[Originally posted January 04, 2024]
“The sweetest player-owned mobile game!”
TLDR:
PvP tower defense
Cute sweet themed aesthetic
Solid, if basic, core loop
Lacking strategic depth at this stage
Too early to rate but I like the direction
How to play
Playable on mobile or PC
Closed testing for NFT holders
Game Loop
You load into the game and can either play solo or PvP, both your aim is the same, survive as many waves as possible by using towers to defend your castle
Loading in you have a single track that takes multiple branches from the creature spawn to your castle
You opponent has an identical map - during play, you can switch between yours and theirs
To defend your castle you have 3 towers
An all round tower, an anti-infantry tower, and an anti-air tower
You also have a moveable mech
Your mech has 2 abilities to help with defense, rockets, and slow sheild.
Each kill drops some gold, this gold is used for tower upgrades
During the upgrade tree, you need to make a choice on which stat to focus on
The graphic for the tower changes as you level
You also randomly collect S tokens.
These are used to hinder your opponent, e.g. disabling their mech
The winner is the one who survives the longest
Game feel
The core loop is well-known but solid
I like the aesthetic and the graphics
Some of the animations are good, the guns firing, others are underwhelming, all projectiles looking the same
There are several UI changes that I’d like to see them bring in from previous tower defense games - such as upgrade tool tips
You quickly run out of tower placement spots, leaving you only with upgrades
I managed to reach a point were I had nothing left to buy
With only 3 towers and a single spawn point, there is limited strategic options
However I think further map and tower development will help this and I do like the direction being taken
Rating
I am going to rate it “too early” at this point
I would recommend keeping an eye on it as it is targeting a very underserved audience with its casual playstyle and cute aesthetic
I’ll be interested to see how much depth is added with more towers and maps getting developed.
Web3 integration
The game is currently gated behind Goomble Avatars on Cardano
For more information follow their Twitter to keep up to date.
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