Pocket God vs Desert Ashes

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Pocket God vs Desert Ashes is a single player and multiplayer turn-based strategy game with fantasy and comedy themes. It was developed by Nine Tales Digital and was released on August 19, 2015. It received negative reviews from players.

It's "Clash of the Titans!" Or, rather, "Clash of the Pygmies and Landians!" In cooperation with Bolt Creative, Nine Tales Digital brings you a new spin on their popular Desert Ashes turn-based strategy game, guest starring a powerful Pygmy army defending their territory. The Desert Ashes Landians have passed through a magical portal to the remote islands of Pocket God. The Landians' victory over …

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Audience ScoreBased on 15 reviews

character development1 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

The game becomes enjoyable once you understand the mechanics and strategies involved.
The artwork and animation are visually appealing, with fun character designs and unique elements like laser sharks.
The gameplay offers a decent challenge and requires tactical choices, making it engaging for fans of turn-based strategy games.

The game suffers from numerous bugs, a confusing user interface, and a lack of depth compared to its predecessor.
The campaign is repetitive, with limited content and a poorly explained tutorial that assumes familiarity with the previous game.
There are significant issues with online play, including a lack of players and connection problems, making multiplayer frustrating.

graphics
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
24%
38%
Overall, the graphics received mixed reviews, with some players noting choppy and bland visuals, while others appreciated the unique artwork and HD colors. Despite the interesting art direction, many felt the graphics lacked polish and did not significantly improve from previous versions, contributing to a sense of incompleteness in the game.
- “Graphics and art direction is interesting.”
- “The graphics seem pretty unique, but that gameplay freaked me out.”
- “I really like these HD colors, unique artwork, and menu system, but the game does feel somewhat unpolished and incomplete just like the previous game.”
- “In this version, there are fewer achievements, no improvements made to the animations or graphics, multiple grammatical errors, and overall deadening gameplay.”
- “Graphics: 2. I found the graphics to be a bit choppy and bland.”
- “As I mentioned in my review for Desert Ashes, I really like these HD colors and unique artwork and menu system, but the game does feel somewhat unpolished and incomplete, just like the previous game.”
story
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
37%
38%
The story in the game has been criticized for its lack of depth and content, with players noting that it feels less developed compared to previous titles like "Desert Ashes." Many reviewers pointed out repetitive dialogue and a simplistic narrative structure, leading to a perception that the game could have been better suited as DLC rather than a standalone release. Despite these shortcomings, the visual design and core gameplay still garnered some positive feedback.
- “While the artwork and visual design of the Desert Ashes world is actually really nice, it is unfortunate that the developers did not spend as much time on fleshing out the story and world in the way that Advance Wars does.”
- “After 7 hours, I have seen far fewer story scenes between campaign missions, and a much simpler tutorial.”
- “I feel that this game should have been sold as DLC for Desert Ashes, because so far I find there to be a lot less content and story here than Desert Ashes to warrant a standalone game and price.”
- “After 7 hours, I have seen far less story scenes between campaign missions, and a much more simple tutorial.”
- “The story and world are not fleshed out.”
gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The gameplay is characterized as a basic turn-based strategy experience that, while enjoyable for newcomers, suffers from a lack of depth, refinement, and narrative. Users noted issues such as fewer achievements, poor animations, and annoying sound effects, but some still found the core mechanics fun and engaging despite the overall shortcomings. The unique graphics were highlighted, though they did not compensate for the gameplay's limitations.
- “The gameplay of this series is really fun.”
- “Despite all the bugs, the lack of depth and refinement, the lack of story and universe, I'm still going to recommend the game on the strength of its visual assets and core gameplay -- which, though not as in-depth or interesting as Advance Wars, is still a fairly enjoyable casual turn-based strategy game that newcomers to the genre will probably find fun and addictive.”
- “The graphics seem pretty unique, but that gameplay freaked me out.”
- “In this version, there are fewer achievements, no improvements made to the animations or graphics, multiple grammatical errors, and overall deadening gameplay.”
- “The gameplay is just a traditional turn-based strategy game, and that's fine, but all the rest, the annoying sounds, the awful characters.”
- “Gameplay/strategy is very basic.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
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The music aspect of the game receives mixed feedback, with some users criticizing the background music while others praise the sound design and overall soundtrack.
- “+ good sound design and soundtrack”
- “The background music is even worse.”
- “The soundtrack feels repetitive and uninspired.”
- “The music doesn't match the game's atmosphere at all.”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in this game is considered lacking compared to its mobile counterpart, "Pocket God," leading to a recommendation against playing it.
- “It's not funny like its mobile version called 'Pocket God'; I truly do not recommend this game!”
- “The humor falls flat and feels forced, making it hard to enjoy the game.”
- “I expected a lot more laughs, but the jokes just didn't land for me.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game has low replayability, as once the campaign is completed, players are left with only multiplayer options, which may suffer from a lack of active participants due to its age.
- “Replay value: 1. After clearing the campaign, all you have left is multiplayer, but being such an old game, I doubt there are many people in queue looking for a challenger.”
- “Low replay value.”
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Reviewers appreciate the fun character designs, which contribute positively to the overall character development, making the characters more engaging and memorable. However, there may be a lack of depth in their backstories or growth throughout the game.

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Pocket God vs Desert Ashes is a turn-based strategy game with fantasy and comedy themes.

Pocket God vs Desert Ashes is available on PC, Mac OS, Phone, PlayStation 4 and others.

Pocket God vs Desert Ashes was released on August 19, 2015.

Pocket God vs Desert Ashes was developed by Nine Tales Digital.

Pocket God vs Desert Ashes has received negative reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its character development but disliked it for its graphics.

Pocket God vs Desert Ashes is a single player game with multiplayer support.

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