Wrote this for someone who asked on the forums. Figured I may as well copy/paste it here.

The bad:

UI is slow, clunky, obnoxious to navigate, and all-around one of the worst UIs I've ever seen out of a professional developer.

Repeated in-game advertizements for other Magic products; these were in previous versions, but usually only appeared once at specific points in the campaign; in 2015 I get an ad screen 1 out of every 4 games.

Full game experience doesn't unlock until after finishing 20% of the single-player campaign; even people who paid extra for unlocks specifically to skip the single-player have to deal with that.

Usual technical issues and broken card interactions that we've come to expect from Stainless.

Small number of cards locked behind a paywall; none of them are required, but some of them are quite good. Your collection will never be complete unless you shell out an extra $28.

Two-headed giant game mode removed. The game was nowhere near as popular as its proponents would have you believe, but it was still fun, and the fact that it was removed does suck.

Crappy starter decks; once you finish the tutorial you're stuck with whichever deck you chose until you unlock enough cards to build a better deck.


The good:

Game is far better optimized than previous versions, especially 2014. I can actually watch videos on one monitor and play the game on the other without having the game lag horribly this year.

Full deckbuilding experience with a good variety of cards and possibly viable strategies despite the limited card pool and pay-only cards. Up to 30 slots for custom decks.

Players always get priority to cast spells and activate abilities between first strike combat damage and normal combat damage; in previous versions, this only happened if a triggered ability went off during the first strike damage step.

Much better single-player campaign overall; large variety of opponents, and no stacked decks for the AI this year.

Unlocking cards is light years faster than in previous versions.

Still the cheapest way to enjoy Magic without dipping into the legal grey area of unofficial products like Cockatrice and Magic Workstation.


Overall:

Solid. If they hadn't designed the UI exclusively for iPads with a focus on pretty effects at the expense of functionality, it would definitely be the best version of DotP to date.

As it stands, it's still a good deal for $10.

Wrote this for someone who asked on the forums. Figured I may as well copy/paste it here. [b]The bad[/b]: UI is slow, clunky, obnoxious to navigate, and all-around one of the worst UIs I've ever seen out of a professional developer. Repeated in-game advertizements for other Magic products; these were in previous versions, but usually only appeared once at specific points in the campaign; in 2015 I get an ad screen 1 out of every 4 games. Full game experience doesn't unlock until after finishing 20% of the single-player campaign; even people who paid extra for unlocks specifically to skip the single-player have to deal with that. Usual technical issues and broken card interactions that we've come to expect from Stainless. Small number of cards locked behind a paywall; none of them are required, but some of them are quite good. Your collection will never be complete unless you shell out an extra $28. Two-headed giant game mode removed. The game was nowhere near as popular as its proponents would have you believe, but it was still fun, and the fact that it was removed does suck. Crappy starter decks; once you finish the tutorial you're stuck with whichever deck you chose until you unlock enough cards to build a better deck. [b]The good[/b]: Game is far better optimized than previous versions, especially 2014. I can actually watch videos on one monitor and play the game on the other without having the game lag horribly this year. Full deckbuilding experience with a good variety of cards and possibly viable strategies despite the limited card pool and pay-only cards. Up to 30 slots for custom decks. Players always get priority to cast spells and activate abilities between first strike combat damage and normal combat damage; in previous versions, this only happened if a triggered ability went off during the first strike damage step. Much better single-player campaign overall; large variety of opponents, and no stacked decks for the AI this year. Unlocking cards is light years faster than in previous versions. Still the cheapest way to enjoy Magic without dipping into the legal grey area of unofficial products like Cockatrice and Magic Workstation. [b]Overall[/b]: Solid. If they hadn't designed the UI exclusively for iPads with a focus on pretty effects at the expense of functionality, it would definitely be the best version of DotP to date. As it stands, it's still a good deal for $10.