Medieval Defenders
- November 11, 2016
- Creobit
- 6h median play time
Get on Steam"Medieval Defenders" is a tower defense game set in a medieval fantasy world. Players must build and upgrade towers to defend their castle from enemy attacks, using a variety of weapons and spells. With multiple levels, upgrades, and enemies, players must strategize and adapt to survive.
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Reviews
- The game has cute graphics and a straightforward tower defense gameplay that can be enjoyable for casual players.
- It offers a variety of towers and upgrades, providing some strategic elements to the gameplay.
- Some players found it to be a decent way to pass time, especially if they enjoy tower defense games.
- The game is heavily monetized, requiring players to pay for additional attempts and upgrades, making it feel like a pay-to-win experience.
- It suffers from poor user interface design and lacks basic features like a quit button, which frustrates players.
- Many levels are designed to force players into a paywall, with limited attempts and no option to replay levels for additional resources.
- monetization14 mentions
- 21 % positive mentions
- 57 % neutral mentions
- 21 % negative mentions
The monetization strategy of this game has been widely criticized for its aggressive use of microtransactions, including a notable $99 option, which many players feel detracts from the overall experience. While the game is technically free to play, it imposes significant limitations that encourage players to spend money, leading to perceptions of it being a cash grab rather than a well-developed title. Overall, the monetization approach has left players feeling frustrated and disappointed, as it prioritizes profit over gameplay quality.
“Created by Creobit and published by 8Floor, Medieval Defenders is a very basic free-to-play tower defense game that relies on its cute graphics and outright devious limitations to make players purchase microtransactions.”
“It's clear that this game was made with little effort and for the purpose of making money with microtransactions. I don't think the developers wanted to create a solid tower defense title; they just pieced together a game that seems cute and free but is actually boring and requires real money to progress.”
“I think it's decent, but it does have microtransactions, and if you want to spend the money, it can be pay-to-win.”
“If you're going to port a mobile game to Steam, at least take the aggressive monetization out or make it free to play.”
“Terrible mobile port packed with (inactive) $99 in-app purchases everywhere!”
“It's clear that this game was made with little effort... and for the purpose of making money with microtransactions.”
- gameplay9 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 22 % neutral mentions
- 44 % negative mentions
The gameplay of this tower defense game has received largely negative feedback, with users criticizing its lack of optimization for PC and poor mechanics. While the basic structure includes a limited variety of towers and upgrades, the gameplay is described as tedious and repetitive, lacking strategic depth and engaging level design, leading to a quick sense of boredom. Overall, players find the gameplay uninteresting and frustrating, particularly due to its grinding nature and restrictive tower placement.
“The mechanics are basic: 4 kinds of towers, with 3 upgrades and 2 specializations each; also, there are 5 power-ups and ranks of enhancements for all through a system of potions.”
“The design and the gameplay are really awesome.”
“Gameplay-wise, it's interesting that towers are set points on the map, but there's no way to customize where you would like to place your towers.”
“This is a crap mobile game not optimized for PC, and the gameplay dynamics are some of the worst I've ever experienced in any tower defense game.”
“It gets boring pretty quickly due to nonexistent level design and mechanics.”
“The gameplay is very lacking, and there is no good strategy element built into this game.”
- graphics8 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are described as cute and decent, but players express frustration over the lack of resolution and customization options, leading to a perception of low quality. While the visuals are appealing, many reviewers feel that the repetitive level design and similarities to other games diminish the overall experience, making it feel uninspired and overly reliant on microtransactions.
“And this one has cute graphics, good settings and well, the usual variety of tower weapons that you can place only in the marked spots.”
“Created by Creobit and published by 8Floor, Medieval Defenders is a very basic free-to-play tower defense game that relies on its cute graphics.”
“Graphics are decent, but sometimes the game crashes.”
“There's no options to change the resolution for the game or customize the graphics settings.”
“There's no way for gamers to try to improve the low-quality graphics.”
“Created by Creobit and published by 8Floor, Medieval Defenders is a very basic free-to-play tower defense game that relies on its cute graphics and outright devious limitations to make players purchase microtransactions.”
- music4 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally relaxing and well-composed, providing a soothing backdrop for players. However, some users noted issues with sound quality, including jarring sound effects and a lack of variety in the soundtrack, which can lead to awkward moments during intense gameplay. Additionally, there are concerns about the options menu not functioning properly for sound adjustments.
“I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
“The original soundtrack, which cost as much as the game, provides better detail and sound compared to the original game's audio, while still maintaining a similar feel.”
“I wish it had more different types and slightly different sounds because when it gets busy in mid-battle, I can hear a song with the rhythm that sounds awkward.”
“Sound effects and music don't turn off correctly in the options menu, tutorial information gets obfuscated by pop-up menus, and there are terribly low quality and jarring sound effects, along with an upgrade system that doesn't clearly inform players how it works and what it really does.”
“I wish it had more different types and slightly different sounds because when it gets busy in mid-battle, I can hear a song with the rhythm and it sounds awkward.”
“And about the original soundtrack that cost as much as the game, well it provides better detail and sound compared with the original game's sound, but it is similar.”
- grinding3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
Players note that the game incorporates grinding as a core mechanic to improve stats, but this leads to a tedious and repetitive gameplay experience, particularly in tougher levels. Additionally, the absence of grinding elixirs for buffs further emphasizes the grind-heavy nature of the game.
“No grinding elixirs either (the in-game buff currency) to get through the tougher levels.”
“Gameplay itself is tedious due to the highly repetitive nature inherent to grinding in these types of games.”
“A novel game that reinforces grinding to enhance your game stats.”
- story3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The game's story is perceived as lackluster, failing to engage players effectively. It conveys a moral about perseverance and unexpected outcomes in life, though the narrative is not particularly strategic or compelling.
“Moral of the story: you never know what life has in store for you, and if I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
“Hardly a success story; gamers just weren't all that interested in the game.”
“The moral of the story: you never know what life has in store for you, and if I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Overall, users report mixed experiences with stability; while some have encountered buggy achievements, others have noted a lack of glitches and bugs in the game.
“The achievements are buggy, so don't waste your time.”
- optimization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game is poorly optimized for PC, leading to a subpar experience, particularly in its tower defense mechanics, which users find to be among the worst in the genre.
“This is a terrible mobile game that is not optimized for PC, and the gameplay dynamics are among the worst I've ever experienced in any tower defense game.”
