Elemental War
- October 18, 2018
- Clockwork Origins
"Elemental War" is a Tower Defense game that offers epic multiplayer battles with fast-paced duels and customizable skills. The single-player mode provides innovative game modes, various difficulty levels, and an easy-to-use level editor for creating your own maps. Compete in rankings with players worldwide and discover new strategies with countless maps and enemy types.
Reviews
- The game offers a vast amount of customization options with 192 different towers and unique upgrade mechanics based on 7 elements, enhancing replayability.
- It features a good tutorial, nice graphics, and a variety of game modes, including a map editor and leaderboards, which add depth to the gameplay.
- The developers are highly responsive to player feedback and are actively working on improving the game, which is currently enjoyable even in Early Access.
- Multiplayer functionality is currently broken, making it impossible to create or join games.
- Performance issues are prevalent, with reports of low frame rates even on decent hardware, leading to a frustrating gameplay experience.
- The single-player experience lacks a traditional campaign, offering only a list of maps to play, which may disappoint players looking for a structured campaign.
- graphics6 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are praised for being very nice and unique, enhancing the overall visual experience. Players appreciate the improved visuals compared to similar titles, along with a well-designed tutorial and features like a minimap and an interesting upgrade system. Additionally, the ability to create custom maps adds to the game's visual appeal.
“Has a very good tutorial, very nice and unique graphics, and the ability to create your own maps.”
“It is essentially the game element TD with better graphics and some different tower combos.”
“Good graphics, interesting upgrade system, good minimap option, and unannoying music.”
- optimization4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The game is generally well-received, but users have reported performance issues that need addressing. There is hope that the developer will resolve these optimization problems in future updates.
“Excellent tower defense game, despite some performance issues.”
“I hope the developer is able to iron out the performance issues.”
- replayability4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game's random element mode introduces variability in gameplay, requiring players to adapt their strategies with each session, which significantly enhances its replayability.
“How does this significantly increase replayability?”
“In short, random element mode changes how you play the game every time... this strategy on the fly increases replayability.”
- gameplay2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The gameplay is criticized for being messy and demanding significant system resources, which may hinder the overall experience.
“The game is demanding a lot from your PC, and it is really messy when it comes to gameplay.”
- music2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally described as unannoying, contributing positively to the overall experience without detracting from gameplay.
“The music is unannoying and complements the gameplay perfectly.”