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Not Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 1.4 hrs on record
Posted: Mar 24, 2014 @ 2:15am
Updated: Mar 24, 2014 @ 6:38am

If you're a fan of match 3 games and is looking for a little twist in your usual gameplay, this game might seem appealing to you. It'll probably be fun for the first couple of minutes, while you still think there's more to the game than it seems, but then you'll soon find out that there isn't.

You have 4 heroes on the left side of the screen, and colored runes come scrolling towards them (with each color representing a hero or the enemy). If an enemy rune hits the end of the line, the hero on that line gets damaged. If all your heroes die, it's game over.

At this point you'll think that each level will have something different besides an increasingly rune-cluttered group of lines that scrolls faster and faster, but nope, that's it. And while it's fun for a bit, the lack of variation gradually becomes very boring. There is no story, no interesting quests or goals, just few very "meh" achievements.

To make matters worse, the thing is incredibly buggy, specially on level transitions. Pausing is a dangerous choice as chances are that the game will bug instead of really pausing, leaving you stuck in a weird limbo in which you can't do anything but see your heroes dying, which can be very frustrating if you've been playing for a while. You'll then have to start from 0, and hope not to get caught in a bug again.

The controls are at times a little wobbly, giving the impression that the game was designed for a touch screen and poorly ported to the PC. So at times things won't scroll as they should, and you'll fail to drag runes around, very often leading to death.

If you're looking for a fast and mindlessly repetitive buggy match 3 game, however, you've found it.
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8 Comments
Nym Nov 6, 2019 @ 1:51am 
Having played this game for 19 hours on a friend's account and 12+ hours now on my own account, I have to say that I have never run into any bugs at all.

The enemies do have different hexes that they cast and their fate streams are different from each other (how cluttered they are, ratio of hexes to chargers, if strikers are already present without you needing to create them...)
You can also combine hero strikers of the same color together.
Did you ever spend your EXP points in the store to upgrade your heroes either?
There is story as well. It tells you about how the Dark One was summoned and why the heroes are trying to defeat it, and if you check the Bestiary there are snippets about each monster and the heroes themselves.

I've played it both on PC with a mouse and on a touchscreen, and while the touchscreen is absolutely superior, it is possible to enjoy it while playing with a mouse. Maybe try giving it another chance through Steam Link if you have a smart phone or tablet.
Razorflamekun May 28, 2019 @ 2:35pm 
I have not had any issues with the first bug in which you pause and your heroes die, but I have had plenty of issues with things not scrolling as they should...
Aramax Jan 21, 2015 @ 4:18pm 
The more you play and the more challenging the game gets. Everytime I play I get to the point where my wrist can't take it anymore...
Nayelianne Jan 21, 2015 @ 4:16pm 
I think I did do that though.. XD That's when I got disappointed there wasn't much more.
Aramax Jan 21, 2015 @ 3:39pm 
At least try to make a combo with all characters. The feeling you get when making a group attack that destroy everything in the screen is awesome.
Nayelianne Jan 21, 2015 @ 7:32am 
Aramax, are you saying it actually gets better? How many hours would you recommend? I might be willing to try and rectify the review if there's more to it that I missed. It did have a pretty bad impact on me.
Aramax Jan 20, 2015 @ 8:35pm 
"It'll probably be fun for the first couple of minutes, while you still think there's more to the game than it seems, but then you'll soon find out that there isn't."

1.4 hrs on record

You should really give the game a second try...
Mister Bloody Mojo Mar 24, 2014 @ 6:21am 
I just wasted my money on this one too....