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Kingdom Rush Origins TD
Ironhide S.A. · 13,518 ratings · ★ 4.9
4.9
★★★★★
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Top complaints - extracted from 10 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
1
"game"
6 negative reviews mention this · 60% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Fails in basic ways. Has a lot of potential bit some epic fails: 1) You have 4 defenders with air attack ability and they focus on the lesser threat as a simple enemy flies through the middle of the defenses… really? 2) You purchase (with items earned in app) w…" - Lake Shore Dude
2
"spend"
3 negative reviews mention this · 30% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Play Frontiers or Vengeance Instead. Greetings, Be prepared to spend a descent amount of $ in this game to justify having bought it. I’ve played all the Ironhide games and Origins is pretty disappointing and frustrating by comparison. I’ve seen Ironhide at their best and O…" - Vengeanceer
3
"games"
3 negative reviews mention this · 30% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Play Frontiers or Vengeance Instead. Greetings, Be prepared to spend a descent amount of $ in this game to justify having bought it. I’ve played all the Ironhide games and Origins is pretty disappointing and frustrating by comparison. I’ve seen Ironhide at their best and O…" - Vengeanceer
4
"other"
3 negative reviews mention this · 30% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Play Frontiers or Vengeance Instead. Greetings, Be prepared to spend a descent amount of $ in this game to justify having bought it. I’ve played all the Ironhide games and Origins is pretty disappointing and frustrating by comparison. I’ve seen Ironhide at their best and O…" - Vengeanceer
5
"actually"
3 negative reviews mention this · 30% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Play Frontiers or Vengeance Instead. Greetings, Be prepared to spend a descent amount of $ in this game to justify having bought it. I’ve played all the Ironhide games and Origins is pretty disappointing and frustrating by comparison. I’ve seen Ironhide at their best and O…" - Vengeanceer
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Please learn what CASUAL means.
It doesnt mean to pull your hair out in frustration, fail over and over, and quit because its impossible. A waste of money.
Juego aburrido
Después de 14 mapas se pone imposible, parece que quisieron promover la venta in-app complicándolo.
Le falta alma.
Dejen que los escritores y los creativos hagan su trabajo.
Le falta alma.
Dejen que los escritores y los creativos hagan su trabajo.
Fails in basic ways
Has a lot of potential bit some epic fails:
1) You have 4 defenders with air attack ability and they focus on the lesser threat as a simple enemy flies through the middle of the defenses… really?
2) You purchase (with items earned in app) weapons and the enemies adapt to how much you purchased. Clearly they are trying to monetize the need for more.
3) You use a weapon and enemies exit the map as if you didn’t use it - but you lose the weapon…
4) No ability to increase game speed
1) You have 4 defenders with air attack ability and they focus on the lesser threat as a simple enemy flies through the middle of the defenses… really?
2) You purchase (with items earned in app) weapons and the enemies adapt to how much you purchased. Clearly they are trying to monetize the need for more.
3) You use a weapon and enemies exit the map as if you didn’t use it - but you lose the weapon…
4) No ability to increase game speed
Lettuce
Good game
Just bad
Ain’t no fortnite
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My progress on my iPad won’t upload to my phone
Good tower defense, not enough content
Perhaps one star is unfair since I have actually enjoyed the game, but it loses a lot of points by being just long enough for me to feel like I’m getting into it and then it ends with most of the game locked behind micro transactions larger than the game itself. I would rather spend $30 up front for a complete game than feel like this. There are only 5 heroes you can get through the story, one of which you get just as you’re wrapping it up. There are tons of other interesting looking ones that cost $5 or more to unlock and for what? There’s very little game to play through? I got this less than a week ago and I have already gotten max stars on most levels. The game feels done and I feel ripped off because it felt like it was building up to a great game.
In app purchases
Stop ruining games with in app purchases.
The PC version of this game is great, this isn’t. The difficulty is cracked up so you will be compelled to spend money to advance. Don’t fall for it... it’s a trap!
The PC version of this game is great, this isn’t. The difficulty is cracked up so you will be compelled to spend money to advance. Don’t fall for it... it’s a trap!
