Hex: Shards of Fate

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6.3

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  1. Jamarmoneav
    Jun 11, 2020
    1
    This game crashed everytime I went into deck builder (with the deck I made). I tried making a new deck and I was missing cards (that I paid for). That didn't work so I deleted the deck I had made to make another to realize that most of the cards were still gone. It was a fun game until my cards just dissapeared, the crashes, and me basically throwing money away. I dealt with the other bugsThis game crashed everytime I went into deck builder (with the deck I made). I tried making a new deck and I was missing cards (that I paid for). That didn't work so I deleted the deck I had made to make another to realize that most of the cards were still gone. It was a fun game until my cards just dissapeared, the crashes, and me basically throwing money away. I dealt with the other bugs in the game, but me losing money was the breaking point.… Expand
  2. nilsy
    Nov 6, 2018
    3
    Your always pressing yes yes yes for the next phase in PvE so many trivial bits and so little fun.
    The format is surprisingly boring PvE
    PvP is paywalled not sure if p2w as of yet dont see how one can have fun playing this but one never know this might be one of those games that are pretty fun if you willing to shell out hundreds of dollars and spend hours in theory on how to build    Your always pressing yes yes yes for the next phase in PvE so many trivial bits and so little fun.
    The format is surprisingly boring PvE
    PvP is paywalled not sure if p2w as of yet dont see how one can have fun playing this but one never know this might be one of those games that are pretty fun if you willing to shell out hundreds of dollars and spend hours in theory on how to build decks.
    Not casual friendly    … Expand
  3. Kamarr
    Oct 25, 2017
    4
    It's a good game that is Yu-Gi-Oh mixed with MTG. Which is awesome my to favorite card games but it really hurts that the only way to get descent cards is by spending $$. There is in-game currency but it goes to a Booster Pack that ONLY CONSISTS of common cards which is disgusting. The PvP is great just stay away from the Vs. Ai as the Ai will have the best hand in game to wreck you withIt's a good game that is Yu-Gi-Oh mixed with MTG. Which is awesome my to favorite card games but it really hurts that the only way to get descent cards is by spending $$. There is in-game currency but it goes to a Booster Pack that ONLY CONSISTS of common cards which is disgusting. The PvP is great just stay away from the Vs. Ai as the Ai will have the best hand in game to wreck you with lol and that is no joke. The first couple structure deck duels really made me stray away from the game as well as the shop it makes me feel saddened cause you have all these other great card games that are out that do the card shop so much better so this game literally gets thrown back to the shelves for later in hopes the team can maybe be a little less GREEDY with the shop.… Expand
  4. ablaise82
    Oct 18, 2017
    1
    Piece of **** game, upon dragging through the tutorial and losing the last step, I had to restart the entire thing?? text is too small. No options menu? Much of the text is too off screen to even read and It can't be fixed. Just another dumb online card game.
  5. night4
    Oct 16, 2017
    5
    If the single player campaign were longer, it'd get a 10. I realize they'll release more PvE content in the future, but it'll take way too long.

    Anyway, this is very fun, and I enjoy it more than Hearthstone. I especially like that they included cards from old school MtG that would be considered "overpowered." Edit: Cannot sign in to account from Steam, which means I've lost all    If the single player campaign were longer, it'd get a 10. I realize they'll release more PvE content in the future, but it'll take way too long.

    Anyway, this is very fun, and I enjoy it more than Hearthstone. I especially like that they included cards from old school MtG that would be considered "overpowered."

    Edit: Cannot sign in to account from Steam, which means I've lost all progress and purchased cards.    … Expand
  6. RBurgundy
    Sep 19, 2017
    7
    The PvP element of this game is my favorite part, specifically limited. Its relatively cheap ($5-$7) a draft and you can sell your cards on the auction house to reinvest in limited if you don't want to accumulate your cards for constructed. Its a ton of fun with a lot of good depth and interactions between cards. The newest set was just released and it seems very promising for limited..The PvP element of this game is my favorite part, specifically limited. Its relatively cheap ($5-$7) a draft and you can sell your cards on the auction house to reinvest in limited if you don't want to accumulate your cards for constructed. Its a ton of fun with a lot of good depth and interactions between cards. The newest set was just released and it seems very promising for limited..

