Elemental Exiles

[table] [tr] [td] [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/38553778-All-about-Strategy-Games/] Follow my Curator Page for more Strategy Games! [/url] [/td] [/tr] [/table]  Elemental Exiles is a roguelike deckbuilder. [h1]Fights[/h1] The gameplay during fights is basically like most other roguelikes. You play cards with energy. What's different compared to many other roguelikes is that there are three elements - Fire, Water, and Nature. Cards are either non-elemental or elemental. This goes for shields and attacks as well which means: If you deal 10 fire damage and the enemy has a water shield, you will only do 50% damage. If you deal 10 fire damage and the enemy has a nature shield, you will deal 200% of the damage to the shield. Attacks that immediately deal damage to the HP don't differ. Also, every card has a counter. If the counter reaches zero, the card will be destroyed for your run. This is quite interesting as most deckbuilders allow you to build a deck and if you're satisfied at some point, you will just stick to it. This is not possible in Elemental Exiles which can be quite demanding. [h1]World Map[/h1] There is also a world map. The map is the same for every character (there are 12 in total). This means that if you explore some parts during a run, the map will stay explored even when playing a new run. The nodes also don't change. So, the bosses are always in the same place, as well as every other encounter, event, or shop. Tho you have to beat every encounter once again when starting over. [h1]Difficulty & Healing[/h1] The game is quite difficult compared to other roguelikes IMO. I've played quite a lot of them and beat most of them early on. I've played on "normal" difficulty and still needed several runs and around 8hours to finally beat the game with ONE character. Why? Because as you progress through your quests, encounters get harder and stronger, you lose cards when played too often, money can be tight, there are buffs and debuffs that stay for several encounters, and most importantly: Healing is quite rare. There are three ways to heal. 1. Some events let you heal some HP but this is quite rare and even if, it's not by much you even have to take a debuff for that. 2. There is a regeneration potion. It's rare and doesn't heal that much. 3. At a shop. The first heal costs 100$, the second one 150$, etc. You also need quite some time to discover these different shops and even if you have at some point, you need to fight your way through the map again. [h1]Pros and Cons[/h1] + It's strategically demanding + It brings new and interesting mechanics to the table like elements and the world map + many different characters, each with a different perk + It's hard. Many roguelike deckbuilders are too easy or want you to complete the game to unlock a new difficulty level which just adds "Enemies have 10% more HP", "You get 2 curses", etc. Elemental Exiles goes a different and refreshing route + It looks quite good and I've had no problems on my desktop as well as on my laptop performance-wise - the tutorial didn't even tell me how to heal. I needed some time to discover shops and this way of healing. - Though there is a meta progression (unlocking new heroes) I would like to have even more to make it even more appealing to play through the game several times [h1]Conclusion[/h1] Elemental Exiles is a highly addictive and demanding roguelike-deckbuilder. It brings new and interesting mechanics to the table. It also handles proven ways of how you play deckbuilders differently. The difficulty rises as you progress but never feels unfair or impossible. It's quite refreshing playing this one after dozens of other deckbuilders. You should definitely get it if you're into deckbuilders! I wrote my review just before it went live and I did not know about the price. I do think the price of 25€ is a bit too high even considering how good the game is. I'd recommend to get it for 20€ or less. [table] [tr] [td] [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/38553778-All-about-Strategy-Games/] If you like my review and strategy games, please consider following my curator page on Steam! [/url] [/td] [/tr] [/table]

