Desta: The Memories Between

Fun puzzle strategy game with interesting mechanics and new concepts added often. I like that if you lose a round you can get a bonus to help you beat it. And everything resets if you lose, but if you win 12 matches with the same ability then that ability doesn't reset and disappear. It's also nice that different characters have different powers and they get better the more you use someone.

个人游玩印象：震撼神作 超级喜欢 [b][u]玩得开心[/u][/b] 略有失望 强忍玩完 后悔购买 全成就追求：通关即拿 简易补齐 硬核冲刺 以后再说 [b][u]枯燥堆时[/u][/b] 手残放弃 ustwo合集包里的，相当于二折购入。游戏的形式很有特色，虽然分章节，但技能和物品是随机的，如果失败了的话下一轮游戏会出新的技能和物品，并且可以选择从最新章节开始或者获得一定增益并从头开始。不过感觉这个机制并没有做好，看起来加了重复游玩价值（或者说肉鸽化），但技能之间的差异很大，而且地图构造可能也难以玩特定流派，我是第一轮的时候拿了那个回合结束持球时获得护盾的技能，一直玩到专精，然后寻思全成就估计要练其他技能吧，结果换成别的技能后很快就寄了XD 总体玩下来感觉生存类技能比较强，毕竟补血的手段太少了，所以刚才说的持球时获得护盾和创造一个带有嘲讽的雕像都很不错。主线三个多小时就能通关，此时只有六个角色，其他的角色需要继续玩XXX解锁，而每个角色都要练到满级才能全成就，有亿点肝，不太推荐一口气打完。 剧情还是老生常谈的修复关系，因为玩完了Thirsty Suitors和Assemble with Care已经见怪不怪了，再加上游戏中充斥的政治正确和不是那么有变数的游玩体验，本来想给差评的，但看在修复关系相关剧情有一定教育意义的份上就勉强给个好评吧。

Desta is a weird game to categorize. On the one hand, I really enjoyed the gameplay loop, though I can acknowledge it's simple at its core. Maybe too simple. That said, I find it fun from the very beginning & I played through the whole game multiple times inspite of the fact I absolutely hate the dialogue. This isn't a roguelite like Hades where you're getting new dialogue constantly; you're hearing the same thing over and over again. No skip button, you have to manually skip each line even if it's your 15th time seeing it. I'd just mute the dialogue and set the music to max, which was made by Mansur Brown for this game and is definitely a highlight. Another highlight were the challenge levels, which force you to approach the game in a new way. Also probably my favorite because they had minimal dialogue to skip. Some levels are too easy, others require replays, one I spent probably over an hour on and then realized the developers wanted me to approach it differently. I enjoyed the game so much, I went through the effort to get all the achievements, though you won't see it here because I played the game for free through Netflix. Having played both on a touchscreen and on a mouse and keyboard, I think this works better as a mobile game. Pros: -Fun gameplay -Great music -The challenges levels are really enjoyable -Interesting themes about the self, forgiveness and friendship Cons: -The dialogue feels forced & unnatural -No option to skip scenes (which sucks for multiple playthroughs) -Repeated dialogue 99% of the time you're playing through the story -Works better as a mobile game If you don't have a Netflix membership, I'd recommend you pick this one up on sale. At the time of writing, it's $3.39 and that seems fair for the 12-15 hours you'd get from it if you do the challenges and achievements as well.

Interesting little game, it reminds me slightly of Pyre in a way, though much more tactical and with more emphasis on being turn-based. The main draw of the game is its story and characters, a 'coming back home' plot where each chapter talks about an important person in the MC's life, it's simple but it has a good message. It's a small game with extra content if you like the challenge (shoutout to the really pleasant and sleek UI!) Bonus points for the music by Mansur Brown which is what got me interested in the first place, it's a great album and definitely elevates the experience.

Um jogo bonito com uma jogabilidade simples porem interessante . A parte Artística do jogo é fenomenal , tanto o design de personagens quanto a música dizem coisas sobre o que se passa o que me agrada bastante . Cada personagem tem habilidades próprias que condizem com a personalidade deles dando servindo não apenas de caracterização mas também como forma de nos manter interessados . Porem nem tudo é perfeito , como é um jogo curto que pode ser finalizador entre 3 e 5 horas algumas partes da história parecem corridas . No quesito progressão para conquistar os últimos avanços nas habilidades dos personagens de equipe custam a vir , as ultimas sessões foram tentando conseguir ter upgrades o bastante para sobreviver certos desafios e desbloquear personagens adicionais para então enfrentar o modo pesadelo . Um bom jogo para mudar de ares que possui um charme indiscutível , porém se você for do tipo de pessoa que caça conquistas talvez precise pensar um pouco mais devido a necessidade de grind que pode se tornar repetitivo. Jogo comprado na promoção de de primavera .

