Pixel Heroes: Tales of Emond
Get on Play Store"Pixel Heroes: Tales of Emond" is a pixel art RPG where players can summon 3,650 heroes to fight in turn-based battles. The game features a variety of heroes with different abilities and weapons, as well as procedurally generated dungeons for endless replayability. With its humor-filled story and challenging gameplay, "Pixel Heroes: Tales of Emond" is a must-play for RPG fans.
Phone
Android
Mobile Platform
Tablet
Reviews
- The pixel art and character designs are visually appealing and well-executed.
- The game offers a lot of content and events, keeping players engaged.
- It is possible to enjoy the game as a free-to-play player, with generous rewards available.
- The game is heavily pay-to-win, with significant advantages for players who spend money.
- Gameplay is mostly automated, leading to a lack of player interaction and strategy.
- There are numerous ads and prompts for microtransactions, which can be overwhelming and detract from the experience.
- story83 mentions
- 51 % positive mentions
- 41 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
The game's story has received mixed reviews, with some players finding it decent and engaging, while others describe it as bland and cliché. Many appreciate the character backstories and visual presentation, but voice acting inconsistencies and level-gated progression detract from the overall experience. Overall, while the story has its merits, it often feels overshadowed by gameplay mechanics and monetization issues.
“The game is super beautiful so far and I'm really appreciating the effort put into the story right now.”
“The story is what kept me going, and eventually, I learned enough of the mechanics to prepare for harder battles.”
“Really fun game and the story is interesting plus you get a lot of interesting characters as well.”
“The story isn't immersive at all.”
“The story and writing is extremely mediocre.”
“It's your standard cookie-cutter idle hero collector using pixelated graphics and an array of grating voice acting, with a story that epitomizes blandness all while trying to sell you junk every few minutes.”
- gameplay81 mentions
- 23 % positive mentions
- 63 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with many players criticizing it for being repetitive, heavily reliant on pay-to-win mechanics, and lacking unique features compared to other mobile games in the genre. While some appreciate the art style and smooth mechanics, others find the experience dull and frustrating due to sudden difficulty spikes and time-gated content. Overall, the game seems to struggle with balancing engaging gameplay and monetization strategies, leading to a less satisfying experience for many players.
“I love the mechanics of this game.”
“Very good gameplay that keeps you wanting more.”
“Great gameplay.”
“The experience bottleneck mechanic to limit how many levels you can progress through until you reach your next level kills the fun immediately.”
“The gameplay is copy/paste mobile gameplay, nothing unique about it at all.”
“There's really no gameplay.”
- monetization58 mentions
- 5 % positive mentions
- 10 % neutral mentions
- 84 % negative mentions
The monetization strategy of the game has drawn significant criticism, with many users labeling it as a cash grab that relies heavily on deceptive advertising and aggressive in-app purchases. While some players appreciate the absence of ads and the amount of content available, others feel that the game becomes pay-to-win after a certain point, with many expressing frustration over misleading ads that do not reflect the actual gameplay. Overall, the monetization tactics are seen as predatory, leading to a negative perception among a substantial portion of the player base.
“Awesome game, it is not pay to play, there are no ads and it has plenty of content to keep it fresh and exciting.”
“Thing obviously speed up with an in-game purchase but even that didn't break the game.”
“So far so good, no major issues; there is monetization but I am not far enough to see if it's implemented well.”
“The monetization in this game is the most egregious I have ever seen.”
“This whole 'game' is just a facade built around monetization tactics so they can get their hands deep into your pockets.”
“Full of ads and pay to win after chapter 6 when progress slows down massively.”
- graphics51 mentions
- 71 % positive mentions
- 24 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their charming pixel art style and engaging character designs, evoking nostalgia for classic gaming. Many players appreciate the vibrant visuals and animations, although some note that the gameplay feels typical for the genre. While the artwork is generally well-received, concerns about the game's pay-to-win mechanics and repetitive gameplay are also highlighted.
“The heroes are all amazing and so is the artwork.”
“The art style and pixelated approach for this game is really well done, and I find it extremely engaging and simple after just starting.”
“Stunning graphics and good storyline.”
“I couldn't get over how much the art style objectifies the female characters.”
