Fading Fairytales is a great beginners game for people who have never played a strategy game Better yet it’s free to play. For those who are familer with the genre from games like “Final Fantasy” or “Pokemon” the game as a whole will seem rather dull. The premise is simple, the world is in chaos and it’s all the heroes fault. Well the darkness that has infected them all is responsible but luckily Geppetto has created a machine to fix the heroes one by one.
The game starts off with you controlling a team of three made up of a warrior, mage and thief. The easy learning curve is handled by starting you at a low difficultly and steadily increasing as you progress through the game. Keep in mind though that even the “intense” levels are not very grueling for the veterans of the genre.
Although the game is free like most tablet games you have the option to purchase items in the game if needed. however this is not needed if you’re willing to do a little level grinding.This is a necessity if you want to get better characters anyway There are a handful available from the start to buy but as you recue each hero you then get the option to recruit them into your 3 man team. After a little level grinding I was able to save and recruit “Robin Hood” and the levels began flying by.
The gameplay as a whole is rather boring to watch because of the stiff animation dull dialogue.There is no sense of chemistry between the characters and I found myself skipping past a lot of the dialogue. What works well is the different take on the Fairytales we all heard as kids. It was fun to see the good guys as bad guys and even fight against them. For the average tablet gamer who likes to play time waster games this is a great option for them. If you’re more of a hard core gamer who likes to see a different take on fairytales you’re better off with telltales “The Wolf Among Us.”