Well the ball tactics gameplay is interesting indeed, it is fun don’t get me wrong, but the problem is that the whole game is based on it, nothing changes. Take another tactical game like FF Tactics let’s say, now imagine playing it only with 1 class (for all characters) but each character has 1 ability (passive or active). And now play that whole game with this set-up, sounds fun? That’s the thing about the gameplay, it is fun for a while but it eventually gets stale fast. Now I for the story. At the core it is a wholesome one, with the main character, Desta, going back to her/his/they/them/it (I don’t know anymore, or care much) home. The main character fights through the anxiety of reuniting with friends, relatives, acquaintances via dreams. You recruit those people by fighting them in dodgeball, once you beat them, they join your team. After you recruit them you can also level them up to gain not only a few extra stats and abilities but also short dialogues with them (this is how you get to know em better). The main problem of this game, in my opinion, is the fact that this is a rougelite. So, in order to level up characters you need to grind, you can do so with 3 (1 of them is always Desta which you cannot switch), but to do so with all of them you gotta be defeated at some point, because the exp. caries on through the dreams. If you get defeated you will wake up and gotta start again, but the game does give you checkpoints, so you don’t need to start from the very beginning. However if you do choose to go back at the very beginning then you will get additional rewards, plus you get into more fights, so that means more exp. BUT mostly for Desta since you gotta recruit the others all over again, and in the same order. This means either you stick with only the first 2-3 characters through the rest of the game or lose constantly so you can farm with the others. That’s the main complain I have with this game, it should not have been rougelite/like. If it was map based or hub based (you know, the kind of game where you go into a hub like a guild hall and pick quests from a list), throw in additional side-quests to help with farming I believe it would’ve been so much better. Sprinkle some additional gameplay mechanics on top and I wouldn’t mind the woke story if the gameplay would’ve been enjoyable for more that ~1 hour. And by woke story I mean that it mentions a few times gender politics BUT to give the game credit, it keeps it at minimum. I don’t hate the story, it just leaves a sour-cringe taste when I read through it. The game does have cool art style, the soundtrack is chill fitting for this game, and voice actors do a good job, but in the end the mixture of stale gameplay, the rougelite being too linear and the mix of gender politics every now and again just ain’t doing it for me. Again, it is not a bad game, it just gets stale/boring, so, because it doesn’t have a demo, try it out for 1-2 hours and then refund it, cuz you will experience most of the game in that time.

Oh boy this one..I have never played a game with so much cringe in it, it was so unbearable that I needed to stop after every 15 minutes. Probably if you are a 13 year old or with a mindset of teenage person, then you probably identify with this game story and dialogue. The gameplay itself is somewhat okay, nothing special. You got your basic turn based battles, different skills, squad mates with different skills etc. But the awful story itself is just so bad. So why did I played it 3 hours? I wanted to get to story end because it's just like in cinema - if you buy the ticket to a movie without previous knowledge and movie turns out to be s***, then I watch it to the end because I have already paid for it. Now excuse me, I need something strong to get this terrible feeling out of my mind.

A very stunning, glamorous and meaningful game! Love it!💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

Jogo muuuuito bom!! A arte, trilha e diálogos são bem feitos demais, o combate também é interessante dinamico, com diversos personagens jogáveis e bastante skills diferentes até, vale a pena.

Muito divertido, pra quem não sabe, é dos mesmos criadores de monument valley, e como de praste eles sabem fazer uma parada bonita, a arte de Desta é linda, com muita identidade, os personagens são muito orgânicos e o jogo todo tem muita personalidade. Infelizmente o jogo é muito curto (assim como monument valley), tu consegue facilmente zerar a história principal em 1-2 tentativas, que daria umas 2-3 horas, as horas a mais que eu tenho foi pra platinar o jogo (inclusive tem uma conquista muito chata de fazer, que me rendeu umas 4 horas só nela, não é difícil, só chata mesmo, vai te render um tempo), contudo tu consegue aproveitar legal essas 2-3 horas, tu pode fazer o conteúdo extra que tem também depois de zerar, desbloqueando uns personagens a mais.