Dicast: Rules of Chaos
- April 1, 2020
- BSS COMPANY
- 60h median play time
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Get on Apple Store"Dicast: Rules of Chaos" is a strategy game that combines RPG elements with board game-style gameplay. Select your cards, roll the dice, and engage in hero battles using strategic moves. The game boasts good graphics and soundtrack, but is very grinding with frequent advertisements. It has some bugs and is quite funny, making it a fabulous experience despite its flaws.
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Reviews
- Unique blend of board game and RPG mechanics, providing a refreshing gameplay experience.
- Fun and engaging, with a good balance of strategy and luck.
- No intrusive ads, and players can progress without spending money.
- Heavy reliance on RNG can lead to frustrating outcomes, making matches feel predetermined.
- Progression can be slow, with high costs for upgrading characters and bases.
- Matchmaking often pits players against those with significantly higher stats, leading to unbalanced gameplay.
- gameplay262 mentions
- 53 % positive mentions
- 44 % neutral mentions
- 3 % negative mentions
The gameplay is generally praised for its fun and engaging mechanics, combining elements of strategy and luck, with a variety of characters and abilities that enhance the experience. However, many players express concerns about balance issues, particularly regarding RNG elements and matchmaking, which can lead to frustrating experiences. While the graphics and overall design receive positive feedback, the game's progression and upgrade systems are often criticized for being slow and heavily influenced by pay-to-win mechanics.
“The gameplay is really fun and enjoyable.”
“The pace of the matches is pretty quick and there is enough strategy to them to make the whole gameplay experience quite fun and enjoyable.”
“It's actually impressive how the game manages to mix all these gameplay elements together without feeling unfair.”
“So basically the game inherited all the problems of Monopoly gameplay but made everything else around it great.”
“This makes the gameplay extremely frustrating: Ivy has very toxic abilities that actively restrict the opponent and makes the game an uphill battle from the start, and matchmaking is heavily unbalanced as most players are usually matched up with someone who has played way more or way less than them; this should be a rare occurrence, not the norm.”
“The gameplay is simply broken.”
- graphics212 mentions
- 80 % positive mentions
- 18 % neutral mentions
- 1 % negative mentions
Overall, the graphics of the game are highly praised, with many users highlighting the beautiful art style, fluid animations, and high-quality visuals. While some players suggest that there is room for improvement, particularly in terms of enhancing certain elements, the majority find the graphics to be engaging and well-suited to the gameplay experience. The combination of appealing aesthetics and smooth user interface contributes to a positive reception among players.
“Fantastic concept, great choice of art style, amazing graphics and fluid animations.”
“The graphics are top notch, gameplay is fun and engaging, and the pacing is on point.”
“Playing it for a while unlocking all the heroes I must say this is a fantastic game that all should have on their phone, it's got deck building, dice, board, strategy, random events, leveling system, beautiful graphics, and all thought for a phone screen and controls a truly impressive game.”
“I would give 5 stars but there are 3 things that need to be fixed: in some situations, the dice is predictable, also the graphics can be more enhanced, and finally the most important is that the books and maps are limited.”
“Rated 2 stars for the combination of the art style and animations.”
“Needs better graphics.”
- monetization118 mentions
- 15 % positive mentions
- 15 % neutral mentions
- 69 % negative mentions
The monetization strategy of the game has received mixed reviews, with many players appreciating the minimal and non-intrusive ads that are only present if players choose to watch them for rewards, such as speeding up chest unlocks. However, there is significant criticism regarding the high cost of microtransactions, which some players feel are excessive and contribute to a "cash grab" perception. Overall, while the game is generally considered free-to-play friendly, the balance between monetization and gameplay experience remains a contentious issue among users.
“I personally love that the game has in-app purchases, but the game developers give you plenty of ways to earn the premium, and nothing feels unfair when it comes to the main game mode.”
“It has the typical monetization you will find with free-to-play mobile games, but so far I don't feel underpowered for not having spent money.”
“No ads unless you choose to view one for extra rewards, which is always a plus.”
“Progression is very slow and microtransactions cost too much to be worthwhile.”
“Just a shameless cash grab for them, as evident by the insane in-game price points for nearly everything in the game.”
“It's simply a rigged cash grab.”
- story40 mentions
- 10 % positive mentions
- 83 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
The reviews indicate a strong desire for a more developed story within the game, as many players feel that the lack of a narrative diminishes their overall experience. While the quests and gameplay mechanics are generally appreciated, the absence of a compelling storyline or campaign mode leaves players feeling unmotivated and frustrated, particularly in a game that draws inspiration from Dungeons & Dragons. Overall, the consensus is that adding a story mode could significantly enhance player engagement and satisfaction.
“I mean why play D&D if not for a storyline built for wonderment and unexpected turns.”
“Just a solid game, very fun and addictive; I just wish it had a story mode or campaign.”
“Really imaginative game; it's all PvP and would benefit from a campaign or story mode.”
“There's no background, no story, nothing to motivate you to keep progressing.”
“Suggest having a story mode, because the game only has a game function.”
“Really imaginative game... is all PvP and would benefit from a campaign or story mode... would then get six stars.”
- grinding29 mentions
- 7 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 93 % negative mentions
The reviews highlight a significant amount of grinding required to earn gold for upgrades, with many players feeling that the game leans towards a pay-to-win model, especially at higher levels. While some enjoy the grind and find it manageable without spending real money, others find it tedious and frustrating, particularly when rewards do not match the effort put in. Overall, the game offers a mix of fun gameplay and challenging progression, but the balance between free-to-play and pay-to-win elements remains a contentious point.
