Разработчик: Kardfy Studios
Описание
Draconian Wars is a game of combat, resource management and battlefield tactics. The battlefield is the lands and skies of Hyperborea, an exotic continent rich in natural resources, with a wide variety of ecosystems and full of amazing and terrifying creatures.
During thousands of years Hyperborea has been under the uncontested control of the Draconians, but now the Technocrats have arrived to the shores of the continent and they claim what once was theirs. The control of the land is what will bring victory to one or other. The Draconian extract their magic power from the earth, consuming the live and the natural resources around them. On the other hand, the power of the Technocrats comes from carbon and steel, both equal abundant in Hyperborea.
A battle for supremacy over Hyperborea has begun and one thing is clear, no matter who wins, the scars on the lands of Hyperborea will last for centuries.
In Draconian Wars players build their decks of 50 cards and try for their opponent to run out of resources. They can accomplish this by controlling as much areas of hyperborea as they can, or just crushing the opponent in battle.
Players have a mixture of ground and air units to spread terror across the lands of Hyperborea. Also, they have a lot of surprises that can change the fate of any battle. The options are endless.
Key features
- No boosters! Every card included in the game.
- Two different factions: Draconian and Technocrat. Each faction has completely different strategies.
- 150 Unique cards available as you progress in the game.
- Online mode and two different single player modes: Skirmish and Challenge.
- Fully customizable decks.
- Extensive tutorial mode to learn all the mechanics
- Achievements, leaderboards and trading cards
Поддерживаемые языки: english, spanish - spain
Системные требования
Windows
- OS *: Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8
- Processor: Intel® Pentium® D or AMD® Athlon™ 64 X2
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 512MB DirectX 9.0 compatible or better
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 500 MB available space
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Its learning curve is so meaty that after 3.8 hrs i still dont get it.
Tags: Boards & Cards - TCCG
Additional Tags: Delete Local Content & Remove from Library
TLDR: Outcompeted by F2P offerings. Dated. Saturated subgenre. Overcomplicated ruleset. Unintutive.
Trading card collection game using a turn based spell/creature roster and two factions. The rules are way too over-engineered with multiple phases for each player on each turn including complex mathematical equations based off of different pools of cards which distributes tokens... im telling you... way too complicated... the art is okay but you cant see barely any of it, and forget about reading text, that is unless you zoom on each card one by one. None of the mechanics are very intuitive but I also found that the game was not very good at teaching the control interface either and found myself just kind of mashing at things more than once.
This should be quite a good game - you have a collectible (purely through playing the game) card game with some pretty innovative gameplay - your "mana", life, spells, troops, equipment and the fortunes of war are all represented by the one pack of 50 cards chosen from your collection. There are two sides, the Technocrats and the Draconians, as well as some shared neutral cards both can use, and things are pretty well balanced and interesting, with a number of different viable deck builds that can be put together as you accumulate more cards.
Playing a battle is fairly straightforward generally, although the combat system takes a little getting used to, there is one main issue I have here which is when your opponent attacks you, you have very little time to react and choose cards whereas when you attack you have no time limits at all - I think there is a pause to stop the timer but I never remember it. Particularly when playing the AI this seems unnecessary, especially given when it is your turn certain cards you have in play that have abilities you can activate then on your turn the turn progress stops every step of the way and you have to manually advanced, but then when it switches to the AI turn it just whizzes through without stopping most of the time. Still this is a relatively minor quibble with the control system.
So the main problem - AI freezing. Repeatedly while playing through a battle, and with no clear pattern, you fire off an ability, or launch an attack, or the computer has to produce at the beginning of the turn, and the computer just stops an thinks about it for minutes, probably forever. The only option you have is to concede the game, no matter how close you were to winning. If this happened very rarely, it would be very annoying, but given it has just happened 3 out of the last 5 games I have played, it really makes the game impossible to recommend (and fixes seem very unlikely at this point).
This is one of the few games in which I recommend going through the tutorial. The mechanics are a bit more in depth than they first appear, so it is very easy to get lost if you just try to jump into it. Once you understand the mechanics, the game becomes very rich in play style and possibilities.
