Meteorfall: Journeys
Meteorfall: Journeys is a casual deck-building roguelike game with outstanding gameplay and good visuals. Battle evil foes, collect powerful cards, and defeat the Uberlich in this challenging adventure. With high replayability and the ability to customize your playstyle, this game offers countless hours of fun.
Reviews
- Engaging and addictive gameplay with a charming art style reminiscent of Adventure Time.
- High replayability due to varied character classes and deck-building mechanics.
- No microtransactions, providing a complete experience for a one-time purchase.
- Gameplay can feel overly simplistic and reliant on RNG, leading to frustrating one-shot deaths.
- Limited content and character variety can make the game feel repetitive after a few playthroughs.
- Some balancing issues with characters and cards, making certain strategies feel overpowered or underwhelming.
- gameplay108 mentions
- 53 % positive mentions
- 42 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
The gameplay of this mobile game is characterized by its simplicity and accessibility, utilizing a swipe mechanic that allows for quick, strategic decision-making. Players appreciate the variety of characters and card mechanics, which add depth despite some criticisms of shallow mechanics and RNG issues. Overall, the game is praised for its fun, addictive nature, beautiful art style, and solid controls, making it a standout in the roguelike deck-building genre.
“Meteorfall is an amazing game, the gameplay is quick, everything is crisp and responsive, the choices really matter and the graphics are superb.”
“The gameplay is very strategic, the control scheme is perfectly suited to mobile.”
“Addictive roguelike RPG/deck-building gameplay with stellar and simple single-handed controls - any action is a simple tap or swipe away.”
“Sadly, that's kind of all the mechanics are - interesting but not deep.”
“Looks great but, as deck builders go, I found the mechanics to be disappointingly shallow.”
“It's pretty but the gameplay is really basic and uninspired.”
- graphics81 mentions
- 63 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 4 % negative mentions
The graphics of Meteorfall have received widespread acclaim for their beautiful, charming artwork, often compared to the style of "Adventure Time." Players appreciate the colorful and humorous visuals, which enhance the gameplay experience, making it visually appealing for mobile users. While some critiques mention a lack of variety in the graphical elements, the overall consensus highlights the art style as a standout feature that contributes significantly to the game's enjoyment.
“Meteorfall is an amazing game, the gameplay is quick, everything is crisp and responsive, the choices really matter and the graphics are superb.”
“The artwork is beautiful.”
“Great game with cute and humorous artwork.”
“I'm not the biggest fan of the art style.”
“I found the aesthetic boring.”
“Aside from the artwork, every aspect has only the absolute minimum amount of effort put into it.”
- replayability44 mentions
- 48 % positive mentions
- 45 % neutral mentions
- 7 % negative mentions
The game exhibits high replayability due to its diverse character classes and unique play styles, with many players enjoying the variability and distinct mechanics. However, some reviewers noted that once all characters are unlocked and the game is completed, replayability diminishes significantly, especially in the absence of additional content or modes. Overall, while the game is engaging and offers a fun experience, its replay value may be limited after initial exploration.
“The amount of variation in play style between character classes makes it very replayable, especially with every class having an unlockable advanced class.”
“Nearly infinite replayability, as enemies and events are randomly generated.”
“Great mechanics and tons of replayability.”
“It's fun for a little, but the overly simplistic nature makes it lack depth, and lack of depth does not work well with replayability.”
“Love the game, but apart from the daily challenge, there really isn't a lot of replayability once you've completed all the characters.”
“I wish the game lasted a bit longer; it's quite replayable up to the point you unlock everything and complete all achievements.”
- monetization16 mentions
- 44 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 19 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its monetization model, featuring no microtransactions or ads, which enhances the overall experience and harkens back to the early days of mobile gaming. Players appreciate having all characters unlocked from the start, allowing for diverse playstyles without the pressure of in-app purchases or freemium mechanics. This refreshing approach makes it stand out as a premium title in a market often cluttered with monetization tactics.
“No microtransactions, all characters unlocked from the start, very different and distinguishable playstyles for the different characters (but you can still always play the way you want).”
“No ads, no timers, no freemium bs.”
“This game is a gem in a sea of microtransactions.”
“It's so refreshing to not be constantly bombarded with ads or other 'freemium' cash grabs.”
“Excellent Slay the Spire clone, with a cute, Adventure Time-ish art style, and none of the microtransactions and pay-to-win issues that plague mobile gaming.”
