Arcane Quest Legends 12+

Recently with the ever growing pandemic going on in the world I’ve been spending a lot of time playing around with apps on my phone, and if you like games similar to the Diablo franchise this game game is a great place to start. Although I haven’t reached very far in the quest line, I’ve had a lot of fun with it so far, and the game seems to run very smooth and I haven’t ran into any bugs to speak of at all. The only thing that aggravates me in the app is when you move down a narrow corridor with your follower behind you and he blocks you from being able to move out of the corridor, and pushing him or rolling towards him is very slow and time consuming. I’m a big fan of the mage archetype so I started learning all of the elemental spells at first, and while very powerful, even maxing out my intelligence with all five stat points every level didn’t seem to be enough to sustain my mana without chugging down potions. Melee weapons are found everywhere, and archers don’t have a need for arrows because the bows fire without them as far as I know, but the mage has to have mana to use the spells, so it kind of puts them in a more expensive spot spending most of their gold on potions. Other than those complaints I believe this game is definitely heading in the right direction, and I can really tell the developers know what they are doing, and are very capable of making this game a 5/5.

I’ve been playing the game for a week or so now and am halfway through act 3. So far, so good. Gameplay is simple but engaging, the leveling system and skill trees are straightforward, and I love how “open” character development is. While the game is fairly linear, I still feel there are enough side quests to make it feel bigger than it is. Feels very similar to Diablo 3 without being a total clone. Also, it really does feel pretty “freemium” aside from the need to purchase anything beyond act 1 (and really, purchase price is just fine for the quality of content).

A few areas could use some improvement -

1. Collision. Oftentimes my henchmen have gotten me killed by boxing me in, preventing me from dodging enemy mechanics or hits. If collision is going to be present in this case, henchmen AI could use some improvement.

2. Gold. Though you do lose a certain % of gold at higher levels of difficulty, gold seems fairly unimportant. You collect so much through the course of play that buying expensive items doesn’t feel very exciting. I’m not sure if there are any special artifacts in the game, but so far gear is just a tool with no unique value to it. This may have been intended, and could be my personal preference, but I’d like gear acquisition to feel more impactful.

Otherwise this is a solid title. Small tweaks aside, I’d recommend it to anyone who wants a solid sword+board style RPG on the go.

At first it seems to be an exceedingly fair offer for a mobile game. Really nice little indie iso ARPG. Only 4 dollars for three acts of content. Great and perfect offer for customers. But a little bit later you stumble upon a fundamental micro transaction mistake that will absolutely ruin your experience unless your willing to get Nickle and dimed consistently through the game. They locked gear identification behind a VC with real money. One of the most common mechanics in this genre of game. Immediately went from 4 or even 5 star definitely purchase to 2 or even one star do not buy unless you want to waste money to see what stats your gear have. Just a fundamental misstep in what would otherwise be a great little entry in what would surely have been more games I would be looking out for. If this changes I will update. DEVS if you want to create a monetization system that is above board and will not sacrifice obtaining goodwill from customers and fans please check out games from the trese brothers. Specifically star traders. It is so so so important to get those systems right in the mobile marketplace early on if you want true long term fan commitment and success. Have a good day!