Hidden full version (8.99 €) and hardware hungry

Hidden full version (8.99 €) and hardware hungry

Magic 2014 (App)

Customer Review

Every year happy Wizards of the Coast is now the Magic community with an inexpensive edition of the game for the PC: Duels of the Plain Walkers. After it also a Android version is this year - in addition also still apparently free - I wanted to give a chance to the matter after all.

The first point, which surprised me and I do not understand: 1.2GB !? (Installed are the 2.5 GB because the APK is retained in addition to the installed files!) Of course, you would expect with such a card game that the map graphics are nice and sharp and clearly visible, but that's a bit too much of a good thing. Especially since some textures in the real game (for example the console) act as washed out that I, unfortunately, have no idea what's there so extensive. Even if you consider that even many current devices with lucky 16-32 GB of space, so much for a simple card game? These must be said that the effects so not really knock your socks off, at least I would have expected in the ways in which memory size more.

That brings me to the next point of criticism: the perspective in the game seems to be fixed, perhaps you can the change in the options, but already in the tutorial, I had to recognize some massive issues that individual card or touching it specifically ("bird's-eye" in the truest sense of the word). These should be said that I play on a 10-inch tablet (Asus Transformer Prime) and not on a cell phone. Even there, the cards, at least with default settings tiny, if one does not increase this.

As indicated in the title, is this to be a "disguised" as a supposedly free full version trial. There is no time limit, but the amount is still severely restricted. Basically, I have absolutely no objection to allude a game before buying could (and even welcome the), but the "first contact" with this fact could have been but then can make different:
After the first start of the game to download the 1.2GB data "down" (which in the here in the App Store purchased version is no longer the case, which are already downloaded and are probably just checked). Then appears - as you already know it from your PC - the question of how to learn because with Magic was. How to answer this but could not care less: If necessary, immediately appears a popup informing a fact that you could change the difficulty only in the full version. These could then be equal to unlock via InApp-Purchase - for 8.99. Why is ever asked here? I would either offer the decision on the level of difficulty for free or hide a reference to the options, but not equal to wag it in the first game start. Reminder: At the time you have not seen anything from the game except for the download process and this question! Also, I had expected that InApp Purchases include more things like foil cards or Deck Unlocks, not the actual game.
I can understand the motivation - after you get here (almost) the scope of the PC version, which costs similar also - but he prefers transparent and in two versions (free / demo + full version), because the price is just for Android already quite crisp.

Let's get to the actual game:
The control is a bit getting used to, especially when you consider that often already sufficient clicking of cards on the PC. Here you have this but deliberately pull or be enlarged by double and then press a button. Taken together, these works but great. As already mentioned some game elements are but almost too small even on a 10-inch tablet.
Initially lead a more tutorial battles gradually into the game and control. Who knows Magic, will recognize many things, but one should view them anyway to learn control. During the first tutorial a also a note function is presented. But Selbige I could not activate as required, after repeated "hammering" the key was the tutorial but then continued.
The look of the game is impressive and basically does not have to hide in front of the PC. Larger maps look very nice and are known as provided by Magic with pretty drawings. Animations and sound effects are minimal as in the PC version, that is much more than indicated blows and hit one must not expect here (for a card game is yet much). My only real gripe here are as already mentioned partial blurred textures and then still such a massive storage space. It seems to me almost as if you hineingepackt all cards in HD and then save the rest in order not to consume more space. In addition, the game stutters on a Tegra 3 again, what normally not likely to happen. Only at the maximum power setting seems to stop, but with games for Android, I expect a rather genügsameres behavior or settings to adjust the free.

Overall we have to say that this is not a simple / cheap port of the PC version (as I initially thought). The controller works great for some acclimatization and it's also fun to be able to play DOTP on the tablet. The only downer for me: Massive storage space (necessarily load only if a WLAN connection, otherwise quickly slams the throttle!) And power hungry. Who can inspire for Magic and not really want to play on the go (but rather on the couch), the game can get really without hesitation, if you look away through the hidden 9. Who is more likely, however, in any case, a desktop gamers, perhaps should rather the version on Steam View (1 expensive but not for Android, but also with online multiplayer).

Fits 55 Rank: 5/5
April 18
Deco Candle Rank: 3/5
November 26
Good flexible and rigid hull ... Rank: 3/5
February 14
title 4 Rank: 5/5
September 26
Not convinced 6 Rank: 1/5
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