About This Game Ironclad Tactics is a fast-paced, card-based tactics game set in an alternate history Civil War - with steam-powered military robots!Key Features:Includes the 'Rise of Dmitry' and 'Blood and Ironclads' add-on campaigns!No microtransactions! Unlock cards by playing the game, not by purchasing them separately.Experience unique gameplay, with rapid, simultaneous turns that blend the precision of tactics and card games with the spontaneity of fast-paced strategy games.Follow the campaign story through a fully-illustrated, character-driven interactive graphic novel.Collect cards as you play through the campaign and build your own decks to crush your foes.Play with your friends in the co-op story campaign or against them in skirmish and nemesis modes.Face off against online challengers in quick-skirmish mode, and unlock special cards when you win.Bonus! Includes a high-quality digital artbook, a printable papercraft model of an ironclad, and the Ironclad Tactics OST, with music by Evan Le Ny and Farewell to the Woods. 7aa9394dea Title: Ironclad TacticsGenre: Casual, Indie, StrategyDeveloper:ZachtronicsPublisher:ZachtronicsRelease Date: 18 Sep, 2013 Ironclad Tactics License ironclad exo tactical gloves. ironclad tactics new game plus. ironclad tactics free download. ironclad tactics android. ironclad tactics menacing. ironclad tactics trophies. ironclad tactics abandoned warehouse. ironclad tactics download. ironclad tactical gloves uk. ironclad tactics deluxe edition. ironclad tactical pro. ironclad tactics ps store. ironclad tactics all cards. arkanaut ironclad tactics. ironclad tactics. ironclad tactics ps4. ironclad tactics review. ironclad tactical gloves review. ironclad tactics steam. ironclad tactics gog. ironclad tactical operator grip. ironclad tactics rise of dmitry. ironclad tactics metacritic. ironclad tactics apk full. ironclad tactics pc. ironclad tactical kydex wallet. ironclad tactical grip. ironclad tactics walkthrough. ironclad tactics coop. ironclad tactics guide. ironclad tactics port of seattle. ironclad tactical grip shooting gloves. ironclad tactics trainer. ironclad tactics cards. ironclad tactics cheats. ironclad tactics wiki. ironclad tactics mobile. ironclad tactics ps4 trophy guide. ironclad tactics test. ironclad tactics ios. ironclad tactics tips. ironclad tactical wallet. ironclad tactics apk. ironclad tactics slay the spire. ironclad tactics deluxe edition review. ironclad tactics chomikuj. ironclad tactics best deck. ironclad tactics igg For fans of strategic collectible card games, Ironclad Tactics will provide hours of entertainment and offers the ability to go deep into its deck-building mechanics. For more casual players, the game's difficulty spikes and deck micro-management can quickly feel overwhelming. It's an okay casual game. http:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/sharedfiles\/filedetails\/?id=1226062821 http:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/sharedfiles\/filedetails\/?id=1220427834 Unlocked all achievements!. Very fun game. The artwork\/storytelling is just great. Also the music is top notch to the point where I want to buy the soundtrack to this game. This game can be frustrating at times and sometimes you may have to take a loss to figure out the mechanics of a level. If you cant "think on your feet" do not get this game, there isn't a pause button. The turns go by reasonably quick.. I tried really hard to like this game. I beat the main campaign and then did the NG+. I lost countless times on the second map, which is part of the NG tutorial. You have a set deck of cards, and it was still almost impossible to beat and required amazing luck.And that's what makes this game so bad. This game lacks strategy. There is a little bit in deck building, but even if you have the best deck for a mission, there's a big chance you'll lose because of the luck of the draw. The last two boss fights had me cursing at the screen because the game puts all odds against you.Losing isn't fun, and this game does its best to make sure that you're going to lose. This game isn't worth it for free because it will just stress you out trying to enjoy it.. Love this game.Hint: for those having a difficult time a few stages in, try completing the secondary objectives in each of the beginning stages. This unlocks more powerful units and tools.. Ironclad Tactics is a game from Zachtronics, and while I am a huge fan of Zachtronic games, most notably TIS-100, and Opus Magnum, Ironclad Tactics doesn\u2019t grab me in near the same way. Ironclad Tactics is set up like a Collectible Card Game. The player has a number of cards (And before long this number multiplies quite a bit.) and is able to form a deck of 20 cards, containing two \u201cfactions\u201d which are basically the groupings of the cards. It limits your choices a bit, but it allows cards to have good synergy without just allowing the player to pick the best cards of each faction. The factions aren\u2019t really named, but there\u2019s a definite type of card in each faction. The deck of cards is created from three types of cards. Units (automatons called ironclads and infantry, that can do minor things, but the ironclads can crush by moving into their square.) There are also equipable items for the ironclads and tactics that get different effects. In addition to the deck, the game is played on a four-lane board. The player spawns units that try to march to the other side. They can change lanes with the right cards, and attack enemy units as well as control special tiles (if they are infantry). There\u2019s a strategy to where the player spawns cards and which cards they use. The goal is to get units to your opponent's side of the board to score victory points.The cards themselves are gained through gameplay though with not even a hint of randomness. If you beat a level you get the "story cards\u201d, after which there are two additional challenges per level. There\u2019s always at least one challenge for story mode such as \u201cDon\u2019t let any of your units