“Great graphics, balanced RNG, not grindy (so far), and overall a really fun experience.”
“A lot of grinding to get gold to do any decent upgrades, and definitely needs more holding space for chests, which limits basic challenge or continuous play.”
“The design of the progression is extremely pay-to-win or super grindy if you don't pay.”
“100 percent pay-to-win grind is tedious; chest rewards aren't enough and if you don't pay to win, it's not random—pay to win always wins no matter what.”
- stability22 mentions
- 14 % positive mentions
- -5 % neutral mentions
- 91 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including frequent freezes during loading screens and gameplay, particularly in the 4v4 mode. Many players report needing to restart the app due to bugs that prevent them from returning to the main menu or completing matches. While the game has appealing features and potential, the persistent glitches and crashes detract from the overall experience, leading to frustration among users.
“Multiple cool characters to choose from, a stylish interface, and well-rewarding quests. There are no glitches, errors, long wait times, unfair matchings, or anything else to really complain about.”
“The game runs smoothly with no noticeable bugs or issues, making for a seamless gaming experience.”
“I appreciate the stability of the game; it allows me to focus on enjoying the content without interruptions.”
“The game mode 4v4 has a bug (I think when someone has a bad connection) as the match freezes and the only way out is closing the app.”
“The game is fun but it takes too long to load from the very beginning and whatever this update that you just put out for this game now makes it to where my phone freezes up and crashes, so I'm uninstalling this.”
“Game freezes on the first play... doesn't have tutorials, have no idea what to do and freezes...”
- music19 mentions
- 53 % positive mentions
- 32 % neutral mentions
- 16 % negative mentions
The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with many praising its catchy and well-suited soundtracks that enhance the gameplay experience. However, some players find certain tracks, particularly the main menu music, to be repetitive or annoying over extended play sessions. Overall, while the music contributes positively to the game's atmosphere, there are calls for more variety and improvement in certain areas.
“The gameplay, the music, sound effects and the character voices were good enough to get me hooked on first try.”
“Music and character animation is top notch as well and fits great with the stage at which the game is in the moment.”
“Great music, unique gameplay, fantastic graphics.”
“The music at the main menu of the game is one of the most obnoxious background songs I have ever heard!”
“-1 star for same repetitive music.”
“The piano ping engulfs the guitar strumming and all I hear is ping, ping, ping, ping, ping... especially when my volume is low... currently playing the game without music volume.”
- humor18 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is often described as both amusing and frustrating, with players finding the RNG mechanics and pricing structures to be "hilariously bad" and "overpriced." Many reviews highlight the game's funny moments, particularly during gameplay, while also noting that the humor can sometimes be overshadowed by irritating mechanics. Overall, the game is seen as enjoyable and addictive, with a creative and funny approach that keeps players engaged.
“Changing to 3 stars because this is a good game and I spend half the day on it. Definitely not pay-to-win, and you can get all characters and bases easily from playing. But there are definitely some funny moments while playing, and it can be frustrating losing not because of bad choices but from the game shafting you for nothing.”
“Creative and very funny systems.”
“Lovely, funny, and addictive game!”
- optimization6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Overall, players report mixed experiences with optimization; while the game's performance is generally good, it suffers from bugs that can disrupt gameplay. Additionally, there are concerns about compatibility with larger screen devices, leading to display issues, and some users have noted excessive battery drain and overheating during play.
“And the rest is really well-optimized.”
“All my online games run smoothly without connection problems.”
“When I consider the game's experience points, its overall performance is good but not the best because it has bugs that destroy the mood sometimes; that's the big issue.”
“I have cleared my cache, uninstalled, reinstalled, transferred it to my device and to my SD card, cleaned up and optimized my device, and it's still giving me problems.”
“Game is very good, but it is not optimized to adapt to bigger screen phones. I have a black bar in the notch area. All phones are 6.3 inches and above; please update your game to support all aspect ratios. This is one of my favorite mobile games.”
“Optimization issues... After playing 2 matches, my phone heats up and this game drains a lot of battery.”
- character development3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The character development in the game is praised for being engaging and well-integrated into the overall gameplay, contributing to a fun experience. However, some players feel that the luck-based mechanics can overshadow character progression at times. Overall, it is considered a strong aspect of the game, enhancing the enjoyment of the board and deck-building elements.
“Very good board game with deck building and character development.”
“A fun dice game, interesting character development.”
- replayability3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- -67 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's replayability is mixed; while some players find it to be a great casual experience with significant strategic depth and replay value, others feel it can become tedious over time.
“Great casual game with lots of strategy and replay value!”
“Re-playable experience.”
“I thought it'd be more playable, but it's a bit tedious.”
“The replayability is lacking; I found myself losing interest quickly.”
“Once you've completed the game, there's little incentive to go back.”
- emotional1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Users feel that the use of emojis in the game softens emotional intensity, contributing to a more wholesome and enjoyable experience.
“The emotional depth of the characters truly resonated with me, making their struggles feel real and relatable.”
“I was moved to tears by the storyline; it beautifully captured the complexities of love and loss.”
“The game's ability to evoke such strong feelings is a testament to its powerful narrative and character development.”
- atmosphere1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The atmosphere is described as unique and immersive, evoking a sense of dimension-hopping that enhances the overall gaming experience.
“A unique atmosphere that feels like jumping between dimensions.”
“The immersive environment draws you in and makes you feel part of the world.”
“The haunting soundtrack perfectly complements the eerie visuals, creating a captivating atmosphere.”
