u/asharkmadeofsalsa

I know he doesn't talk much but I'd be surprised if they dont do some stunt casting for him. Donald Glover as Yoshi type shit

Just figured i'd post here before buying just in case

I cannot believe this game went by me, holy crap.

Think of a mix of Slay the Spire with Into the Breach. Basically a tactics deckbuilder, but it brands itself as a "Soulslike", by which they basically just mean you can go through many encounters and decide when to "rest", and respawn all enemies in the area. By completing various encounters you collect materials to either craft new cards during your "run", or those get converted into "Teardrops" when you rest, for which when you get enough of them, you can select a permanent upgrade for the given area you're in.

The brilliant twist is; each new area (4, with 3 sub-areas each) have different conditions, and your previous deck that you've built for the previous area won't really work for the new one, all your cards you used previous cost 1 more mana, so you have to basically stick it out on those first new area fights with the basic cards (the early, basic-no-synergy cards) and the now higher cost ones from your previous deck, until you can rest in the new area (the rests are also fast travel points) or get enough materials to build cards for a new deck that meets the parameters of this new area.

What this means is that even tho the game can be really punishing, when you finish an area with your finally very powerful deck you've built, you basically gotta start over. Now that might seem TOO punishing, but it gets you hooked right back cause each new area/deck has it's own hook with basic deckbuilder tropes (poison decks where you gotta hurt yourself, movement heavy decks, etc) so it becomes wholly refreshing again.

I found it to be JUST the right amount of challenge, literally. You'll first look at 3 encounters in a row before a rest, and at the first try you'll think there's no way to get through, but after a couple deaths you change up your deck and feel so fucking good when not only you figure out how to go by those encounters, but you can basically decimate them if your smart about learning enemies, your placement, and change up your deck.

Now add amazing, simple but beautiful art, fantastic sound design, a touching well told story, and basically a perfect lenght (thought it was gonna be too long at 25 hours or so, but like I said, it sometimes feels like a whole new game when you enter a new area) and god damn what a fucking game.

Im making this thread cause as seen in the achievement screenshots im one of only <3% of people who finished the game, and I can't stress enough how much you need to give it a try, and if you feel punished by the difficulty early on, it is so, so worth it to push through and get familiar with the game enough to beat it.

Go play it right now.