Chrono Ark

[u] Story [/u] I am usually impatient with dialogues in roguelite/deck builder games, but this story was really interesting and immersive. The conversation with allies resonates to lots of daily life and the people around me. I can't say I fully understand all the details and plots, but the emotions are really heavy. Reminds me some of the Black Mirror episodes and few movies like ex machina. [u] Playthrough [/u] Gameplay itself was also top-tier. Attracted by the art in the first place, but got engaged with the play style itself. I don't remember when is the last time I have to pay attention and read carefully of all cards and status to win a game. This game requires that, and if done well, its pretty exciting and rewarding. The freedom to try different combo was not bad, and it was not easy to keep track of all the mods/upgrades sometimes, which is why it's fun and engaging. After beating the first ending, I feel I am still just scratching the surface of the game. [u] Visual/Audio [/u] All the music are bangers, except some of the boss fight ones, too heavy on the electronic dupstep makes it a little distracting sometimes. But the rest are well made. Illustrations was really great, I do wish there would be more illustrations and a gallery sort of. Shout out to the character designer, blows my mind that so many cool and relatively new combinations of character concept were found in this game. [u] Complaints [/u] Personally, I find the Mandarin translation was a bit confusing. I know its a part of the design, but having to memorize what each monster's moves are was not fun. The pause when using a campfire was weird. Mysterious scrolls seemed too frequent.