    Visually the game looks great. Lot of good visual and sound effects that really play well of the interesting card designs and features they have in the game. However, unless you have a real gaming PC your computer will not run the graphics well at all. I removed the backgrounds from the game files and it drastically improved the play speed and my enjoyment. Until they improve the optimization of the graphics and the client as a whole the graphics can only be enjoyed by those with a computer powerful enough to handle it. It's not unplayable but it can be annoying. They did add performance setting but they don't seem to do much.

    As a player who does not play much PVE (personal preference, I like the competitive nature of PvP games) I can only comment a little on the PVE experience. If you are coming into this expecting F2P you should be prepared for a steep learning curve. The game does not hold your hand through how the economy works so you will have to seek out the info through third party sites or the forums, which are actually very helpful as is the community in general.

    With all that said, if you are a fan of TCG's this game is absolutely worth your time to check out. It has much more depth and strategy than most other online TCGs or CCGs on the market and that's what keeps me coming back. I have been playing for 2 years and despite the bad things I mentioned Hex has provided me a ton of entertainment for the money I invested. If they can continue to make client and UI improvements and if the next set is good for limited it will be amazing again

    Note: Recently there was a bug in the auction house that charged people more than they should have been charged for items they purchased (with in game currency). Hex did nothing about it and allowed people to be scammed by the game. If you use the in game AH make sure to check outside the game on reddit, twitch, or other places to make sure it is not bugged.

    Note #2: They changed from being published by Gameforge to being self published. As a result they were required to wipe everyone's accounts six months after the change of publisher. They only gave a week's notice to accept the new Terms of Service instead of telling people at the time and giving them 6 months to accept the terms. The game is awesome but the company behind it seem to have no idea what they are doing.    … Expand
  7. MoonDragn
    Apr 1, 2017
    0
    Don't bother with this game. It is a clone of MTG but it has some serious flaws. First the game requires a lot of grinding if you play for free to try to get any cards you need to win. Second the good OP cards are pretty much unavailable now as old sets are phased out. Third, the Auction house can be hit or miss. Apparently there are fake cards for sale and if you buy one of them you canDon't bother with this game. It is a clone of MTG but it has some serious flaws. First the game requires a lot of grinding if you play for free to try to get any cards you need to win. Second the good OP cards are pretty much unavailable now as old sets are phased out. Third, the Auction house can be hit or miss. Apparently there are fake cards for sale and if you buy one of them you can get banned from using the Auction house.
    Overall, a bad experience for a new player. Stay far away.    … Expand
  8. Faldo
    Mar 19, 2017
    10
    I play it As an FTP and it takes time definitely but if i would play any other MM game i would still farm more than a month to get to an good level.

    Hex is a really good MMTCG and if you play it enogh you can definily get good cards if you do it inteligent
  9. Varranis
    Dec 13, 2016
    10
    With over 1,000 hours played, I can safely says Hex is one of my most played games of all time. Hex offers an excellent mix of Magic: the Gathering's complexity and Hearthstone's polish.
  10. wolverine101
    Sep 21, 2016
    0
    Have to agree this game is pretty much garbage and just another money grab game disquised by 'free to play but still a pay to win/advance game. It would take you a lifetime with the grind this game has. 1000's of matches for a paultry sum of cards at best and then those aren't really the good ones. You'll be PAYING for those with either plat pak buys or some other form of BUYing forHave to agree this game is pretty much garbage and just another money grab game disquised by 'free to play but still a pay to win/advance game. It would take you a lifetime with the grind this game has. 1000's of matches for a paultry sum of cards at best and then those aren't really the good ones. You'll be PAYING for those with either plat pak buys or some other form of BUYing for dollars.

