Empire Defender Offline Games
- August 23, 2021
- ZITGA
"Empire Defender Offline Games" is a strategy Tower Defense game boasting wise and skilled gameplay with attractive visuals. However, the experience is marred by frequent interruptions from ads and various bugs that can affect gameplay. Nonetheless, the game provides an offline option for those seeking to test and improve their strategic skills in a tower defense setting.
Reviews
- The game features beautiful graphics and smooth animations, making it visually appealing.
- Many players find the gameplay enjoyable and addictive, with potential for future updates and content.
- The developers are responsive to feedback and have fixed some bugs, showing commitment to improving the game.
- The game is plagued with numerous bugs, including issues with levels not completing and heroes getting stuck.
- There is a significant paywall, with many heroes locked behind in-app purchases, making it difficult for free-to-play users to progress.
- Players have reported frustrating gameplay experiences due to lag, crashes, and the inability to change heroes before battles.
- graphics30 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 37 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with many players praising the art style and smooth visuals, likening it to other successful titles in the genre. However, numerous users report significant bugs and performance issues, such as lagging and freezing, which detract from the overall experience. While some appreciate the improvements over previous iterations, others feel the graphics are subpar and in need of further optimization.
“This game has a beautiful art style and good characters, but it still has a lot of bugs and drop frames.”
“The graphics are beautiful and the gameplay is smooth.”
“The graphics are impressive, the game runs so smoothly, and the gameplay experience is insane.”
“The art style looks terrible, in my opinion.”
“Please optimize the graphics or whatever helps to have smooth gameplay.”
“It's unfinished, pay-to-play, lags, only 20 levels, pay-to-play, lags, subpar graphics.”
- stability18 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game currently suffers from significant stability issues, with numerous bugs affecting gameplay, including glitches that prevent hero selection and frequent freezes. While players acknowledge its potential and decent graphics, the overall experience is marred by these persistent technical problems, leading to a consensus that it feels unfinished and overly reliant on monetization.
“While this is still an early build, the game is incredibly buggy.”
“Game freezes at inopportune times; I understand there are bugs, and the graphics could use a little help with the rendering as well as hero promotion and gem acquisition.”
“Has potential, but it's a buggy mess at the end of the day with overly aggressive ads.”
- gameplay16 mentions
- 63 % positive mentions
- 19 % neutral mentions
- 19 % negative mentions
The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with some players enjoying the mechanics and finding it fun and addictive, while others criticize it for being laggy, repetitive, and plagued by bugs. Many users noted that it lacks innovation compared to previous titles in the series, and issues such as unresponsive heroes and constant ads detract from the overall experience. Despite these concerns, some players appreciate the graphics and smooth performance, indicating potential for improvement.
“The gameplay is good.”
“The gameplay and graphics are good.”
“Fun, addictive gameplay!”
“There are a lot of issues regarding the gameplay, like the lagginess of the game, being unable to finish a normal level if it isn't 100%, and the heroes sometimes stop attacking and moving. That's why I gave it 3 stars.”
“Problems experienced during gameplay: if a monster gets through, the game won't end, even if it's just one.”
“The graphics are okay, but the gameplay is the same as in all other games in this old genre, and most of the enemies are the omnipresent orcs and goblins, which I am personally tired of.”
- monetization15 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 80 % negative mentions
The monetization strategy of the game has been widely criticized for being overly aggressive, with frequent ads interrupting gameplay and a heavy emphasis on in-app purchases that many players view as a cash grab. While some users appreciate the option to watch ads for rewards, the overall sentiment is that the game feels buggy and lacks sufficient content, making the monetization tactics feel exploitative. Players are often left feeling that significant investment is required to enjoy the game fully or to progress effectively.
“The amount of in-app purchases is overwhelming, especially considering the limited content available to play.”
“There are numerous in-app purchases available, but the game is plagued with bugs.”
“I made in-app purchases back in 2021, but the app has completely reset my account since then.”
“And be prepared to be bombarded with ads every time you tap on anything on the map.”
“I've also never seen such a cash grab and pay-to-win model in a long time.”
“Tons of in-app purchases for a game with so many bugs.”
- story7 mentions
- 14 % positive mentions
- 43 % neutral mentions
- 43 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game has received mixed feedback, with some users finding it bland and in need of better storytelling and content updates. Additionally, technical glitches have hindered progression, particularly in mission completion, which detracts from the overall narrative experience. While the continuation of the "Empire Warrior" story shows promise, the current execution and bugs have left players frustrated.
“Continuing story of Empire Warrior.”
“However, I do find it a bit bland on the content side, but that can be fixed with future updates and better storytelling.”
“Bringing new updates in EW would have been better than making it like EW's sequel for new gen heroes, even before the completion of the story in EW.”
“It's a pay-to-play game, end of story.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players express frustration with the grinding aspect of the game, noting that progressing past level 10 is excessively difficult for free-to-play users without resorting to paid options. The experience required to level up heroes is described as absurdly high, making it feel like a chore rather than an enjoyable challenge.
“Nobody can defeat that boss at level xxx without paying money or engaging in excessive grinding.”
“Level 10+ is incredibly hard for free-to-play players, and grinding experience points for heroes is nearly ridiculous.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is noted as enjoyable, providing laughs early on; however, players feel that the experience quickly turns frustrating due to a significant spike in difficulty after level 10, overshadowing the comedic elements.
“But this game was funny.”