In it's current state I cannot recommend this game. I will change my review if the issue that makes it unplayable is addressed. The cards and fonts in game are completely unreadable. Not to the extent that I am complaining about the quality of the font. The text is completely illegible. I couldn't read it if I wanted to. A forum post from a developer stated this is not a bug and that you have to use your mouse wheel to zoom into the card. I can't read the title of the card or any portion of the text, so why would I want to constantly be zooming in and out of my cards to know even which one to choose?
This is a case of the UI not being designed properly to scale with resolution. If they fix this I'll certainly revisit the game and try it out as the premise did sound interesting. Sounding interesting is of no use if it is unplayable.
I will add a couple of screenshots to my profile showing what I am talking about. I also checked and this is indeed made with Unity. If you need some help fixing this friend me and send me a message. I won't spend a lot of time helping, but I may be able to make some suggestions. I'll also need to know if you're using the new style UI, the old style, or something like NGUI.
Hats off to people who have mastered this game.
Think twice before plonking down money for this. Compared to just about any other card game on steam this game relies mainly on the complexity of rules as the main element instead of simple base rules mixed with complexity of card combinations. Card combos can be complex too but you will never really get there unless you invest a lot of time to figuring out the smaller details of mechanics first.
Speaking of mechanics - i have done the tutorials many times but i still seem to get myself many times into situations where i don't have the slightest clue to why a certain move cannot be used when i want to. Am i not following the rules or the UI doesnt show me what i can do? i have no idea. I read some guides. lurked the forums. confusion did not clear away. 'Dont do too soon x'. 'Dont try too late y'. very interesting but so confusing.
In the end i really dont care if this is the 'best game' on the block for the people who really like card games - and looking at the hours played and positive comments it does seem to be some people's favorite. Entertainmnet value and fun has already been sacrificed here so the praise this game gets from the punishment liking veterans is just lost on me. Fun is essentially zero and thus this game gets the bottom feeder position in my card game library. I am sure it doesnt belong there but i really don't see any way i can bring it up from there either with the ever tightening competition in the card games section on Steam as there ARE very good alternatives if you have played your MtG:s and want to try something else.
Technically i have not found anything wrong with the game. It works without crashing and graphics are really nice.
Be warned - you dont see the complexity from the trailers. only when you try to actually learn the rules and play. I actually wish i could give a neutral review for this game as i hate to trash it but since it does cost some money and it doesn't really relay the complex nature of it correctly then a negative review it is then.
UI Catastrophe.
Not once before have I encountered a card-game that fails basic in hand-card readability. And I don't mean the fine print, I mean the card names themselves. Take a look at the screenshots at full size, look at the deck builder. Those shots are 100% representative of how it looks ingame. Not even basic mouse,-over magnificatin is included. You have to use the scroll weel over a card which will make it screen large, then shrink it back to look at the next card. Repeat until you can identify the cards without needing to read any text.
That a patch note reads "- Text of cards is now more readable even without zooming in. " makes me wonder what the hell is going on because this definitely is not the case.
I have no problem with overly complicated and cryptic games. When they are good, bring it on. But useability accidents like this suck out all the fun for me.
Unless the dev fixes basic card readability in-game, I recommend you stay far away.
What an unmitigated disaster of a game. The tutorial sessions do a good job of laying out the rules of the game, only to have every skirmish fail to follow them.
I want to move some units during my movement phase. Skipped! Why? I don't know. I had points to spend and units capable of being moved ....
I have a card that costs nothing and can be played during any phase that will stop an opponent from initiating combat where he's just summoned two units. He summons two units to kill my sole unit, so I pause to play the card. Nope. Can't. Why? I don't know. I unpause and let it continue, expecting it to let me use it before the opponent initiates combat. Nope. Combat time. Why? I have no idea.
Turn 2, opponent plays an 8 cost unit despite only having 5 to spend. How? No idea. Didn't play anything to boost his points as far as I can see.
