Recent reviews by Dr. Werner P. Lipschitz

Skill Issue.

game is pretty fun now and due to the complexity of the systems implemented will probably be fantastic after a few patches (that will probably be paid dlc admittedly). current state of the game will probably leave most people bored after a couple campaigns. If you are a fan of other paradox titles or complex Grand strategy games in general this is probably a safe purchase. If you are on the fence, just wait til it goes on sale.

Although this game seems expensive I can say the monetization scheme is much easier on the player than a game like hearthstone. To make a deck in hearthstone you needed to open 20 bucks worth of packs and hope you get enough dust to craft it Then repeat the process every expansion. I spent 43 cents crafting a deck in Artifact. That being said the learning curve is much higher than hearthstone and is not tailored to casual players as much. If you are like me and bored of Hearthstone and looking for something new Artifact is definitely worth a shot.