Queen's Wish: The Conqueror 12+

Lots of areas of development one this game to tend to from party to towns. The writing for JV games is always a welcome amusement. If you are experienced not only playing but beating his games I recommend playing it on hard. Though even on normal the end of the game is punishing however still manageable. I don’t know how it will be on hard. I give the guy respect for creating an entirely new game pretty much from the last series. Even though this is not for us more than it is for him as he gets bored. Because there was nothing wrong with the old format he just gets tired of looking at it from what I understand. I wish he would develop it into an MMORPG. For that he would need to expand his team of course from a one man show. However I know he would do it right and he wouldn’t have to worry about money anymore, so he can take more risks with different types of game creation. Because I’m interested to know what else is inside his imagination. Salute to him and his wife.

This is my first spiderweb software game. I've been interested in them for a long time, but it's hard for me to play long point-and-click rpgs on my computer when I already work an office job. When I saw the new one had an iOS release, I dove in immediately.

I completed the game, finishing nearly every quest, and had a blast the whole time. The iOS environment is snappy and feels great (after you turn on manual scrolling). The story is thoughtful and well-written, and the fighting and resource management never stops being fun and strategic. I absolutely love that you can't grind for resources, I actually had to think and do quests to progress.

Great game, great introduction to the Vogel oeuvre. Extremely excited for whatever's next.

I was skeptical at first that an old-school rpg like this could be played on an iPhone. (I have played all if Spiderweb’s amazing rpgs on the iPad, and the screen usually felt cramped.).

But they have done a really great job of removing the tedious aspects of rpgs that often fill the screen. For example, treasure is clearly marked— no more clicking to pick up every goblet you pass on a table— and valuable items are instantly converted to gold. Sure, less “realism”, but the great tactical combat, character ability customization, and story with real role-playing choices are there.

It also purposely pushes you away from repetitive “grinding”- another choice that had me confused at first, but soon its wisdom became apparent. Since you only get xp from completing quests, if you find an opponent or area hard to beat, you’re pushed into exploring new areas & experiencing new story instead of the default rpg path of repeating battles over and over to level up. (And if you truly feel you’re stuck, you can lower the difficulty to “casual” temporarily.)

If you are a fan of old-school turn-based rpgs, you should definitely pick this one up.