Runespell Overture REVIEW !

Hey guyz Teodor here. Today I shall review Runespell Overture.
What is Runespell Overture ? . Well as the developers promoted it , this is "a role-playing game combining poker mechanics with power ups and collectable cards,".Yeah , poker . And damn….it works(well at least for a while) !
So the idea of the game is that of 2 characters(The Changeling (also known as the hero ) and another creature/ warrior) fighting to the death through a game somewhat similar to poker .
So how do you play it. Well there are two decks , the top blue one ( or the players deck) and the bottom red one (or the enemy deck). You must use your cards or your opponent unstacked cards to create different poker hands to damage the opponent . Even though your opponent cards aren’t revealead when you take the one on top , it is still pretty awesome to play with him , by limiting his moves . So the moves – damage chart is the following :
Pair – 8 dmg (two cards of the same value + 3 unranked cards)
Two Pairs – 9 dmg ( 2 pairs and 1 unranked card)
Three of a kind -10 dmg (3 cards of the same value and 2 unranked cards)
Straight – 11 dmg (five consecutive cards)
Flush – 12 dmg (all cards are from the same suit.)
Full house – 15 dmg (A pair and a Three of a kind )
Four of a kind – 18 dmg (4 cards of the same value and 1 unranked cards)
Five of a kind – 20 dmg (5 cards of the same value)
Straight Flush – 40 dmg (Five consecutive cards from the same suit)
Royal Flush – 50 dmg ( 10 – J – Q – K – A , of the same suit)
The Chest that appears in every encounter (except the tutorial ones) can only be opened by a pair . (only one pair , not two pairs and not a full house )
Your stats are displayed at the top left while your opponents stats are displayed at the top right. The blue orb tells you how many action you can do , the green bar represents your health , and the rage bar represents your mana. Rage is gained equal to the value of your attacks and half of the value of the damage received.
You do not get experience and level up. Instead you get passive cards that give you bonus health and rage . Sometimes this makes the game very hard , wich might be unpleasant for some players.
I think the fact the the battles , whether or not they are against an epic death bringer stone and a grunt are both very long and similar , making the game feel repetitive.
The graphics are gorgeus and even though they are not 3D , the 2D style works really well.
The music is really epic and enjoyable and it resembles the theme of the story (the year 1000 A.C. , Norse mythology , etc.) . The story is a bit of a cliché (you wake up with no memory and you start a journey trying to remember who you are) but this game is not about the story. The thing that seems out of place is the dialogue with lines like “Super”, “Cool” and with the reference to your enemies as the “bad guyz” seems out of place . I guess the developers tried to be funny …but It didn’t work that well.
Another issue would be the fact that the game has no multiplayer. I mean how can they do that ….The multiplayer would have been easy to implement , at least lan , if not online .

In conclusion I would say the game is a mediocre game , that has its good and bad (still not game breaking ) parts , and I would recommend buying , since it is only 10 $ . And it is worth playing , at least for a while. So the game gets an overall score of 7 from me . Please leave your comments bellow and tell me what you think about the game.

CHEERS !.



The Video Review : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il-DW-h9I1M