DICETINY: The Lord of the Dice
- July 21, 2016
- Fakedice
- 4h median play time
Get on SteamDICETINY: The Lord of the Dice is a parody turn-based card and board game set in a fantasy world. Players must take on powerful monsters and defeat an evil sage using minions, spells, and class-based heroes with unique skills. The game features various dungeons with different rules, where players can build their deck and apply different strategies to save the world from apocalypse. Puns and parodies are included for added enjoyment.
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Reviews
- The game features a unique blend of board game and card game mechanics, reminiscent of classics like Culdcept and Monopoly, providing engaging gameplay.
- The art style is appealing and filled with humor, with numerous pop culture references that add charm to the experience.
- At its low price point, the game offers good value for casual gaming sessions, making it a fun time-waster.
- The game suffers from frequent crashes and bugs, which can significantly disrupt gameplay and lead to frustration.
- Many players find the humor and references to be dated or overdone, detracting from the overall experience.
- Content is currently limited, with only a few levels and characters available, leading to a repetitive experience after a short playtime.
- gameplay53 mentions
- 34 % positive mentions
- 60 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by its addictive card and board mechanics, appealing visuals, and a blend of humor and pop culture references, making it enjoyable for fans of the genre. While the mechanics are generally simple and easy to grasp, some players find the gameplay can feel random and lacks depth compared to similar titles. Overall, it offers a fun experience with potential for improvement, especially in strategic elements and balance.
“Amazing cardboard game with beautifully drawn visuals, addictive gameplay with tactics, collectibles, a tense main story, and side quests full of funny, recognizable characters packed with humor and a lot of references and parodies.”
“The mechanics of the game are simple but have enough variety to make it interesting, and each game is relatively short, making it perfect when you want a quick game.”
“Gameplay-wise, it may strike as very random at first, and it is, but as soon as you get the mechanics and start building a strategy, you can curve the odds in your favor.”
“You have to restart from the beginning of a level, which usually means 5-15 minutes of gameplay lost.”
“The game isn't well balanced, there's no tutorial and you never get a clue as to what the mechanics of the game actually are.”
“Not a thumbs up at this point, however, because when it comes to strategic gameplay, there's not really a lot to it unfortunately.”
- humor38 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is a mixed bag, featuring a blend of pop culture references, internet memes, and lighthearted dialogue that can be both entertaining and hit-or-miss for players. While some appreciate the comedic elements and find them engaging, others criticize the reliance on dated references and memes, suggesting that it detracts from the overall experience. Overall, the humor adds a casual charm to the gameplay, but its effectiveness varies widely among players.
“Amazing card-board game with nicely drawn visuals, addictive gameplay with tactics, collectibles, tense main story, and side quests full of funny recognizable characters packed with humor and a lot of references and parodies.”
“Dicetiny is a very entertaining game, and it is also pretty hilarious with low jokes and freaky references from the very first second.”
“There is a solid mix of humor, strategy, and fun that seems to make this a solid board game experience for the PC.”
- graphics25 mentions
- 56 % positive mentions
- 32 % neutral mentions
- 12 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are generally well-received, featuring a vibrant and engaging cartoon art style that includes numerous references and easter eggs. While some players appreciate the humor and creativity in the visuals, others find them messy and overly reliant on memes, which can detract from the overall experience. Overall, the graphics are described as decent to beautiful, complementing the game's addictive gameplay and strategic elements.
“I love the art style and the many, many easter eggs in it.”
“The art style is appealing, the mechanics are solid, and I like a good meta-game of spot-the-reference.”
“The graphics are beautiful.”
“The visuals are a bit messy and it’s not presented in a way where you can tell what’s going on at a glance.”
“Overall, it has a very 'flash phone game' aesthetic and feel to it.”
“I'm not a fan of the game's art style, and the game uses far too many memes in its jokes/card art to the point where it danced dangerously with the line between 'referential humor' and outright plagiarism due to a poverty of ideas.”
- story18 mentions
- 22 % positive mentions
- 61 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The game's story is characterized by its humorous and silly tone, filled with references and parodies, though some players feel it tries too hard with its jokes, leading to mixed reactions. While the main narrative and side quests are engaging and packed with recognizable characters, the execution suffers from glitches and unclear mission objectives, detracting from the overall experience. Despite these issues, many players find the story enjoyable and are eager for additional content to expand on it.
“Amazing card-board game with nicely drawn visuals, addictive gameplay with tactics, collectibles, a tense main story, and side quests full of funny recognizable characters packed with humor and a lot of references and parodies.”
“The story is very funny and the game itself is great fun, too.”
“Nicely drawn, silly story with all the tropes and homage, but fun.”
“The writing and storyline did not seem particularly fleshed out, but being in early access, I had no problems with it.”
“Without spoiling anything (at this point there really isn't much to spoil), the opening starts with a long crawl of text (yes, like Star Wars) that has a lot of words which provided a sentence's worth of story and an obscene amount of jokes/references that fell flat at their best, and were irritating at their worst.”
“It's got a good challenge level, not too hard and not too easy, with a loose storyline and some very quick dialogue and scenes between matches.”
- replayability6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's replayability is mixed; while some players find it limited due to the lack of significant differences between classes, others appreciate the ability to build decks and gain new cards, leading to a more engaging experience. The consensus suggests that while replay value may not be substantial for everyone, there are elements that can keep players returning for more.
“With that being said, you cannot go wrong with spending five dollars on a game with such a high level of gameplay, strategy, humor, and replay value.”
“The replay value is relatively high; you can gain more cards and heroes, build decks, and play consistently without it being a repetitive experience.”
“Replayability: yes”
“I'm not sure if I will go back and play it again to try out deck builds, so I'd say the replay value isn't huge.”
“The game doesn't really have any replayability because starting with a different class for your main character doesn't add anything to the experience since you can just switch to one of the side characters and you'll pretty much know what the other classes offer.”
“With that being said, you can not go wrong with spending five dollars on a game with such a high level of gameplay, strategy, humor, and replay value.”
- stability5 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is a mixed bag; while it boasts high production values and is less buggy than some competitors, players have reported various glitches and counting errors, particularly in its early access phase. Despite these issues, there is optimism about its potential for improvement and future success in the PvP arena.
“When I first played the game, it was buggy: there was no game where I crashed and got out.”
“From simple glitches: if a minion beats another minion but the beaten minion sometimes stays with 0 health (only optical), to counting bugs: some rare times you roll a 5 and the hero only goes 3 fields forward (not stopped by a taunt minion).”
“It is early access and as such has some glitches and issues, but I can definitely see this becoming a great PvP game in the future.”
- optimization3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
Reviews indicate that the game's optimization needs improvement, as players experience lag, stuttering, and fatal errors, which hinder performance even on capable systems. Users express a desire for better optimization to enhance gameplay across a wider range of hardware.
“It would be great if the developers could optimize the performance and reduce the lag.”
“While it's possible that my computer may not be capable of running the game, it would be beneficial to improve the performance so it can run on my system.”
“It does have some stuttering and fatal error issues even on the PC.”
- music3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is highly praised for its quality, featuring impressive sound effects and engaging voice acting that enhance the overall experience. Reviewers appreciate the well-executed audio elements, contributing positively to the game's atmosphere.
“The music was rather nicely done.”
“I mean, the sound effects, music, and little bits of voice acting are super awesome.”
“The sounds and music are also good.”
