Watcher Of Samsara (Review)

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General
Watcher of Samsara is a custom map in Dota 2, it is also a game where I've spent quite some time recently on, at its core, Watcher Of Samsara is a Tower Defense game, but what makes it so special is that it requires the players to have some degree of basic knowledge of the Dota 2 to succeed, due to the fact that the game builds upon Dota 2 hero units and items mostly from Dota 2. So, if you like Dota 2, this is a great TD, but if you're unfamiliar with Dota 2, you might need to take some time to familiarize yourself with the heroes and items.


Gameplay
In essence, Watcher of Samsara is a Tower Defense game, which you have to build an assortment of towers to prevent the creep count on the map from exceeding a certain threshold. The units are categorized into different rarity: N, R, SR and SSR,which is quite a unique approach in the TD genre, because TD games usually only require you to be familiar with the unit types and tower types to achieve success but Watcher of Samsara requires a bit of luck due to the RNG nature of the game, which increases playability but also a certain degree of frustration.


Tips and strategies
Here are some tips and strategies for you if you're interested in trying this TD.

  • You need to increase your hero's star level with by building the unit indicated on your hero's 4th skill slot.
  • You can only build a total of 3 SR/SRR heroes and 8 N/R units so you'll have to plan your builds carefully.
  • Don't be afraid to demolish units and heroes for better ones. You'll get a part of the unit's/hero's cost back. 
  • Don't spend too much money on rolling for new units in the early game, focus on items first.
  • You can combine Granite Golem and Blight Soul to create a special SR unit Chaotic golem by building both and using the 2nd skill of either one to consume the other. 
  • SSR heroes are not always the best choices, pick according to your needs. 
  • Here are some of my personal recommendations for hero picks: Anti-Mage, Monkey King, Slardar, Medusa, Luna and Necrophos. 
  • As for items, for Normal to Nightmare, you can consider getting Hand of Midas as a starting item. 

Conclusion/Summary

Replayability: 7/10
Gameplay: 8/10
Overall: 8/10

Overall. this custom map is quite an innovative one for a TD, its also quite fun for me, I went from failing repeatedly to being able to unlock "Torment" difficulty. It is still quite a new game and the creators are still updating it with content from time to time, quite a good game for TD enthusiasts.


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