I’ve reviewed Illuvium once before, over a year ago. At the time, the game was in a closed invite-only “beta”, which was really more like an alpha. The game was a flashy but unsubstantial tech demo that seemed to be a thoughtless attempt to cash in on the “auto chess” hype, two years past the genre’s prime. Their biggest selling point was the promised “interoperability” between the company’s 3 games, but at the time, only one and a half were playable.
We’re approaching year 4 of Illuvium, and all 3 of the games are now playable in an open beta state. I’d typically give them a bit of leeway with that label, but due to their extreme monetization, I feel that leniency is unwarranted.
A budget nearing $60 million, a team of nearly 200 employees, and a whole lot of disappointed fans; this isn’t the Illuvium we were promised, but it’s the one we got.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:21 What is Illuvium?
3:47 Illuvium: Overworld
20:13 Illuvium: Arena
23:31 Illuvium: Zero
24:33 The Final Boss of Crypto Games
26:20 A Second Opinion
30:28 Who’s paying for this?
42:17 Special Thanks
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