9 kings feedback
I purchased the early access version of 9 Kings. I am rooting for this game, and I hope to purchase again in the future, but I have asked for a refund at this time. I like the game in a lot of ways, but also have criticisms, and just don't think it has enough content for me, especially not for $15.
Anyway, this is the feedback I gave to them:
The gameplay is too repetitive. I like the overall style & concept, and I think it has a lot of potential. Hopefully it gets better through early access. I don't think it's worth $15, though. And as it is now... well, every run just feels kind of the same. While the Kings do have different cards, they end up playing roughly the same. Plus, you get too many cards from the other kings you face, so you don't really have to go hard for the strats of the king you actually chose. Additionally, the game moves kind of slow (gameplay pacing, i mean. framerate is fine). I just kind of ... kind of want to *do more stuff*, make more decisions. The gambler relic thing is cool because then I get two cards per turn. I don't know. I like the overall idea, I think it has a lot of potential. If it were $7 or $8 I'd probably hold onto it in hopes of later updates improving things & giving more replayability, but at $15 it's not worth it, in part because I am poor.
I think each individual king needs more of their own cards. I think the starting hand should be the king's castle followed by a series of 3 or 4 card choices (picking one of three each time), and then playing 2 or 3 cards on the first turn. I think there should be some kind of system to play extra cards (maybe spend gold and go down to one card in hand) or to get more cards in some battles. The 3X gameplay speed boost could mayybe be faster. Better quality sounds would be nice. The art style is cute, i like it.
Also keep in mind that I have less than two hours of gameplay, so some of my feedback may be premature.