App Profile: Slice & Dice

Northern Spring

Rating: 5/5

I’ve been getting into more mobile games as of late, and this is by far one of the best designed I’ve seen lately. I’ll get the important note out of the way first. The one time payment that’s like $9 is worth it. I played through the demo fully two times. And the demo alone was entertaining enough as it was. So I thought “eh why not” and bought the full game. And I’m glad I did The mechanics of the game are really really well thought out and a lot of it feels very balanced. The new game modes you unlock the more you play just add to me wanting to keep coming back and playing more. The later levels can become pretty tough, and sometimes the RNG for the dice can feel frustrating especially when it comes down to the wire in tense higher levels. But there’s enough strategy to make the RNG of the dice not feel too annoying. If I have one thing I’d love to see added to the game, it would be a game mode where you can keep the same characters through each level up. Because sometimes I want to keep abilities certain characters have but I lose them when I level up and it’s usually not worth it to forgo the level up just for one ability. Also having more options to allow you to switch/choose placements of abilities on the die faces could be cool. Maybe these already exist and I haven’t discovered them yet, but if they don’t I’d love to see them become features. Overall, if you’re looking for a good roguelike, this is definitely a game that’s worth a try.

butterk_nife

Rating: 5/5

The full game costs about $9, but it’s a price point I would compare to something like Balatro or Plague Inc. You get more than what you pay for, and the demo is more than sufficient to figure out the game and decide whether or not to play more. It’s a brilliantly designed game. The market for idle turn based rpg’s is absolutely over saturated, but the mechanics of this game make it completely unique. It’s simple enough to grasp quickly and instinctively, yet complex enough to stay entertaining and keep offering new synergies between mechanics and new strategies. That balance of simplicity and complexity is so rare, and so satisfying. It can get a little repetitive, but what game doesn’t? Take a break, come back later, try a new strategy, and you’ll fall right back in. Try the demo, and if you like it, you won’t regret buying the full version.

(Jova27)

Rating: 4/5

This game has great mechanics. It has a good balance between rng & strategy. The more you learn about different abilities & synergies & how they work, the more you realize how the deep yet simple the game is. The problem lies within the balancing between the heroes & enemies. A lot of the heroes don’t do enough damage imo & too many enemies have summoning capabilities which can almost guarantee an end to your run. Even with the perfect team & great items, you can get overwhelmed really quickly. I think this is such an issue because the little minions that bigger enemies spawn do so much damage. The skeletons have to be the worst ones as they do 4 damage which is A LOT in this game. I think enemies that are summoned should do 2 damage at best & I also believe that enemies shouldn’t be able to spawn new ones at all as there are too many in the game. Besides the balancing issues, this game has a good amount of modes & heroes too keep the game fresh. I’d recommend buying the full game despite the balancing issues.