Luxman Moonlit Market

Note: Updated my recommendation and expanded on it a bit since my initial review because I feel like it's too harsh for a game that can be potentially really great to get an early negative verdict like this. TL;DR: While I really like the gameplay that this game has, it still has a lot of issues that need fixing ASAP. Sooo I feel like the game is still unpolished, with all the bugs and balance issues that I've found from my first two runs (both won). 1. Balance is still out of control. There are lots of examples for this, but the one I want to highlight is the fact that some charms are just WAY too easy to scale compared to the others, but they have relatively the same scaling rate per action (e.g. compare "+8 heart if leftmost and rightmost attraction have the same name PER NIGHT" to "+5 heart PER BUNDLE SKIP". That's some insane imbalanced scaling). 2. There are lots of bugs still present in this release version, from simple wrong wording (e.g. "gains" wording for charms with temporary boost) to downright game-breaking (currently my wins are not tracked at all, and I'm stuck at the lowest difficulty). I've reported all of them to my friend who's worked on this game. Update: They have clarified that this is intended since a win streak and difficulty option is only unlocked once you have finished the [spoiler]Chronosphere[/spoiler]. I feel like the game should've been much clearer on this part. 3. It's a bit annoying that I can't buy charms that I want to place immediately into the reserves when my charm slot is full. Instead, I have to put a charm into the reserve, buy the charm, THEN swap the charm back. 4. That aside, I still find the gameplay very fun. The spatial-set collection mechanism IMO is quite fresh among the Balatro-likes. The Vouchers (especially the evolved ones) are really helpful towards boosting your scores in significant ways. Once you unlock some of the ether shards, the game opens up a lot with the [spoiler]reserve mechanism[/spoiler] (which I think I've only seen in CloverPit). The potential is definitely there, with all the system that's present in the game right now. Unfortunately, at its current state, it is hampered a lot by other issues.

カーニバル巡業しながら地代（目標額）を稼いで先へ進んでいくBalatroフォロワー作品、なのですが私自身はBalatroをやったことがないのでどこまでBalatroに似ているのかはわかりません。カーニバルといってもパレードみたいなやつじゃなく移動遊園地です。 [h3] 基本ルール [/h3] 上側に表示される客のニーズに応えて建設をしていき倍率稼いでチケット×ハートで目標額に到達したらクリアです。3日間の猶予があり期間内に達成できなければ倒産（ゲームオーバー）となります。一日が終わるたびにストアで特殊効果をもつチャームや消耗品のクーポン購入、デッキの圧縮や図面強化をすることが可能。またアトラクションを宣伝することでニーズに影響するトレンドを操作することも可能。 進行もよくある分岐でルートを選んでいくタイプです。 基本ルールに加え ・客は最初から全て配置されているわけではなく後から到着したりもする。基本的にクーポン使わない限り建設したアトラクションは撤去したり動かしたりできないので、後から到着する客のことも見据えた建設が必要。 ・月の満ち欠けによって目標値が大幅に増えたり、図面が裏返し（つまり見えない）で配置されたりします。これがなかなか厄介。確認できているものでは何も起こらないかマイナス効果ばかり。 ・エリアにもチャレンジ（強制）があり、建設スペースにランダムにコンテナが置かれる、決められた順番にしか置けない、建設するたびに目標値があがる等々。 [h3] チュートリアルに関して [/h3] 少しわかりづらいので補足。 迷惑客はそのニーズに応えてしまうと倍率がマイナスされます。「これを建設しろ！」とクレームつけているのではなく[u] 建設してしまうとクレーム入れてくる [/u]感じです。つまりこのゲームは客のニーズに応えつつ、迷惑客のニーズは満たさないようにするのが基本。 これに気付かないとチュートリアルがクリアできません。 [h3] 総評 [/h3] おそらくBalatroもそうかと思われますが倍率が跳ね上がってくるとかなり脳汁でます。 本家と比べられないので「これやるならBalatroやるわ」な出来なのかはわかりませんが、個人的にはかなりの良作だと思います。今のところゲーム内容には特に不満ないです。 日本はもちろん海外でも配信が少なくあまり注目されていないのが残念。 ちなみに日本語翻訳に関しては、多少わかりづらかったり気になる点もありますが機械翻訳というわけではないので特に問題なくプレイ可能です。

I played the beta and one run after the release and i know it is not enough for a complete review. The idea behind the game is very nice. The gameplay core is a deckbuilding combined with a puzzle game where you use your attraction "cards" to solve puzzles and during the run you can upgrade them. Puzzles also change every night, i didn't see them all at the moment but so far i liked them. Side but important aspect of the game is its roguelite genre and similarities with balatro are evident : Charms, different "starting decks", stuff you unlock after each run and so on. Game might be unbalanced in this phase with the presence of bugs too but if the developer will be able to nourish this project, the game can become well known. This next one is not a cons for me but for someone might be : In balatro you can play cards without thinking, poker mechanics are well known and most of the game is done in the shop managing your deck. Here in luxman moonlit market, every single level must be thought about because everything needs to fit together and I like this aspect.

Incredibly charming and addicting! They may compare it to Balatro, but it's got so many uniqueness as its own game. It's got so much personality. The art style is so pleasant to look at. Music and sound effects are satisfying. Love the references to some Indonesian culture as well!

Belongs in my collection of "experimental" roguelikes.

Cool game but lacking some polish: neutral. The art, style, and little interstitials are fun. However, some things are quite confusing which make planning out your play difficult: - How many times can you play in an evening? - Why do the nodes on the map *change* when you move? as in, you look ahead 2 spaces and see a node for X. You go to space 1, complete the activity, then when you are back, space 2 is no longer X, it's Y. Frustrating to say the least. I hesitate to recommend this game as it is, but a bit of TLC could make it easy to do so. E: Responsive and gracious developers already implementing fixes. Win in my book. Would recommend for a good change of pace with fun style.

Je viens de finir ma première run et l'expérience est vraiment très agréable ! Etant un accro à Balatro, le jeu fonctionne bien (voir mieux?) sur certains points. Notamment le côté RNG qui laisse de la place au côté préparation et bonne construction de son deck ! Toujours satisfaisant de voir monter le compteur de points ! Super jeu, hâte de voir les différents niveaux de difficulté !

Excelente! https://youtu.be/CI2c5h8mp2s

So there is still need some development in the future: 1. there are still bug that need no to be fixed actually in the card recycle place 2. for an arcade game this game need to get polished again cause there are some puzle that make the player confuse for the difficult like in the port section 3. i hope the developer can add some dialog for each npc in the story to make the game more excited 4. i think the developer can add some save system in the game so if we fail we don"t need to start over from the begining overall the game is enjoyable to play , just need a future update to fix the problem cheer"s -Neverland-

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