So far I am almost 2 hours in to a 'short' run, although the time includes tutorial and learning how to play. As a pre-face, I like StS and FFT. Although there is much more crowd control involved, tactically. Maybe it's more akin to Battle Brothers Lite + magic, although I've never played it. Also to note, I'm not particularly amazing at deckbuilders...I always let my decks get bloated because the cards look cool. And yes that has happened in this game too, but it seems likes it's a bit easier to streamline your deck and find a 'build' if you will, as much as I hate that word, since cards are gained mostly through loot you will find after battles, from shopping or exploring, or even through events. The gear also grants you some armor and maybe some buff of some sort if you are lucky, which is new to me. The fact that there is somewhat of an exploration aspect is also worth noting. It isn't very in depth, with the usual resources such as food, money, and meds. These resources are the limiting factor to what you can do when you camp, which seems like are able to do anywhere, with places with shelter giving you better heals and such. There is some jank though. The UI is a bit off visually, but not heinous, just lacks some polish. Which I honestly kind of forgot about after the first hour. There are some systems that don't seem to be explained very well too. The fights are fun, enemies can really mess you up if you don't have a bit of a plan. Watch out for slavers, they'll grab ya. Oh yea it's proc-gen, for people who are wary of that. Sorry if it's a hard read. This is my first review, it's late here, and I got lazier as I wrote. Anyways it's not just another deckbuilder. more involved tactical combat, cool gear/card system, and I like the art. Also when you continue your game the book opens right back were you stopped 'reading'. I like it.
