First impressions so far
So far what got me at first was the pretty nice artstyle in a medieval theme along with a nice mood-setting music appropriate for this genre of game but it could certainly improve in multiple aspects.
This is my first time making a big review so ill go on the points that matters.
Graphics 4/5
the art style is certainly well-done and polished that leaves with a nice feeling of nostalgia from old games like age of empires 2 or the Civilisation series in my opinion.
Gameplay 3/5
The gameplay, although this is about spending time to build your empire and conquer continents, feels lackluster at the early levels. I believe if there was more choices on what you could do other than upgrading, sending troops and waiting at the early levels, the gameplay could remain fresh and interesting. Maybe making some options available early could indeed bring more replayability especially in this competitive market.
Sound and music 3/5
The music itself is good and appropriate for this games setting but the somewhat short library of available music from what Ive heard can become repetitive and the sound is okay, nothing bad or nothing special.
User interface 2/5
This is where the game suffers in terms of quality, trying to make use of its UI on smartphones is a challenge in itself with its very small interface where you would need thin fingers to properly play it. It also has certain elements blocked from view because of UI elements that cannot be resized or moved and generally badly formatted on smartphones. This is not an issue on smart tablets however because of the bigger screen.
All in all 3 Stars for this game.
For a game of this genre, this has good potential with the right tone and the right gameplay for people who like medieval games in general but it certainly needs a good amount of polish in general to make this an enjoyable and working experience for everyone whichever way people play this game. This would get 4 stars with the right amount of dates, polishing and work.
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Tribal Wars 2, v1.5.0