For positives on the gameplay, I was hesitant about this game because their previous entry in this series had different gameplay mechanics but I thought they did a good job with combining the deck builder + unit defense game. The best way I can describe this game is that its Teamfight tactics deck building. There are many different units / factions in this game so its fun to mix and match to figure out what type of comp you enjoy. I enjoyed resetting the comp and trying out different factions so once you hone in on a mix that you like then there is a mechanic that allows you to sacrifice other units to make your faction stronger. This by itself is a simple gameplay loop but what really makes it fun is you can place your global unit across different tiles and use the deck that you've been building to make your faction on board even stronger. The capture system was also a fun tool to try and get my deck to utilize. Near the end it was an awesome RP feeling to send my enemy's units against their leader.

As for the negatives for gameplay, while the gameloop was satisfying when it worked - there were a lot of times where I couldn't play everything due to the mana system. In the beginning it felt good because I had to strategize between playing defensive or offensive cards but near the late game it felt pointless to have spent a lot of time in deck building when I was restricted by the same amount of mana that I had in the beginning. I know there are some cards that give you extra mana but I was hoping that the sacrifice system would improve the mana pool and be more than just a stat numbers increased. The sacrifice system is basically just a stat increase for all of the factions, there are unique abilities that occur from having a large amount of the same faction units but it still felt disappointing to use.

It was a short and sweet story, there were some things I wished turned out differently and expanded upon but I feel like the developers left a satisfying end. I enjoyed talking to the characters outside of combat and exploring all of their dialogue options. I wish we had more dialogue options to explore either their backstory or just more details about the loyalty aspect of the story. I hope in the future that the developers can add in random npc/units from your dungeon or at least units from the highest affinity faction that you can interact with. While you can talk to the named characters about the story, I wish I could have talked to the demons/units and see what they felt about the situation. I imagine they didn't do it because that would have a ton of more work just due to the number of units available. Aside from that, I hope they eventually add voice acting all of the story lines but since its a small game its understandable that they wouldn't

If you enjoyed the art from the previous entry then you will not be disappointed, they continue using the same art style from before. Continuing from the npc/unit aspect, I hope in the future that the devs can add in more areas to explore outside of combat. There is a main hub area but I would have liked to see what the day to day demons lived in or interacted with them in like a mess hall, armory, or infirmary. There are a lot of unique units but you can only see their models in the small tile based compact, I hoped there would have been dialogue opportunities with the units so I could have seen their art in more detail / bigger aspect.

Overall the game is enjoyable and has a short but sweet story. I hope they continue to expand upon this series even if its in form of different media or gameplay mechanics, regardless I will be excited for the next project that Dvora Studios work on!

Story : 4/5 A good story, arround 15h to finish

Graphic : 4/5 Nice, simple but good

Gameplay : 2.5/5 Lack QoL, you can't build properly, too random, not equilibrated, too funky, still cool & simple, but need to be improved

Sound / Music : 3.5 Music are ok, some are good, but lack a lot of sounds

Globaly a good game (mostly for the story), but wich need to be polish and have some rework. 10 bucks is a good price.

Overall a great experience, the combat is pretty nice and being able to affect directly the tide with the Monarc's abilities was fun. The only boss fight that I truly didn't enjoy was the one with the map-wide reflect damage buff hah! But other than that building armies and optimizing synergies was pretty nice! The story was great with a interesting twist on illusions and dreams. One thing that really stands out for me tho is the art work! Characters are truly unique and you can tell a lot of love went into the design! All in all a solid buy for the price.