I have played dozens and dozens of card games and this is the first time where I can honestly say I have no idea what's going on from turn to turn. Not because I didn't understand the rules as they were explained to me, but because the game clearly doesn't follow those rules. And I'm not going to waste the time necessary to figure out what's going on in a game that doesn't seem all that interesting or innovative to begin with.
Totally recommend this game. Is it hard? Yes! Is it fun? Absolutely! Is it worth my time? Well, if you like deckbuilding, awesome combo plays, and strategy that resembles chess then YES this game is for you. Did I mention this is a hard game??? Of course it is. If you make a few mistakes you will NOT win even the simplest skirmish. The AI is not stupid and it tries to make the best plays possible. I am enjoying the game thoroughly and now that I have finished the skirmishes I am off to the 1v1.
Draconian Wars is a preaty complex CCG. There is a lot of rules to remember but once I got the hang of it, it was preaty fun and challenging game. It also has alot of stratagy involved with some luck too.
I've just started playing this game, but wow. This game is EXACTLY like Decipher's SWCCG. Even down to drawing battle destiny with 4 or more ability.
Fairly poor for an online CCG - quickest way to get cards seems to be just instantly starting and conceeding every match. Not bad to simply play solo vs. the computer but I don't see this going well or being fun online in multiplayer.
This game might as well be in early access. It is incredibly buggy, to the point where it is nearly unplayable. Constant match-ending hiccups and weird flubs with card-zooming in multiplayer, coupled with easily abusable multiplayer match-quitting, make this game a must-pass. If you want to play this game in a version that doesn't suck so badly, try playing the old Star Wars card game, or the reboot Wars. The rules of this game are essentially stolen completely from that game anyway.
Draconian wars is a rewarding card gaming experience that will certainly scratch that the itch of your inner strategist. Unfortunately plagued by a couple of bugs at the time of this review but this and the games relatively small scope can be forgiven for its low price point ($5 at the time of this review).
You can watch me go through some of the game's features and game play here:
Check Out: Draconian Wars
GAMEPLAY
The game might disappoint some who are hoping for another Magic The Gathering or Hearthstone analogue as, while it is a card game, it's gameplay and format differs from the relatively more fast paced aforementioned games. I myself am reminded more of two games when I play this: Smash Up and Battle Tech. Smash Up mainly for the objective based aspect of the game where you are playing for control of areas as a pathway to victory and Battle Tech (an old card game that is now out of print) for the two asymmetrical factions to build your deck with: One more strategic and tricky and one with more powerful units. In this case the Technocrats and the Draconians. You also have the ability to splash in the neutral mercenaries or natives for more varied play styles and more interesting deck building.
Like I mentioned before, the gameplay is a bit slower and more deliberate than Magic or Hearthstone while the difference is not so pronounced as this, I would use the difference between an RTS and a MOBA as an analogy between the two: both can be fast paced but in one there is a lot more factors to take into account and micromanagement to be done which will leave you finding that you spend a long time deliberating on the best course of action. This is exacerbated by the fact that the way combat resolves is hard to get your head around in the beginning.
This could just be my experience with the game but I find there is a couple of issues with the pacing; in my games the outcome of the match was often decided in the first few turns and I would find myself unable to do much more than slow the hemorrhaging for the rest of the match. Most of my cards felt largely impotent and I felt like I couldn't do anything to significantly alter the outcome of the game past the first couple of turns.
Don't get me wrong though, I still very much enjoy this game and I did have some legitimately close matches and most likely my inability to fight the opponents momentum is largely due to my inexperience with the mechanics of the game which leads nicely into the next section:
LEARNING CURVE:
The tutorial is disappointingly bare bones and Kardfy appears to have gone with a very 'throw them in the water and they will learn how to swim' outlook for the most part. I found after completing the tutorials I still didn't understand many of the mechanics, and my first couple of matches with AI opponents I found frustratingly difficult and unable to follow what was happening.
A little perseverance however and I started to feel a more and more rewarding sense of achievement when I managed to make a plan and see the outcome actually turn out how I expected! So for people looking to play this game I say this: Don't let the difficulty curve turn you off, as the complexity of the game only belies the potential for meaty meta game and a high level of strategic possibilities!
