Heroes of Shadow Guard

fun little casual game. Does it matter if it is a mobile port? Surely all that matters is if it is fun or not?

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A free game with an interesting mix of dungeon crawling and dungeon mastering. On PC it looks clunky, but if you can get over that, its a fun little game to kill some time. I've always liked the idea behind games with user-generated dungeons (Castle Doctrine, Quest for Epic Loot). Nothing is as satisfying as watching some shmoe enter your dungeon, get turned-all-around, and eventually die. Game has some balance issues, but that could be ironed out reasonably quickly.

[strike]Perfect Great Decent[/strike] [h1]☑☑☑ Painfully Average ☑☑☑[/h1] [strike]Garbage[/strike]

You know the top-down, pseudo-strategic gameplay of a lot of free-to-play titles offer these days? Heroes of Shadow Guard minimizes that to a first-person, claustrophobic dungeon crawler, where the longer you take to navigate literal labyrinths means more encounters to drain your health, mana, and items. I originally thought to write this off, but came back to it on a whim and now realize how complex this game really is. I didn’t appreciate it until I invested the time and head knowledge to really understand the gameplay. Yes, it’s a mobile port. Who cares?! It’s very deep for a mobile game and not at all as simple as it looks. You can play it very simply: apply XP potions, auto-equip better gear, instantly complete unlocked quests, let the computer run your battles for you. Most daily bonuses take a few minutes of your day and provide many bonuses and rewards. You can slowly rise your party to sufficient power to a point you just auto-resolve every encounter with ease. Or, you can go hardcore, nitpicking which Gems to apply 4% bonuses to, max out specific skills, mix and match Pets between party members, swap out Heroes to evenly distribute XP earned. You can fight tooth and nail wading through enemy players’ mazes, scraping by to maximize rank points. Completing a labyrinth is often no easy task. It requires lots of concentration to minimize steps (thus minimizing number of encounters). I frequently find myself frantically rushing the final chest, one-shotting the boss with a javelin, and completing the maze. Staying and grinding is a huge risk to your success. I feel like a lot of balancing is warranted, but it doesn’t bother me a lot. Just because you have access to the strongest items doesn’t make them viable for low-level players: they’ll drain your Gold sooner or later. The $3, 100 premium currency daily for a month is a steal, and I’m not complaining; it’s another great reason to log in and check dailies. The shield (preventing other players from raiding you) is reset every day and after every time you’re raided; probably also needs balance, but I’m still not complaining. Heroes of Shadow Guard strikes a special mix of casualness and involvement. The amount of time you spend grinding and customizing labyrinths is a lot longer than you’d think. The amount of time you spend just checkin’ in for daily rewards is appropriately short. There’s a world of complexity waiting for proper capitalization. Ignore the plain visuals: this game has a lot to offer for the low price of “free.”

Screw all these people that call this a mobile port. This game is designed to play on both mobile and PC... This is one of the best games I have ever played. If you like building a cool dungeon and having players die trying to take it over. This game is for you.

Интересная игра. Выбираешь, экипируешь и качаешь группу героев, проходишь ей подземелья других игроков, собирашь в них ресурсы, из них строишь своё подземелье с блэкджеком и прочим. Графика простенькая, всё интуитивно понятно. Соседи по альянсу могут подкидывать монстров для охраны подземелья.

New game, but developers are good, told them a problem and they fixed it immediately.