Dragon Kingdom War

I like most of the art and the gem puzzles, but often when I move the gems they don't move properly and I don't deal damage that turn. It is confusing and makes the game harder than I think it's supposed to be, which is a shame because I want to like this game. Maybe I am missing something, or it is buggy? I am playing on Windows 10.

[h2]Turbo frustrating mobile leftover on Steam[/h2] [b]TL;DR:[/b] The mobile version was more profitable, so the devs basically ditched the Steam one the moment it launched. Bugs? Never fixed. Promises? Never fulfilled. [i]I only played long enough to collect all the Steam Trading Cards (left the PC running over night) xd[/i] I guess that’s on me -- I was expecting these mobile game ports (you know, the '''games''' from the ads that look nothing like that, once you download them) to at least get [i]some[/i] love when landing on [b]Steam[/b]. Instead, nothing changed. The free-to-play grind is still here, “premium” currency is a nightmare to earn, even though microtransaction were removed, and you pay for the game. [h3]Game"play"[/h3] The whole gameplay loop revolves around picking the strongest “ally”--you would assume are other players’ characters--But no, there is no social aspect to the port. Said "ally feature" always completely out-level your team, so you rely on them to do all the damage. And then there’s the main mechanic -- the match-3 itself. It’s somehow both dull and weird. You don’t [b]slide rows[/b], [b]swap tiles[/b], or [b]link[/b] them in any way. You just [b]drag one and drop[/b] it wherever you want. Sure, it can “knock” other tiles around, but that doesn’t add strategy -- in fact it removes it, because it's always more efficient to match faster, rather than smarter. Newer match-3 titles with roguelite or ARPG elements rely on either [b]sliding[/b] or [b]linking[/b] for the fighting simulation to work. Not only is it more fun but also allows you to play with the formula -- just check out the [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1842610/Dungeon_Wizards/]Dungeon Wizards[/url]. Also, what annoys me is the use of “[b]cards[/b]”. They’re called that, but it’s not a [b]deck-building game[/b], nor do you do anything with them besides some light gacha resemblance -- without, [i]luckily[/i], the gambling itself. [h3]Graphics, more like graphICKS I am getting[/h3] They were, again, ported without any care for the medium the game is landing on. Art is muddy, pixelated and not because it's an artistic choice, but because it was lazily scaled. Font is mismatched, the boxes for text are too small, sometimes the text is even cut mid-sentence. [h3]Maybe there is lore at least?[/h3] [Quote]No, ♥♥♥♥ you for investing the time in this game![/quote] [i]~Shareholders that forced devs to abandon it[/i]. Probably. [h3]Verdict[/h3] I feel like I am disrespecting myself with even giving this review this much attention... I am [b]not [strike]recommending[/strike][/b] the game, even on a [url=https://steamdb.info/app/540860/]90% sale for 0,49 euro[/url]. So if you want a hero-based match-3, check out an actually good one: [b][url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1651090/Crown_of_Pain]Crown of Pain[/url][/b]. (If you will, I also have a [b][url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/wujooo/recommended/1651090?snr=1_5_9__402]review of it :3[/url][/b]) [code] For more match-3 game recommendations, check out this curator page: [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/43514067/]here ♥[/url]. Can't stop to match 3 review #5. [/code]