Looks like that just came out and the players like it. Exciting! Anyone else have thoughts?
Putting it on my stack but super busy recently - Super Booster is about to go live for Emergents (emergents.gg) and we just went into public beta, and also other stuff
Ever played Marvel Champions? It's a physical deckbuilder, either single player or co-op. Just picked up the starter set a couple weeks ago and it's an absolute blast. Seems like it'll have near endless replayability given the expansions already published
No deckbuilding tutorial that I can recall but each character starts with a basic deck you can use to learn the basics and get a better understanding of what you want. If you want the real goods YouTube videos exist but I say There Be Spoilers, avoid.
OK I went and bought 'Slay the Spire'. Great! I read the top of your review, and now my question is... when can I read the rest of your review? I've made it past the third boss, but not to the fourth boss yet. I sorta want to share ideas about the game... but also like figuring it out. There's a tension here, that is similar to learning anything new.
1.) It's good to do things on your own, and you may find something new... or at least bask in the joy of figuring something out on your own.
2.) You want to talk to someone else, but also realize that this limits your rewards from self discovery and (in a more real world situation) might lead you to miss something original, cause once talking with other people you are likely to follow the well trodden path... which has proved successful for so many others.
Oh I figure I'll just play 'in the dark' for another week or so.
Inscryption is a bit odd. It's definitely not on a par with StS or Monster Train- for one thing, it has almost no real replay value. It's not a *bad* game, but it's a very different sort of game despite the superficial similarities.
Also, if you didn't like the first 3-4 hours with it, I definitely wouldn't suggest carrying on- the opening is the strongest bit of the game- it's all downhill from there.
Now I really want to see your thoughts on *Library of Ruina.*
Looks like that just came out and the players like it. Exciting! Anyone else have thoughts?
Putting it on my stack but super busy recently - Super Booster is about to go live for Emergents (emergents.gg) and we just went into public beta, and also other stuff
Ever played Marvel Champions? It's a physical deckbuilder, either single player or co-op. Just picked up the starter set a couple weeks ago and it's an absolute blast. Seems like it'll have near endless replayability given the expansions already published
Nope, no experience there.
Good to see that our deckbuilder tier lists are nearly identical, I will check this out.
On a related note, I can make a strong case that Jupiter Hell is the best classic roguelike of all time, and not nearly well-known enough: https://store.steampowered.com/app/811320/Jupiter_Hell/
Seconded - Jupiter Hell is extremely good. Very very opinionated game design, in a good way
Reading nothing... is there a tutorial for complete idiots with regards to deck building?
No deckbuilding tutorial that I can recall but each character starts with a basic deck you can use to learn the basics and get a better understanding of what you want. If you want the real goods YouTube videos exist but I say There Be Spoilers, avoid.
OK I went and bought 'Slay the Spire'. Great! I read the top of your review, and now my question is... when can I read the rest of your review? I've made it past the third boss, but not to the fourth boss yet. I sorta want to share ideas about the game... but also like figuring it out. There's a tension here, that is similar to learning anything new.
1.) It's good to do things on your own, and you may find something new... or at least bask in the joy of figuring something out on your own.
2.) You want to talk to someone else, but also realize that this limits your rewards from self discovery and (in a more real world situation) might lead you to miss something original, cause once talking with other people you are likely to follow the well trodden path... which has proved successful for so many others.
Oh I figure I'll just play 'in the dark' for another week or so.
Yeah, stay in the dark as long as possible.
I think Inscryption is one of the strongest games in this genre, if you haven't given it a run yet.
Explain to someone who played it a bit and found it profoundly unexciting why he is wrong!
Inscryption is a bit odd. It's definitely not on a par with StS or Monster Train- for one thing, it has almost no real replay value. It's not a *bad* game, but it's a very different sort of game despite the superficial similarities.
Also, if you didn't like the first 3-4 hours with it, I definitely wouldn't suggest carrying on- the opening is the strongest bit of the game- it's all downhill from there.
very useful!
love the writing here too