Heroic Expedition

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Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

69%

Audience ScoreBased on 742 reviews

graphics39 positive mentions

grinding4 negative mentions

The game features charming graphics and character designs that appeal to a younger audience.
Players appreciate the generous rewards and the ability to progress without spending money, especially in the early stages.
The gameplay is familiar and engaging, with a mix of strategy and idle mechanics that can be enjoyable for fans of the genre.

The game has been criticized for its pay-to-win mechanics, making it difficult for free-to-play players to progress without spending money.
Many players have reported issues with the game's stability, including frequent crashes and login errors.
The character roster is seen as lacking variety, with many heroes being reskins of each other, leading to a repetitive gameplay experience.

graphics
53 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
74%
21%
6%
The graphics in the game are generally praised for their charm and appeal, particularly to a younger audience, featuring cute characters and vibrant visuals. While many reviewers appreciate the artwork and animations, some express a desire for more variety in character designs and originality. Overall, the graphics are considered a strong point of the game, contributing to an engaging and enjoyable experience.
- “The graphics and music are quite nice, with a lot of different types of combat and challenges.”
- “Lovely heroes, great graphics, and easy to play at the beginning but also choose wisely when you get more heroes!”
- “Super addicting and lovely graphics, enjoying it so far.”
- “Charming graphics & set-up, unfortunately the positive ends with these.”
- “Game graphics are simple, characters are cute but few.”
- “It slows down always and graphics are not so well.”
gameplay
22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
36%
41%
23%
The gameplay is generally described as familiar and reminiscent of other idle/AFK games, featuring strong character models and a visually appealing design. However, many players find it repetitive and lacking in complexity, with frustrations over AI performance and a significant paywall that hampers free-to-play progression. While some appreciate the community and challenge, others criticize the frequent changes to game mechanics that undermine player investment and enjoyment.
- “I’ve changed my review from 2 stars to 5 due to the great environment I'm having in this game. There's a growing non-toxic community, the game is very challenging, has a great story, phenomenal gameplay, and outstanding design. One thing though, I hope you'll be as generous as 'Ode to Heroes'.”
- “Interesting and fun gameplay.”
- “Loving the graphics, great gameplay, just really hope you guys keep it up :)”
- “All the gameplay parts of the game are just instances copied from every other idle/AFK game.”
- “The gameplay and AI are frustratingly stupid, with no manual or strategic chance to progress forward.”
- “Kinda boring after a week; monotonous gameplay with the same hero featuring different elements, and not generous at all.”
story
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
46%
31%
23%
The game's story has received mixed feedback, with some players appreciating its simplicity and enjoyable characters, while others criticize the pacing of the auto storytelling feature as too fast. Although the narrative starts strong, it seems to lose momentum, leading to a lack of depth in character development and plot progression. Overall, while the graphics and community engagement are praised, the story's execution leaves room for improvement.
- “However, the characters and the story are fun.”
- “The story I love; it is simple but enjoyable, the characters are nice, and the graphics too. I hope we see more characters in the future, like dragons.”
- “Nice graphics and story.”
- “The storyline should be reviewed or we should have the option to read it manually because the auto storytelling is a bit too fast.”
- “It contains many characters but not enough depth; the story is bad despite the various gameplay modes like PvP, PvE, and kingdom building.”
- “Simply unreasonable... you'll miss the first three weeks of weekly quests and fail to complete dungeons and pirate hunts due to the unreasonable tasks and prices for reviving consumables.”
grinding
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding in the game to be tedious and time-consuming, often requiring days to accumulate resources for upgrades, which yield only marginal improvements. Many feel that the grind is exacerbated by the disparity between free players and those who spend money, making progress feel frustratingly slow and less rewarding. While the upgrade system is noted as interesting, it heavily leans towards a pay-to-win model, further discouraging players who prefer to grind.
- “It takes days of grinding to summon enough crystals to get one duplicate for an upgrade.”
- “Another pointless, tedious grind for marginal stat improvements that become increasingly expensive and meaningless as they get higher.”
- “No matter how much grinding you do in the game, you will always be way below the average pay-to-win players.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
75%
The music in the game has received mixed reviews, with some players appreciating its variety while others criticize it for technical issues, such as bugs causing slow or distorted sounds. Overall, the soundtrack seems to detract from the experience for many, with complaints about its quality and execution.
- “The graphics and music are quite nice, with a lot of different types of combat and challenges.”
- “The character design and rendering is really good; it just doesn't go well with the backgrounds though. After I started the game, it had weird and slow music that clearly was a bug, but the game seems to have potential, so I'm giving it four stars.”
- “Everything is great except for the music sound... really terrible, there's like broken cassette or cat scratch DJ tools.”
- “Why does it have a buzzing sound with the music?”
- “The character design and rendering is really good, it just doesn't go well with the backgrounds though. After I started the game, it had weird and slow music that clearly was a bug.”
monetization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The monetization strategy of the game has received mixed reviews, with some players feeling misled by advertisements that misrepresent the gameplay, while others appreciate the minimal presence of ads. However, there are concerns that the game devolves into a cash grab, particularly after initial enjoyment.
- “It started out fun but then it turned into a quick cash grab with ninja nerfs.”
- “The ads are misleading.”
- “Oh, and the advertisement is a lie; it's not an open world adventure game.”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is polarizing; while some players appreciate the funny animations and comedic elements, others feel that the game's flaws overshadow any humor, leading to frustration rather than laughter.
- “All good, funny, and the animation is great.”
- “How free players can survive after you change the reset shop to become 100 diamonds, lol... so funny.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is praised for its excellent optimization, featuring smooth performance and a straightforward leveling system that enhances gameplay. Players appreciate the power boost mechanic, which contributes to a high-performance experience.
- “Very simple and easy-going; I love that you can level up and keep it going. The power boost is the best once it builds up, definitely high performance.”
- “Runs smoothly.”
character development
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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150%
Character development in the game has received mixed reviews, with some praising the character design and potential, while others criticize it for being lackluster and uninspired compared to similar titles. The overall execution appears to fall short, particularly in terms of visual and skill differentiation.
- “The character design and rendering are really good, and while it doesn't always match the backgrounds, the game has potential for character development.”
- “The character development in this game is engaging and adds depth to the overall experience.”
- “I appreciate how the characters evolve throughout the game, making each interaction feel meaningful.”
- “This game is now just a worse AFK Arena with even lazier character design, both visually and in terms of skills.”
- “The character development feels shallow and uninspired, lacking any meaningful progression.”
- “I was expecting a rich narrative and character growth, but instead, I found flat personalities and predictable arcs.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
150%
Users report significant stability issues, with frequent freezes occurring at the login screen and during gameplay, leading to frustrating losses, such as missed summons.
- “The game freezes on the login screen.”
- “The game randomly freezes; I lost 10 summons because of this.”
- “The game frequently crashes, making it unplayable at times.”