Moonshades: dungeon crawler

Okay, I was enjoying the game to begin with. Brought me back to my old days. I liked that I got to explore a few places but...let’s be honest, after going through the second floor at the beginning, a ton of other doors opened. I spent three hours, three (even went to the wiki for help and guide) but there was no help to tell me where to go. I couldn’t progress. The door to the enchanted library was locked. Going to Targon was a lvl 20 area when I was lvl 7, and the only other places I could find (the cemetery and the lair or whatever) you can’t progress in either. Maybe I’m blind but after having all the maps, clearing everything EVERYTHING OUT I couldn’t find where the next area was to go to since all the other ones were locked. I don’t think that was well planned or there is an error I’m encountering that isn’t showing me the last place. Either way I wanted to love this gam3 but being lvl 7 and being hella confused on where to go next for hours, then realizing everywhere I can go is locked off didn’t make me happy. I’m giving it a two stars because I liked the concept and design of the game, the tutorial level and second level were easy to follow but after that...idk where to do and the hints didn’t help at all since apparently there are 2 wolf lair levels but the hints is saying there are 5. I play a ton of Dark soul games, Elden ring included, and this game by far has the worst progression in it I have seen. Would not recommend.

I’m on disability and am an avid gamer. There have been countless times where I download a game and uninstall after a few minutes. Have not done that with this game. The longer I play the more I learn and the more I get addicted. There is not a gotcha system. It’s pure grind, craft, enchant, and forge. It really feels like a mixed version of Elder Scrolls and Doom, with sprinkles of D&D. The conversations and banter you 2 characters have is enjoyable and at times pretty funny. There a few nitpicks I have though (most take the bad with the good, or else you won’t know what to and what not to fix). The grind is very real and at times can be a bit tedious. Having to run back and forth from the Blacksmith to sell and turn in quests gets pretty old. I keep hitting a skill instead of my movement arrows or attack because, there is no way to adjust UI sizes. The drag and drop element is nice yes, but at the same time, there are times I wish there was a quick-equip button. Looking at Gear Score instead of building around my characters builds also brings me out of the immersion. Lastly, it would be nice if I didn’t have to keep buying a map just to display the dungeon level mini map. If I find the map in the dungeon it should always be up for that section. That’s all I have as far as issues I have with the game. Everything else, is really good. Even the nitpicks I had don’t affect my enjoyment.

I have played many games, many “mobile rpgs” or “old school style” ones as well, I have deleted all but two Another EDEN which was designed by a legendary individual within the jrpg history, and this game. This game which stands apart from all the money grabbing gacha sludge which exists out there. To think one person designed all this and put it out there is amazing, the combat is fluid and fun, exploring is exciting and the atmosphere is the right amount of creepy and atypical dungeon. The item names range from epic to silly, every function of this game is amazing and if I had one complaint, quit your job and just work on this forever, due to COVID it’s too hard to put aside $40 all at one time but I have when able purchased a $5 of gems just to try and throw a little support your way, but if I’m speaking honestly to any potential player, if you like old school dungeon crawling that inspired games like the souls series than for an indie mobile game, this plays like a professional old school game and the best advice I can give is forget reading reviewers hurry up and play!