Whilse I like this game let me place the biggest cavet emptor I possibly can in the largest font size, bolded of course, that steam will allow.
[b]THIS GAME IS NOT FOR EVERYONE![/b]
With that out of the way, who is this game for then? I mean every game in existance is possibly not for everyone afterall. Well, this game scratches an itch no other tower defense game has ever managed to scratch. PVP. Infact PVP is all this game has to offer! If you were hoping for some VS AI or team play or anything else then this game doesn't have it, sorry.
The way the game works is as follows. You have 45 seconds to build up your base defenses AND select a creep wave to send at your opponent. You both get money for attacking and defending successfully.
If, however you think you can just sit back and let your opponent do all the work while you gain massive money then you are in for a shock my friend. Everytime you send your creep wave, they level up. You don't [i]have[/i] to send your creep wave every 45 seconds if you don't want too, but it behooves you to do so otherwise your enemy will level up faster than you can keep up and leveling creeps up is free, they just need to be sent on a death march to gain a level.
After 3 level ups they can evolve into even more annoying fodder, usually ending the match outright.
You can however let the opponent level up while you farm their fodder and build the ultimate defensive wall. Its an interesting conundrum and shows surprisingly good design because their is no 'wrong' way to play the game, except by not placing any towers whatsoever but at that point why even play.
You seemingly gain nothing for losing and if your foe quits, you automatically win, likewise if they disconnect. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hell, just take that in for a moment and then realize that Capcom couldn't even add that for Street Fighter 5.
The game isn't without its downsides however, first of all, their is only the tutorial whereby you can learn the ropes of the game. This is annoying but not game breaking. The tutorial will serve as a testing ground for your various build ideas over time so it is good that it at least exists.
The game also features a shop and some of the items in the shop, well, yeah. Its a free to play game so its what you'd expect, units that seemingly have an advantage over people who don't pay.
Also clicking feels off, can't put my finger on it but if i had to guess, I imagine this game is also on mobile.
Finally their is no single player campaign at all and wait times for matches are pretty long due to a low player count.
I can think of some quality of life fixes for example allow us to save a specific creep loadout rather than picking every wave, with the option to change it if we want, mid match. I often go with the same early creeps, just to level them up and picking them game after game is just repetitive.
With all that said, I had some fun with the game. It isn't deep like a CCG nor is it as good as multiplayer co-op tower defense games like Bloons TD5 but despite all the reviews saying this game is bad, I honestly enjoyed it, even if I won't be clocking in a lot of hours into it.
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