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.
HIGH Reducing a character’s morale via negotiation, then going in for the kill.
LOW The cluttered interface, especially on Switch.
WTF The alien dialect is actionably similar to Twi’leki.
HIGH Loads of ability customization.
LOW Limited enemy designs and strategies.
WTF Temporal rifts are weaker than a thrown wand?
HIGH Meve is one of the best protagonists in ages.
LOW Exploring the overworld is pretty dull.
WTF Trying to place these events in the timeline when I haven’t read the books.