Fun game – Ironbound Review

Like most of you I came here from Eternium. I’m still playing the game and because of my love for vikings, I’m still trying to win with the berserker. This is tough and at times frustrating as the matchmaking seems very unbalanced and it can be hard to earn money. I bought the starter pack and that helps but while I’m not the kind of person who wants to play games without paying, I am against paying more than a few dollars on an ongoing basis. The game matches me, at rank three, with some clearly pay to win opponents and that’s challenging and a bit disheartening. Pros: This is a good turn based card game with an interesting mix of RPG style equipment, build creation, and the RNG of a good magic the gathering style card game. After playing your character a bit, you know what is in “Your” deck and begin to find complex ways of using the cards in a strategy. Combos feel smart and powerful when executed correctly Cons: It’s a bit of a pay to win game where the latest character released is OP and the 3/4 of the special “ offers” are related to buying OP gear for that character. Currently that is the pirate. I haven’t read the release notes, but I’m thinking the witch followed the same model and was not a release character because she seems OP too. Matchmaking seems broken and it’s tough to get ahead without paying. I’ll keep playing unless it breaks me, because the berserkers I’ve seen with expensive store gear are pretty strong and I’d like to win that way through perseverance.
Review by Destrukkto on Ironbound.