    I don't recommend this slow roller at all. Get something like Combat Monsters instead. Much faster getting what you need and the pvp is awesome.    … Expand
  11. bizznach
    Sep 11, 2016
    8
    Really fun game which for me is the important part.
    Love it!
    similar to MTGO but better at the digital part, and a lot cheaper. things to do for free and things to spend cash on when i feel like it. Will revisit my rating once multi play coop is added (they still have a ton of content they are developing on the pve side) some of these neg reviews are really funny tho... did HEX    Really fun game which for me is the important part.
    Love it!
    similar to MTGO but better at the digital part, and a lot cheaper.

    things to do for free and things to spend cash on when i feel like it.
    Will revisit my rating once multi play coop is added (they still have a ton of content they are developing on the pve side)
    some of these neg reviews are really funny tho...

    did HEX kill your mother or something?    … Expand
  12. Fleshbits
    Sep 11, 2016
    0
    The game itself is decent enough for a TCG. Given that there are bucket loads of games out there in the genre, having good mechanics and well thought out cards is mandatory. The game gives you that. It also gives you a campaign that is fun and addictive until you beat it a few times.

    You've actually got to adjust your deck for the campaign to beat certain challenges. I dig that. Makes    The game itself is decent enough for a TCG. Given that there are bucket loads of games out there in the genre, having good mechanics and well thought out cards is mandatory. The game gives you that. It also gives you a campaign that is fun and addictive until you beat it a few times.

    You've actually got to adjust your deck for the campaign to beat certain challenges. I dig that. Makes you think beyond using the same old deck every time.

    You also get to wear equipment to boost certain cards, and you level up a character to give you certain perks, much like hero powers in other popular card games.

    Note that you only level up your character to level 9 in the campaign. There is no character devleopment outside of the campaign and you don't use campaign characters vs other players. The campaign is not finished and there is only 1 "act" to go through. Also, only half the classes are implemented at the time of this writing.

    That's all great....for a week or so. Then the bad starts.

    You will not have enough cards from the campaign or currency, which is gold collected as you play the ai, to build a decent deck. Despite what other player's in thier community want you to believe, going into this game FTP is going to cost you weeks of time before you even get enough to get your first booster, much less play a competive deck against a human being.

    People will argue this to their death and point you at various guides...all of which I did for 75+ hours. I still have yet to have enough gold to get my first booster pack. They expect you to buy cards with the gold you earn in the campaign to progress through the latter parts of the campaign. Many of the cards you will be after cost 20 to 30k gold, while you are earning around 2k per evening. They then want you to sell cards you got in the campaign, which do not sell, because everyone wants to sell the cards from the campaign. They then want you to buy packs from other players. which currently cost around 19k gold, draft, win, open reward packs, repeat. Not feasible. Not at all.

    The biggest downer is the market model. You cannot spend gold directly to get _anything_ from the game. They sell everything for platinum, which is real money currency. The one and only thing gold is used for is to roll bonuses on booster packs for a chance to win extra cards....those booster packs being bought by someone else or won in tournaments of course. There is nothing in the game you can get from playing that _someone_ didn't had to pay for.

    Yes, you can trade on their auction house, but as a new player, expect that 98% of the cards you get in the campaign do not sell, or sell so low that it isn't even worth clicking your mouse. Why would they? Everyone is playing the campaign and already has those cards.

    Which brings me to the other downer. The cards you win in the campaign are not randomly drawn from all cards in the game. There is a specific set of cards in the adventure packs that are drawn from. You get the same rares based on your class/race for challenges. So expect the market to be flooded with those particular cards. They only have a bit of value if they take 10+ hours to get...and I mean little value.

    This model of not having the game directly give players any product for the currency earned with their playtime will leave you having to replay the campaign several times and that gets damn boring. Then you might, and I say might, just come up with something that you can progress to the arena with. YOu then have to play that Arena over and over for countless hours with a deck you are bored of playing to acquire enough gold to buy packs from other players to draft with. Good luck following the guides! They all contain cards that cost at least 30k gold that you will have to buy via auction house from other players.

