i was never really a fan of card games until a few years ago when i got Imbroglio. granted, it's not a card battler, but it got me started down a path where i saw Pirates Outlaws and gave it a shot. a year later i was a little obsessed with it.
now, i'm still not what anyone would call a fanatic, but i do have a few card collecting games/card battlers/strategy card games on my iDevice, and, for me, Dark Mist fits right in with the best of them.
you'll have 4 characters that you can choose from (three of which you will need to unlock just by playing, no IAP required), all having their own special cards and abilities as well as cards that are shared with all characters.
right now, my favorite is the Bugmaster. being able to infect your enemies with massive amounts of cards (which can turn into MASSIVE amounts of dmg) and the chain damage mechanics are just.... highly enjoyable. but i will say that each character has their charm. for a while, i really enjoyed the Prophet; being able to see what cards you had coming and the multiple ways you could drag turns out with cards that cost no energy points to play or that wind up triggering effects in other cards makes it, IMO, the character you'll want if you're wanting to be more focused on strategy and taking your time thinking a turn or two ahead.
priced at just $3, i actually think it's underpriced. i would have felt good paying at least $5, and $7-$10 would not have left me thinking i was overcharged, though i also think this of the developer's other game, another fantastic card battler.
and - if you're new to the genre, or are a vet and would like a bit more challenge; there's custom rules that you can pick and choose from for each game: positive, negative and neutral attributes that can change the game up quite a bit, making it wildly easy or brutally difficult. and on top of that, there's also a daily challenge if you get sick of the main mode... which randomly picks one positive, one negative and one neutral attribute while you try to get the highest score you can to climb up that leaderboard.
lastly, with no IAPs in sight, you can be sure that the game is balanced properly without trying to nickel and dime you into bankruptcy.
if you're looking for a card game to pick up, this is one of a handful that i would FULLY recommend, i've even gifted it to friends and people i work with just to get them to take a chance on it. the majority of them wind up loving it, while the ones who don't never had any interest in card games on the first place.... more RTS or action rpgs, which i really should have found out beforehand.
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I like how it expands upon the blood card idea and it makes for a fun rogue like “one more go” experience. Music and visuals are well done.
THANK YOU for portrait support!
Developer Response
Will do. I’ll get right on it.Good mechanics. Need to fix the scaling of enemy difficulty to be less OP. Too much randomness with building your deck to meet difficulty level of enemies. Need a better system for choosing cards as you level up.
Tutorial gave me no idea how to play this game. Played game once and didn’t like it at all. Dull and nonsensical. Only bought since cheap price and no in-app purchases. Had hopes, but still a waste. Prefer my PvZ heroes (plants vs. zombies heroes) card game that was free and soo much more fun. Still looking for another great card game to enjoy as much. Search goes on.
Currently I’ve unlocked every character. They are all super fun in their own way. I wish there was more characters. Idk how long it will stay on my phone but it’s solid gameplay with easily hours of fun. I expect greater things to come. Overall very fun.
I’m a big fan of card roguelikes and this one definitely stands out. It’s gameplay is unique of cards entering and leaving your life/discard piles and going into the monster “hand,” it adds a lot of interesting strategy and it moves quickly enough I don’t find myself waiting for cards to play out. Apart from having a repeated issue with the stargaze card freezing gameplay, I haven’t noticed any major bugs and have cleared up to difficulty 4 (once with each class). I definitely recommend it and for $0.99 it’s a steal!
This is a deck builder along the same concept of games likes slay the spire / night of the full moon / dream quest , but has more than enough original concepts.
I’m very pleased that games like this are getting exposure in App Store ... I’m sure I’m not the only one annoyed with RAID gameplay style and the unending horde of advertisements.
I can only hope there will be added content in the future. Will buy!
Great Job !!!
I’m a deck building rogue fan and only a few games have really added to the mechanics of the first of the genre: Dream Quest. Slay the Spire has, Monster Train has, and now Dark Mist. One of the thing that strikes me the most is how unique the classes are. Not only do they play vastly differently from each other, but they don’t play like other games in the genre. Too soon to tell if is balanced but it’s fun while I figure it out. Well done developers. The game is visually rough around the edges but it’s a hell of a lot better than dream quest.
Enemies take your cards when they hit you, which you can then turn around to unlock other cool abilities. Really interesting and solid! I only wish the game didn’t restart so easily when I spend time in other apps...
Fun game and a unique take on the formula but this seems idea for a portrait mode. There’s lots of space on the sides and always looking for more portrait games!
Developer Response
Will do. I’ll get right on it.
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