Mystic Vale

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Mystic Vale is a single player and multiplayer turn-based strategy game. It was developed by Nomad Games and was released on January 31, 2019. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and positive reviews from players.

In Mystic Vale, become a druidic clan tasked with healing the Valley of Life, using the innovative Card Crafting System to build and improve your deck. The game features compelling gameplay, easy-to-learn basics, and a challenging experience even for deck-building pros. With amazing visuals, a good soundtrack, and both single-player and online multiplayer modes, discover and create powerful card combos in this immersive and strategic game.

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Audience ScoreBased on 492 reviews

gameplay15 positive mentions

stability11 negative mentions

Mystic Vale is a beautifully designed game with stunning graphics and animations, making it visually appealing and engaging.
The game offers a unique card crafting mechanic that adds depth and strategy, making each playthrough feel fresh and exciting.
The app provides a smooth and enjoyable experience, with a well-implemented tutorial that helps new players learn the game mechanics effectively.

The app frequently crashes or fails to load, requiring users to uninstall and reinstall it to play, which is frustrating and inconvenient.
Multiplayer functionality is limited, lacking asynchronous play and making it difficult to reconnect if a player disconnects.
Some users have reported issues with the AI being unbalanced, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences where luck plays a significant role.

gameplay
29 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is characterized by engaging mechanics, particularly the unique "card crafting" system, which offers a refreshing twist on traditional deck-building. While many players appreciate the strategic depth and beautiful graphics, some find the reliance on luck and the predictability of certain mechanics can lead to boredom over time. Overall, the game is easy to learn, enjoyable, and provides a rewarding experience, especially for fans of the genre.
- “Engaging, beautiful, relatively easy to learn, yet deep strategy, and intriguing, clever deck building mechanic.”
- “The core mechanic of 'card building' feels pretty complex at first, but the game and user interface do such a great job of teaching how it works that it makes jumping in wonderfully rewarding.”
- “Excellent and unique deck building game with a push-your-luck mechanic.”
- “The non-random algorithmic nature of the gameplay makes the game boring and predictable very quickly.”
- “But I feel like there aren't enough cards and that it has way too simple of a mechanic.”
- “The theme is lame and the gameplay is uninspiring.”
graphics
27 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game are widely praised for their beauty and detail, with many reviewers highlighting the animated card artwork and overall stunning presentation. However, some users have reported performance issues, particularly during longer gameplay sessions, suggesting that the graphics may contribute to slowdowns or freezing on devices. Overall, the visuals are considered a standout feature, enhancing the game's appeal.
- “The graphics are beautiful and mystical.”
- “The graphics are amazing, and I love the game so I'm happy to keep trying until the bugs are worked out.”
- “Great game, has excellent AI and fun graphics that bring the game to life.”
- “In particular, it gets really slow towards the end of long games - I don't know if this is the graphics or the AI, but it gets pretty much unplayable.”
- “There should be more options to speed the game up, like switching off all of the graphical effects.”
- “Only remaining issue after the updates is that the graphics (or something that takes a lot of memory) sometimes freezes my phone or tablet.”
stability
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The stability of the game has received significant criticism, with users reporting frequent freezes and crashes, particularly during gameplay and loading screens. Performance tends to degrade with the addition of expansions, leading to long wait times and occasional complete app failures. Despite updates, many players continue to experience persistent bugs that hinder their overall experience.
- “The only complaint is that the game occasionally freezes and needs to be restarted.”
- “It freezes frequently, and while it usually starts going again before long, sometimes it stays frozen for quite a while, and occasionally the values don't refill.”
- “I had rated this very highly but recently the app crashes constantly and freezes, usually on the last play of the game, when it goes to the discard phase it won't lay out the last round of cards.”
music
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is consistently praised for being beautiful, relaxing, and enhancing the overall experience, with many users highlighting its quality alongside the stunning graphics and card artwork. While some reviews mention minor issues with animations or gameplay mechanics, the overall sentiment is that the music significantly contributes to the game's appeal.
- “The music is great and the graphics are amazing.”
- “Fantastic game with relaxing music.”
- “The card art is good and the music is wonderful to listen to.”
optimization
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, the game's optimization is mixed; while it runs smoothly on some devices like the Huawei P20 Pro and Kindle Fire 10, users report significant performance drops and freezing issues as more expansions are added, particularly in longer games. Additionally, the user interface is criticized for being poorly optimized for mobile devices, which detracts from the overall experience.
- “I've installed it on my Huawei P20 Pro and Kindle Fire 10, and it runs smoothly on both at high settings.”
- “It has optimization, push your luck mechanics, and my weak spot: great graphics.”
- “Runs smoothly.”
- “The performance drops as you add more expansions in longer games, to the point where I have to wait over a minute before the game unfreezes, and this is on a fast phone.”
- “It's still playable, but the performance issues are annoying.”
- “Also, the UI is poor and not optimized for cellphones.”
replayability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, the game's replayability is mixed; while some players find it lacking due to issues like unfulfilling blowouts, others appreciate the significant boost in variety from expansions, which enhances long-term engagement. Solo gameplay is particularly praised for its replay value.
- “There is already a good amount of variety added in with Vale of Magic, and with the other two expansions, the replay value skyrockets.”
- “Enjoy the solo game and it has great replayability.”
- “Combined with a runaway leader problem that sometimes leads to unfulfilling blowouts, the game simply doesn't have much long-term replay value.”
- “There is already a good amount of variety added in with the Vale of Magic, and with the other two expansions, the replay value skyrockets.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, although they appreciate the app as a helpful tool that enhances the overall experience.
- “It's a great app for a great game, but the grinding can be tedious.”
- “The grinding aspect makes the game feel more like a chore than fun.”
- “I enjoy the game, but the constant grinding really takes away from the experience.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players express frustration with the monetization model, noting that despite having paid for the game, they are immediately confronted with advertisements encouraging additional purchases, which detracts from the overall experience.
- “I'm sure it might be fun, but I paid for the game, and the first thing I see is advertisements to buy decks.”
- “The monetization model is frustrating; it feels like I'm being pushed to spend more money just to enjoy the game.”
- “It's disappointing that after purchasing the game, I'm bombarded with in-game purchases and ads.”