    The game is clearly built to hook you, bait you, then frustrate and bore you until you fork over your cash.

    I wouldn't have a problem with forking over $50-$100 for a few months of fun, but it's going to cost _alot_ more than that to get anywhere. They want MTG money. Not having a means to spend gold directly to buy boosters makes that obivous.

    Don't listen to thier community. They get pissy when you argue it's taking too long to get anywhere without spending money. I spent 75+ hours on this game and have been successful in many online and paper TCGs. I am not about to go and spend thousands on another one. Never again after Magic.

    It is not 1990 and most of us should know better than to get involved in the old TCG model of spending hundreds on cards just to continue playing.

    We have viable alternatives now. Living card games for paper and many many TCGs out there that reward you cards for play, with minimal investment for a tournament every now and again.    … Expand
  13. NashSu
    Sep 4, 2016
    0
    Reason why I am giving this a zero because it is just like Magic the Gathering but asking you for more money in order to do anything. It is so bad that the gold value is nothing and useless. If you want to build a good deck to do PvP, you need to put in real money to do so or you will get your butt handed to you. Because it is so strongly pay to win, I have to give this a zero. I can spendReason why I am giving this a zero because it is just like Magic the Gathering but asking you for more money in order to do anything. It is so bad that the gold value is nothing and useless. If you want to build a good deck to do PvP, you need to put in real money to do so or you will get your butt handed to you. Because it is so strongly pay to win, I have to give this a zero. I can spend real money on a real game that won't keep asking me to buy membership.… Expand
  14. eyesdeuxo
    Jul 25, 2016
    2
    I just change my review, now there is a poor ladder system implemented so i'll add one more point, its still pay2compete, still a mtg rip off, pve is still poor and they announced pve will be hugely delayed.

    the ladder system give a max of 7 pack and some gold if you reach the higer rank, you get no reward per game and if you reach the highest rank which is possible with a 35% winrate,    I just change my review, now there is a poor ladder system implemented so i'll add one more point, its still pay2compete, still a mtg rip off, pve is still poor and they announced pve will be hugely delayed.

    the ladder system give a max of 7 pack and some gold if you reach the higer rank, you get no reward per game and if you reach the highest rank which is possible with a 35% winrate, you get nothing for playing ladder.

    even worse it take 3 days to reach this rank and 2 months to get reseted

    avoid this game at all cost, they dont want to improve.    … Expand
  15. anggadaz
    Jul 19, 2016
    8
    This game is trading card game online. The game featured with role playing scenario. You can play multiplayer online with your friends. This game has several class and character for different card that can pick.
  16. adamovic
    Jun 20, 2016
    3
    The game felt too slow, one battle takes ages. Waiting for your opponent takes minutes. This game is a Mtg rip, so I haven't seen much originality. From the positive side, they have enough players to be sustainable at least at the moment.
  17. Siniatar
    May 10, 2016
    0
    This is my review based on another user's comment.

    It's not even close to the only similarity being flipping cards side ways. It's flipping cards side ways to activate actions, flipping cards sideways to attack, you un-flip all cards at the beginning of your turn. The turn structure is exactly the same(untap, upkeep, draw, main, combat, main, clean up). Creatures are full healed every    This is my review based on another user's comment.

    It's not even close to the only similarity being flipping cards side ways. It's flipping cards side ways to activate actions, flipping cards sideways to attack, you un-flip all cards at the beginning of your turn. The turn structure is exactly the same(untap, upkeep, draw, main, combat, main, clean up). Creatures are full healed every turn, hand size and drawing is the same. Deck limits are the same. Resources work the same, you can only play one resource a turn, and you can tap resources to cast spells. You can tap resources the turn you play them, but not other card types. They have the same types of cards, enchantments, artifacts, sorceries, instants. All their key words are the same(first strike, life link, trample, etc...). The way cards enter and exit the stack upon cast is the same.

