FunGame – Shadow Era - Trading Card Game Review

This was my first foray into trading card games. After looking into the options, Hearthstone and Magic were the logical choice given their popularity. But I felt those would be too overwhelming and I would be destroyed. So I tried Shadow Era. So far, it's been reasonably easy to pick up the basics and fun to play. I'd definitely recommend playing this game. Plus, the price is great--FREE. A few things I would criticize are the somewhat slow animations, not so intuitive GUI and general lack of guidance. The basics are easy enough though, strategy will take longer. I started in the campaign mode versus AI and initially just selected the first hero (Boris). I went through about 7 matches at easy and normal level winning them all. Then I went to the hard level and found it virtually unbeatable. I suspect to beat it I have to accumulate better cards and build more power into my deck. This may be where the fun is for many but for a noob, it can be a source of frustration not realizing you're in an unwinnable position and struggling to just find the right strategy. When the right strategy is to get different cards for your deck. Regardless, the game is a lot of fun. I like the graphics. GUI could be improved to remove some clocks and speed up games by a couple minutes (I'm mostly playing on iPhone). Definitely give this game a try.
Review by OompaChalupa on Shadow Era - Trading Card Game.