Comments on: Disappointment http://www.gamecrafters.net/archives/218 Brian Engard, freelance game writer and enthusiast. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:48:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Gamecrafters’ Guild » Blog Archive » Marvel Trading Card Game Online http://www.gamecrafters.net/archives/218#comment-10609 Gamecrafters’ Guild » Blog Archive » Marvel Trading Card Game Online Sun, 04 Mar 2007 02:02:01 +0000 http://www.gamecrafters.net/archives/218#comment-10609 [...] Well, I finally got the Marvel Trading Card Game Online to work; you may recall my previous post regarding my difficulties in this area. Let me tell you, although the game actually works on my computer now, my opinion of it hasn’t improved much. The client teaches you how to play with the Vs. System through a series of tutorials, throwing loads and loads of information at you all at once. The problem is, once you’re actually playing the game, there doesn’t seem to be any way to get back at this information (perhaps, in a handy encyclopedia system as with the Civilization games) to refer to it. Which means you basically have to memorize all kinds of obscure rules in order to play a game that ostensibly remembers the rules for you, because the game itself is so unforgiving about the actions you perform that you wind up (or at least, I wind up) making all sorts of sub-par decisions throughout the game that contribute to your downfall. Interestingly, the game prompts you to ask if you’re sure you want to end each phase, and most of this is unnecessary. It’s the fact that you can accidentally double-click on the wrong character, committing him to an attack that he has no hope of winning and thus, costing you precious Endurance, that irks me. I also have suspicions that the computer cheats to some extent, or at least uses decks that are way better than the two that come with the game. I keep marveling (no pun intended) at the amazing hands that the computer player keeps getting, and the fact that it always, always has the exact card that it needs, while I keep on getting stuck with a million cards that I’ll never use. [...] [...] Well, I finally got the Marvel Trading Card Game Online to work; you may recall my previous post regarding my difficulties in this area. Let me tell you, although the game actually works on my computer now, my opinion of it hasn’t improved much. The client teaches you how to play with the Vs. System through a series of tutorials, throwing loads and loads of information at you all at once. The problem is, once you’re actually playing the game, there doesn’t seem to be any way to get back at this information (perhaps, in a handy encyclopedia system as with the Civilization games) to refer to it. Which means you basically have to memorize all kinds of obscure rules in order to play a game that ostensibly remembers the rules for you, because the game itself is so unforgiving about the actions you perform that you wind up (or at least, I wind up) making all sorts of sub-par decisions throughout the game that contribute to your downfall. Interestingly, the game prompts you to ask if you’re sure you want to end each phase, and most of this is unnecessary. It’s the fact that you can accidentally double-click on the wrong character, committing him to an attack that he has no hope of winning and thus, costing you precious Endurance, that irks me. I also have suspicions that the computer cheats to some extent, or at least uses decks that are way better than the two that come with the game. I keep marveling (no pun intended) at the amazing hands that the computer player keeps getting, and the fact that it always, always has the exact card that it needs, while I keep on getting stuck with a million cards that I’ll never use. [...]

]]> By: Zabu http://www.gamecrafters.net/archives/218#comment-10491 Zabu Mon, 26 Feb 2007 20:42:47 +0000 http://www.gamecrafters.net/archives/218#comment-10491 I had a similar problem. When I launched if I got antsy and tried to not watch the opening ads the game wouldn't load. If I'm patient and wait for them all to play then I get in the game fine. Hope this helps! Check out my review of the game: http://zabu.com/?p=56 I had a similar problem. When I launched if I got antsy and tried to not watch the opening ads the game wouldn’t load. If I’m patient and wait for them all to play then I get in the game fine. Hope this helps!

Check out my review of the game: http://zabu.com/?p=56

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