Play Frontiers or Vengeance Instead
Greetings,
Be prepared to spend a descent amount of $ in this game to justify having bought it. I’ve played all the Ironhide games and Origins is pretty disappointing and frustrating by comparison. I’ve seen Ironhide at their best and Origins isn't it.
Enemies-The enemies are WAY overpowered relative to the other Ironhide games and tend to win by hitting you with cheap shots (shutting down all your towers/freezing your guards and just walking right past) and the frustration lies in the fact that even varying your strategy and spending $ on the game doesn’t really change the end result. Seriously... it’s a sarcastic joke how many enemies have the ‘roll right past your soldiers’ ability.
Towers-Even fully upgraded towers are aggravatingly slow and weak (and frankly boring). Tower upgrades are VERY expensive relative to the other games and killed enemies will give you less gold in Origins. To get further down in the weeds, there are scant options for area attack damage (this game’s version of the mortar is weak weak weak) and the game sends large waves earlier than you’d think. So again, they run right past you and tend to win with cheap shots that you have little ability to guard against.
Heroes-The $7 heroes are basically necessary to even stand a chance on normal difficulty. Even fully upgraded they are surprisingly weak for the price. They are also boring.
Magic Items-there’s no ‘extra gold’ or ‘extra hearts’ items that you can purchase, so there’s no way to even the odds. This makes the enemy waves and tower upgrade prices even more of a rage quit motivator.
Go play Kingdom Rush Vengeance instead of this game. Vengeance is a seriously awesome game and Ironhide does amazing work when they hit their stride. If you drop some coin on Vengeance you will actually have fun. Origins makes you drop coin because you feel you have to in order to justify having paid for the game in the first place. After all, I’m writing this review because I found myself at a point where playing Origins was a chore and wasn’t fun anymore.
Be prepared to spend a descent amount of $ in this game to justify having bought it. I’ve played all the Ironhide games and Origins is pretty disappointing and frustrating by comparison. I’ve seen Ironhide at their best and Origins isn't it.
Enemies-The enemies are WAY overpowered relative to the other Ironhide games and tend to win by hitting you with cheap shots (shutting down all your towers/freezing your guards and just walking right past) and the frustration lies in the fact that even varying your strategy and spending $ on the game doesn’t really change the end result. Seriously... it’s a sarcastic joke how many enemies have the ‘roll right past your soldiers’ ability.
Towers-Even fully upgraded towers are aggravatingly slow and weak (and frankly boring). Tower upgrades are VERY expensive relative to the other games and killed enemies will give you less gold in Origins. To get further down in the weeds, there are scant options for area attack damage (this game’s version of the mortar is weak weak weak) and the game sends large waves earlier than you’d think. So again, they run right past you and tend to win with cheap shots that you have little ability to guard against.
Heroes-The $7 heroes are basically necessary to even stand a chance on normal difficulty. Even fully upgraded they are surprisingly weak for the price. They are also boring.
Magic Items-there’s no ‘extra gold’ or ‘extra hearts’ items that you can purchase, so there’s no way to even the odds. This makes the enemy waves and tower upgrade prices even more of a rage quit motivator.
Go play Kingdom Rush Vengeance instead of this game. Vengeance is a seriously awesome game and Ironhide does amazing work when they hit their stride. If you drop some coin on Vengeance you will actually have fun. Origins makes you drop coin because you feel you have to in order to justify having paid for the game in the first place. After all, I’m writing this review because I found myself at a point where playing Origins was a chore and wasn’t fun anymore.
Tapping doesn’t always work
I have an iPhone 10 and tapping the screen to add reinforcements, an arrow volley, or lightning usually requires that I tap the screen furiously 6 to 8 times before it actually works. The game is essentially unresponsive in regard to the controls. Pretty disappointed really. All the other kingdom rush games have worked perfectly on my device, and are great games. This one is basically unplayable for me on my device :/
Sentiment summary
98%
Positive (4-5★)
1%
Neutral (3★)
1%
Negative (1-2★)
