★★★★★ Great overall but has a few balancing issues
Tue Oct 30 2018 Marko ocI have been with this game for over a year and a half now (joined at rage of bahamut) at first like many players I got destroyed, but I started to get the feel of it as I played more and more. The game itself is very fun and gives you a huge range of cards and architectures to try! I've noticed that as the time progressed and new card expansions released that many cards are now broken. Usually they are fixed quite quickly but now things such as reanimate plague ranked matches and are pretty much instant death. Other balancing issues stem from the fact that most of the new card expansions release weaker cards that rage of bahamut and the older expansions, making the top decks very expensive. At the time you could buy one legendary and decimate the board but now you may need to buy 3 of à legends for the same effectiveness ( likes of protobahamut). Over all I love this game and would recommend it to any card game players out their! Just be ready to dedicate some time in order to get used to the mechanics.
Now my account has been deleted and I can't claim it back so pls help
It’s been 3 months and customer service refuses to talk to me which really annoys me as I spent money on this game and now I can’t get my account back
★★★★★ I’ve never been so hooked
Tue Apr 10 2018 zouroShadowverse honestly doesn’t get as much praise as it really should, the amount of cards, options, strategies, and outcomes is amazing to me. I’ve looked for a game that visually looks amazing (except a few attack animations that can be touched upon) and feels true to a card strategy to me, I honestly made a new account on my phone maybe a month and a half ago? And I have enough cards to make quite a few decks deemed as tier 1 or at least 2, they give away so much packs and allow me to never feel I need to pay for cards, thanks shadowverse and I can honestly say I’m as excited as can be for the future
(2018)
You guys have done it I swear, this expansion brought every bit of the old magic in a new light and man it’s amazing, still as generous as can be and now even more fun, keep this new mentality, new ways to play, unique cards that can help others and supply their own, thanks Cygames, keep up the amazing work
★★★★★ Win a Year's Supply of Salt!
Thu Nov 02 2017 NoddingManFor a game that's been out for over a year, I find it surprising that the matchups in PvP and PvC (story mode) is so unbalanced. After doing mission 8 in the story mode, it is difficult to win with the default deck. I feel that I should mention that the game gives you a a bit of free packs to work with. However, even with a few gold and legendary cards now if your deck, your chances of winning isn't much better. I decided the logical step would then be to try out PvP. I got thoroughly destroyed. I can tell that the opponent has collected many, many cards and played an equal amount of games from the cards rarity and synergy. Despite having a great draw, in my opinion, I was unable to keep anything on the field for more than the turn they were played. At this point, I called it quits.
Aside from the matchup, I find the game's interface to be cluttered, having too many buttons and tabs on the screen at once, as well as redundant, requiring the player to pass through several loading screens. The story is very generic and the translation (I'm playing with Japanese voice acting and English subtitles) is inaccurate at best. As for the "evolve" feature, I feel that it gives the second player too much of an advantage. On top of having one extra use, the second player can "evolve" cards one turn earlier. Coupled with having an extra card drawn at turn one, it's pretty much a curse for me to go first.
★★★★★ Great Game Concept but Not Flawless
Sat Oct 28 2017 Agt ScribblesShadowverse is a really fun game with great artwork, from it’s previous host Rage of Bahamut, and awesome card mechanics that takes strategy and a bit of luck to make winning a thrilling experience. I do enjoy playing this game and it really makes you put in some effort into deck building and using card combos that you wouldn’t believe can make the difference in winning and losing in matches.
But in that regard the game itself will brutally teach you how to get good at playing against all the different deck types (or crafts as the game calls it) that it offers even if there are a lot of rage quitting moments even while learning the basics. I do agree with some of the reviewers that the balance in the game is a bit lopsided, especially with stacking decks with op and broken cards that basically end games in one round, there should be some limits put in or a change to some of the game’s mechanic to make gameplay less one-sided. Also the game does cater to certain crafts, where the current card bundles in the shop give better cards, that have fewer to no drawbacks, to already powerful crafts (i.e. dragoncraft, shadowcraft) that make others seem weaker or not worth playing (i.e magecraft, swordcraft).
This game has potential to be one of the best mobile tcgs out there but I feel it falls a bit short with the balance issues and the microtransactions that can make this a pay-to-win game. But do give the game a go and you’ll find it can be a fun experience if you do commit to learning the fundamentals and overlooking the things that do break the game.
★★★★★ Good gameplay, horrible unbalanced matchmaking.
