TAVERN GUARDIANS: BANQUET

This game is not that good. It has those mechanics of PuzzleQuest, RPG part, Inventory, variety of creatures and bosses, but.. It really lacks in terms of game design. You see - the problem with this game is that 80% of combat is based on pure luck rather than strategy. Get ready to be defeated again and again. Why? - would you say - just level up and get better at it! Oh no, there is no compensation for the loss. In simple words: you try to kill a boss again and again and you are not earning nothing that would help you to beat him. Gold after defeat? No. Stats? No. Unlocks? No. So if you're a person who loves to grind the machine for a chance of getting a good combo - feel welcomed to try it out.

An interesting concept and fun for the first few battles, but then it becomes a grind of mammoth proportions, doing the same fight over and over to little progress. And these aren't quick battles, end bosses have huge HP pool and it can take a substantial amount of time to bring them down. In summary, fun concept, but terrible grind, long, repetitive battles with little progress. Just not fun.

The game-play is straight mediocre. It's not fun, but it's not so horrible you quit playing. It's one of those games you start, and you keep playing just to finish it.. but the game-play never really expands. Purchase at your own discretion. MIXED is very correct for this game.

This is a fun and challenging Match 3 adventure! The player is a tavern guardian, and they go from tavern to tavern smiting all of the creatures there. There are gear and items to purchase. Plus, there are characters with different powers to change into. The main board is a tile board with different objects, and each object does something different for the player. Arrows take down a monster's hit points, bricks recharge your wall points for defense, potions add to your mana points for abilities, meat recharges your health points, and gold accumulates which allows for purchasing items and gear. A chest will appear at the top, and it needs to be dropped to the bottom to collect its contents. Oh, and monsters appear on the board. They start at the top, and they work their way down. They have a counter which indicates if their next turn is movement or attacking. If it attacking next turn, it's a sword. However, it can be a number which indicates how many turns until they attac...

I’m really enjoying this so far. Yes, it’s difficult, but I like a game that makes me think carefully about each move I make. No, it’s not puzzle quest (frankly, nothing else is), but I think this is a better title (at least in the early going) than reviews give it credit for. I feel bad for getting it so cheaply. I’ve finished the story now. It’s a nice length: not super long, but doesn’t overstay it’s welcome either. The reviews that complain about grinding bosses or say it is all luck—no offense, but these people just aren’t very good at games like this. I didn’t lose any battles, but they were tricky. If you are having to do them over and over again, slow down and play more strategically.

Although it is an interesting game the amonunt of effort and the little reward makes it not worth the time.

Lukewarm recommendation from me. Scratches that match-3 itch with hybrid strategy elements, but somehow feels empty. I think because you are given access to all the characters and all their special skills almost from the outset, so there's very little sense of progression, and it turns into a grind for coins and items to offset the punishing enemies and RNG. Fun, but lacking. 6/10.

Better than I expected. The meta-fiction is goofy (defending a bunch of taverns for a guy who wants to build a bunch of taverns, and no plot -- why not something actually heroic, with a story?), but once you get past that, the mechanics are pretty fun, with different character classes with unique abilities, offensive / defensive strategies when choosing matches to make, bosses with unique abilities, upgrades and consumables to purchase, etc. It starts easy and can get challenging fairly quickly. The art is good; the music a bit 90's early soundcard feeling and anachronistic, but it gets the job done; you can tell the text was written by a non-native speaker but it's better than most indie titles. It's a fairly small game. There are only 10 levels, which can be played on Normal or Hard difficulty. An endless "Survival" mode unlocks about halfway through. It has a demo, and I recommend you give that a try. I wasn't going to purchase until I played the demo.

Of all the Match-3 games I've played this has got to be one of the best.

Fun little puzzler well worth the pricetag