    The colors are the same and are themed the same. The green deck is long eared humanoids that spawn more of their same type of creature, and give buffs and have effects based on the numbers of said creature. In hex long eared humanoid is rabbits, in magic it's elves. They have VERY similar power efficiency, IE a 2offense/2defense creature with an ability is going to cost the same between games.

    This all ignoring the super super obvious ones where the cards are exactly the same(3 mana black card called murder that destroys target creature is in both games).

    I don't really care which side of the argument people are on, but saying "aside from turning cards side ways they don't seem the same at all" shows a huge lack of understanding.

    To me it would be like if capcom made super street fighter two, and then some other company made super street fighter 2 turbo with redrawn sprites. That's the level of similarity between the two games.    … Expand
  18. rtwfreak
    Apr 27, 2016
    0
    Quite possibly the "worst" card game out there as far as "grind" goes. In a game that requires 120 gold to 1 plat and it take 500 plat to buy a pack of cards (17) and you only get a handful of gold per "win" in Arena battles 100 to be exact and that's if you "win". The scripted AI decks are hilariously overpowered vs a new player. Now maybe the Vets can defeat them easily but I could alsoQuite possibly the "worst" card game out there as far as "grind" goes. In a game that requires 120 gold to 1 plat and it take 500 plat to buy a pack of cards (17) and you only get a handful of gold per "win" in Arena battles 100 to be exact and that's if you "win". The scripted AI decks are hilariously overpowered vs a new player. Now maybe the Vets can defeat them easily but I could also if I had a 2 year head start.

    Having played Magic the Gathering for 15 years I'm just not into this grind thing or Paying to Play/Win. PVP is definitely pay to play/win unless you have a lifetime on your hands. Vets have cards a new player will have never seen before and get this they don't charge you 100 gold to play PVP they charge you 100 Plat!!! You know how long it will take a casual player playing 1-2 hours a day to get that much gold. Just to give you an example I played for 5 days and didn't even have enough gold to buy 1 plat let alone 100 plat.

    Now for a PVE game role playing it's ok there. You can take all the time you need to complete the campaign but be forewarned the scripted AI is pretty hard in that part of the game as well. You'll swear the cards are generater "per turn" vs being randomly drawn but that's pretty much what scripted is. The program seems to have a % chance that progressively goes up as you progress through the campaign that lets the player win. You're not really strategizing against the AI you're merely waiting for the % chance to come into your favor. The closer you get to the end the harder it gets to where it would seem like they only give you maybe 10% chance to win..

    Never have liked scripted AI's but that's the only way devs can program a game to make it seem like it's intelligent. It's well known they've always had the ability to program an ai to beat you and beat you constantly but by cheating of course and scripting each move.. This game appears to be the one that stepped over that line whereby they make you lose more often than win and early in the game I might add. I like to have never gotten out of the last battle of the tutorial even.

    The starter deck is horrible and the cards you get in the campaign ain't that much better and you can pretty much forget new cards after the campaign unless you can build a deck out of trash and beat some of the veterans. They say they match you with players with alike rank and cards. Ha, I played a guy that had cards a newbie could only wish for and he was suppose to have cards like mine. Newbie cards not legendary or veteran decks. So, that's pretty much a lie about that also.

    I DON"T recommend this game to any "new" players. It's fine for a vet but new players will get crapped on for year(s) to come building up their decks and spending precious real life money to get there. Don't fall for the free word there because overall it's not free as it costs you countless amount of time and money if you really want to be competitive early.    … Expand
  19. MaroBaro
    Apr 25, 2016
    3
    the game is just trying to cash out. there is literally no advancment to the genre. i mean even hs has more. whether you agree with their design philosphy they at least have one that is very very different from magic. i like hs because you can just go in, enjoy and lights and sounds, play whatever card is on your curve, win and lose randomly and games go by quickly and it is just fun,the game is just trying to cash out. there is literally no advancment to the genre. i mean even hs has more. whether you agree with their design philosphy they at least have one that is very very different from magic. i like hs because you can just go in, enjoy and lights and sounds, play whatever card is on your curve, win and lose randomly and games go by quickly and it is just fun, besides i can play it on my ipad or phone. i even played it on a trans-oceanic flight and it was a lot of fun. but yea if you want to play competitive nail baiting games then you play magic. there is no niche that hex fills with mediocre art and user interface, poor cards and mechanics, stale meta and infrequent updates, and a tiny user base.

