Here Be Dragons

…and coming frequently in short sentences requiring touching to work through dialog that neither humorous nor really pertinent to actual gameplay. After a while it starts feeling like a slot machine mechanics. After about 20 minutes it starts getting annoying with tapping through the pointless dialogs.

I’m a big fan of turn based strategy games, and this one didn’t disappoint. I had to run through the tutorial levels again after a few levels because I didn’t understand the subtleties of salvos and how to keep initiative (hint- sometimes it’s better to not choose a die rather than lose initiative). I beat the game on “Fun” so now I’m playing again on “Challenge”. The dice throws are RNG so replayability is high. I’m glad I downloaded this one!

This isn’t a strategy game. It’s a puzzle game. There’s no character/ship building. It’s all the same for everyone who plays, regardless of their choices.

It freezes. I am sure it will be a quick fix though, so it is otherwise an excellent game. The humor is great and the theme is well thought out.

You could tell this game had a top-tier board game designer on deck. Red Zero introduces a novel dice-combat mechanic, and then artfully introduces an extensive series of levels, with each one presenting a distinct puzzle. The difficulty curve on Challenging mode is *chef’s kiss*. You know how in some of those classic tactical RPGs, the introduction of characters and the switching of narrative threads makes the combat feel completely different? Somehow this game captures that feel. It creates an ongoing sense of anticipation that keeps it quite fresh throughout the game’s ample length. The writing is quite amusing to boot. It’s a delightful game that deserves more attention.

I wish I weren’t saying this, but I’ve reached a point in this game that feels broken. I’m on fun mode and reached sea cones that are just undefeatable. It’s not a challenge, it can’t be done, and if it can then Fun difficulty equals legendary difficulty for this game. Some nice elements here, but the game is broken.

This game is a fun new take on strategic combat. There is just a critical flaw that exists that causes the game to freeze randomly when switching between turns. Unfortunately, this is not the kind of randomized bad luck that makes for a good challenge and it becomes increasingly frustrating when it occurs one turn away from beating a challenging level. If the developer fixes the random freezes that occur (review is done on ipad pro), then I would recommend this game to anyone that enjoys strategic combat with a bit of character (or ship) building. Responding to Developer request for info. It has happened on various scenarios, 5 and 6, is where it really started getting frustrating. The freeze happens randomly when it switches between turn phases not from using any abilities, it just during the turn switch after hitting end turn.

I would recommend this to people who like strategy games. The characters are good, the game makes you think, and the graphics are nice. It can be very challenging, and if you have bad luck you can be screwed over. But, you can win rather easily at times.

This game is a blast with its strategic gameplay and its fun lore. I would definitely recommend buying it and trying it out, but I am disappointed that there isn’t anymore to the game such as mini games. I think this game would be so much more if it could have pvp battles or perhaps a way to grow the grow a town through piracy. Overall, a great game, but it is lacking in something more.