As much as we want to play and earn with thousands of NFT games right now, there is always a place in us to play the games we used to love before NFT and P2E games were discovered. Take Clash of Clans (COC) for example.
As for me, Clans of Clans has the perfect gameplay, especially in the builder base, to have a solid and enjoyable game of they ever integrate Play-To-Earn mechanism. I've been playing Clash of Clans since 2014 and with the knowledge I have in Play-To-Earn and NFT Gaming industry, and if the industry will move even further beyond for adoption, there is a little hope that SuperCell (developer of CoC) will integrate Play-To-Earn gaming in one of their games or develop another game with it.
But my longing to play an old but enjoyable and competitive game was evaporated after discovering Castle Crush game that was created and developed by WildLife Studios.
Castle Crush Game.
The game was released on 2017 and available on Google play and was downloaded for over 50 million times. It's an old game but the developers behind it are planning to make it more exciting by integrating NFTs and Play-To-Earn feature.
Castle Crush is a unique Person versus Person (PVP) strategy game where you can battle players on real-time. Players can collect cards from playing and winning in the game and they can upgrade it to a higher levels if a certain amount of the same cards is available.
Players battle each other to victory by making their own strategy on how they place their characters (cards) in order to rampage their opponent and destroy the opponent's castle. There are more than 40+ cards in the game and players can acquire it through battles, events or purchase it.
Gameplay.
I made a recorded video of one of my real-time gameplay in the game and wasn't not expecting that it will take to more 4 minutes of battle. Usually, the battle can only take up to 2-3 minutes. But if the battle is intense, especially in higher ranks, the battle could even take longer than 5 minutes.
As you have seen in the video, I was still waiting for my mana (the blue circles) to generate for me to be able to choose a character and deploy it in the battlefield. Each characters requires different amount of manas and it takes a certain time for it to be available to deploy. But as the games goes on, the mana will regenerate faster and the availability of the characters will be faster too. It's a fast-paced game and happening on real-time and an immediate strategy is needed for you to turn the battle in your favor.
Wildlife Studios.
Wildlife Studio is not new in the gaming industry. It is one of the top 10 biggest game developers in the world with over 70 released games and being played by millions of players around the world.
Earlier this year, the company announces its new step of evolution by entering the world of blockchain and NFT gaming. Starting with their famous game Castle Crush, they will allow players to earn in the game through gaming and in-game trading.
In-game Rewards And Its Token.
Players can be rewarded in the game with chest that contains a different set of cards, green gems and gold coins. Players can also earn Ascension Token (no ticker yet) through battles, seasonal rewards and tournaments in the game. The Ascension will be the blockchain token of the game and its price will be realized after the token is launched.
Castle Crush Roadmap.
April:
Market and NFT launching.
May:
Art Overhaul and new max player level.
June:
Card renting.
Ascended cards available to play.
Minting and upgrading NFTs in the game.
Quarter 3:
Championship event
Honor battles
Quarter 4:
New set of Ascension NFTs.
Conclusion.
The game is very unique compared to other Play-To-Earn games. Wildlife Studios will only need to focus more on their token's tokenomics and the game's economy for it to avoid failure that other NFT games had gone through. The game has a solid, fun and competitive game and together with free Play-To-Earn integration, more and more players can be onboarded in the game.