- story13 mentions
- 31 % positive mentions
- 46 % neutral mentions
- 23 % negative mentions
The game's story is described as minimalistic and simplistic, focusing primarily on gameplay rather than narrative depth, which some players found lacking. While the art and music received praise, many reviewers expressed a desire for a more engaging and cohesive storyline, with suggestions for additional bosses and varied environments to enhance the experience. Overall, the story serves as a backdrop to the gameplay, with mixed opinions on its effectiveness in drawing players in.
“Really awesome game, great story and music, I like the drawings and how everything is set up. I'd love to see different enemies and locations; a different song or at least for bosses would be nice.”
“Gameplay and controls are super straightforward, and I absolutely love the (seemingly heavily) Adventure Time-inspired art and story.”
“Buckle up for an epic quest like no other.”
“A very easy to pick up, yet challenging, deck builder with an extremely pared down story, focusing solely on gameplay and fights.”
“The drawings, though cute and well stylized, just weren't enough to engage me and draw me into the story.”
“I think it would be cool to incorporate different end bosses that all tie in to one story.”
- humor8 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its charming artwork and a fresh, quirky sense of humor that enhances the overall experience. Players appreciate the lighthearted tone and find the humor effectively balances the game's challenging aspects. Overall, the humor is seen as a delightful complement to the game's aesthetic and difficulty.
“Great game with cute and humorous artwork.”
“The tone is fresh and funny without working too hard for it.”
“The game has a very charming art style and humor in the scenes.”
- music8 mentions
- 63 % positive mentions
- 13 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with some players praising the excellent soundtrack that complements the gameplay and enhances the overall experience, while others find it mismatched or lacking variety, particularly during boss encounters. A few users have also requested features like a volume slider to better balance music and sound effects. Overall, the soundtrack is noted as a strong point by many, contributing positively to the game's atmosphere.
“Simply brilliant game with excellent music and art.”
“Great deck builder, great music, great art.”
“Beautiful, reigns-inspired card-building roguelike with swipe-to-decide kind of gameplay, nice, fitting soundtrack and a lot of random events.”
“Will change this to five stars when they add a volume slider so I can listen to music or podcasts without being deafened by sound effects.”
“The music is horrible.”
- optimization5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- -20 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The game is well-optimized for mobile, providing a satisfying deck-building experience without microtransactions. However, players note that the gameplay can become repetitive and overly focused on optimization rather than adaptation after multiple playthroughs. Overall, while the combat is brisk and engaging, the limited paths to victory may detract from long-term enjoyment.
“But it's very well optimized for mobile and it still satisfies that deck builder itch with no microtransactions.”
“Great fast deckbuilder optimized for mobile.”
“On the other hand, combats (the play of cards) might feel a bit repetitive (more so when the deck is eventually optimized) but they are brisk and suspenseful.”
“I would give it 5 stars but sadly, only certain paths lead to victory, and after you beat the game one or two times with each character, it gets very samey; it becomes optimization rather than adaptation.”
“On the other hand, combat (the play of cards) might feel a bit repetitive (more so when the deck is eventually optimized) but they are brisk and suspenseful.”
“Complex deck building optimized for portrait mode, which sounds boring, but it's really a thing.”
- stability3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its unique card-building mechanics and art style, but users report several stability issues, including glitches that cause card overlays and bugs when accessing settings during opponents' turns. Despite these problems, players still find the experience enjoyable.
“The first comes from when the deck glitches out and one of your deck cards appears over the encounter card during a run.”
“Amazingly fun, very unique card building game and the art style is great, just a few bugs such as having the settings open while it's the opponent's turn, causing a bit of overlay and glitches, but other than that, would make it 5 stars.”
“Buggy as hell.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players appreciate that the game features minimal grinding, focusing instead on skill improvement rather than repetitive tasks. However, some find the process of checking progress through the player card to be somewhat tedious.
“I know that you can open your player card to check it there, but that's a bit tedious.”
“The game also has almost zero grinding - just learning to play better and better.”
- character development2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game features a diverse cast of characters with engaging and familiar designs, enhancing the overall enjoyment of the deck-building experience. Players express a desire for more enemy types in future updates to further enrich character interactions and development.
“A fun deck-building game with lots of characters to play and enjoyable yet familiar character designs.”
“I hope we'll get more types of enemies in a later update; by the way, the character design is so cool, I love it.”
- atmosphere1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The atmosphere is significantly enhanced by the bear's impactful actions, particularly its table-punching, which adds a unique and engaging dynamic to the overall experience.
“The bear punching the table with every action really sets the atmosphere.”
“The game lacks any real sense of immersion, making it hard to feel connected to the world.”
“The environments feel empty and lifeless, which detracts from the overall atmosphere.”