But what is it exactly that makes Shadowverse the coolest kid on the block when it comes to card games? Our answer to that can be found below. Here’s our review of Shadowverse.

Covering The Basics

A strong starting point for any card game is evaluating the depth of cards and the synergies at play. Shadowverse has multiple deck classes, led by one hero card. Your deck will consist of several follower cards that will do damage in matches. They have hit points and an evolve cost, which we’ll talk about later. Followers generally do damage to either opponent followers or heroes, and when your opponent hero reaches zero health, you win the match.

What I like is generally how well everything works. Each deck has a unique play style, either in the form of espionage, or in the strength of drawing cards. The matches are very fast paced and strategic as a result. I can testify if needed about how addictive it can be.

Standing Out From The Crowd

Never write off a a card game, especially when it has the tools to be a leader in the genre. Shadowverse plays it smart by invoking a love for anime within the players, and the graphics and presentation does a really good job at sucking you in.

How the game stands out among competitors such as Hearthstone and Magic The Gathering is through its gameplay. There are a couple of mechanics within the game that takes digital card playing to the next level. The first, is the Evolve mechanic. During a match or duel, players get Evolve orbs that can be used to Evolve a follower card into a more powerful version. Each player can only do this twice per match, so there’s an element of quickfire strategy involved and players must know when the best time is to use them.

More Content To Chew On

I absolutely hate it when digital card games have good gameplay but falls short in every other department. PVP matches alone are not enough to hold one’s attention. Shadowverse luckily understands this, and has added in a lot more content to cater for everyone.

There’s a single player story that players can play in. The writing is good and there’s actually voice acting involved which is a nice addition. On top of having the PVE that other card games just ignore, you could also earn specific cards in the story mode that can’t be found anywhere else.

If PVE ain’t your thing, worry not. The game has a variety of game modes from random to ranked. And when things slow down, you could spend hours pouring over the hundreds of card types to build your perfect deck.

The Final Verdict

It’s hard to knock on Shadowverse because the game has many positives going for it. If anything deserves some scrutiny, it would probably be the clunky controls and the fact that adjusting the base resolution can be a pain.

But technical issues a side, you can’t fault the fun gameplay and that’s the important thing. There is a cash shop and while you can purchase currency to get booster packs, you can also earn them for free, on top of daily log in rewards.

Shadowverse knows what it takes to keep their game fun and their players happy. And for that reason, we highly recommend checking this game out especially if you love playing digital card games.

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There are four races to select from which impacts the starting deck; each race has unique cards which can modify the play-style of the deck. It features a detailed tutorial that explains every aspect of the game so that it’s easy to understand even if the player is new to trading card games; for players who are familiar to this genre, it follows the standard game structure.

Players start the game with 20 health points and the game is over when one player reaches 0; at the start of the game each player draws 7 cards from their deck and the player has a champion that represents them. Each champion has a unique ability that can deal damage to the enemy or heal the player, they can also be used strategically to compliment certain deck types.

Every card in Hex shards of fate is either a Resource card or requires Resources to be activated; decks are usually composed of two Resource types and only one Resource card can be used each turn. After enough Resources are available, the player can summon Troops to the field. Hex shards of fate  features unique combat in the match, players attack each other directly however the other player can decide to block the attack with one of their Troops if they wish.

As expected from a TCG, there are also cards with special abilities that activate when placed onto the field or when their activation criteria is filled. This area is lacking as the game doesn’t make it easy to see what each ability does; some abilities provide a link to a brief explanation however most abilities don’t and the player needs to research this themselves.

In addition to the PvP, there is also a PvE section to the game that rewards players for completing games; the Frost Ring Arena is a tournament that places the player against various AI opponents which can have unique battle strategies. Completing matches here will reward the player with in-game currency which can be used to purchase more cards however, cards can also be purchased with cash.

Hex shards of  fate  is an interesting card game however it can feel a little harsh on new players at times; it features the classic TCG gameplay with a small combat twist that makes it feel a little more unique. Gaining more cards is expensive as a free to play player and it can take a large amount of grinding to be the basic packs. Getting further into the PvE area can be difficult without stronger cards and competing in PvP matches can be one-sided against players who purchase cards. Hex shards of fate is a strong card game but there is an obvious pay to win advantage here.

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