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Marginalia Hero – Action Game Review
Marginalia Hero is a Action/Adventure game from Crescent Moon Games LLC, first launched in 3rd April 2019.
It’s rated 9+ and currently has 1,757+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Marginalia Hero Stand Out
Feel the real medieval weirdness! You are about to fight creatures and monsters, which were painted by real(!) medieval artists more than 5 centuries ago.
Collect coins and upgrade your equipment! Lots of weapons, shields, charms and even companions!
Key features:
- unique looking graphics style
- addictive and challenging gameplay
- 100+ items for customization and upgrading
- 100 levels with strange and weird creatures and monsters
- endless tournament mode
- one finger/tap/click controls
- atmospheric music
- heroic challenges and bossfight levels
- 50 achievements for every taste
- daily gifts and rewards
This Action game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Marginalia Hero is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 28th May 2019
Recent improvements include:
Huge update!
-Brave quests
-Character's look customization,
-Bestiary screen with all creatures,
-Creature unlock animation
-Unique locations for every type of enemy
Download & Availability
Marginalia Hero is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Marginalia Hero on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Love this game. But there are resolution issues on later iPhone devices. Love to see another update or a sequel.
Ive never written an AppStore review before, but just had to for this game. This app is hilarious, weird, and a great way to pass the time for a moment. Love the detail and care that went into the graphics and designawesome job.
The only reason Im playing this now is because we got an ad. Id isnt realize this game was made three years ago. Its really fun.
We really like the way this app is designed and also it is so entertaining. But there are some little issues that Id like to share with the developer. Ive been playing Marginalia Hero on iPhone 13 Pro Max and the problem is that the top of the game cannot be seen because of Face ID part of our iPhone. This may be solved by an update. After all, thanks for this nice app.
The visuals? Amazing. The gameplay? Lovely. It's beautiful. We love this game so much.
Marginalia Hero is a fun game, we just wish there was more content. Perhaps another adventure after weve 100% the game / story that tells us what the heck the main character has been doing.
Im not someone who plays mobile games but the art, music, and concept of this game is hilariously charming and incredibly entertaining. It doesnt feel mindless or brainless like so many other mobile games. Definitely a must have.
Its a fun game what more could you want.
This is one of the only reviews Ive ever written, this game is wonderful. There are (unlike other games) no ads being shoved down your throat every two seconds. We love the design and style of the game, and its just so simple yet so fun. Thank you guys, you've saved us from boredom.
More challenging than we thought it would be.
Training our hand eye coordination, wonderful game.
The art style is fantastic and bizarre and the game is incredibly simple yet still interesting and never frustrating. The ads are present but at such a low rate that it really doesnt detract from the experience. This is the first mobile game where we have considered buying ad free, not because the ads are annoying, but because we actually just want to support the project and get back to the gameplay.
This is a very fun but simple game that will take up a lot of your time.
Art creativity alone makes it 5/5.
On top of that the ads system is very friendly. A lot of the ads you can choose to watch to gain extra rewards. The ads that they occasionally throw to you are always skippable. We think they achieved a great ad balance for a free game.
This is a high quality but simple game with wonderful period artwork thats intriguing to look at.
We love the art style and the game itself keep updating.
This game is a lot of fun. The mechanics are simple but its far from it. Its a great tap game. The art work is beautiful and so much fun.
Ya ever wonder what those funny drawings in the margins of ancient Medieval books do when no ones looking? Neither have we. You ever wonder what European scholars must have thought about descriptions of exotic animals theyve never seen? Well here they are and you get to fight them! Hack and slash fancy silly half-baked Medieval beasts and collect silly stuff. No pay to win crap. Just plain old fashioned fun like King Richard or Sir Gallahad must have had back in the good olde days,.
Not too many ads, we dont remember how we spent our time time has gone too fast with this game.
Its free, good music, and good visuals. We recommend it.
This game is addicting. From all the playing, our thumbs hurt. The only downside is that the game gets hard really fast. With a lot of practice, you can get really good.
We told you how we dislike the game, this is something different, now Im on level 50 and we are RAGE on this level, everything else is just a little drop of hardcore, but now you guys spilled the hardcore and until level 60 you get out of this, you start it very simple, hit targets! But then level 3 the targets turn invisible and you dont get that back until you reach the rabbits, Could you just fix the difficulty level here? Thank you. ~Chocolate banana kid.
Play this game!!! It is worth your time, the level progression is nice because there is a significant but not steep jump between levels and when you win it is incredibly rewarding.