[h1] Стихийные картёжники [/h1] В этих краях путешествую различные герои – у каждого своя история и свои цели. С самого начала мы можем проследить только за некоторыми: юная маг воды отправилась на поиски пропавшего учителя; наёмница пережила предательство своей банды и теперь идёт по следам бывших товарищей – отомстить и вернуть украденное; пожилой дворф-учёный ищет лекарство от странной болезни и посещает сумасбродных исследователей и магов; а молодая эльфийка пытается убедить своих сородичей, что не пошла в мать-предательницу. Elemental Exiles – это фэнтезийный карточный рогалик. С самого начала игроку доступные четыре персонажа, остальные разблокируются после выполнения определённых условий – у каждого дополнительного персонажа своё условие. Каждый герой обладает особой чертой. У мага воды сильнее водяные блоки; наёмница собирает после битв в два раза больше золота, чем остальные персонажи; дворф лучше использует магические приёмы – они стоят дешевле, так что он может больше использовать их за ход; ну а у эльфийки определённые удары наносят больше урона. В игре довольно занимательная боевая система. В разных частях игрового мира популярны карты определённых школ – магия воды, огня, природная, естественный урон. Также все эти заклинания различных школ. Если у противника, к примеру, поставлен блок школы воды, то игрок нанесёт лишь частичный урон школой огня. Также присутствуют карты, которые накладывают эффекты «света» и «тьмы». При определённом количестве таких показателей, некоторые карты можно сыграть с дополнительным эффектом. На ход игроку даётся пять очков энергии. Чтобы использовать карты нужно тратить эти очки. Но карты стоят по разному, также некоторые карты могут добавлять очки энергии, а для некоторых персонажей определённый вид карт будет более доступен – будет стоить меньше очков энергии (тот же дворф имеет такой навык). Во время битв противники могут закидывать в колоду игрока карты с негативными эффектами. И эти карты остаются в колоде игрока пока он от них не избавится – либо сыграет ими во время боя, либо использует другой способ. Не только герои игрока имеют особые навыки. Множество противников, не только боссов, но и рядовых врагов, имеют пассивные навыки. Боссы могут получать сниженный урон пока живы их сопартийцы, а некоторые враги могут наносить ответный урон игроку. Также во время боя можно использовать зелья и бомбы вне зависимости от очков энергии. За победу в боях игрок получит немного золота, новую карту, а за победу над боссом – ещё и новую бомбу или зелье. Игроку предоставлена довольно большая карта для исследования. Причём для всех персонажей карта одна и локации на ней не меняются. Видно, где игрока ждут боссы; где – рядовые противники; также можно попасть на сравнительно безопасное случайное событие – можно получить лечение, временное усиление, специальные предметы, новые карты или усиление старых карт, но во время этих событий можно напороться даже на ряд сражений; также можно найти и магазин. Месторасположение всех этих локаций не меняется на карте, но могут быть разными бои, боссы и события – не стоит ждать, что заглянув на место, где Вы в прошлый раз получили новые карты, что и на другом персонаже Вам так же повезёт. Магазин в этой игре предоставляет большой ассортимент услуг – тут можно получить лечение, временное усиление, можно купить зелье, бомбу или новые карты, а также можно за деньги избавиться от карт, накладывающие негативные эффект. Но не стоит надеяться, что найдя такое место вы с парой сотен выйдите оттуда готовым ко всему – цены очень кусаются, а деньги крайне тяжело даются. С точки зрения «рогалика», глобальная прогрессия здесь - это общая карта, её постепенное открытие, а также выполнение испытаний для открытия новых персонажей и дополнительных выплат золотом. Ни персонажи, ни карты не улучшаются под конец забегов. За выполнение испытаний награды крайне скудные – какие-то жалкие 20-30 монет – их либо не хватит, либо они улетят в первом же магазине. Каждый новый забег начинается с получения небольшого бонуса от предыдущего персонажа – один из трёх на выбор. А начинать заново Вы будете очень часто. Ни противники, ни игра жалеть никого не собирается. Я, право, не знаю, что творится на высоких сложностях – я еле выполнил четверть сюжетных квестов за пару персонажей на нормальном уровне сложности; но и на лёгком игра умудряет душить. Урона можно избежать не только поставив блок, но и в некоторых случаях сбить противнику подготовку удара, но и тут игра умудряется душить – чтобы сбить сильный удар нужно четыре раза ударить противника. Игрок слишком часто будет получать урон, а способов лечения тут только три: зелье лечения, которое восполнит шесть очков здоровья; платное лечение в магазине, которое восполняет около половины здоровья, а каждое последующая покупка лечения стоит дороже; ну и третий способ – случайное событие, но и тут за лечение получаешь долгое ослабление, а то и в бой можно вляпаться. Так что вскоре забываешь про желание исследовать карту и быстренько бежишь по сюжетным боям. Elemental Exiles довольно неплохой карточный рогалик с приятным визуальным стилем и интересной боевой системой, но излишне высокая сложность портит впечатление удовольствие от игры. [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/11769719/]Заглядывайте в группу кураторов, если понравился обзор. [/url]

