Fantasica by Mobagehttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?...ta_test_AndroidFantasica is a mix of Trading Card Game + Tower Defence + RPG. First thing that you'll be impressed when you check out its page on Google Play is the graphics. Yes, it looks really good, even on the big Galaxy Note. Supposed to be by Final Fantasy Art Director Hideo Minaba (as per their description on Google Play).
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I'm not going to really bother about the story coz we all know... Something bad happens. Good guys come to the rescue and you play the good guy/ gal.
You collect heroes and heroine characters (cards) as you progress in the game. With the cards, you can battle other players or go on quests (story mode) & training.
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In the story mode, when you battle the monsters, it's essentially a tower defence game. you place your cards along the path and then watch as your team fights off the monsters.
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There are about 4 types of cards -- Warriors (land attacks), Archers (ranged + air attacks) , Mages (ranged + air attacks) & monsters (for defence). The cards can level up or be enhanced to make them stronger. This is where the RPG element comes into play. You can also learn some new skills (improve stats, etc).
I've yet to try PvP, so not sure what to expect. But you can friend other players (be allies) and use their character to help you during fights with monsters.
Like all trading card games, cards have different rarity.
There are counters for training (once depleted, need to wait for it to replenish). Then there's also the in game currencies -- you have ally pts and brave pts (or sth like that)... used to enhance cards or purchase new cards. if you run out of them, yes... you can use real money to buy mobage's currency which you can then use to buy the in game currency... dun worry... you'll get a hang of it after a while.
What I like is that the artwork does not suck. As mentioned ealier, I had tried out Deity Wars (also by Mobage) earlier and it was quite confusing and the art work was kinda bad. I think you can say Deity Wars is a beta and this is the final product. Fantasica is quite polished.
The bad? Initial download is a lot! After that, game loading is kinda slow -- takes like 10-20 seconds on my Galaxy Note. You'll also need internet access to play.
This game is fairly new in the market and to me... So I'm still exploring...
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Fantasica opening sequence
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Fantasica monster battle ala Tower Defence
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Fantasica introduction & getting the first card
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Fantasica card
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Fantasica boss fight & ally assisting with boss fight
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Fantasica main screen
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The annoying screen -- loading that takes 10-20 seconds
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