Queen's Wish: The Conqueror

Lots of areas of development one this game to tend to from party to towns. The writing for JV games is always a welcome amusement. If you are experienced not only playing but beating his games I recommend playing it on hard. Though even on normal the end of the game is punishing however still manageable. I don’t know how it will be on hard. I give the guy respect for creating an entirely new game pretty much from the last series. Even though this is not for us more than it is for him as he gets bored. Because there was nothing wrong with the old format he just gets tired of looking at it from what I understand. I wish he would develop it into an MMORPG. For that he would need to expand his team of course from a one man show. However I know he would do it right and he wouldn’t have to worry about money anymore, so he can take more risks with different types of game creation. Because I’m interested to know what else is inside his imagination. Salute to him and his wife.

This is my first spiderweb software game. I've been interested in them for a long time, but it's hard for me to play long point-and-click rpgs on my computer when I already work an office job. When I saw the new one had an iOS release, I dove in immediately. I completed the game, finishing nearly every quest, and had a blast the whole time. The iOS environment is snappy and feels great (after you turn on manual scrolling). The story is thoughtful and well-written, and the fighting and resource management never stops being fun and strategic. I absolutely love that you can't grind for resources, I actually had to think and do quests to progress. Great game, great introduction to the Vogel oeuvre. Extremely excited for whatever's next.

I was skeptical at first that an old-school rpg like this could be played on an iPhone. (I have played all if Spiderweb’s amazing rpgs on the iPad, and the screen usually felt cramped.). But they have done a really great job of removing the tedious aspects of rpgs that often fill the screen. For example, treasure is clearly marked— no more clicking to pick up every goblet you pass on a table— and valuable items are instantly converted to gold. Sure, less “realism”, but the great tactical combat, character ability customization, and story with real role-playing choices are there. It also purposely pushes you away from repetitive “grinding”- another choice that had me confused at first, but soon its wisdom became apparent. Since you only get xp from completing quests, if you find an opponent or area hard to beat, you’re pushed into exploring new areas & experiencing new story instead of the default rpg path of repeating battles over and over to level up. (And if you truly feel you’re stuck, you can lower the difficulty to “casual” temporarily.) If you are a fan of old-school turn-based rpgs, you should definitely pick this one up.

Well written story. I like the choices the game gives to your world actions and in dialogue. Excellent overall UI when it comes to iPhone. First 2d top down turn based rpg I’ve played on a small iPhone that works well! The mechanics are okay. They dumbed it down to a simple tech tree with a culture overlay. I was surprised that you can instant reskill, which takes away the risk of choices, in favor of accessibility and playability. Overall this is the best 2d turn based rpg on a small ios screen I’ve played. I find the game a little pg13 but the stories inside are worth your time. I appreciate the social commentaries in the game that doesn’t try to preach to me. Also this is a nice rpg that you can play at your own pace. Don’t need to sit down for hours. You can play for a minute or two at a time. Game style clicks with me since I enjoy gold box, classic ultima, bg1/2, fallout1,2, shadowrun games. This developer deserves to stay in business and make more games. Good work Jeff and team!!

Sad to say that this is, in my opinion, one of Jeff’s weaker games. I can understand trying to streamline some systems and changing the formula a bit, but I think he took it into a direction that not everyone would resonate with. Hearing him on a podcast say that he drew some inspiration from Darkest Dungeons finally makes more sense as to why he made the decision to change the exp system so drastically. I hope there will be a Queen’s Wish 2 and 3, to see more of what Jeff does with the story of the rise and fall of an empire. As it stands, QW1 is a mediocre RPG with some good writing that makes it just worthwhile. Also, thank you for making an iOS version!