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1 person found this review helpful
58.3 hrs on record
A great Tactical turn based RPG.
The big particularity is that there is no luck on you ability to touch your target, unlike some well known references of the genre like X-COM. The luck only intervenes for your crit chance, or the chance to activate certain automatic abilities (burn, recover Action Points, etc...).
I've seen people say it's difficult. I don't think it is. You may deal less damage with each strike than in other games, but this reduction of effects of luck makes it easier for me. Yeah, I'm of the calculator type.
However the game keeps a bit of welcomed frustration because you cannot cover every missions. Your ship is too slow.
The missions are a bit repetitive, and once you have a strong level 8 team, you will not see the particularities of it, but that takes time before happening.
I've played it (and finished it) without expansions. It seems those add a few interresting features and diversity in missions. I'll pause it for a few years and maybe I'll come back and play it again, with expansions this time.
Posted 14 November, 2023. Last edited 14 November, 2023.
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129.9 hrs on record (107.7 hrs at review time)
Probably the best city builder since sims city 2000.
DLC usually add optionnal things that require more of your attention.
You can do without it but if you love city builders, you will probably love the dlc too
Posted 14 October, 2023.
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120.6 hrs on record (62.4 hrs at review time)
You like Tower defense ? You like Rogue lite ? You like card games ? You like cute games ?
Why don't you try this one ? It has it all.
The 6 classes play with a different deck and the 2 heroes on each of those classes have a power that enhances one of the specificities of that class, leading to 12 really different gameplay, and even more as any hero can be played with several styles.
One thing more :
You will love to hate the RNG in that game not giving you the One card you wanted.
But even if you don't get the card you wanted, you still have a lot of options to survive. Will you be stubborn and don't change your initial plan ? (Maybe it will pay), force your luck by buying the card you need ? (with a bit of luck anyway) Or will you go with the flow of cards ?
Posted 13 October, 2023.
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1.1 hrs on record
I have mixed feelings about this one.
On one hand, I should like a turn by turn, kind of puzzle game.
But on the other, you only seem to go from Island to Island finding things more and more dangerous with creatures with a so short lifespan.
I could have liked this one but it doesn't give me any emotion or reward to keep me hooked in.
Maybe I'll give it a try in a few years, and I'll find it changes from another game of Bridge and fall in love with it but it seems right now, it isn't any engaging for me to like it.
Posted 26 September, 2023.
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14.2 hrs on record
fun, fun story, great puns, a same vibe as Cat Quest 1.
maybe a bit too much fedex quests.
If you want to collect everything, you will need around 10-15h, so you won't farm too long.

But If you like farming, you can do the New Game + (redo the adventure starting with high level),
or Mew Game (restarting Level 1 but with a few disadvantages)
and maybe finish with the Mew Game +
Posted 25 September, 2023.
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4.8 hrs on record
Well. As a real life trombonist, i shall say:
This game is freaking fun, thankfully short, but fun.
Don't play it for the love of good music though. You're gonna butcher them all.
After 1H of this game, you can't figure out what a A note is and sing "god saves the king" (or another song) awfully wrong, but you will enjoy it.
well, game finished, I uninstall. The least I can say is it was ... quite an experience
Posted 27 August, 2023.
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1.2 hrs on record
An escape room with fun time travel mechanics.
I could give it a thumbs up if only my move would succeed each time i do the command.
Yes, I have to do the move command between 1 and 8 times (worst case) to effectively move.
And that's a strong pain in the butt.
Posted 7 November, 2022.
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6 people found this review helpful
66.7 hrs on record
Yes, I know, I played 60+ hours on this game and I still review it badly. That's weird, but let me explain.

The pro :
- Graphically, this game is great
- Musically, I love the atmosphere
- The lore of this world feels rich. I want to live great stories within it
- A lot of class options (which is great, 9 classes if I remember)

But (The Negatives) :
- Given a class, I don't seem to have multiple ways of equal power for playing it. And therefore, when I level up, I don't feel like really having a choice. I just take the best option at my disposal
- A roguelite is about unlocking new options for your next run. You need to feel more powerful or eager to try that new thing you got... Here, I unlock new cards that don't feel like giving me a new way of playing and therefore don't renew my gaming experience
- When You wander in this world, it feels empty (would love a bit of decoration, broken items... some life in the Wyrd to justify lighting a candle)

Conclusion:
So That's why I don't recommend it. The world and the idea are great and I want to love it, but all I feel is a bit of deception and a waste of time I could have spent on a more engaging/thrilling game
Posted 21 August, 2022. Last edited 26 September, 2023.
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226.9 hrs on record (222.3 hrs at review time)
Great game : challenging, a very long story, quests. 6 weapons, with 4 aspects each, a wide variety of difficulty modifiers.
I almost never go until i finish all the achievements. This game is an exception, because I was kept by it so long I had almost nothing more to do to get all the steam achievements after finishing the story (i'm not even sure I have done everything. I still have a lot of things to unlock in game).

If I uninstall this game, it's not because i don't like playing this game anymore, it's just because I want to encourage myself to play something else for a while... otherwise, I would never stop I think
Posted 14 July, 2022.
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5.6 hrs on record
You like bullying bosses with cards and spells ?
This game is for you !
This one is great at what it does, and you know what ? You can also have the same at home ! It just takes a lot more physical space because, yes, that's a computer version of a real game with cards you can hold in your hand !!!

The +
- No Shuffling your deck, so you can optimise your draw A LOT (and that is good)
- Different levels, different setups
- Great Variety among Bosses
- Games quite short : around 30/40 min

The -
- The 1 people mode makes the run far easier (the fact that in this mode, "another player" can be yourself buffs most of the cards), but of course, if you don't like it, play with several heroes at a time
- I feel like some of the Heroes are busted, and some have a useless power, which is quite sad
- Too few ways to heal (yourself or the objective). I would love to be able to take more turn with a few heals more (maybe it's in expansions...)
Posted 2 May, 2022.
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