If there was any way to convince a person about how good this game is, it would have to be the fact you control a massive steampunky-robotic-tank that walks, shoots, and blows up whatever it may come across!

Ironcast takes place in an alternate Victorain Era; War between England and Britain has escalated to a peak through the creation and slight evolution of Ironcasts: Giant, walking automations that can lay waste to any standard infantry or average artillery. You, the player, are a commander of the war against Britains forces, and with your Ironcast, you set out to destory your enemies, salvage what you can to upgrade, and save England from the looming threat that slowly approaches England in a matter of days!

The gameplay of Ironcast is that of a matching game (Or to be more specific, a turn-based combat stradegy matching game), but with a twist to your average Candy Crush! In this game, you match Nodes, bits of special scrap that help you survive in a battle. Your Ironcast consists of four needs that you must pay attention to:

• Weapon Nodes (colored purple) keeps your Ironcast prime to attack your enemy with either projectiles or energy-based weaponry!
  
• Energy Nodes (colored orange) helps in keeping your Ironcast alive on the battlefield by increasing Drives that can assist in avoiding oncoming attacks, and increasing your Shield which helps in protecting projectiles that take a hit!
  
• Coolant Nodes (colored blue) maintains temperature control to your Ironcast and all its functions so that you dont override your systems and take damage!
  
• Repair Nodes (colored green) repair any damage taken to your weapons, shield, or drives on the spot in battle!

There are other types of nodes in-game as well, but the focus is on the main idea.

When you match these nodes, the respective meter fills up by number with however many you matched. and its important to keep these numbers up, because when it hits zero, its no longer usable until you match more nodes to refill it, and with only three turns to be had during your turn, its vital to have a little something in there.

You are given a handful of missions for each day, and if successful, gives you rewards, workers, upgrades and Global Experience Points. There are approximately 15 days of gameplay within the game, and each day the "Impending doom" comes closer to England to attack. You need to upgrade as best as you can to fend off against it, if you can survive the days before it even comes that is.

Gold is used to upgrade your Ironcast, the workers will be used to sabatoge the boss once it arrives, and the Global Experience Points are your main source for leveling up. While in game, you level up as well, and recieve Augmentations, abilities that could improve your chances of victory.

However the Globl Experience Points are earned once you are complete the game, or die tragically. And fact of the matter, you will die. A good number of times. Depending on how successful you are in-game, these points add up, and when you reach a certain level, you unlock new characters and new Ironcasts, as well as other perks such as increased health at the start of a new game. The more you play, the easier the game gets, so dont fret if you feel you cannot beat the game. It will take time.

Ironcast is a good game to pick up and play for a little while, considering the missions repeat themselves each day, and the fifteen in-game days isnt much, but the replayability is always there, along with the unlockables! Theres even a tutorial youre free to replay again and again as you start a new game, so dont just take my words of instruction when you have the chance to learn the game itself from there! If you are ever in the mood to don on your big boots and launch yourself into an alternate world of giant fighting mechs, give Ironcast a try! I believe its at a cheap enough price, and the fact that the game pushes you to keep playing because of how difficult is at the beginning until you get to a high enough level allows the player to appreciate what they got.

In short? Its recommended.