Merge Tactics: Kingdom Defense

Scryzze

3 years ago

Recent update removed progress on the campaign, but as the rewards were kept, I'm not too sour. That being said, in-game events are p2w; the advertised rewards (usually new commanders) are locked behind the premium pass, which requires real money. Ads are optional but common. Gameplay is a bit addicting and enjoyable, as is finding what silly strategies work and which ones don't. Things are a bit too pushy for ads/microtransactions but otherwise, a very enjoyable game.

Sean mccabe

1 year ago

Amazing, so much fun. I lost track of time last night and before I knew it, I had been playing for over 3 hours. Love the fact that it's not a PAY TO WIN game. You can literally spend NO money and have a good time, but because I enjoyed it so much I made some in game purchases. This one definitely in my top 5 favorites. Update - I downgraded to 4 stars because very quickly the game becomes nearly impossible to beat unless you pay RL money. I've been stuck on the last boss of chapter 4 for 2 days

James Clark

1 year ago

The game was neat for about 10 minutes but once the second level started it became apparent either this game was not playtested whatsoever or it made some deliberately bad decisions when it came to design. In an A or B situation: A: Dark brown text on a black background nearly constantly, the one time it was on a green background, the text was green. Skills have no icons B: Text Boxes and skills are not loading. In either situation the constant tutorials sucked the little fun I had out of it.

Karl Shrouder

3 years ago

It's refreshing when a phone game isn't about making money from micro transactions and ads. Obviously they are there because that's the phone game industry but I've been playing this game for about 2 hours and only watched ads cuz i clicked on them. You don't feel like you are being badgered. There's actual strategy and skill needed to play and it's one of those merge games. Ive been waiting for phone games to get back on the right track and this is a good example.

Eddy Kvasov

2 years ago

The game is fun to play, but I've noticed that after several updates the developers are trying to increase play time just so you'll end up spending real money on the game. Especially with the find the treasure mini game where it's forcing you to go through all the waves and the treasure chest isn't really in a "random" spot, but always forcing you to go through all 5 waves. Also, the fact they reset the whole story mode even after you've beaten it.

Jordan McIntyre

3 years ago

A cute strategy game with alot of heart. The strategy aspect is fairly straight foward, but there are lots of ways to play successfully. Plenty of cards/units to try out, and a simple leveling system. Simple to play, doesnt play ads unless you ask for them, and even gives you premium currency over time for doing nothing. Overall, I only wish more games would learn from this one and make games that are fun, free, and easy to pick up and put down.

Joseph Knezek

2 years ago

You know, I expected to hate this game going in because of how seemingly EVERY game under the sun has copied the merge formula, but what I found instead of a cheap knockoff was a well thought-out, enjoyable experience with a really user-friendly monetization model. You can unlock everything in the game pretty easily without paying money if you're willing to watch some ads, or you can pay money and not watch the ads. I'd highly recommend trying this out!

CJP-Loves SMP

3 years ago

I like it so far. It's the strategy game I was looking for that wouldn't require paying and also wouldn't be super demanding on my time. I feel like the ad system is well done and I've been enjoying the mixture of chess, tower defense, and merging in the battles. The game adds a few things i like a lot in other games. I've only played for about an hour today, but like what I've seen so far. Definitely casual game so far.

Emmett deMuzio

3 years ago

I enjoy the limited deck-building strategy and potential for rts style "micro". The UI of MT feels great. The entire design, from the presentation of game info to the implementation of ads, is very sane. If the architecture of the game allows for it, I'd be interested to see more "runaway merchant" style events added to vary gameplay/disrupt practiced unit formations- especially in endless mode ! At the time of writing I've completed Endless Mode wave 70 in the 0.0th percentile of players (?)

Tiernan Yacos

3 years ago

I've spent a lot of time with this game, and as a free to play, I feel like it respects my time. There are a few commanders priced too high to get you to purchase gems but they are still abled to be ground out. The ability to select loadouts of blocks and commanders makes for a lot of diversity and fun. One of the few criticisms I have is that I wish there was an option to sort blocks by type, having to go through the list looking for a specific ranged block can be frustrating.

K M

3 years ago

Fun, cute game with simple mechanics. Very generous with rewards and has optional ads that don't get in your way, which is great, in my book. There's also NO ENERGY/STAMINA keeping you from playing the game (except for the Challenge mode, and Endless mode can be replayed by watching an ad). My one criticism is that I'd like to see a game mode that does something different from the others. Something to break the formula. Otherwise this is a fun mobile game that I'd recommend!

Tim Redick

3 years ago

The main complaint is the ads. There's a lot of them POTENTIALLY, but easily next to, or even none of you decide to play it that way. However, i often find myself unable to load them. I'm sure it's partly due to my bad wifi but I've read other reviews saying the same thing so it appears to just be a problem. Other than that, I don't actually have a problem with the gameplay. Its easy to pick up what you have to do, though it's definitely not the easiest gane at times. I definitely recommend it!

Chad Geisler

3 years ago

Solid foundation for great game. It's engaging both in its gameplay and art design, but also has depth of strategy and a potential for very strong late game. 5 stars to help support it and hope to see some improvements. Please improve UI. Add option to filter/sort/more easily compare blocks and teams. Please add option for more team slots, I'd even be okay paying. More game modes, or progress tracks. Just need more ways to play and more data. Good game as is, room to be better.

Brandon Rieken

3 years ago

The gameplay is simple and intuitive, your strategies must evolve as you progress through the game. The upgrade system is well developed and metered. Resources are scarce enough you can't max everything too quickly but plentiful enough you dont have to grind. It's a fun, exciting, & challenging game! The graphics are great stylistically for the type of game it is. All in all it's a 10/10, keep up the great work guys, I look forward to your future releases and Ill download them all!

Andy Hu

3 years ago

The varlett and tin golem combination used to be able to generate infinite money, but with the cost reduction, seems to have been patched. Good work. Some of the units are pretty trash, and are objectively worse than others, so I ended up maximizing a mage golem varlett team for every stage, and that eventually became tedious. However, the process of figuring out the team was reasonably fun. Maybe a mode that forces plates to use certain combination would also be fun.

Red Hood

1 year ago

The gameplay is simple enough to learn quickly but difficult enough to be consistently fun. What isn't fun, however, is being interuppted with more tutorial after I finish every level. After I've played 7 matches I don't still need to be getting stopped after every one so I can learn about upgrading buildings again. Definitely would be at least 4 stars, if not 5, without the endless tutorial.

Don

3 years ago

I've played a few different games like this one. And it's basically a strategic matching tower defense. You can only merge the same units. And they must have the same level. And your only goal is to defeat the waves of enemies before they get to your commander. The ability to play offline is a nice addition, and it's a simple game with advanced quick thinking to outmaneuver the tetris like waves. I'd recommend it to any tower defense, and/or tetris fans.