Card game that takes inspiration from Slay the Spire. [h1]Pros: [/h1] - 12 Characters to try and are unlocked after reaching certain parts of map and beating the character or meeting a certain requirement like killing 20 specific enemies. - Keyboard shortcuts to save time. [h2]Cons: [/h2] - Sound effects are basic. - Same price as Slay the Spire, but lacks balance and is complete RNG to get a strong deck. - Deck synergy is too luck based. Your starting deck will change based on the elemental enemies beaten and class identity becomes irrelevant based on random cards added to deck. - Too many fights needed to reach final boss. Takes 1 hour or longer to beat 3 bosses, 1 final boss, and you are required to go through at least 15 fights. - Easy Difficulty was not "easy". I reached final boss on 2 different runs, but loss to higher health and debuffs during the fight. Boss has over 250 health and you only have 70-80. - Blessings similar to relics from Slay the Spire, but they are not permanent. They usually last only 4 battles and this defeats the purpose of having or buying them. - Debuffs are permanently added to deck. To remove them, you need to spend 50 gold or play the debuff card to take damage. Also, you need to constantly block to prevent enemies from adding debuff cards to deck. - Progression is limited. Beating certain amount of enemies does not unlock stronger cards or bonuses. [b] Conclusion: [/b] Takes too long to beat a run and not enough card variety/combos to be exciting. Restarting a run without upgraded cards or bonuses is frustrating. [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32732116-IndieGems/] Follow IndieGems for more reviews like this one.

This is not the game you're looking for. The fact that the game didn't recieve any single update should tell you about the state of this game. It's bad, it's bland, it's badly balanced. From uninspired mechanics, to a dev that thinks his game is perfect, this game has nothing going for it. It's overpriced, and brings nothing of value. This game was absolutely not playtested, feedback given to the dev was just wasted time. I had cases that show clearly that the dev had not spent a single second thinking about his game mechanics. Edit : Two years, this point still stands. It was a dead game on release. Not a single patch. Half of the reviews exists because the dev just offered his game to anyone willing to play it, and you only have 15 reviews. My feedback topick from a year ago is still on the frontpage of the forum : that's not hard, game has like 5 topics total. Edit : Have you noticed how I'm the single review above 15 hours ? And how there's only one other review above 10 ? In two years ? Seriously, you'd better spend your money on a Slay The Spire clone. Go buy monster train 2 or banners of ruin of whatever you fancy, even knock on the coffin lid, a game that I though was terribly balanced had at least updates and they tried to fix stuff and bring variety to their game. This, is a dead game. Edit : Just go buy Slay the Spire 2. This is not the game you're looking for.

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[h1] A Card Game KING review [/h1] The game introduces a number of twists to the standard rogulike deckbuilder formula, and while some of them add to the fun, a lot detract from it. On the positive side, I really enjoyed the interrupt mechanic, which allows you to completely stop some powerful enemy attacks by hitting them enough times. This adds a fun tactical layer to the game and prevents turns where you draw all attack cards, when you really need to defend, to feel bad. Additionally, the game features a variety of heroes, each with a unique passive ability that influences how you play. Despite the positives the game feels it's trying to limit your fun. There are a number of new mechanics that make you weaker over the course of the game, not stronger. Beyond the challenge of maintaining your health, the numerous battles with meager rewards, and scaling enemies, the passive bonuses (similar to relics in Slay the Spire) only last for a few fights, making it impossible to build around them. All cards also have limited uses, so you may lose your best cards simply by using them. This makes it even harder to create a strong deck, and it’s not the only obstacle to deckbuilding. Building a decent deck is quite challenging. While there is some synergy between cards, it’s often minimal, and the cards you are offered don’t always align with your strategy. The game features an interesting light/dark mechanic that empowers certain cards, but it’s difficult to focus on one over the other when you need to take any good card you can get. Overall, while the game has cool ideas, certain game design choices sap the joy out of deckbuilding by taking away cards/bonuses and making it tough to make any deck work. It certainly doesn't make it a bad game, but it may not appeal to everyone. [h1][b]The positive[/b] [/h1] + Interrupting enemies via attack is an awesome mechanic, and love to see more of it. Drawing a card full of attacks on a powerful enemy attack turn feels far less painful than in most other games. + Light/Dark mechanic allows a nice set up for bonus effects when handled correctly. + Plenty of heroes with unique passives to choose from [h1][b]The neutral[/b][/h1] * Elemental damage (only deals extra/less damage to shields of the weaker/stronger element). It's a double edged source where it feels immensely rewarding to destroy a shield of the weaker element, but also feels extra bad when it happens to you because you didn't draw a block of the right element. [h1][b]The negative[/b][/h1] - Cards have limited uses which makes it difficult to make a good deck. - Most rewards are temporary or one use only - Too many fights and boss fights don't feel rewarding. - Altogether the above makes it very difficult to grow in strength and enjoy a strong deck [h1][b]Conclusion:[/b] [/h1] While the game has some cool mechanics, it makes it difficult to create and maintain a powerful and fun deck. Careful recommendation. [code] [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/36948155-Card-Game-KING/] FOR MORE REVIEWS ABOUT CARD GAMES, CHECK OUT OUR CURATOR PAGE: [b]CARD GAME KING [/b][/url] or [url=https://twitter.com/TheCardGameKing][b]TWITTER[/b][/url][/code]

