Hello, dear reader, I hope you’re having a good day. This article on Battlejack has a light review on the game since I have not beaten it. I am currently level 10 on my account and still working through the campaign. I haven’t even unlocked all the game features yet after a week of playing. I may post a video of Battlejack gameplay on the Lunar Nebula LLC Gaming YouTube channel in the future. I’m not being paid to write this blog, and it contains information based on my opinions from playing Battlejack. Battlejack is rated 9+ on the App Store for Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence. It’s pretty clean with some cartoony monster card images. Some cards represent demons, dragons, and other creatures people may find scary.
Light Review: Battlejack requires perseverance. Progression is slow especially with limited slots for timed treasure chests. There is a timed energy system that may become a burden later in the game, yet I still have 30 energy over my cap to play around with. Like other free-to-play games, Battlejack does have luck based mechanics which you control through various card’s skills. The rules of Blackjack don’t make a full translation over to this game. Your team can attack with a combination of cards matching their elements when under 21 or on 21. Going bust over 21 will skip your turn and prevent skill recharge. Battlejack starts with a small tutorial in its campaign, kills the three heroes off-screen, and lets you choose which one to revive as your starter card. It then leaves you to figure out how runes, dungeons, and the world work through online guides and community forums. There are plenty of online resources (I don’t take responsibility for their content) to help out like https://www.gameskinny.com/search/battlejack/ and https://www.reddit.com/r/Battlejack/comments/6xrdy4/intermediate_guide/. The campaign tells a story in short bursts before and after levels. Guilds are in the game and various comments are allowed. If you like the mechanics and colorful presentation of the game, enjoy it. If you don’t enjoy free-to-play games with slow progression unless you fork over some cash, then don’t play Battlejack.
Life lesson: Perseverance is rewarded. It’s a common theme in free-to-play games. Battlejack is no different.
Disclaimer: I’m not being paid by Nexon, Crand Cru Oy, or anyone else to write these tips. The only money I could make would be through advertising on this site or on YouTube at this point in time. I don't take responsibility for the content on sites linked to from this article.
by Brian Petrilli AKA Jalinon
Light Review: Battlejack requires perseverance. Progression is slow especially with limited slots for timed treasure chests. There is a timed energy system that may become a burden later in the game, yet I still have 30 energy over my cap to play around with. Like other free-to-play games, Battlejack does have luck based mechanics which you control through various card’s skills. The rules of Blackjack don’t make a full translation over to this game. Your team can attack with a combination of cards matching their elements when under 21 or on 21. Going bust over 21 will skip your turn and prevent skill recharge. Battlejack starts with a small tutorial in its campaign, kills the three heroes off-screen, and lets you choose which one to revive as your starter card. It then leaves you to figure out how runes, dungeons, and the world work through online guides and community forums. There are plenty of online resources (I don’t take responsibility for their content) to help out like https://www.gameskinny.com/search/battlejack/ and https://www.reddit.com/r/Battlejack/comments/6xrdy4/intermediate_guide/. The campaign tells a story in short bursts before and after levels. Guilds are in the game and various comments are allowed. If you like the mechanics and colorful presentation of the game, enjoy it. If you don’t enjoy free-to-play games with slow progression unless you fork over some cash, then don’t play Battlejack.
Life lesson: Perseverance is rewarded. It’s a common theme in free-to-play games. Battlejack is no different.
- Start with a consistent deck- The game isn’t too hard in the beginning. The trouble starts once you need high damage, health, or healing toward a specific element of the 5. The five elements are earth, water, fire, light, and dark. It’s very similar to Puzzle and Dragons element system. You should receive a few decent cards at the beginning to help you progress. Try to build towards a mono- or bi-color team once you have skills which can change card elements.
- Card mechanics are important- Aces can be 1’s or 11’s. Aces provide a lot of flexibility in the game. For example, the 16 you have is really an ace and a 5. So you don’t have to be afraid of drawing a 10. You won’t go bust, the ace will become a 1, and you’ll just have a 16 again with the added bonus of a larger combo for your cards. Keep in mind drawing 3 cards of the same element lets a hero hit all monsters on the field. I recommend drawing if you have room for a 10, if you don’t have any active cards, or if you really need a Battlejack to deal enough damage to win (Chaos Titans pretty much require this).
- The hero inventory will need to be expanded- You will gain many heroes for level up fodder. What you don’t know in the beginning is just how important it is to have a variety of different element teams. Battlejack does give you gems which you can decide to spend on gambling for quality cards or expanding your hero inventory. It will become a necessity.
- Area attacks sometimes hit only two heroes if you aren’t careful with targeting!- Heroes’ skills can be listed as area attacks. Usually the game is nice to you and lets it target everything. Sometimes the auto-targeting is messy and will only hit two creatures. This is also important in regards to divine shields. Shields in Battlejack prevent any further damage after they are broken (also true of arena shields). Unfortunately the game often targets these shields first and wastes your party’s attacks. Try to target other creatures without shields first so some damage will go through.
- Card Suggestions- Like most other free-to-play games, the first thing to do is choose cards based on stats and skills for the party cost. Healer Amelia and Druid Myrna’s skills are very useful for keeping your party alive. Even at one star, their combo skill has kept me alive through several boss fights. They are decent free cards you find in the Story.
Disclaimer: I’m not being paid by Nexon, Crand Cru Oy, or anyone else to write these tips. The only money I could make would be through advertising on this site or on YouTube at this point in time. I don't take responsibility for the content on sites linked to from this article.
by Brian Petrilli AKA Jalinon