Indie Game to Try: Heroes of Honor
In short, Heroes of Honor is a combination of Kingdoms of Camelot and Game of War supercharged with an upgrade and evolve mechanics and made fun by a new take on battle mechanics.
Heroes of Honor (HoH) by Nonstop Games is a very interesting, captivating and fun game. It's an immersive strategy game wrapped in a fantasy theme. Yes, there are hundreds of similar titles in the App Store, but there a are few interesting elements that make HoH stand out.
The city builder element in HoH is similar to what we have seen in Kabam's games, such as The Hobbit and Kingdoms of Camelot. HoH has added new elements, where players can freely place buildings on the map as well the command workers to mine gold or chop wood. These elements make HoH a lot more approachable than Kabam's similar titles. Small details, but the impact is quite big.
What makes HoH stand out of the pack though is the map feature. Not only do players roam around the map in real-time, but they also battle AI, each other, and conquer outposts. Because of the real-time element, the map alone is a meta game allowing players to spend long sessions simply scouting and chatting in global and guild chats.
The battle mechanics in HoH are really engaging despite being extremely simple. There are three type of units in the game: magic, range & melee. To win a battle (tactically) players need to have the right type of combination of the three types of units. And to make things even more interesting, different units prefer different terrains. Thus, a successful attack is a combination of the right units and a well chosen terrain. Because controlling multiple armies at the same time is easy in the game, waging war in HoH is truly fun.
There are countless fantasy-themed strategy games in the App Store, but what makes Heroes of Honor truly stand out of the pack is its map feature, battle mechanics, and the consumable hero items economy
Armies in HoH are commanded by hero characters, which again is nothing new to players who have played Kingdoms of Camelot or Game of War. What makes the hero feature truly one-of-a-kind is the items economy. Each hero wears items, which improve their attributes. Players can upgrade these items with a rare resource mainly earned in battle. Players can also craft new items by combining items. And of course, participating in in-game events rewards players with new hero items, which again can be upgraded and combined with other items...
Where HoH fall currently short is social. The guilds don't really seem to add any meaningful value and it's not possible to communicate with players on the map. The art style of HoH is also something that, in my view, could have been improved as it's now neither casual nor hardcore but rather a weird mishmash of both styles.
Download Heroes of Honor:
https://itunes.apple.com/sg/app/heroes-of-honor/id606106962?mt=8