CARD POOL:
At the time of this review there is only 140 cards, so with a deck of 50 cards and two factions precluding each other in a deck means that at the moment there is less option for deck building than I would like to see. But the game is $5... so still a good deal...
ONLINE PLAY:
At the time of this review there is very few people playing online, I didn't see any matches taking place any time I have checked it, but as the game has only just been green-lit hopefully this will increase!
THE SHOP:
THERE ARE NO REAL MONEY MICRO TRANSACTIONS.
You can buy all the cards with in game credits won from playing matches.
They chose a strange model for the shop where you are shown 10 random cards, and can then press 'more' to see another ten random cards. You can click 'more' as much as you want and eventually you will come across the cards you were looking for... which begs the question: Why don't they just let you search through all the cards to buy what you want, after all, currently the only barrier to you not getting that card is a little patience and needless frustration.
CONCLUSION:
While it may seem like I complain about a lot of elements of the game I must say all things considered I did enjoy it and there are some things that it does do 'right'.
I would describe Draconian Wars as a rough diamond, currently it isn't as polished as it could be, but there is great potential for them to increase the scope of the game, add more cards and tighten up the issues. You will find $5 is definitely a worthy price for the current amount of content, and an great investment in the potential for the future of this game.
I salute the people who have mastered this program and find it enjoyable. I found it gratuitously complicated and more akin to mastering the latest corporation productivity software than playing a game. I went into the program with high hopes. The artwork on the cards is good, the presenting lore was engaging and I've enjoyed other fantasy-based card games on Steam such as Magic the Gathering and Spectromancer. In fact the layout is very reminiscent of MTG which may have helped lull me into a false sense of familiarity. My first trepidation came during the tutorials. Guidance such as "Moreover, your Life Drainer here has 'Extract 2' and the Albino Sorcerer has 'Extract 1'. The Extract X modifier allows you to increase the effect of your extractions." is the norm as variables are abruptly piled on top of other variables in a triumph of complexity over depth. There's no drawing you in in small doses. It's quantum field theory from the first hello. I still might have given the program a qualified thumbs up but then after persevering through to a modicum of proficiency and investing a few nights, I realized the fun factor was just not there for me. So props to the folks who've mastered Draconian Wars and find it a deep strategic card game. Alas, I'm not one of them.
A lot of reviewers are saying that this game is overly complicated and that even after hours of playtime they couldn't understand the rules, but I think that might be a problem with them, rather than the game. I played through the supplied tutorials (about 20 minutes of time commitment) and then played one actual game, and had a fairly solid grasp on the rules at that point. I've played a LOT of CCGs, and it sounds like the people who're having trouble may have only ever played Magic: the Gathering, and are trying to equate the mechanics in this game to MtG's.
The game itself is very complex, it's true, but the mechanics are fairly logical and manageable. The biggest 'wishlist item' I have with regards to the gameplay itself is that there needs to be some kind of easier to spot at a glance differentiation between card types; they have text telling you what they are, but the number of times I've mistaken a Gear for a Support card (which are played at completely different times but often have similar effects - think Sorcery vs Instant) is rather embarrassing.
As others have mentioned, there's a random element to combat, but like every other CCG that uses a "fate" style system wherein you reveal the top card of your deck to get the number, the pool of numbers you have available is determined by you when you build your deck. Naturally if you build it with drawing high fate in mind, you'll stack it with 5s and 6s and you'll be drawing consistently high numbers in exchange for a lower power of card overall. Additionally, there's a number of ways to 'stack your deck' and either see what your next fate draw will be, or influence it (either by re-ordering your deck or putting a card from your hand on top of your deck).
Another issue a number of reviewers have brought up is the combat system whereby 1 damage will kill any unit, and it's possible for units to die before the combat even starts. This all comes down to strategy; you can see clearly before the combat starts (with the exception of Support cards played during the combat) whether you're going to lose units or not, and knowing when you should and should not pick a fight is rather integral to the game. There's 6 battlegrounds, and units can be played at, moved to, and engage in fights in any of them, so if your opponent has an unwinnable board position at one, well... you have the ability to avoid that one entirely and focus on the others.