6시간 캐릭 2개 뺴고 모두 오픈 슬더슬과 비슷한 게임으로 보이나.... 분량이 매우 적다 게임 방식은 위에서 언급한 지도에서 특정 보스 포인트를 집어주며 그곳으로 가서 보스를 잡는 방식 보스를 세마리인가 네마리 잡으면 끝이 난다. 그 외에 필드에 1~3성으로 분류된 필드 보스가 있음 특징 1. 각 카드는 카드 밑에 내구성이 있으며, 카드 사용횟수이다 즉, 빌드를 만들어도 내구가 다 된 카드는 사라진다 특징 2. 캐릭이 많으며, 각 캐릭마다 특성을 보유 하고 있으나, 막상 써보면 특성 대비 카드와 캐릭터의 능력이 천차만별이다 - ex) 좋은놈은 속성카드 0코로 오지게 돌려서 애들 다 후두려팸 특징 3. 디버프 카드를 획득 시, 현재 싸운 필드가 끝나도 이 카드를 사용하지 않고 팩에 놔두면, 다음판에 그대로 들고감 특징 4. 카드 속성은 불,물,풀,무속성이 있으며, 그 이외에 성향이라는 것으로 빛,어둠 성향이 있다 - 그래서 카드에 어둠 성향이 몇 쌓였을 경우 카드에 특정 효과, 또는 빛 성향이 쌓였을 경우 특정 효과 이런식으로 각각의 카드마다 있음 특징 5. 슬더슬 처럼 포션 아이템이 있으나, 장비아이템 같은건 없음 - 대신 축복/저주 가 있는데 이것도 내구성이 있음 4~8 전투 정도 단점 1. 슬더슬에서 처럼 뭔가 자신의 카드 빌드를 만들어서 올라가는 방식이 아니라고 봐도 무관 - 카드 내구도로 인한 유한성 ( 이게 단점으로 보이는 이유가 매판 게임을 하며, 새로운 빌드로 게임을 해본다던가 그런게 없음 걍 카드 잘나와도 유통기한 지나면 상함 / 축복도 마찬가지) 단점 2. 게임이 짧아도 너무 짧음 매판이 스피드런임 안그러면 12시에 해골 네개 다 차고 몹 ㅈㄴ쌔져서 피회복하다가 쓸만한 카드 유통기한 다 지나고 디버프 카드만 벅벅쌓여서 겜 조짐 단점 3. 1,2의 단점으로 게임 찍먹하면 삭제각 솔직히 얼리단계 게임으로 보임 - 뭐랄까 지방 축제가서 음식 사먹는 느낌 단점 4. 카드 종류라도 많아야하는데 158/190? 이정도 모아본 바로는 그냥 쓰던 카드만 쓸 수 밖에없음 디버프 카드의 디메리트랑 고코스트 카드 효과가 너무 쓸모없음 ex) 시작할떄 5의 행동력이 있는데 1,2 카드로만 써야지 뭔갈 해봄 안그러면 3,4카드는 쓰면 그냥 쳐맞고 그만 큼의 값어지도 못함 차라리 드로우로 1,2행동 쓰고 3행동으로 공/방에 쓰는게 맞음 -----> 단점 4 요약 : 카드 코스트 잘못잡힘 고 코스트 카드가 너무 쓸모없음 단점 5 : 캐릭터들의 특징의 개성 - 그냥 종류만 찍어낸 느낌 특징에서 언급한 속성 4가지를 그냥 돌아가면서 포켓몬식 특징 ex) 풀강화 ,불강화 그냥 너무 뻔함 실상 좀 특별해 보이는 캐릭은 몇 안됨 단점 6 : 특징 4의 성향이 너무 악속성에 치우침 이건 아닐 수도 있다 싶은데 158/190 카드를 오픈한 상태에서 본 바로는 한쪽 성향이 너무 치우치게 강함 ex) 어둠 성향이 3 이상 가질 경우 위력이 3증가 또는 내구성 증가 등의 방어력이나 공격력을 올려주는 카드가 많음 그러니 그냥 어둠 성향 ㅈㄴ쌓으면서 패는거임 근데 빛은 몇개 안보임 카드를 너무 덜 만든 것 같음 단점 7. 6과 비롯한 이유로 카드가 너무 없음 - 190개의 카드를 12개 가량의 캐릭터가 모두 똑같은걸 씀 즉, 캐릭을 특성도 뻔히 보이는 포켓몬식 특성에 카드 190개면 그냥 두번정도 깨보시면 얼추 그림 나와서 게임 안하게 됨. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 가뜩이나 분량없는 게임을 빨리깨라고 압박마저 주니 즐길라 해도 즐길 방도가 없음 그냥 겜내내 스피드런, 6시간도 최대한 늘려서 한 게임 그냥 축복이랑 카드 좋을때 빨리 보스 목따고 불판 갈아야함.... 6시간 했는데 솔직히 환불마려움 이 돈이면, 처갓집가서 슈프림 양념통닭 하나 시켜놓고 넷플릭스 보는게 맞음 세일하면 사세요 업데이트 크게 하거나 제가볼땐 얼엑 단계 수준입니다. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3줄 요약 1. 길게해도 6시간 카드겜 잘하는 사람이면 한판, 두번 깨면 떡을침, 세판하면 잠들 가능성 농후 2. 게임 분량이 적고 1판만 해도 앵간한 카드 다 봐서 질림 3. 할인 크게 사세요 업데이트 개선 크게 될때 하거나 이 값주고 할 게임은 아니라고 봄 반값 봅니다.

