Spellspire

Bought this thinking it was like Letter Quest - and it is - but it's worse on every level. Not worth it, even on sale.

This game looks very mobile-game-y, which I personally Do Not Like, but whatever. It's poorly balanced, so you're going to be grinding for money /a lot/ of the time. And you need...so much money. There doesn't seem to be a "ah, this is a regular human word that humans would use" filter on the thing, so many of the words I would mark as flat out unobtainable. They fed it a dictionary and you're never gonna figure out the Big Word because it's the genus of a specific Floridian tree. Perish

My experience: I got to the first real boss at level 10. I typed in a bunch of words, none of which did real damage, then it killed me in one hit. I went back to earlier levels, ground out some gold, and got some upgrades. I came back the next day to get some extra gold from the daily reward and got another upgrade. I returned to the boss, typed in a bunch of words, none of which did real damage, then it killed me in one hit. Like, sure, there are some issues with being stuck with a bad letter selection through random chance and what not, but worst case you just retry the level. The base of the game is grinding for upgrades, and the grinding doesn't feel good. There's a limited amount of bonus gold from beating levels, and after that you're fighting five monsters at a time for a handful of gold. Think Diablo if you had to return to town every 30 seconds. It keeps you from getting into a rhythm. If there was an infinite mode, where you could just sit down for a five-minute session and fight a bunch of monsters in a row, the game would be significantly improved. As it is, even if the core gameplay sounds good, there's just not enough of it.

Отличная идея - собирать слова, чтобы атаковать. Чем длиннее слово, тем выше урон. Повторяться нельзя. Но паршивая реализация. Количество букв и сложность слов по мере продвижения по уровням - не растут. Зато растёт количество хп и урон боссов. В результате в какой-то момент доходишь до того, что на одного рядового противника надо по 10-15 слов, которые ты банально не успеваешь набрать, а он убивает тебя с 1 удара. Как это решается? Гриндом. Возвращаешься в уже пройденные уровни, набиваешь на слабых врагах золото - прокачиваешь урон и хп. После этого на врага надо уже 2-3 удара как в самом начале игры, а ты можешь выдержать хотя бы 2 удара. И вот это вот происходит постоянно. Упираешься в тупик, возвращаешься, копишь монеты по копейкам, прокачиваешься, чтобы пройти дальше. Причём денег на повышение нужно всё больше и больше с каждым разом, а падают все те же гроши, что и в самом начале. СКУЧНО! Зачем они вообще это сделали? Хорошая идея загублена этим унылым гриндом уже пройденных локаций по 100 раз ради пары лишних монет на прокачку. Эх...

I've always loved typing and word games and this game has both of those elements in a fun way! I feel like it is a perfect blend of challenging and fun, especially since you can actually upgrade your wizard and change what equipment you have to try out different combinations and learn the strengths and weaknesses of the enemies you encounter. I definitely recommend this game for people who want a fun yet light game, both in terms of playing and for the computer; it's a great game to exercise your brainpower while also being able to play it as if you were in an RPG!

This is a simple word puzzle. Each word you find does damage to the enemies. You cannot reuse words. It helps if you can type quickly and accurately.

fun if you like word games. Works great on Linux.