    note: the 3 score is because any ccg is better than most other games and they at least tried but with the wrong motivations or just overestimated their skill.    … Expand
  20. Kyutaru
    Apr 21, 2016
    10
    This is the true godsend TCG we've been waiting for. Magic has never released anything like HEX before to the online universe, though the PVE campaign is similar to their ancient singleplayer game Shandalar.

    Every digital card game that exists owes it to Magic yet only HEX carries the same tradition forward with innovations, complexity, and strategic depth. If you played games like    This is the true godsend TCG we've been waiting for. Magic has never released anything like HEX before to the online universe, though the PVE campaign is similar to their ancient singleplayer game Shandalar.

    Every digital card game that exists owes it to Magic yet only HEX carries the same tradition forward with innovations, complexity, and strategic depth. If you played games like Hearthstone and found them to be TOO SIMPLE then give HEX a spin. It's going to blow your mind.

    Please ignore the 0 rating review trolls. Haters gonna hate and Hasbro can afford a lot of haters.    … Expand
  21. femmefatal
    Apr 20, 2016
    0
    When I come here and read about a game and I see a ton of 10's, I know the game is not very good then. It's just trolls trying to beef up the score and not giving the real value of the game. Therefore they turn me into one just to make the scores fair on the negative side. So, this game gets a big fat ZERO because it wouldn't surprise me none if these weren't PAID for reviews. No game getsWhen I come here and read about a game and I see a ton of 10's, I know the game is not very good then. It's just trolls trying to beef up the score and not giving the real value of the game. Therefore they turn me into one just to make the scores fair on the negative side. So, this game gets a big fat ZERO because it wouldn't surprise me none if these weren't PAID for reviews. No game gets that many 10's and the sooner everyone stops doing it and giving honest reviews the better. Including me of course but that's what they force us to do to get the right score on the screen above.. This game is certainly no 10 and it's certainly not a 0 but that's the way everyone wants to vote or the majority rather so there you have it.

    As far as the game. It's just Magic the Gathering with some twists. Game mechanics are the same, names have been changed on things that are sill in MTG. like Gems are land cards basically. You still have to have so many of the correct color to play the card just like in MTG does with lands.

    Game is a Pay game and don't let them make you think it's free cause it isn't. Not unless you want to spend a lifetime getting all the cards. Just like all the other free ones out there the gimmick is free to play but not free to compete in a fair manner. If you wan to advance fast to PVP you're gonna have to spend some money if you want to be a viable player at all. The veterans will toast you with their paid for decks.    … Expand
  22. honestabe
    Apr 20, 2016
    0
    Just another Pay to Play game folks. It's so much like Magic the Gathering I'm surprised WotC hasn't gone after them yet with a copyright suit. In fact unless you are new to the tcg or ccg it's very boring. It puts too many restrictions on deck building also. I wanted to use a card I got for this socalled FREE thing and it wouldn't let me said it was for PVP only lol what a joke.

    If you    Just another Pay to Play game folks. It's so much like Magic the Gathering I'm surprised WotC hasn't gone after them yet with a copyright suit. In fact unless you are new to the tcg or ccg it's very boring. It puts too many restrictions on deck building also. I wanted to use a card I got for this socalled FREE thing and it wouldn't let me said it was for PVP only lol what a joke.

    If you are a newcomer you might like it but Magic the Gathering is still the BEST tcg/ccg out there bar none. They have more cards, more players and more tournaments. Fun for everyone all the time.

    There also appears to be some hanky panky goin on on the forums on Steam, closing posts and deleting some very interesting ones with good information about how the game really is.

