might add). If they are willing to take the time to address what some would consider pedestrian matters, you can imagine how much polish and feel they put into their block-bursting shooter.
Owing homage to ancient paddle ball games, this modernized example integrates an rpg-like aspect to a tried and true formula. Each character (or Pod, as they are called, which is a small single-manned spacecraft) brings his, her, or its unique attributes to a strategic, turn-based game that is simple, aesthetic, tactful, enjoyable, and yet suprisingly deep thanks to element types, equippable items, and various game modes. You can actually feel each block as it bursts thanks to a vibrating phone. Alas, while you destroy enemies, use power-ups, and activate space-shattering special abilities, this quickly becomes quite addictive. The developers’ personal touch can also be seen in the artistic flair, which can be quirky and fun at times.
If one could find a small downside or quibble to the game, it would have to be the slow progression to some of the character building, due to all of the ‘stuff’ (upgrade material) littered throughout different corners of the game. It may be days or weeks before certain characters gain a level. If there were somehow a way to gain character levels by playing more, this would be a huge plus. Also, the inability to make tiny aiming adjustments can become frustrating- shots never seem to fly the same way twice.
However, these are minor nitpicks and the conclusion is a result that is very positive. I recommend this well-crafted game to everybody.
Owing homage to ancient paddle ball games, this modernized example integrates an rpg-like aspect to a tried and true formula. Each character (or Pod, as they are called, which is a small single-manned spacecraft) brings his, her, or its unique attributes to a strategic, turn-based game that is simple, aesthetic, tactful, enjoyable, and yet suprisingly deep thanks to element types, equippable items, and various game modes. You can actually feel each block as it bursts thanks to a vibrating phone. Alas, while you destroy enemies, use power-ups, and activate space-shattering special abilities, this quickly becomes quite addictive. The developers’ personal touch can also be seen in the artistic flair, which can be quirky and fun at times.
If one could find a small downside or quibble to the game, it would have to be the slow progression to some of the character building, due to all of the ‘stuff’ (upgrade material) littered throughout different corners of the game. It may be days or weeks before certain characters gain a level. If there were somehow a way to gain character levels by playing more, this would be a huge plus. Also, the inability to make tiny aiming adjustments can become frustrating- shots never seem to fly the same way twice.
However, these are minor nitpicks and the conclusion is a result that is very positive. I recommend this well-crafted game to everybody.
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Awesome game
Incredible and interesting, but to watch 3 ads, (daily goal)it’s like impossible! I love how little (none!) ads there are, but the only way I can watch a ad is to earn coins!
LOVE IT!
I’ve been around awhile and have played a ton of these types of games and they’re all the same to me. This is the first one in a long time that adds quite a bit of strategy yet it’s not hard to learn or play.
Do you take out the enemy with your next shot, or do you blast more blocks to power up your team? They also have plenty of
tasks but not too many as to bog the game down.
I thought I’d play this a couple times and drop it..I was pleasantly surprised! Fun game!
UPDATE: I wanted to say something about the unfair accusations leveled at the makers. I found that for the most part, people who complain about mechanics or gameplay
basically aren’t very good. There are a couple tricks I’ve
discovered while playing the last couple months that have
enhanced the gameplay. I don’t want to divulge it!
If I could give it more stars I would.
Do you take out the enemy with your next shot, or do you blast more blocks to power up your team? They also have plenty of
tasks but not too many as to bog the game down.
I thought I’d play this a couple times and drop it..I was pleasantly surprised! Fun game!
UPDATE: I wanted to say something about the unfair accusations leveled at the makers. I found that for the most part, people who complain about mechanics or gameplay
basically aren’t very good. There are a couple tricks I’ve
discovered while playing the last couple months that have
enhanced the gameplay. I don’t want to divulge it!
If I could give it more stars I would.
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F2P gold!
I’m a F2P player, just as a general principle sort of thing, either all upfront or I’ll watch the ads, that sort of thing.
The “grind” is part of the game for me.
Needless to say I don’t stay long in many games as the grind is too punitive for fun.
But this is a really great F2P game, right alongside hearthstone as my top two.
Most of the time at a block it’s a matter of the right team loadout, the right resource management, and there’s usually several other modes outside the main path to help.
I watch as many ads I can. And I really appreciate the whales and dolphins on this one.
Great game.
The “grind” is part of the game for me.
Needless to say I don’t stay long in many games as the grind is too punitive for fun.
But this is a really great F2P game, right alongside hearthstone as my top two.
Most of the time at a block it’s a matter of the right team loadout, the right resource management, and there’s usually several other modes outside the main path to help.
I watch as many ads I can. And I really appreciate the whales and dolphins on this one.
Great game.
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Cute game, when it will load
Nice combination of a breakout style game, with blasters and leveling up characters. Overall fairly fun. Major problem is that sometimes the game just won’t load. Initialized the universe, get to almost full bar and then stuck on “waiting.” Never finishes loading, quit & try again, same thing. Appears to be some problem with their servers.
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Response from developer
Hi there! Thanks for the feedback. Our servers have been behaving well for the most part since release. It could be an intermittent bad connection somewhere in between? We're able to load fine and our server health is in good condition last I checked (which is right now). I hope you're able to log back in soon :)