We love the medieval drawing of this game. We find this game very entertaining.
Great game, love the art and humor. Intro says it all. One point of improvement, the coin value is mostly blocked by the iPhone 11 Pro Max notch and play 5 ads for a reward is not working. Otherwise, we have spent the past 2 hours really enjoying this game.
Fun, no in app purchases or wifi required.
Reminds us of the tapestry scenes in between the regular scenes in Monty Python and The Holy Grail.
Ive beaten, deleted, redownloaded, and speed run through this game so many times. We love it. SO CLOSE ACHIEVEMENT IS THE ONLY ONE we CANT FIGURE OUT!!!! HELLPPPP PLEASE TELL ME IM LOSING MY MIND.
We love the different challenges this game brings while keeping it generally simple. It eases you into an addiction :) we love the music and the art. We wish there was a way to watch the intro again. We skipped it by accident. You know… This may very well be our favorite game of all time… No… Thats fallout. But it comes really close.
Gameplay loop is a fun tapper with interesting upgrades. Art is unique and interesting to see. Only downside for the ad version, is the game doesnt have a smart ad system. If you watch an add for a bonus reward, you may very well have an ad lined up for you as soon as you move to the next enemy. Not too irritating, but makes the ad system seem a little less thought out.
Look, this game delivers what it promises in the picture, good old fashioned medieval marginalia bashing in each other. Combat is fairly straightforward, and a bit repetitive, but they keep you guessing with challenges and it does get tougher. Oddly addictive. You can buy little charms to make it easier but otherwise there is no play to win element, just have to have the skill to move forward and get coin for more items. Its a good way to kill five minutes here and there between something else.
At first we thought this game was dumb but when we started playing it, this became our favorite game! If your reading the reviews to see if this is a good game and not a boring game,well….this game is not just good its AWESOME.
This game is a good time killer. Pro tip: to be able to defeat any level all you need is the old rye bread item (no time limit for a attack) and Ogier the pet (-1 enemys health point for every 1.5 seconds ). With this combo you can wait until your enemy is no more.
Very fun game that doesnt feel like its begging us for money. We love the way the game plays and the fact that you unlock items quickly and with a bit of a challenge.
This game is simply incredible. It is exactly what the mobile gaming industry needs right now. Its simple and flawless. 100% recommended.
Love the style and the humor behind this game . We are enjoying the grind.
Im having a blast with this game! It is hilarious and way fun to play, check it out.
The game is ash, yet really challenging. There are no paywalls and tbh we enjoy it quite a bit.
This is Hard and fun we didnt Like the great beast Bossfight.
If you enjoy the Bayeux Tapestry, lute music , or even just the Ren Faire, check this little guy out. Ill never get tired of the blissfully happy expression on our fighters face when he finished off an enemy, and those little targets move in fiendish ways… Very fun.
Great game, love tho concept and design. Kind of relaxing yet challenging at the same time. Plus, you dont have to pay out the wazoo or watch adds every 5 seconds.
We have played this game for two days and we find ourselves trying to play it all the time and the art style elevates the game a whole lot more it just makes the experience a whole lot more mesmerizing we would definitely recommend this game as a perfect pass time.
It is fun. Challenging yet satisfying, you may feel cheated whenever you lose but you soon realize that its just a matter of getting good bruh.
Very fun game with plenty of upgrades. Feels very rewarding to play. Defeating a boss after a ton of tries is great. Art is also amazing.
Clearly the devs put a lot of heart and love into this little gem. We love everything about it. PLEASE add stickers!! All the animals are so cute and a sticker pack would rock! Also, a primer on the spells and what they do. And it would be AMAZING to have the option of a female hero, like the princess in the Unicorn Tapestries. :) Seriously awesome.
As the title says, its one of the strangest games out there but its well done and quite entertaining and ,we dare say ,maybe a little educational as well. Its worth a try.
A game inspired by medieval art is a cool idea. Marginalia Hero is fun and quick to play but requires a lot of skill. We recommend it.
This game is actually a lot of fun.
Game gud. Little ads, not up in face. Gud like that in game. For that alone game get 5 star. Gud also like that game is simple but, not too simple. Just perfect amount of simple.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 0.204
- Size: 72.89 MB
- iOS: 8.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
- Developer: Crescent Moon Games LLC
Last updated: 28th May 2019 | Genre: Action, Adventure | Developer: Crescent Moon Games LLC