Nightfall App Reviews

This is probably the best deck building game on the market. Playdek has done a superb job transitioning this to a great IPad game. It is way too small for the iPhone but plays brilliantly on a larger screen. This game only gets better with expansions. I have played close to 50 games with this app and I am now starting to get bored. I really hope the expansions come out soon before I forget about this great app. Buy this game if you like Magic the gathering, Dominion, Etc. Worth the $$$

A very fun and addicting game, like many others have stated the tutorial isnt that clear on how the game works. Luckily I play magic the gathering and it has similarities that make it easier to understand. So if you like card games get this one you wont be sorry.

Ive got the same problems as many others do with the game. For someone that hasnt played the physical version of Nightfall, the gamelay is confusing and the tutorial is useless. I really liked the Ascension implementation from the same company. Hopefully they can tweak the UI and update the tutorial and I can then update my rating to 5 stars.

Amazing and addictive. A little tough to learn but once you do, youll never want to stop playing.

Really addicted to this game, however there are some very annoying cut corners. When you switch to another app it brings you back to the main menu (lots of work to find your game again). Also, there are weird interactions (which are also annoying in Ascension) with the multiplayer UI (how it always kicks you to the lobby after people accept a game). It is also hard to discern which game is the active game if you have some abandoned games with an opponent. A lot of the art is low resolution and looks bad on the retina iPad display (the zombie backgrounds, the gargoyles on the bottom). The fonts on the cards are also surprisingly unreadable when they are scaled down (try different sampling mode or using the native font renderer at those scales and rotated) When having a lot of cards they are in the wrong z order so they occlude the colors on the adjacent cards. They could be stacked the other way and would be fine. These couple improvements would make this game able to win design awards.

I targeted a card in opponents discard pile in a 3-player game, and now theres no way to close the discard pile view while the game proceeds underneath. Please fix.

I love this game and ascension a ton. Ive been playing them a bunch the last few months. The asynchronous play is a great style for this game. One thing I would change, though, is so if someone forfeits they cant win. I always forget about them when battling someone else to the end after someone quit, especially in a three-player game.

The update totally messed up the flood the game. Real choppy now. Game was perfect.

This is one of the better CCG-style games on the app store. Its based on an actual paper card game, and the app store conversion was done by the excellent Playdek who have thus far set the bar as far as user interfaces go. Its not too terribly similar to Ascension as far as mechanics go but nonetheless fans of that game should purchase this one.

I like the game and own the original card set, but I want to be able to manipulate and rearrange the cards in my hand and see the total number of each card in my deck like in the Ascension app.

The game plays great!! The few tweaks seems to help a lot especially when you have a lot of games at the same time. My only problem is why is it forfeiting people?! I had two hundred hours left and was winning and the game decided I had enough and forfeited for me without even telling me. My buddy was just like "dude, why did you quit." hopefully this will be fixed in an update soon.

Great game. It is the one app that I play all the time. It kills my battery

This is a great game, especially if you enjoy losing. Each card has a color, and specifies two colors which may be played to follow it. Even though they can be played on either players turn, some cards can only benefit you on your turn, and others will open the door for your opponent to hurt you. So to play a card, you have to be lucky enough to (a) have it in your deck (b) have drawn it (c) start a chain or have a compatible card appear at the end of the chain (d) at a time when the card could actually benefit you, rather than being wasted or even harming you. The real confusion comes from the fact that the game does not always display the archives and minions for both players. At times, to know whether its wise to play a card, youll have to remember not only which minions you have out on the table, but also which ones your opponents have played, and which cards theyve been drawing from their archives and the shared archive. AI opponents know all this stuff automatically, so of course they have an edge over any human player who doesnt have excellent short-term memory. At first, youll be infuriated that every card you play works against you instead of helping, but the game is possible to play after all, especially if you learn when to skip opportunities to lay out cards.

Newest update is much better. Still need to fix dialog boxes.

Very confusing. Took me forever to find the tutorial and still didnt understand it.

I hadnt heard of Nightfall before playing the ios version but have fallen in love with it. Theres a learning curve but that seems to be the case with any card game or board game. There seems to be a pretty deep game and a lot of the fun is discovering new strategies. The interface is also very smooth. Playdek seems to really be nailing the ios adaptions of physical games!

There is definitely a learning curve; the chaining mechanic means there are subtle affinities between cards that are not immediately obvious. Play the first couple games expecting to lose. Also, in multiplayer games, only one opponent will clearly show their "in play" minions. You can tap on the character icon to switch between which is showing, but it can be confusing at first. Also note that some cards only have an effect when it is "your chain" - especially in the beginning it may be better to save those cards for when they will help - a fact that the tutorial alludes to without a detailed explanation. Also note that every minion that attacks (and only "Bad Smoke" cannot attack) will be discarded after the attack. For the Starter minions, this means they are removed from play. This confused me for a few games until it sunk in. All in all this is a good addition to my game library and there is something very satisfying about building long chains with activated kickers.

This game is beyond Fantastic. Sure its got a learning curve, but that is because its unlike most card games. Once you understand it, you will get addicted to its dynamic play and cool chaining mechanic. I cant believe I only payed a dollar for such a fantastic game. The only criticism is the art is sort of weak overall.

Cant wait till the avatars expansion is released.

Very high-quality, enjoyable game. A bit small at times on the iPhone rather than the iPad, but still an excellent purchase.