Sat May 25 2019 Khane RussellSo I read some reviews before downloading, most supporting the game, a few criticizing the matchmaking. I later read a review to ignore those critiquing the game because they are simply new and don’t know mechanics/get frustrated scared off early. Well I can tell you those people are completely down right wrong. Those criticizing the matchmaking are 1 million percent correct. This game has horrible matchmaking and I don’t even want to bother, I’m so happy I finally get to uninstall this game after painfully trying over and over again. How is it in initial ranked matchmaking games, for 20+ consistent games, I am out against people who have multiple legendary cards and clear strategies; decks built around one mechanic/card. How is it a brand new player is consistently placed against people who are clearly not brand new to the game? I would understand if it was one are a few in order to properly matchmake you against people who are suppose to be around your skill level, but it’s so horrifically bad I don’t get how anyone new could possibly ever play this game. The gameplay is fun, but I simply can’t find myself getting into it when it’s a literal wall you throw yourself against every single time you try and play a game. I don’t care for the fact that those with their wallets will clearly have better cards. I get that, stop matching me with those people when I’ve just barely started this game and haven’t spent a dime. Your time is better spent on literally anything else.
★★★★★ Gorgeous and enticing story... but don’t expect to enjoy pvp
Mon Nov 02 2020 R!cH4rD0 4R€R¥T£So I have to admit the gameplay itself is just not balanced... like at all. From matching you up to someone your same rank. Some deck themes have heavy advantages over others. To the fact that some cards are practically invincible if player.
It has some pros. I have drawn legendary cards without spending insane amounts of money. They give plenty of free packs and content to help everyone have a chance to have fun, and its not so much a pay to win Kinda game. But if you plan on doing any pvp prepare to just never win or have fun. I’ve played since the beginning because I loved rage of Bahamut so much. I redoenload this game because the artstyle lives on and it’s beautiful. All pvp types of games like this run into balancing issues. And honestly, if you just stick to computer battles or don’t mind the fact that your pvps will be just extremely unfair you will enjoy the game. Hahaha and honestly I just enjoy collecting and reading the cards and playing the story. But anytime I even think of pvp it takes 3 matches to remind me how unfair the system is.
I’m giving one star because honestly at this point they should have balancing solved out a bit more. But other than that like I said. It’s honestly a gorgeous and well made game. Just not fun to play competitively at the moment or with the way things are going in the forseeable future.
★★★★★ Not balanced
Sun Jul 19 2020 DmosiSo I’m not a professional reviewer or anything, but I’ll try my best to say this as unbiased as I can.
The game is really fun, the story dialogue is skipable, but that’s ok because you just want to play against the a.i.
The pvp is another matter though. There’s two ways to play, with the current meta cards, or in the un ranked where anything goes. I saw a video of a YouTuber saying this same thing, the game feels like you can’t play what you want to play, you’re forced to go with the current decks, or you’re just going to get rocked. It’s really not that fun when your opponent can just play a card and be like, “well I win now”.
The graphics and designs are great, 5/5, but I just don’t find enjoyment in playing against other people when I see that I’m losing because they have busted decks. I’ve had loses against certain decks where I’m like, “wow, props to you man, I’ll take the L because that was just awesome”. But now...
It’s not a game worth spending money on imo. Save yourself the mental discouragement and don’t get too involved in this game. Enjoy it for the nice card game it is, have fun with the story mode, maybe see if you can find friends to play with. Just be warry of the random pvp, be prepared for unbalanced games most of the time.
★★★★★ !!PURCHASE SCAM: THEY’LL STEAL YOUR MONEY!
Fri Feb 22 2019 AngeldaoneeI’ll admit the game is absolutely wonderful and intriguing but there are some flaws with purchases as well as maybe their customer service and claims dept. Anyway when I started out I created a deck, but then I ended up wanting to try something new so I started over again. This time I really liked the deck I built. I even bought bought a Portal Craft Structure deck, but upon buying that, they asked if I would like to link my account and override the previous data. I agreed but unfortunately by agreeing to do so they deleted all of my data including my purchase. So, I submitted a help request or a ticket with their website because unfortunately there is no phone number to contact anyone personally. I really thought they would help me but instead their only reply was to tell me that they don’t deal with customers with “multiple” accounts and that they would also not give me my refund despite the fact that I did make a purchase and I did not get my purchase at all. So in short be careful on making your purchase or don’t make any at all and if you do have problems sorry, but no one will help you or fix anything.
