Recent reviews by Dr. Steven Cruel

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OH GOD IM BLEEDING, IM BLEEDING PLEASE COME GET ME OH MY GOD

If you enjoy deck builders, rogue-likes, or both (StS anyone)? then you'll enjoy Wildfrost. Turn-counter + hero/ally system adds some interesting dynamics to the genre and the game is quite challenging at first. Once one becomes familiar with the game mechanics, the game becomes beatable and is not as difficult as many other ratings claim it is.

I wish that some of the charms could be placed on units despite the "drawbacks" not having an effect. For example, the Moose Charm increases attack by 3, but also increases turn counter by 1. The game will not allow you to place the Moose Charm on a unit that only has smackback, as the unit does not have a turn counter and thus cannot be increaesed by 1. It makes snese, but allowing the charm to be placed regardless would enable players to lean-into units that have natural "drawbacks" and buff them without experiencing the debuff that would normally attach to any given charm. Just my 2 cents.

Big Bridge Builder

its okay played it maybe once

Blood is tasty and sunlight is bad. Combat is fun, but the beginning is a bit of a slog. once the weapon skills are unlocked, and more options become available with spells, the combat shines.

The best RPG experience in recent memory, perhaps ever. While turn-based combat may turn some off (I myself am not usually one for turn-based combat), this game makes it sparkle. Each fight is a living chess board of opportunity that only gets more exciting the deeper you dive into its systems. The replayability is great, with no battle feeling the same with different race/class/ability combinations.

Rock and stone

Ya its okay I guess, got a couple hours on 'er

meta af, hella narrative. First few attempts had me wondering why I bought this game. As I continued however, I was exposed to some incredible story telling.
I beat the game in just 13 hours, but I played only 2-3 sitting and really chugged through the game. Worth the $ imo, especially if you enjoy rogue-lites/deck-builders.