I've been playing this game for some eighteen plus months now and it is the only game of all the numerous games I've played by this or any other company that I repeatedly come back to. It's very easy to fall into an RPG, but sticking with it is another matter entirely.
Castle Story has given me hours of amusement, and while I've never regretted any of my criticisms for it, I've always felt guilty for not expressing, at least in equal measure, why I play it and will continue to do so. I am a faithful CSer! and will continue to be so unless some major changes take place in the way the game is run.
So! I've started a thread I could continue single-handedly if needs be, but I doubt it'll come to that because we love this game! Right? Right.
I love Castle Story Because:
1) The game makers listen to us. No joke. I can go back and look at some of my old old old old posts and point to exact examples. The creators care. It's a beautiful thing.
2) The design is so pretty. Seriously. I keep reorganizing my kingdom, sighing over how lovely all the decor is.
3) The creators make serious effort to engage players, old and new. As I've said, I'm an older player so I've been able to acquire quite a bit of everything the game offers. But of course I was a new player as well and was jealous of the more developed kingdoms before me. The fact that the CS team cares about players who've gotten past the initial growing stages is awesome because everyone who sticks with the game will benefit from that and it shows the level of importance TL places on maintaining interest.
4) Pretty much the whole game is conquerable through hard work and continuous effort. I don't have to spend money- therefore I do! Get it? Me neither. Except that I appreciate the rarity of disappointment because I was ineligible for gaining a decoration or whatnot because of a lack of gems (unlike other games I could mention). I'm on a budget- I'm not gonna spend all my money on a game. But I will spend fifteen bucks to support a game that gives me so much enjoyment. Like donating to Wikipedia (dude, I spend hours on there clicking from link to link) because I seriously appreciate service rendered.
So. Thank you TL. I love this game.