die\u201d. And often there is a puzzle challenge or a second story challenge The puzzle challenge is more about showing you how a card works than really stumping the player. It illustrates great synergies or great uses of cards, and I rather enjoy them. In fact, I wish there was more of them.The game is set up to be played at a constant speed, you can have a hand of up to five cards, you can play a card almost at any time, but they only activate in a specific play phase, then the game quickly moves to an \u201cact\u201d phase, which is attacks, Kill which resolves enemies with no life, and then move when all the robots that want to will move forward. (You can pause movement of your units as you want so you can control points) The phases of the game are quite fast, there\u2019s almost a rapid-fire movement to the game that is a bit faster than expected, for some puzzles it\u2019s a bit overwhelming, and they expect an action in the first rame. But give less than what feels like three seconds to act. The pace though makes the player have to stay with the game and focus. I only found a long\/\/dull level once and it was due to trying to tackle a challenge with a special deck. I often was either playing a card, equipping an item or waiting for the end of the current move (something I have to wait less than ten seconds for). It\u2019s about 5 seconds to play cards, and then the resolution moves at a quick pace that it\u2019s engaging after a bit. There are enough games that linger and allow the player to make choices, but this game feels strategic enough to make the player come up with strategies but not require them to wait long periods to implement them. At most they have to wait a few seconds to get the necessary resources to play the next card, however often that waiting feels quite long when you need 4 action points, and have 0However, there are two pieces that really don\u2019t work here. The first issue is the story. This is an alternate history of the American Civil war where the war is mostly fought with robots and infantry. It\u2019s certainly a nicer idea than reality, but rather than really give anything a personality, or discuss the deep-rooted issues of states rights, slavery, or the right to succeed the game ignores that and says \u201cThis is 1860\u201d and then has you chase down ironclads. It\u2019s\u2026 a bit laughable. Zachtronic games have never had what I would call a strong story, but this one feels particularly out of place. It doesn\u2019t add to the feeling of what I\u2019m doing, usually giving me a cutscene just to try to explain why I\u2019m in an area or why are enemy units bombarding me, but overall, it doesn\u2019t really work in a strong positive way. The other issue is a bit more damning. I love Zachtronics game, I\u2019m really passionate about their puzzles, and their gameplay. I always feel powerful in their games because they tend to be about programming or planning. This isn\u2019t that type of game, and that\u2019s ok. I bought this because of the strength of the company and want to see how they tackle a different genre. The issue is the game\u2019s very random. The enemy appears to always use the same tactics from what I saw, or get the same cards. Problem is, if you have a great deck, but get only items and tactics for the first 10 cards, you could lose a match. If you get only ironclads, you still might lose. If your combo cards don\u2019t come up at the right time you lose. That\u2019s the nature of CCGs when you play other people of course. And it makes sense here, but it\u2019s a pain to sometimes lose because of a random dice throw even when you have a good deck. You can\u2019t even mulligan your first hand, you just quit and re-enter the game until you get the starting hand you want. I\u2019d like a little more agency. Because it\u2019s a real-time CCG, you can\u2019t even \u201cselect a card\u201d. There\u2019s not even a drawing of a type of card. You just quickly get a card every 5-10 seconds and if you have 5 cards, you lose the oldest card. It\u2019s faster pace but it feels spastic. I keep wanting to have that little more agency so I can strategize a bit more. The choice though makes the game more random, a CCG IS random, but the game feels like a puzzle game at times, in that you have to figure out a good deck for the next level. And sometimes there are specific decks that might win. There\u2019s at least one stage where a lot of decks seem to lose (Las Vegas). The final stage is also quite challenging. So there\u2019s strategy, but it\u2019s randomized strategy, a disappointment. Oh and there\u2019s ONE achievement. It\u2019s an odd omission that there\u2019s only one achievement to this game and it\u2019s to click an instruction card. That\u2019s a bit disappointing, especially when the PlayStation version had a full list of trophies attached to the game. There are also multiplayer options including a co-op the main story mode the game offers. I wasn\u2019t able to try this, but it might be of interest to other people as that\u2019s a bit unique. At the end of the day, Ironclad Tactics is a unique CCG, it has great gameplay, and a great feel as well as a ton of content. If you like CCGs, you\u2019ll find good gameplay here, as long as you can deal with the fast past. There\u2019s a number of challenges in the game, and if you like to build decks to tackle opponents or a good story, this has that. It\u2019s a solid CCG, and with not even a hint of monetization, that\u2019s fantastic as well. I think at the end of the day I\u2019ll personally stick with Opus Magnum, TIS-100, and Spacechem, but Ironclad Tactics is a good addition to my Steam library, and while I might not return to it as readily as the rest, it\u2019s rather enjoyable for the time I played.If you enjoyed this review or want to see my opinion on other games you can find my curator page at this link. http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/curator\/31803828-Kinglink-Reviews\/ Give me a follow.
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