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Contest: Write a Review of Rise & Ruin

Submitted by GM-Burdenday on September 15, 2009 - 16:26.

This week we are looking for our most dedicated community members to write a review of Rise & Ruin for us, from an active player’s standpoint. Think along the lines of IGN.com, or Massively, only we here on the development team will be your audience.

For taking the time to write a complete, thoughtful review of R&R, we will award you with a completely free Intro Pack of cards!

Make the jump below by clicking "Read More" for all the details.

Again, we are looking for specific information to better improve the game, so only responses with time shown to answering the following questions will receive cards.

Please include the following in your review:

  • Pros and Cons: What makes R&R great, and what would you cut out?
  • What got you to come back after your first battle for more?
  • Who would you say R&R is targeted at? (Specific age, type of game, etc.)
  • What is your favourite aspect of Rise & Ruin? Why?
  • What new features should R&R work on next?
  • What current features should R&R improve?

Thanks in advance to everyone who takes the time to participate in this contest. Answers may be written in any format, such as bullets or formal paragraphs. Simply submit your review below as a comment when you have completed it.

Your reviews will shape the future of R&R!

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Rise and Ruin (www.riseandruin.com)

Submitted by raidertamer on September 16, 2009 - 20:31.
Beta Tester

Rise and Ruin (www.riseandruin.com)

R&R is a turn based, stragetic type of battling experience. While it seems to be attracting players in the mid to early 20s, it could be easily enjoyed by players 10-99. It is not just a repetitive arcade style game, but there is strategy and thinking involved in every step. Making good decisions and making them quickly both are needed to be successful. R&R game play has amazing video renditions of the game action. It can be difficult not to get sucked into watching the vivid animations and lossing track of the game play as a result. R&R character and card graphics are very professional looking. Even a card that may not be too useful to play is hard to get rid of, especially if it is unique to your playing deck.

It can be brutal at first, trying to take in all the aspects of the game and game play, while going against stronger and more experienced players. Don't expect to win one your first attempt at play, or even your 10th. This could be a turn off to some people, as we all love instant gratification, but I think new features to level the playing field and adding battles versuses game "bots", might alleviate these negative initial feelings. To combat that, there is a friendly staff as well as some friendly players, that will play at less than 100% and act as mentors to allow newer players to get a feel for the game, without them becoming too overwhelmed. Peronally I did not have many of these advantages when I started. I took my lumps, but what kept me coming back was the desire to prove to myself that I could overcome the disadvantage of being newer and weaker and finally beating someone. Once your get that test for blood, you are pretty much hooked after that.

I think one of the best aspects of the game is the ability to customize your character(s), and tailor them to your look and style. The ability to create them with various color schemes allows your to create a themed army and to build your own in game story. The ability to train them in the way that you see fit, allows you to have your characters perform in the way that is most beneficial to you and your way of thinking and towards the in game esources that you acquire.

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