I don't know if I'd agree with their claim that this is the 'most strategic' CCG, but it's got a pretty solid set of mechanics and strategic possibilities. Right now, the lack of single player game options is its biggest weakness - there's 6 "skirmish" decks to play against (as well as the ability to play against one of your own decks), and 4 "challenge" scenarios that're akin to puzzles to solve, but that's it, and considering the AI is fairly poor (often making completely obvious bad plays - playing an expensive card that will, because of its own text and the board position it's played into, immediately be destroyed with no effect is a prime example). Finding a multiplayer game is a sketchy proposition, as there don't seem to be many people playing the game, and I feel they were kind of banking on the multiplayer being the main attraction (which it could be, but only if there's more players actually playing) when they designed the system.
Overall, it's a fun game, and for the price, it's worth the purchase if you enjoy CCG games. Complex rules and a generally enjoyable game.
As a longtime player of Magic The Gathering I bought this thinking it would be a nice diversion. There are certainly aspects of Draconian Wars that I can respect, but it is hindered by some major problems.
First of all it is graphically well made. The cards look nice, the battlefield is well thought out, and the music is decent.
I can't really say much more about the things I like about this game as the problems far outweigh the good. To get right to it, the first thing that really turns me off is the translation (I assume it is translation) is riddled with logical errors that should absolutely not exist in a game that depends heavily on card abilities & effect rulings. Getting past the translation issues is a major hurdle in learning to play the game, and I could get behind spending the time to do so if the core game wasn't so... overly complicated.
The thing about card games like Magic The Gathering is that their complexity should not come from the basic game mechanics but from the card effects and how they directly influence how you play the game. Draconian wars sits on a very complex core game and throws in the poorly translated card effects to muddle up the whole experience. It honestly feels like I'm playing a game developed by three different people with vastly different opinions of how the game ought to be played, and instead of deciding on one thing they mashed all of their opinions together into some sort of technical mess.
I really wanted to like this game because it looks really cool from the videos and screenshots, but it is so different-so utterly over complicated- that it appeals only to the most hardcore players. If you're hoping for a casual card game to pick up and play this absolutely is not for you.
Draconian Wars is a unique and very innovative experience in the niche world of CCG's. It takes place in the fictional world of HyperBorea - a world now ruled by dragons. After having been oppressed and forced from their homelands, humans return with a vengeance and many a technological wonder. In an attempt to take back that which was stolen the Draconian Wars begin.
The two factions, Dragons and Technocrats both have unique sets of cards that can be supplemented with the third Neutral faction to create interesting, synergistic deck combinations and strategies. Dragons feature large units, brute force and magical spells to overcome their foes in air and on land. The Technocrats on the other hand use their immense knowledge of engineering and technology to dominate their battles using fantastic weaponry.
The way you play the game will most likely be dictated by the kind of player you are in other video games and CCG's. If you are someone who enjoys playing aggressively and likes to have dominance over the board you will most likely enjoy the draconians. They have massive units and spells to pump up their creatures to make them even stronger. They also have a couple of tricks to weaken enemy units in combat with them, deal direct damage but ultimately have very straightforward and readable tactics.
If you are the kind of player who likes to look at a losing situation from all sides, manipulate the battlefield, the combatants and completely change the outcome of a game then the technocrats are for you. They sport slightly weaker units overall but they have incredible abilities and cards that played correctly make you feel as if you are always the one pulling your opponents puppet strings.
Your cards are everything in this game - literally. They act as your life total and resource count to play cards from your hand. The claim that this is one of the most strategic card games is not at all a lie - Having played my fair share of them, this is easily one of the top contenders. Everything you do in this game must be executed carefully and with great precision because knowing how to manage your resources properly while maintaining cards in your hand and board advantage calls for a balancing act that only experienced players will achieve.
There are some bugs that still need ironing out, but the the devs have been very active on the community hub and everything that was brought to them so far they have either acknowledged or fixed in a patch.
That said, Draconian Wars has a thoroughly steep learning curve and it will take many hours before you feel even remotely comfortable with all of the different mechanics. If you dedicate the time though, the game is quite rewarding!