    Just be warned. I wouldn't buy anything if I were you. Play for free but don't fall for the trap that is called Free to Play, Pay to Advance.    … Expand
  23. IronShio
    Apr 19, 2016
    5
    In knapp 2 Stunden 2 Game-Breaking Bugs... Nach Auswahl einer Aktion im Spiel geht nix mehr auf dem Table an zuklicken und damit hilft nur ein beenden des Spiels. Mit dem Neustart geht das aktive Spiel verloren. Der selber Fehler trat ein weiteres Mal auf als ich aus dem Shop wollte...nicht vorzustellen was passiert sollte das bei einem Kauf passieren... Echtes Geld weg? Oder imIn knapp 2 Stunden 2 Game-Breaking Bugs... Nach Auswahl einer Aktion im Spiel geht nix mehr auf dem Table an zuklicken und damit hilft nur ein beenden des Spiels. Mit dem Neustart geht das aktive Spiel verloren. Der selber Fehler trat ein weiteres Mal auf als ich aus dem Shop wollte...nicht vorzustellen was passiert sollte das bei einem Kauf passieren... Echtes Geld weg? Oder im Auktionshaus...

    Unspielbar so...

    Zudem... vom Regelwerk her einfach ein dreister Magic-Klon.    … Expand
  24. icecon
    Apr 10, 2016
    10
    Hex pushes the boundaries of what a trading card game is and can be.

    If you are a Hearthstone player but feel like you are just going through the motions, then Hex will allow you to explore many more different decks and strategies that you could ever dream of. If you are a Magic player, then you will be amazed by Hex's beauty and innovative mechanics. Or if you just love games, you will    Hex pushes the boundaries of what a trading card game is and can be.

    If you are a Hearthstone player but feel like you are just going through the motions, then Hex will allow you to explore many more different decks and strategies that you could ever dream of. If you are a Magic player, then you will be amazed by Hex's beauty and innovative mechanics. Or if you just love games, you will find in Hex an incredibly friendly community as well as a fun game that allows you to both build a collection for the future as well as casually play some games with friends or online.

    Here are just a few examples of what Hex does as digital card game that are either impractical or impossible for physical card games:
    - Card customization - in between games you can actually a card's functionality
    - Cards that change into other cards while in your hand
    - Cards that generate and add cards into your own or your opponent's deck

    I give the game a 9.5 out of 10, because it is still at only 95% of its potential which it is expected to realize in the next year. Install Hex, you will never look back. Good luck and have fun!    … Expand
  25. Taqo
    Apr 9, 2016
    10
    I'm a former magic player and since I discovered Hex I haven't played magic and have sold off all my magic cards. Hex is a lot like magic but much much much better. Hex is the future of tcgs, Magic is in the past!
  26. pythag0ras
    Apr 5, 2016
    1
    well... the install was smooth. Unfortunately that's all i can actually review because the game simply goes to a black screen forever when i run the game. reinstalled 2 times in 2 diff dir..ya know what i dont need to list what i did here. the game should just work , or its garbage. and this was garbage.
  27. FunkyGodzilla
    Mar 21, 2016
    5
    First of all it's magic the gathering, but slightly simpler, doesn't have the book of terms yet, still more complex then hearthstone though, I liked the idea of getting into an online magic game that wasn't "magic online" frankly because I hate the interface so much, and it's a crime that there is still not an auction house yet, get with the times magic, for that i refuse to play.First of all it's magic the gathering, but slightly simpler, doesn't have the book of terms yet, still more complex then hearthstone though, I liked the idea of getting into an online magic game that wasn't "magic online" frankly because I hate the interface so much, and it's a crime that there is still not an auction house yet, get with the times magic, for that i refuse to play. Initially I loved the polished looking game-board, the art was fine, funny the resources looked kind of crappy though like a child's crayon drawing while waiting for a meal at Applebee's (yes exaggerating, but compared to creature art, the resources look out of place and much worse, it is NOT a big deal, but i'm just pointing out they don't look professional)

    The "PVE" almost INSTANTLY got frustrating. like it screams "BUY CARDS SO YOU CAN BEAT THIS LEVEL YOU FAILURE" kind of schemey, absolutely hated the PVE and quit before I even got past the first map.

