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Another bug: Sometimes, using timewarp will freeze the game - enemy won't move, but you can't either because it's their turn.
Other than some occasional bugs, this is a really enjoyable and addicting game.
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Ran into a bug with the Midas Touch spell - it created a ton of fire blocks and then didn't remove them, even though there were a couple rows of 3+. I swapped one fire with another and it triggered them all but I only got mana from the ones that I switched, and it left a fire element sprite in the top left of my screen.
Got the bug to repeat - this time I got the same result with the ice mana (except without the ice icon stuck at the top left)
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I got addicted to this game in a heartbeat! It's really fun, and although it's similar to Puzzle Quest in some ways, it has such unique features that it stands on its own...the 'enemies remaining' suggestion I saw above would definitely be awesome, though.
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Heal match needs to be increased, or at least increase over time. +2 health becomes pretty insignificant real quick. Really great game though :)
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I have to agree that unholy temple was a huge spike in difficulty that seemed out of place (as the rest of the levels were actually easier. That seems to be par for the course with this series though. Also, really easy to spam storm spells at the end to prevent enemy turn.
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One of my least favorite things about this game is that, by the time you pay off the debt, the items you get aren't really that good... Think I'll pay debt-free next time, that's a lot of gold I could have used elsewhere.
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Stupid timewarm is bugged... NEVER EVER use it if you do not have any gems you can combine, because it BANS scramble, surrender and spells! Ugh..
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You can actually kill them up to three times after they die if you have enough rage and are quick enough (yay daggers!)
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Badge hunters: the key here is survival over damage. 1) Wipe away the debt--that gives two essential regen items. 2) Spells: Regen, Warlord, Healing Fire, Life Leech, Wealth, Ice Shield. Use Regen constantly, keep purple mana high. Use Warlord when safe to max rage. UseUse green mana on Life Leech. Blue mana on Wealth to clear screen of (useless) gold. Wear tribal furs for regen. Have patience and enjoy!
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@Linty's comment: If you use the 'Sneak Attack' spell before you use Linty's double loot trick you can actually get TRIPLE loot from every enemy!
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there;s an annoying bug in the game; if you were to finish an adventure and press the button to continue instead of waiting for the board screen to vanish slowly, it will continue with the menu screen but the board screen will still be there.
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Oh, the NPC comments in this game
"I'm going to turn you into a walking pin cushion!" - No! If I can still walk when you're done, you're doing it wrong.
"Brains! Must have brains!" - So, you don't have any? Could have guessed.
"I like big bones and I cannot lie" - Mm~ I agree, I like big boners too.
"Would you dance with the wolf in the pale moon light?" - Aww, if you ask so nicely, of course I will.
"You are either very brave or very stupid, Which are you, boy?" - (proudly) I am both!
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I really like multi-layered games like this (a Match-3 as part of a dungeon crawl). But the balance in this game is often off. The right combination of spells, especially late in the game, turn most enemies from unbeatable to so easy that it isn't fun anymore. Also, there isn't nearly enough gold, even with sales in the shop, to max out upgrades without (in-world) "months" of re-fighting older pushover battles just for loot. Lastly, I don't know why the debt exists at all. It doesn't affect gameplay, and there's no badge or in-game achievement for clearing the debt. All in all, the puzzle elements only remain interesting for a little while, until the only purpose of repeating them thousands of times is to finish the game, and if you're looking to finish everything (max upgrades, max achievements, and all 24 bosses defeated), it is way too grind-y. And, BTW, there isn't even a particular "Congratulations" for beating the final level. 3/5, a bit generous but I like the game type.
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To get the most loot possible from each battle, just follow this simple procedure. Equip the cold snap spell. Start each battle as you normally would. Test your cold snap damage and bring your enemys health down to enough for the spell to kill it in one hit. Max out your cold and rage mana pools. Match a few extra gems if you have to in order to end your turn, and then at the very beginning of your next turn use cold snap as many times as your mana pool will allow. Then attack the enemy twice to loot two more times. Do this for a few levels and your loan will be payed off in no time ;D
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I just spent all that time paying back my loan so I could get whatever rewards to beat Unholy Temple and I got TWO stupid equips 1 of which wasn't even better than my current one!!!! The other was only slightly better. Wtf
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Completed the game with, Face Of The Devil, Prince's Passion, World's End Amour, Dad's Gloves, Greaves Of Darkness, Ghostly Ring, Reaver Boots, Nomadic Shield, and Angelic Halberd. Thought this might help any trying for the hard badge. Need spells or anything else, just tell me.
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So, I kept the enemy alive for days (!), just to score a ridiculously large amount of gold/loot, and my game crashed when I killed him. Did it again, twice - same result. Huh. Guess I won't be able to pay the debt back that easy.
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Dad, I am leaving this note on the door to the shop to let you know that I have long since closed up shop. Inside I left you my longsword that you started me out with and the 2 items you left as security. It's my turn to take an eternal vacation as I do not need to make others pay off my debt. I am glad, however, that you gave me such an opportunity so I left you with about 2k gold inside spend it wisely and your time wisely and maybe you can see me again someday in the realm of chaos. Much love, Kregard
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Would love to see another of these, love the Arkandian series, great set of games with a great theme and excellent delivery!
Thank you!
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Kill the opponent with your first hit for the turn. cold snap, cold snap, cold snap, cold snap, cold snap, cold snap, swing. Massive amounts of free treasure.
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which if anyones got cold snap spell, means unlimited killing might be possible with that in killing blow chain....not going to bother trying it out, just pointing that detail out if someone wants to really abuse this glitch
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i note something on my previous comment, you can use eternal rage with that extra turn trick to kill again and regain rage points to strike yet again in the "unlimited chain"
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there is an amusing glitch to the double kill trick, if you get extra turn item armed, you might get an extra turn on the first or 2nd attack and get 3 kills instead of 2 for triple instead of double the loot...in theory this could actually turn into an infinite kill to a degree depending on how much rage you have
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I really like your games... but is there something you can do so thy don't lag that much? :\ All of them! It's weird because they aren't anything fabulous in terms of graphics, but even on the low settings it's slow enough to be very hard to enjoy. I do have the latest flash player, I did set the memory to unlimited, and I don't have such issues for 95% of games here.