Effulgence RPG

Very short as of now, but extremely polished and the most BEAUTIFUL ascii graphics I've ever seen. Very confident this will be an excellent game upon official release!

Early access looks extremely promising. I like the combat mechanics, that feel both familiar but also unique, and the art style looks great. The crafting of items with schematics and the use of those items makes this feel interesting. And crafting didn't get clunky. I think it could use a prioritization system for the crafts that use the same component (I assume those will change, and be more than one with future schematics). Overall, I will be gladly returning at each significant update

the music fuggin slaps

Says what it does. So far? Having also played the Demo? If you don't like this, you for sure have a friend who does.

Lovely art style. Lots of fun.

Verry cool and impressive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4zmMO_fKCU Effulgence RPG - очень необычная юмористическая партийная ролевая игра, фишка которой в ее визуальном стиле. Все, что мы видим, состоит из символов ASCII, которые формируют изображения с псевдо-3D эффектом. Можно выбрать из нескольких стилей в настройках. игра с юмором, довольно забавная. Сюжет я толком не понял - мы просто идем куда-то и по пути сражаемся со всем, что шевелится... даже если оно этого не хочет. Боевая система, как в других играх жанра. Управление (играл на геймпаде) удобное. К визуальному стилю привыкаешь довольно быстро. Звучит игра отлично - музыка приятная, но очень громкая. А громкость регулируется только с шагом в 10%, в итоге для меня 10% было слишком громким, а 0% - это отключение музыки. Поклонникам партийных рпг рекомендую обратить внимание, это как минимум очень необычный опыт.

This is a creative take on the RPG formula that's really held up by its unique art style more than its gameplay. The player travels from node to node across a strange planet, each node representing some shop or set of encounters. I found myself at risk of losing all of my offensive options at one point due to donating more items than I could afford, which felt like a situation I only narrowly avoided and would have ruined my experience if I had played myself into a corner. Each combat node has something that sets it apart from the other combat nodes, either the party makeup or the nature of the enemies. As you work through each wave, you are free to retreat to heal and restock without losing your progress in each wave. This really smooths out the difficulty and turned later encounters into a few rounds of all-out offense followed by a trip to the inn followed by more offense. It wasn't particularly challenging once I broke the economy, but I think that the unique style made for a fun few hours.