Alina of the Arena Reviews

Greater than great.

Almost more than 10 hours, im addicted. Who knew playing Wizard 101 as a child would get me more into card games or turn based games in general. Worth it. Love this game.

If you like roguelike deckbuilders and tactics games, you'll probably go on a binge with this one. To be honest, there's nothing groundbreaking about the few new things this game adds to combat based deckbuilders, it's just that Alina of the Arena tramples over every mark outstandingly.

Alina of the Arena is an awesome game. I never tried a deck builder like it before, but can’t stop playing. I first started expecting not much but with every run I learned more about mechanics, enemies, tactics etc. and still have not tried out or learned everything. Only downside is that I would like to have more… maybe a part two will happen in the future? I hope so! I don’t want to get in much details but just be aware that this game is not only a deck builder but also a rogue like and tactics game. Give it a try if you are interested. To make the start a bit easier let me give you some advice, but be aware of spoilers: [spoiler]- Always think ahead. Not only what cards you might play next but your positioning! - Cards or items which let you avoid or reduce damage in any way are very powerful. This can be achieved not only by movement, but kicks, pushes, interrupts, traps, abilities, items etc. – be creative - Achievements or unlocking new classes can be done with all difficulties - Classes differ in their play style. Some are better for offence, others for defence (block) or can do both well. I tried them all. Some are very fun and insanely powerful like pyromancer, hunter or mercenary. Others or more difficult to handle like samurai or deprived - You can drink a potion after a fight without taking it in your item slot. Just click on the potion in the menu where you can replace items which were thrown into the arena and choose the option “use” - You can reload ranged weapons with all combat cards if they have the correct colour even if they are defence (block) cards - Two-handed ranged weapons can be reloaded with both red and blue combat cards - Reloading a weapon with a combat card does not cost any action points - Using a combat card which can only be used once per fight, is not exhausted if you use it for reloading[/spoiler]

Great little twist on the roguelike deckbuilder! Not terribly deep, but I got plenty of really enjoyable time out of it. Very much worth picking up.

Great combination of Into The Breach and Spire, just with it had more NG+ options