7 Wonders Reviews

A couple usability upgrades, but worse

Michael of Atlanta

The new version has more visible icons on the played cards, but viewing neighbors kingdoms are quite a bit harder. This whole-app redo is also unfinished: the old paintings currently clash dpi wise with the new menus, lots of card corners are clipped at inconsistent corner radiuses, etc. The framerate is lower too, even jerky at times, on a 15-month old iPhone pro. Hopefully an upcoming additional budget can make this *just better than the old version* as these details are pretty harsh and jarring. If there is not more budget to finish the redo, consider then pulling the old, complete version from source control, and either republishing it, or releasing it as a second app. It works without framerate issues on 6 year old hardware, and modern hardware.

Terrible update

Unhappy customer31415

15 March update: the version 2.0.1 update has resolved the blurriness issue; now the graphics are crisp, and ugly. And everything is still too small - lots of wasted space on the screen; pretty much everything should be 50% larger than it is. This used to be one of my favorite apps; it is now unplayable. The early March 2021 update to this app is a step backwards in pretty much every regard. The graphics have been significantly downgraded, and now the cards are so small that it is hard to make out the symbols on them. And the updated app runs slower as well. Terrible, terrible update.

A 5-Star game now operating as a 1-Star app

Zee_Gee

I have had the 7 Wonders game on my phone for the past 2+ years and have played it on a *daily* basis. The interface was simple and I never ran into any issues with the app. Then at the end of February 2021, the app was updated to coincide with the new release version of the board game, so new cards were added. However, this new update has been a trainwreck. I have encountered issues with the game where certain actions are either not permissible that should be or flat-out lock the game so you have to reset the app. I have emailed the developers twice about this since the release and have seen little in the way of a fix. The lack of transparency and communication to fix these issues is unacceptable, and a previous go-to mobile game is now a disappointing shell of its previous self. I’ll change my rating if these issues get resolved, but until then it’s totally warranted!

New Interface is an Epic Fail

HillChik

This is an awesome game, and the expansions are worth the purchase. Been playing the board and iOS versions for years. However, the new update is terrible. I literally no longer have any pleasure in playing this game. The UI feels clunky to me. It’s also way too dark. But the biggest issue I have is the aesthetic. The old game was beautiful. It had a historic feel to it that kind of took you back in time, which is entirely appropriate for the game topic. This new version has too many sharp edges visually and is too modern for the game topic, and just uglier in so many respects. Your UI was perfect for your game concept before. Why did you have to ruin a great thing? So disappointed. Truly. This was one of my top 5 games before. Now I’m not sure I’ll play it much anymore.

Ruins

appasaurusx

I suppose it’s inevitable that a game about the ancient world would eventually turn into ruins, with faint echoes of its former glory. I developed an addiction to this game during the pandemic, and am grateful for all the memories, but after playing the new early 2021 version once, I deleted the app for the same reasons many others have expressed, about the downgraded look and feel and playability. In reading other reviews, it seems the ask of the developers is simple—to just return the game to the previous version so many loved, though I’m sure it’s more complicated than that. I’m starting to accept the game has gone the way of the 7 wonders of the ancient world, but will continue to hope the developers can reverse this all and restore the beautiful game that they had once built.

Great game...DISASTER update...

PaoloSicilia

Everything WAY too tiny now. Last version was wonderful...back to five star game worth every penny if they swallow their pride and go back to it. Until then don’t bother...

Can’t Join Custom Games

Brett_1341

After the latest update, I am no longer able to create a custom game that others can join.

I like this new version better

Loganeer

With refined graphics and updated cards, the game is still fun to play.

Bring back the old art!!!

Dognuko

Giving this 2 stars after the “update”. The new art style is terrible and makes the game less fun to play. Who thought it was a good idea to remove the card names? I wish I could go back to the prior version.

Unwelcome “upgrade”

MDPuzzleFan

I regularly used this app until the latest release. I’m so unhappy with the changes that I have stopped playing altogether. The information available about the cards, the coins needed, how to play, etc. are almost incomprehensible now. Good thing I was planning to cut back on how much time I spend playing games on my iPad.

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