    I realize everything can't be free, but I really didn't like that it sincrerely doesn't look like you can 'grind' out cards with ingame gold within any sort of reasonable time, unless you are a particularly crafty individual who wants to "play" the auction houses, buy low, sell high etc etc, you will probably take months and months to grind out a few good cards, I'm not entirely sure all the good cards are even listed for the ingame currency. and the only way to buy packs is to pay real money.

    unintuitive zoom function on cards (right click to zoom in on card, but it's not as simple zooming? you have to click OK then CANCEL or something stupid like that, even after I frustratingly did it several times I didn't want to grasp this awkward way to view cards and literally got confused every time I tried to zoon out up until I unistalled it (no not just for that reason, but I'm trying to explain HOW strange this feature is)
    TLDR looking at cards takes too long for some reason, seems like something that should have been fixed very early on. no reason for this

    Also had several times where l thought the game completely froze, i could have sworn it did the first time, the second time I waited it out it took a solid 20 seconds or so for the enemy AI to end it's turn. Not sure if it's an AI problem or laggy servers. this was the FIRST day I played and it happened multiple times.

    Ultimately I WANTED to get into this game, but it doesn't seem like much better quality then comparable games like Hearthstone or Spellweaver I just couldn't justify dropping money on the game and i'm not "grinding" out the cards over then next fifteen years.

    Already have almost 200K gold banked in spellweaver (the in-game currency you CAN actually buy packs with) after playing for only 3-4 weeks or so, didn't drop a dime on it, if you want a good Magic-like game, I would choose that over this, there is no reason to spend money if you don't have to for a extremely comparable game.    … Expand
  28. Quariq
    Mar 8, 2016
    10
    I have been playing this game since early alpha and it is hands down the best card game I have ever had the opportunity to play. The game offers both a casual approach via the pve campaign and more complexity in the pvp tournaments. There is tons of fun to be had playing around with different card combinations and new ideas whether it is against friends in the proving grounds or againstI have been playing this game since early alpha and it is hands down the best card game I have ever had the opportunity to play. The game offers both a casual approach via the pve campaign and more complexity in the pvp tournaments. There is tons of fun to be had playing around with different card combinations and new ideas whether it is against friends in the proving grounds or against opponents in tournaments. The community is friendly and there are regular community run tournaments aimed at new players. The only negative thing I have to say about Hex is that you will always want more content....come to think of it that can also be seen as a positive.… Expand
  29. Corran
    Mar 7, 2016
    10
    Backed this game a some years ago.. was just a TCG then. Had some nice features, but now, with the update it is actually a RPG as well. I enjoyed the campaign a lot
  30. zachario
    Mar 6, 2016
    10
    Hey I just want to say I love this game. It has so much potential. True, the release of new content could be more frequently and like others said, it's a diamond in the rough but when you consider the indie developers there's already a lot of content. So let's all join in, support, and make this game great!
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. MMORPG.com
    Jul 18, 2016
    84
    Hex: Shards of Fate is unquestionably a brilliant card game that’s complex, rewarding and addictive. I often feel confused, out of my depth and in desperate need of help and yet I wouldn’t want it any other way. Cryptozoic Entertainment have masterfully blended two genres with finesse and polish, to the point where PvE and PvP offer serious longevity.
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  2. Everyeye.it
    May 4, 2016
    78
    Hex doesn't want to make a revolution in the TCG world. It's a classic but valid experience, and, as a free-to-play, offers a great number -and quality- of content, becoming one of the best TCG-online together with Magic The Gathering.
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  3. Vandal
    Mar 16, 2016
    85
    We all know the ingredients, but we've never seen a recipe like this. HEX is a great game, fun, deep and with a very promising future in the competitive scene.
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