Teon: Sword & Magic

Honestly this game is very nostalgic, and it reminds me of games like Ultima and Legend of Mir where the game mechanics were simple but huge on feels. Its not flashy, but its much more enjoyable than these new hack n slash and auto questing RPGs. The game is simple, it relies on questing and grinding for leveling up with many dungeons to explore, and leveling up takes some effort. I haven't tried the subscription yet as the free aspect of the game is dense and there are a lot of things to do and places to discover, the map is in-fact huge even for free players.

I haven’t played much yet so it is hard to review. I played this because of what I knew about it from looking at the App Store. I think this is my second day playing. At the moment I am level 15. I’m just now starting to get the hang of things. I’m not subscribed. Just now I was unable to access the market and I am not sure why. Everything else seems to work OK. But this is not to say there are no problems. I will try to explain a few of the problems below. I think the first problem I encountered were the tutorial videos. The text disappears too quickly to read. It is difficult to watch the videos and follow along. If they could be slow down it would be nicer. There are a lot of smaller problems but it is hard to go over all of them. I wouldn’t say they are game breakers. The quests I’ve seen are unimpressive and linear. The combat engagements are similar. So content wise it seems lacking. However I’ve always been one to tolerate grind even so far as to enjoy it over questing. The graphics are two dimensional although passing for me. I really haven’t played it long enough to see all its problems so I am unsure if I will enjoy it over the coming days. I’d hesitantly recommend it to anybody who enjoyed Ultima online or are looking for something reminiscent of it. This is what drew me to it. But honestly I’m not confident right now. This is why I am giving it three stars at the moment.

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Everything looked perfect with this game, played for hours when I first discovered it, then the next day find out they use a monthly subscription system. $10 monthly is absolutely ridiculous for a phone game. Any monthly payment for a phone game is ridiculous. You have lost thousands of potential players due to this subscription system. If you ever want your game to grow, REMOVE IT. Comparing this game to others with monthly subscriptions, such as Runescape and World of Warcraft, is laughable. Even WOW and RS have thousands of hours of content and huge worlds for the free 2 play community. This game on the other hand, has one ear ring option and less areas than I can count on one hand for free 2 play players. I can’t wait to find out what else is hidden behind this monthly subscription BS. Just because this game has a subscription option like other titles, does not mean it is acceptable. Very disappointing.

If you’ve played old school diablo and enjoyed it this is the mobile game for you. Pretty similar except maybe the customizable hot keys are a nice touch. You can drag and drop them anywhere on the screen and lock them in place. Whoever made this game thought of everything. There’s a video tutorial for each function even. They definitely made it as foolproof as humanly possible. Well done! Bully ‘ol chap!

This game seems like a hybrid of sorts that draws upon the experience of games that us gamers have come to know and love, past and present. I like it a lot, though it is difficult and frustrating here and there. In this crazy world of endless apps and games, you just never know, but this game harbors a strange element of home, at least for me. So, there you go!