Great game, great devs and a growing community of strategists, tinkerers and fun individuals!
Edit: This is my updated review after i have finally understood how the game works, and after the "freeze" bug, that prevented players from finishing a game, is fixed.
To say, that this game is the most strategic would be one way. To say that it is very complicated and confusing would be the other.
First of all, the game is extremely hard to learn. It took me hours of playtime, in which i played the tutorials over and over, to really understand the mechanics behind the game.
And even now, i still have my difficulties with understanding what is going on on the board. There are so many cards, effects, game mechanics and instants triggered all the time, that i have troubles with keeping the overview, and lose my fun over it.
Unlike other CCGs, players may draw a lot of cards per turn- you start with 4 mana per turn, can sacrifice 1 card per turn to increase your base mana by one, and may use all unspent mana at the end of your turn to draw a card for each mana- so that a lot is going on all the time, and so that the possibilities reach a point beneath where one could still realistically control the situation tactically.
Additionaly, i dont like the combat system. Its difficult, leaves the player to little control and contains a good portion of luck:
To the beginning of a fight, each player that controls units that combine a certain minimum number of strategy value, draws a card, which's "fate" value (between 0 and 6) is the total damage that is dealt to enemy units before the combat even starts. If this damage exceeds the defense of the unit the damage is assigned to by its owner, the player has to choose one or more others, until the total defense is equal to- or higher than the damage. And all units damaged this way will be killed at the end of the fight-
A single damage will kill the strongest unit in the game, which i find not only unrealistic, but annoying as well...
Generally, there is too little motivation to play this game:
In single player, there are only two game modes:
Playing vs the Ai, which has only one level of strenght and plays pretty bad, or solving one of 4 challenges.
And the multiplayer is completely dead so far, and i dont think this will change, for the reasons i mentioned above.
The Poor Mans Magic The Gathering, But not neccasarilly a Bad thing.
This game is great for the price of £4, yes it maybe a card game that uses similar mechanics to Magic The Gathering, Hearthstone etc but that does not mean the game is poor. The interface/card playing arena has really nice graphics and I was able to start picking up the rules relatively fast. I did have some trouble in that an AI opponent seemed to freeze and I had to abandon the game however this has not happened since a 1mb update I downloaded. The main focus of the game will hopefully be the online play but this will only work if more people are playing online because no one was on the other night when I wanted a game. If you want to see some footage have a Uganda my Lets Funk King Play of Draconian Wars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCVTj63GiF8
Interesting game to say the least...
I would definitely recommend this game to any fan of card based battles and tactics.. Being new this game had some rough bugs but most have already been solved very fast from the devs.
I've played so many battles now. The mechanics of the game posed as a very steep learning curve, but it offers alot of strategy.
All the cards are available to the player from the start but cost in game gold which can easily be earned through battling the ai. The shop is all random and you can shuffle the options of cards available, free of charge, to find the card your searching for with the possibility of a unique, sparkling, more expensive version.
I have high hopes for this game. I feel that it offers a more controllable strategy than other card games. Whether you build up several large armies to slowly drain the land of resources or dedicate your resources to hit squads to severly wreck a small enemy army. Either way, Every turn brings more and more to the table to take notice of.
Edit: The second patch fixed multiplayer, the only major isusue i had so far. The devs are actually trying to improve the game (I mentionned some quirks about the in game shop and they were fixed) and are actively playing with the community and listening to what it has to say, i can only hope the playerbase expands now.
As an avid CCG player, I feel Draconian Wars brings a refreshing twist to the card games genre, the mechanics are well thought of and quite fun. As they say, it's probably the most strategic card game out there. It's pretty hard to compare to other games and that's a good thing. The atmosphere reminds me a bit of Infinity wars, and the combat system and spell stacks are a little bit like MTG. There is much more management and thinkering to be done than in other card games IMO. I had a lot of fun playing the game so far.
Except for a couple of minor bugs on release (which were patched less than an hour or two after) the game runs well.
Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Kardfy Studios |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 18.01.2025 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 38% положительных (24) |