Brave Tribe
SCORE: 67
My hubby
told me about a new G5 Entertainment game that is not in the hidden
object genre. My excitement level for Brave Tribe was high at first. I
mean getting to do a Celtic town building game sounded like fun. What is
down on paper and how it plays out are two different things.
All of us at Family Friendly Gaming have listened to our readers. We
know the high level of disgust for free apps. We comprehend the comments
about pay to play, and bait and switch in relation to free apps. We
understand the short spurts of play these apps allow. We also understand
the goal is to get more money from families than just paying the
ninety-nine cents for a normal app.
I am playing Brave Tribe before it is released. But I believe this will
be a free app. After playing for twenty minutes I was out of energy. I
could purchase a resource to get me more. How could I do this? By
spamming my Facebook page, bugging friends on Facebook, or spending real
world money. I refused those choices and was no longer allowed to do
anything for three minutes.
Five minutes later I ran out energy again. This time the game made me
wait four minutes before I could do anything. This absolutely kills the
flow of a game. As this kept happening, and time was being added to my
wait - I could tell the point was clear. Allow them to advertise to my
Facebook friends, or pay money. Yet it does not take long until you face
the same problem again. The herky jerky game flow is a real problem.
Certain female characters in Brave Tribe could have used some more
clothing. This app has an interesting visual look to it. I enjoyed the
music, and all of the celebration sound effects. Brave Tribe has players
farm so the village will have food. Fight off the Romans, and make
friends with fellow tribes.
Brave Tribe could have been an awesome game. The whole free app model is
what kills it. Ask players to pay a dollar or two, tweak the game play,
and it would have been great. Somehow companies must be making money
from these free apps because they are flooding the market. We read all
the angry emails about free apps. Somehow it does not seem to stop them.
- Yolanda
Graphics: 70%
Sound: 78%
Replay/Extras: 76%
Gameplay: 40%
Family Friendly Factor: 72%
System: iPad
Publisher: G5 Entertainment
Rating: Rating: ‘9+’ - 9+
{Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence}
Company provided this product
Want more info on this
product,
or the company that made this product?
Set web browser to:
Link
Got a question, comment,
or a concern regarding this
review?
Email them to:
craftiemom@familyfriendlygaming.com