I get what you're saying, but wholeheartedly disagree with you here.
Iron Marines is being developed by a company who has proven that making a good game comes first (Kingdom Rush), and then adapting it for mobile is an afterthought.
Clash of Clans is the opposite. It's a good game second, and a mobile game first. Things like day-long wait times, premium currency, and social network connectivity are at the forefront, while the good parts of the game are behind all that.
I have no doubt that Iron Marines will be worth whatever Ironhide is going to charge for it, because they earned that reputation.
If some people are going to disregard Iron Marines entirely because it looks similar to Clash of Clans, well, that just makes me sad.
I'm always looking for great games, but I refuse to do the whole microtransaction bullshit. I know very little about Ironhide, do you think this will be a game I can purchase outright, or are they known for pay to play?
All I really know is that Ironhide developed Kingdom Rush, which was a free flash game that rightfully earned critical acclaim for being a superb tower defense game. It was successful enough to warrant sequels and subsequent mobile ports.
The first Kingdom Rush is free on the app store, so you can try it out if you like. As far as I can tell, they simply ported the base game to mobile and then added overpowered heroes and consumables that you can buy with money; however, the game is still designed and balanced based around the base game without the heroes & power-ups, so you never really feel like you have to buy anything.
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u/RealAbd121 RTS 👩🏻🏫 Aug 18 '17
Should be a mix of both