HIGH Beautiful game and intuitive mechanics.
LOW Not as unique as expected.
WTF The amount of grubs I’ve eaten.
Tag: Deckbuilder
Monster Train 2 Review
HIGH Classic compulsive Monster Train cardplay, crunchier than ever.
LOW Higher learning curve than the first. Some unclear interactions.
WTF Which one of you sickos put all these waifus in the train???
PREVIEW: Starless Abyss
When I played Slay the Spire and Into the Breach for the first time, I knew each one would exert major influence, and that many devs to come would offer their own spin on the mechanics canonized in these titles. What I didn’t expect, however, was that developers would take these two very different games and fuse them together. However, the Tactical Roguelite Deckbuilder is here to stay.
Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers Review
HIGH Weaving RPG mechanics into blackjack seamlessly.
LOW Too many specialty cards gets confusing.
WTF How many times can someone face the gambler?
CRIT HIT VIDEO: Library Of Ruina
Today GameCritics is happy to present this video covering Library of Ruina from guest contributor Arlyeon. For more from Arlyeon, you can check out their YouTube channel or their Discord.
Three Kingdom: The Journey Review
HIGH Strategic elements kept me hooked and coming back for another run.
LOW Difficulty spikes and a lack of tutorials.
WTF Lu Bu, as always, continues to be the GOAT.
Marvel’s Midnight Suns Review
HIGH Taking down the maximum number of enemies with card plays left.
LOW Redrawing an entire hand of unusable heroics… only to get new unusable heroics.
WTF Why are there so many kinds of currency you can’t buy?
Rogue Lords Review
HIGH Great mechanics, great characters.
LOW The boss of level 6.
WTF An extended streak of terrible luck running at the final level.
Fights In Tight Spaces Review
Meet Interesting People And Punch Them Really Hard
HIGH Kicking ninjas off of a moving subway car.
LOW Getting the crap kicked out of me because I drew a lousy hand.
WTF Why do I have such terrible luck?
Inscryption Review
Play Your Cards Right
HIGH Finally getting the right deck to defeat the magician.
LOW Not being able to shake the magician’s hand.
WTF Threatening my files is not cool.