Posted on: July 12, 2022
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Verified ownerGames: 412 Reviews: 50
Surprisingly great value for money
A solid roguelite with a great deal of customisation for difficulty and playstyle. It does show itself as low-budget in quite a few places, most obviously the re-using of Gwent assets that may or may not be appropriate. But the flip to that is that there's a staggering amount of individual card choices and abilities in the game, and many of the ones that are new for this game are inventive and interesting; or simply funny. The spell that rerolls a card already played is fun, and the treasure that turns your entire deck into cards that play themselves adds a dimension to card selection and interaction that completely alters how you play one run from another. The downsides are, mostly, just related to the game being structurally simple. You and the AI take turns putting down cards that have a value and an interaction, whoever has the highest at the end wins. There's a lot of variety within the cards interacting but ultimately it's about getting a number to be higher and the AI frequently blasting away any engines or combos you're setting up can make it a bit one-dimensional. The AI is also, while quite alright, not perfect. Occassionally it will make obvious sub-optimal choices, or downright target itself, which is not at all satisfying to play against. I would rather play on easy-mode against a superior machine than play on hard-mode versus a janky one, you don't really get the option of the former. But, aside from that, it's fun to lay down cards, get combos going, and find cheeky ways to beat the game. Duplicate powerful cards, flood the board with effects, buff a fragile card into a big beefy boy that suddenly multiplies it value many-fold as a result. If you've played Gwent, or Thronebreaker, nothing here will blow your mind but it's varied enough that it's fresh. For someone like me who ended up quitting Gwent due to advertisements and samey design, this game is most of what I enjoyed with the worst bits trimmed off. At 10 Euro it's a steal
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