“It's your standard cookie-cutter idle hero collector using pixelated graphics and an array of grating voice acting, with a story that epitomizes blandness all while trying to sell you junk every few minutes.”
“It's just the usual gacha garbage with poor translations and okay nice looking visuals.”
- music13 mentions
- 54 % positive mentions
- 23 % neutral mentions
- 23 % negative mentions
Overall, the music in the game is generally well-received, with many players appreciating its quality and integration with the gameplay. However, several users have reported technical issues, such as music not playing or overlapping with dialogue, which detracts from the experience. Additionally, some players expressed concerns about the originality of the music used in advertisements.
“Fun, pretty, nice music.”
“I like the voices, the background music, and every character's art.”
“Game is great, but for some reason the music isn't working.”
“As the rest, I've been having background music issues; it somehow stopped working and all I hear are sound effects.”
“Champion Temple and Song of Time are unbalanced and unplayable.”
“For some reason, the in-game music stopped working, and that was one of the things I loved about the game.”
- grinding6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be a mixed experience; while some enjoy the abundance of content and activities, many criticize it for being tedious and heavily monetized, especially at higher levels. The cluttered UI and frequent crashes further detract from the enjoyment, leading some to recommend avoiding the free-to-play model due to its demanding nature. Overall, the game is seen as typical of the grind-heavy genre, with a blend of fun and frustration.
“The game itself seems good enough, but all the random little pieces of loot and offers scattered across 300 different screens gets tedious.”
“Grindy and heavily monetized, appallingly bad localization, and confusingly cluttered UI.”
“F2P avoid because it becomes nothing but tedious to do all of the click-wait-click-wait-click for the 50 things they require of F2P players to pretend to keep up.”
- character development6 mentions
- 83 % positive mentions
- -33 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Overall, character development in the game is highlighted positively, with many users praising the character designs as top tier and fun. However, there are mixed feelings, as some find certain designs off-putting. The writing accompanying the characters is also noted to be interesting, contributing to the overall narrative experience.
“However, it's also got a good story, a good interface, and great character design and development.”
“The writing seems interesting and the character design is pretty decent.”
“Character designs are top tier.”
“The character designs were very off-putting.”
“I felt like my character didn't evolve at all throughout the game.”
“The dialogue options were limited, making it hard to connect with the characters.”
- optimization4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's optimization receives mixed reviews; while many players appreciate its smooth performance, intuitive UI, and well-designed character models, others criticize it for being cluttered with daily login systems and negatively impacting their daily lives.
“The game runs smoothly, character models are nice, plenty of events, and the UI and gameplay are intuitive.”
“Cool game, characters are unique and balanced, fighting is well done, and game performance is nice.”
“The game is an unoptimized mess of daily login systems strewn everywhere.”
“I had to uninstall it because playing this game was negatively affecting both my sleep and work performance.”
- stability3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is criticized for frequent bugs, significant framerate drops, and app freezes, leading to a frustrating user experience. Many players find the interface problematic and unnecessary authorizations intrusive, contributing to an overall negative impression of stability.
“Decent, but there's too much going on, which slows the framerate to a crawl and causes the app to freeze.”
“Not worth my time to ask for 99 cents back, but I will leave a bad review for an extremely buggy game.”
“Buggy interface, insisting on unnecessary authorizations.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Reviews indicate that while the game's balancing issues detract from the overall experience, some players find humor in the varied pronunciations of "executor," which adds a lighthearted touch to the gameplay. Overall, the humor is seen as a minor highlight amidst the game's shortcomings.
“Only other complaint is that some are saying 'executor' in two different ways, but it's kind of funny, so it's not a big deal.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The game's replayability is hindered by a lack of player engagement in combat, as users express frustration over the inability to actively participate in fights, reducing the experience to merely watching characters battle. While the art and pixel design are appreciated, the overall gameplay mechanics do not encourage repeated playthroughs.
“The game promised a lot in terms of replayability, but once you finish the main story, there's really nothing left to do. It feels like a one-and-done experience.”
“After completing the game, I found that there was no incentive to play again. The lack of different endings or meaningful choices really hurt its replay value.”
“I was hoping for a game that would keep me coming back, but the repetitive gameplay and lack of new content made it feel stale after just a few hours.”
