Universal Summoner Wars (Plaid Hat Games + Playdek)

Dang! At workplace, cannot download, cannot play...

 

I cant even download. Says "Item is temporarily unavailable"

 

Mm-hmm.

 

Well, judging from the thread that this comes almost a week early and is likely to torn my life apart after Ascension, I don't mind waiting (not!)

You should read the compliant letters from my Wifie (always playing with the iPad!)

 

Thanks! Now reading about how to use the free faction. Hopefully I can wrap my head around this game. While I'm not comparing this game directly to Advance War for the DS or Neuroshima Hex, but I've never been good at these games that require careful positioning of units. But I'll give this game a good try since it sounds like it's pretty highly regarded. I'm just afraid this isn't my type of game..but hopefully I can change that. ;-)

 

Most of the complaints that you levy against Playdek's async engine stand, and STILL it's one of the most enjoyable async systems! How is that possible? It seems like an incredible fallacy. Of course the answer is because of how beautifully the engine handles async as well as live gameplay. You can just as well choose to play a few turns live as you would async and the experience is buttery smooth in both cases. That is key to why Ascension and Nightfall are so enjoyable. Do I want all those other things? Yes! Is there any other async board game that I would play more than Ascension/Nightfall/Summoner Wars? Not a chance.

Playdek's next upcoming project, Agricola, is their most difficult undertaking yet, in terms of complexity and interface issues. That will be a big test of how they are able to scale their engines for bigger things and I'm sure they will pass with flying colors, having already seen Le Havre done extremely well.

I know you're a fan of Playdek as well (not Playdeck btw) and that your post was not meant to be antagonizing, but I feel that they deserve more attention against something like Magic which comes from an already existing product based on a legacy lasting decades, where as Summoner Wars comes from a developer we barely knew last year that has now found a place in the hearts of iOS board gamers the world over and is based on a very young but highly acclaimed product.

tl;dr Playdek and its games are awesome despite the clear deficiencies.

Might I just thank Spatzi again, if that will help him leave ^_^

 

To add a drop into the sea of Playdek async complaints. Yes, it is not perfect, we still want many features which are still AWOL but heck, I am having 25+ games on Ascension without much of a problem....

Still waiting for the clock to click 1300...

 

Okay, it's misery loves company time! If you can't download the app post how many of your friends are already playing it (in GC). For me the number is... 11. I fear it will reach the 20s before I get my grubby hands on a summoning stone.

 

I figured out that the lock icons could be turned off, but it sure was not obvious. Looking at playdek's games, i wonder if they hire the same 8 year old to do all their artwork. This looks like the ugly sister of Ascension. I am just spoiled completely by MTG 2013. Looking through these decks, the visuals do not inspire me to spend even a dollar on it. Bleh.

 

Woot! I finally won my 1st win against the AI! Phoenix Elves vs Phoenix Elves. Instead of rushing my guys to the enemies, I tried hit and run tactics.

 

They helped you save a dollar and more! Up to 7.99 in savings! Thanks and bye ^_^

 

These are implementations of already established games.

For the most part Playdek is not creating the vast majority of the artwork, but rather digitizing what is already in existence from available source material.
Any artwork they have created would need to conform to the already established styles of these games to preserve a consistent thematic design throughout the game.

While most people would agree that the artwork in both Summoner Wars and Ascension are subjectively inferior to that of Magic, it is really kind of apples to pumpkins considering the art design budgets and the talent that could be commissioned on behalf of all these projects...besides kind of missing the point of the overall gameplay.

You probably won't have a lot of luck though convincing very many people in the OT for the game that it is a vastly inferior product because the wizard guy on this one card doesn't look as cool as the other wizard guy on that one.

They're really all very different games and not really comparable in many regards.

 

Still no longer available in belgium

 

Of course the graphics for a niche title aren't as good as the graphics on one of the most valuable franchises in gaming.

Does it look like the Summoner Wars card game? If Yes, I'm happy.

 

It's not a location issue unfortunately, it's some sort of bizarre account based issue where you can download from the same device on a different account. I doubt it'll be fixed before tomorrow. This has just turned out to be a huge tease for the large majority.

 

Still not available in Oklahoma City, OK.

I understand the whole graphics thing, I don't mind the artwork. (I do love my Magic) so I have my artwork fix there.

My only question - is it retina ready?
Sorry if this has been asked, I have not had time to sift through the other 12pages.

 

if anyone is desperate to try it i sujest to create a uk account i just created it one and i just downloading the game at least to try until i can downloaded with my original account