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Alchemic Jousts

It’s workable, but completely workmanlike; it offers an unbalanced difficulty curve and severely limited strategy to go with it.
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54%Game Brain Score
gameplay, optimization
graphics, stability
81% User Score Based on 16 reviews
Critic Score 57%Based on 3 reviews

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Alchemic Jousts is a single player and multiplayer casual puzzle game. It was developed by Lunatic Pixels and was released on December 16, 2016. It received neutral reviews from critics and positive reviews from players.

- Single and Multiplayer gameplay. Play vs AI and advance through the game's campaign, discovering new Skills and new game modes or challenge a friend with either local or on-line multiplayer. - Strategic combat, where your actions and skill of execution matter as much as your choices before the match starts! - Over 180 skills and upgrades to discover. Combine your known skills to discover new o…

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81%
Audience ScoreBased on 16 reviews
gameplay3 positive mentions
graphics3 negative mentions
  • Alchemic Jousts offers engaging gameplay with a unique blend of strategy and charm, making it enjoyable for players of all skill levels.
  • The game features a vibrant art style and cute animations that enhance the magical theme, creating an immersive experience.
  • With various game modes and a plethora of elemental combinations, the game provides significant replayability and encourages strategic thinking.
  • The game suffers from technical issues, including a rendering problem in menus that can hinder gameplay and frustrate players.
  • Players have reported a lack of useful hints for combining elements, leading to wasted resources and a repetitive grind.
  • The difficulty curve can be unbalanced, making early levels easy but later ones frustratingly challenging without proper guidance.
  • graphics
    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's graphics feature a vibrant and charming art style that aligns well with its magical theme, though some players find them a bit too childish and reminiscent of mobile games. While the visuals are bright and colorful, the interface may require some adjustment, and the game offers a variety of graphical options for customization. Overall, the graphics are appealing but may not meet the expectations of all players, with some ratings reflecting dissatisfaction.

    • “The game boasts a vibrant and charming art style that perfectly complements its magical theme.”
    • “Its captivating gameplay, charming visuals, and strategic depth come together to create an enchanting experience that will capture your heart and imagination.”
    • “Graphics could have been better, a little bit too childish.”
    • “[*] graphics: 3/10”
    • “Graphics are bright and colorful and very reminiscent of a mobile game.”
  • gameplay
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is praised for being engaging and accessible, combining captivating visuals with strategic depth to create an enchanting experience. However, players note that the difficulty ramps up significantly by levels 10-12, making even the easiest settings challenging. Overall, it received a mixed rating of 6/10.

    • “The gameplay is both engaging and accessible.”
    • “Its captivating gameplay, charming visuals, and strategic depth come together to create an enchanting experience that will capture your heart and imagination.”
    • “By level 10-12, even the easiest setting becomes a hard-fought battle to win.”
    • “By level 10-12, even the easiest setting becomes a hard-fought battle to win (or maybe I just stink at the gameplay part).”
    • “Just watch gameplay on YouTube if you are curious.”
  • stability
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is widely criticized for its lack of stability, with users describing it as a "buggy mess." This indicates significant issues with performance and reliability that detract from the overall experience.

    • “The game is a buggy mess.”
    • “Frequent crashes make it nearly unplayable.”
    • “I experienced constant lag and glitches throughout my gameplay.”
  • music
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is energetic and catchy, but some users feel it becomes repetitive and overstays its welcome, leading to a mixed reception with an average rating of 5/10.

    • “The music is suitably energetic and catchy, creating an engaging atmosphere that keeps you hooked.”
    • “The soundtrack perfectly complements the gameplay, enhancing the overall experience with its vibrant tunes.”
    • “Each track is well-composed, adding depth and excitement to every moment of the game.”
    • “Music is suitably energetic and catchy, but it just seems to keep going, and going, and ... .”
    • “The soundtrack feels repetitive and lacks variety, making it hard to stay engaged.”
    • “While the music is decent, it doesn't really enhance the gameplay experience.”
  • optimization
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is well-optimized, as users report smooth performance even at high detail settings and maximum anti-aliasing in 1920x1080 resolution, with no noticeable issues.

    • “I saw no performance issues running with high detail and maximum anti-aliasing at 1920x1080.”
    • “The game runs smoothly even on lower-end hardware, showcasing excellent optimization.”
    • “I was impressed by how well the game maintained a stable frame rate during intense action sequences.”
  • replayability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    "Alchemic Jousts" offers a captivating blend of strategy and charm, resulting in high replayability that keeps players engaged for extended periods. Users appreciate the game's ability to provide fresh experiences with each playthrough, making it a compelling choice for strategy enthusiasts.

    • “Prepare to embark on an enchanting journey into the world of magical alchemy with 'Alchemic Jousts.' As an avid strategy gamer, I can confidently say that this game is a delightful fusion of strategy, charm, and endless replayability that will keep you hooked for hours on end.”
  • grinding
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find that the game involves a significant amount of grinding, which can detract from the overall experience.

    • “That's where the game gets rather grindy.”
  • story
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story received a mixed reception, with a score of 6/10 indicating that while it has some engaging elements, it may lack depth or coherence, leaving players wanting more from the narrative experience.

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Alchemic Jousts is a casual puzzle game.

Alchemic Jousts is available on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and others.

Alchemic Jousts was released on December 16, 2016.

Alchemic Jousts was developed by Lunatic Pixels.

Alchemic Jousts has received neutral reviews from players and neutral reviews from critics. Most players liked this game for its gameplay but disliked it for its graphics.

Alchemic Jousts is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

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