Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic App Reviews

I have been playing video games since Pong. This game is way to hard to begin with. I cannot seem to stay alive long enough to win a quest. Tried and tried. Is the point of this game to lose your money and become frustrated? Boring and a waste of money!

Characters shouldnt die permanently!!! Not fair and very frustrating!!!!! I really like the game accept for that.

This game is awesome,but it comes with a price.No,not that price,I mean the emotional price.Your going to rage quit.A lot.

This game starts on hard mode with increasing more difficult modes to unlock so you know what youre getting into right away. There is humor here and all of the fun of a good old party forming skill building loot finding turn based combat rpg. Really enjoying it so far kinda wish perma death was at least optional Edit: a tutorial would be nice especially an explanation of combat and various status effects (what are they? How do they affect each other?) some status effect curing potions /spells would be nice as its the darn status effects that tend to take me out and while the armor that provides immunity to certain effects is nice I am almost never wearing the one I need at the time I need it

Essentially no tutorial whats so ever. First quest, first dungeon, first party wiped out with a full healer and use of all potions in between each room. 2nd party, much stronger, better healer, awesome drops, died in first dungeon. Enemies attacks 2 to 3 times more than your party, you are unable access inventory during fights which means you cant even use a heal potion during a fight. How silly is that? Understand its rough like, but when multiple parties cant last even the beginning its ridiculous (rough like does not mean impossible). When your party doesnt even stand a chance, it gets boring and old quick. After finally beating the first dungeon on numerous tries, one hero alive, the screen goes black, though game border can be seen, when hitting continue. Game bugged, progress impossible.. Refund requested....

The first quest is cool cause youre just getting used to it. But then the shortcomings and missing essentials of any RPG of this type start to show. This is NOT Darkest Dungeon, or even close to it. This feels very flimsy and cheap. I guess they really are trying to make an old game. The problem, old games had depth and a great story line. This truly feels more like a web browser game, sloppily put together with no depth. Too many missing things to explain. Buy it and regret.

During a fight with enemies, theyre capable of attacking 3 times if they have all three enemies alive. This is highly unfair to the players, or at least to me. Some others may agree, and Im not saying this game isnt worth it, Im saying its not worth 7.00$ You should be able to attack with all players every turn. This would even the odds in my book.

This game would be fun if it wasnt impossible. I have been playing games since Atari days and this game makes you star over from the beginning every time you die, which is most likely in the first dungeon. If not, enjoy your short lived victory, for you will certainly die in the next and have to begin this game from the very start. What a waste of 7 dollars.

I took a chance on the game when there were no reviews posted. My expectations must have been too high. I like the random item generator and the humor through out, but it is just too dull. No story, you dont need to read the text scrolling by. I had thought it was an open world, but it isnt. Adventures are done like on rails. Take the trail, see three weird or funny things and end up at the dungeon. Then 8 rooms in a line. Most are three monsters, though at least one comes up with a chest. No way out except kill the boss or when everyone dies. I must have hit the right sequence to build characters to make it to the fifth quest before my decent characters were taken apart. Bring the wrong sword and your fighter is wasted. But $7? Too much for too little. If they had a more open world, more to explore with a serious story then Id feel better about the spend. If you are serious RPG fan, stay away. This is a waste of time and money.

This game is crap, too hard. Cant even complete one quest because my characters die too quickly. In no way, shape, or form is this trash worth $7. I WANT A REFUND

Not sure why people are struggling with this game -- maybe because they have never played classic CRPGs from the C64 Days. I finished the first Dungeon with my Party intact. Loved the Challenge and love the game. Stay away if you are an entitled crybaby otherwise if you appreciate Retro RPGs then dive in and have a blast!!

Hard to read the screen - poor utilization of screen real estate. (I have a 6 plus!) also saved file feta corrupted. I was on the fifth quest and I try to load and it is black with a border and nothing else.

Ive had a blast playing this witty old-school RPG! I dont consider it too hard at all. You have to get the right set-up of characters, skills and then equip appropriate gear, debuffs, etc. Best money Ive spent on a game in the App Store in a year!

Not an easy game, or even with easy options. Made it through the first dungeon, but not being able to leave a dungeon to revive party members made the second dungeon total-party-kill. Not very fun for the price. Also wasnt made for the iPhones screen ratio, so everythings tiny and hard to touch.

Guess Im one of the rare few that understands this game so I assume that its not for people who have never played a strategy game or for those who dont understand basic rpg mechanics. Its very good, although rather bland after awhile, needs more spell types and weapon types sure the random prefixes add to it but a handful of prefixes on a handful of weapons only gets so far, blowpipes slingshots throwing stars just a few off the top of my head for ranged, flails nunchucks katanas cudgels a few for melee. Would be cool to see different effects on weapons such as "giants club" hits 1+2 enemys with great strength however is slow so your attack is after the enemys or something. Tons of potential for expansion.

This is a great little game. Lots of humor poking fun at old RPGs and pop culture. Im not sure why these people are complaining about dying. I havent died yet and Im 6 quests into the game. Its rogue like, so there is permadeath. Just get some gold and revive your character. Typical RPG stuff so Im not sure why they are complaining. With tons of contents, and no in app purchases, this is a great buy for near 7 bucks. I REPEAT no IAP. The devs have to make a few bucks guys. Why are there so many cheap gamers on IOS?! Someone also complained about instructions and what defeats what. Welcome to old school RPGs circa 1980s! The days when there was no hand holding, and these types of games were hard! There is a help menu in the equipment screen that shows all of these things if you took time to look for it! I highly recommend this game for old school RPGers. This game originally came out on Steam for PCs and has done well. Watch some reviews and trailers for the game and you will see its a jewel. Devs if you are reading this, dont change a thing. Game is perfect as is!

This game is an awesome hardcore RPG so I recommended for people that dont care to die a lot because u learn from that (bad thing is the items are the same and u do win a lot of gold but were can I spend it I does need more updates thats whats taking the 5 star away)

People complaining on here must be young, complaining about no tutorials and how hard it is. HA! I have been waiting for a game like this, and it is THE BEST, most fleshed out game I have played on the iPad in general, no less this genre. Soooo many different an fun hero types to unlock. Awesome loot and customization options, and a relatively brisk turn-based battle system makes this my go to game for days on end. Probably logged 20 hours in three days. I havent been this much into a game since I got Final Fantasy II (USA SNES version) for Christmas when I was 11!

The game is good but the difficulty can be stressful. It should have a easier setting for more casual relaxing RPG play and quests for grinding before you head out to a dungeon...

Just beat all three campaigns. Love this game. It was well worth the 7 bucks. Please add more content! Only suggestions I have are to add a greater variety of unique loot for all of the bosses, open the casino as a reward for beating insane mode, and To create a fourth campaign thats random but keeps increasing the difficulty on every play through. Thanks for a great game guys!