Rimelands: Hammer of Thor

Great fun if you like turn based RPGs. Runs flawlessly on my iPad 2. Fast load times compared to a lot of iOS RPGs.

I was searching for "turn based RPG", trying to find something final fantasy-esque in a platform choking on action RPG's (despite the fact that the interface is never great for that genre). Rimelands came up, and it is definitely not the game I was looking for, but a game I am so glad I found! It's more in the D&D school of gaming, with dungeon crawling and dice-rolling. It is, however, delightfully turn-based and offers excellent gameplay, a good leveling up system, and a great experience. The story is great, if you compare it to it's IOS peers. Compared to the world at large, it's spotty. Enjoyable, but with plenty of gaps. Sometimes you jump from one thing to another with no logical gap, or someone will send you somewhere to do something (Loki Vault) and nothing in particular happens there, plus you don't circle back with the person who sent you. Still, better than its peers. The skill tree is great - small and manageable but full of desireable skills. And those skills, along with "mana" management, provide a great strategic challenge going into battles. Each conflict is a one-off, as you heal immediately after battle, which makes each confrontation exciting (as opposed to the long, drawn out battle of attrition you get in a long dungeon full of weak enemies). Despite the gaps - too many useless items, jumpiness in an otherwise good story, lack of multiple saves despite the inability to backtrack - this is an excellent game and a unique breath of fresh air in the cluttered mass of mediocrity one finds in the app store.

I have tried the lite version of this horrible game and to my surprise I find a charge in my account! Game shows as FREE! Game is bad, controls are terrible. Only played for like 30 sec and I was done with it! This game is not worth a penny!!!!

Just that. Loved the strong female lead. Loved the story. Loved the world. Loved the epic final battle. Brilliant!

This one should be 5 stars but the 'ending' and the possibility that you can get stuck in certain areas with no hope of winning the battle leaves this well designed game in the 'frustrated' folder. Don't get me wrong, it's a very good game, lots of fun ... But after battling thru many many bad guys you sometimes end up in a dungeon with no way out and your uber character no match for the boss. Sad ... If we had more than one save slot, this dungeon dilemma would be solved. Tactically you MUST go ranged weapons not magic. (made a flamethrower from blueprint, cool) I have tried many characters but the only way to 'beat' the game is to max out your ranged weapons as 'young' magic characters just die to easily making it near impossible to develop a winning Mage character. Still worth the price of admission, but a lot of folks are going to go feel ripped off with no definitive ending to the game and the 'do overs' because of the lack of save slots. Sad, but only 4 stars ... Robert9001

Awesome graphics, interesting storyline, a female protagonist... Right on!

As a turn based RPG, this is a very solid game. Good lighting and color for the graphics. The story is a just a bit too shallow for me but not unenjoyable. Glad to have played it.

Really enjoyed this game, the combat system and character advancement are both very interesting. Wish it were longer or we had an expansion / new game with same system.