App Profile: Underdark:Defense

JeffSchwarz

Rating: 5/5

Short version: great game, great progression speed, very fun, good design, not a cash grab. I love it and praise the developer. Long version: I’m really impressed with this game, it’s fun and the progressing rate is very reasonable. There is the option to watch adds to speed things up a bit, but it doesn’t make it painfully slow if you don’t watch adds and none are forced on you, so it really feels optional and like you’re actually purchasing a benefit, not removing an annoyance. On top of that, it is a permanent add removal, but the “watch an add to get x” options stay and just become free. So I absolutely paid the reasonably priced remove adds forever button. It’s no different than if I had to pay that price to buy the game, except I got to trial for free and there’s extra benefits. I’m impressed, it’s an actual fun game, not a cash grab, and I hope this developer makes more, this is a rare find today and I’m super pleased.

Lucodin

Rating: 5/5

I didn’t expect much from this game, it looked cute but nothing special. When I downloaded it, the art shocked me. So much care and effort has gone into this game. The translations don’t make grammatical errors, I haven’t run into a single bug, and it just looks adorable and well polished. I kept expecting to run into forced ads, constant offers to pay money, or something else like that. However I genuinely haven’t seen anything off putting. There are ads, but they’re for things like doubling your rewards and not forced. I may purchase the no ads but that would be to support the developers, not because I feel like I need to. From where I am in the game so far, I would absolutely recommend it.

Jaremo

Rating: 4/5

I think the game is solid, but it could use some work. Things that are good: mechanics between items, towers, and heroes are fluid. They mesh well, and there is plenty to upgrade and do, making it a viable long term game. The graphics are simple, but that makes it easier to handle. Some games get so flashy that you can’t tell what is happening. Advertisements aren’t in your face. Customization is expansive, but I haven’t played long enough to determine if there’s just a meta at the end or if everything has a use for different scenarios. Things that could use work: I can’t stand games that have a million objectives to earn in a day, where each day it’s the same grind of objectives (I.e. build a tower > get coins. Open a chest > get coins.) To me these types of objectives are meaningless when I complete 50 in a single run. It detracts from story telling, and I think there’s an interesting story to build upon here. I wish the game was structured differently in that way. Another thing that could use work is the buildup of negative and positive buffs. There are so many buffs and debuffs that can be applied in a single round that I can’t always tell what has already been applied. If there was a way to show at the bottom or a corner of the screen or on the tower/boss what they’ve been affected by, it would help. I’m gonna keep playing this for some time, and hopefully my interest continues to stay!