Was the game fun to play?
Absolutely. Conquering the world felt rewarding and it’s satisfying placing soldiers strategically and watching the battle unfold. I didn’t do much of the clicking to attack as that wasn’t as much fun to me but it’s certainly a good thing to have in and I found most of my fun in the placement of guards and archers etc.
Did the game include the core elements from the original?
Looking after a king is a nice creative twist. The core elements are definitely there, evolution of the king felt meaningful and the feeding apples and morale system translated the classic Tamagotchi hunger and happiness mechanics perfectly.
Was there a clear path of progression?
Very much so. The evolution stages looked great and I especially liked Bling King. The cycle of getting money, spending it in the shop and getting apples and feeding the king is great. I like that you also get better units like the machine gunner and snipers later on.
How good was the audio and sound FX?
Music is really excellent, I could easily listen to it for a long time. I like that you can also change the volume of both the music and SFX. The sound effects were great too and I especially liked the crunch of the apple sound.
How well implemented was the UI?
Everything was labelled well, buttons had a nice bounce to them and it was clear when the king needed apples. I liked that the window can be closed and placing soldiers was easy to know where they can and cannot be placed. The inclusion of a refresh choice at a cost was a good thing to see too. Something I thought was pretty neat was that you can choose to restart the game again or keep going after you win. Just a constructive note, the shop and evolve buttons did occasionally obstruct the play area so maybe a mountainous bit of land could be good there. I also noticed a bug where the first soldier purchased is automatically placed on the field in the position you first click but it’s nothing game breaking and doesn’t detract from the fun.