**Great visual style, unique card expiring upon use gimmick, elemental blocks/attacks/strength/weakness, dark and light alignments, and huge array of characters to play as. I thought I found a gem here.** Can't recommend now though.. The game doesn't utilize these to it's full potential. Here's the bad. -12 characters! Well.. not really. They all share the same card pool. All of them. The only difference is they have a unique buff, but the buff isn't game changing really. It's just like +1 water defense to water cards, or 2X gold on combat wins. -Light and Dark alignments! Sadly this doesn't effect events, nor are the alignments permanent. You can't go down a dark path or one of good and have altered events on the game map or requirements for special items/cards based on alignment. Nothing cool like that, it's literally just an extra effect that's only in battles upon card use; it changes how strong/weak a card or enemy is. It goes down every turn like a buff/debuff. -Elemental cards and plain cards. I did like this gimmick but it's half baked. For example, if you have a fire shield of 10, and get attacked by a normal attack of 5, you have 5 shield left. If you get attacked by water with 5 it has a 200% buff and breaks the shield. If you attack fire with nature it'll do half damage. Sadly, that's about it. There are card synergies as well but with so few cards it gets old fast. -Narrative. It has a cool narrative for each characters motivation and why they traverse the map. You can even fight the other 12 characters on the map! As cool as this is, it's not that deep. Every enemy fights you for a reason if you read the encounter, but you ALWAYS have to fight. There is no dark/light alignment, factions, race, or RPG stats that enable you a chance to alter the battle encounter. -No relics or perm progression. The game is just, beat the bosses with each character. That's it. No meta game or unlockable aside from the characters. You can't have a unique run with relics or stats, it's always the same. Including the map. You'll find the best route and then rinse and repeat. Not enough RNG imo. 6/10 game right now.. potential could Rival STS as a unique deckbuilder if the dev expands upon this amazing skeleton of a game.

Had this on my wishlist for a while as I'm a big STS fan. Only a couple of hours in so far but i love the variety and attention to detail that has gone into all of the encounters. Definitely going to be playing more over the coming days and first impressions are great! Already want to find all of the additional characters and complete all of the quest lines... my addictive personality strikes again. Very charming game, tough but addictive, the way any good roguelike should be.

What a waste. Beautiful, slick UI and graphics. Great metagame framing. But the game itself is incredibly boring. You have three elements, and attack or block with those. Watch numbers go up and down. There doesn't seem to be much else here.