[h3] Good start but overpriced & lacking [/h3]
[b]Good start[/b]
The game plays like a mix between UR & Hades, which are some of my favourite games, hence the amount of hours I personally put in. Every run you start with a little change to buy cards & shape your deck with every choice you make. The challenging part is that you have limited space and limited money & opponents that were just as eager as you to win.
The artwork is one of my favourite things, the voice acting a bonus.
[b] Overpriced [/b]
Expensive game, expensive dlcs, expensive merchandise. Even the plushies are 40$, + they don't even mention the size?? The base game in promotion might be worth it, but most likely you'll end up picking 1, maybe 2 favourite characters that suit your playstyle and there is little benefit to having the others available.
[b] Lacking [/b]
The reason I can't recommend is because I feel the game is lacking a lot for the expensive price tag.
1) Modes
Currently there are 3 modes:
° Ranked
° Free play
° PVP
The thing it lacks most is a decent [u] tutorial [/u]. It takes a few days to fully understand even with the given "tips" as those don't tell you everything. Reading an online guide might be more helpful if you plan to play.
Ranked and Free Play are nearly identical, except one is harder and rewards you, the other is easier and is a waste of time. Both require about 30 min - 1h per run, so it's a serious time investment for anyone looking to play casually. Another thing is that because the runs are so long it takes forever to get into the legend ranking. Assuming a run is 45 minutes, you're a decent player with an average of 6-7 wins per run, you'd have to do 2 runs (or 1h30) per division, with 5 divisions per rank and the ranks being bronze, silver, gold, and diamond before reaching legend. That's about a 30h investment to reach legend
PVP is still in development and I haven't tried it, so I won't judge
To make buying characters worth it, I feel the game should offer [u] story modes [/u] + exclusive character artwork per character.
The game also lacks a shorter form of gameplay, I hope pvp can be just that,..
Minigames could make a fun alternative
2) Rewards
Currently you can win chests which earn you a very small amount of diamonds or recurring chest rewards, either go toward cosmetica (seasonal/recurring) that modify a character, board pieces, and visual card FX.
Fun in theory but,...
° You can't track progress of your amount/percentage of the collection
° In fact you can't look up things you don't own
° You can only view your collection as a whole, you can't sort it or type in the name of something particular you're looking for
° There's no progress rewards (like titles or other exclusives) for having reached certain amounts of the collection
Not only do rewards feel like you're just getting junk, because the way they give rewards,
YOU. CAN'T. EVEN. GIVE. YOUR. CHARACTERS. PRESETS. Meaning once I like certain cosmetica (skins, boardpieces) I have to click individual cosmetica between switching characters, - every - single - time - I switch & when I choose "random character" the board and skin also randomizes...
3) Music
I honestly wouldn't mind buying a soundtrack IF it's about as badass as Hades music.
[b] Misc [/b]
The game is frequently updated, some characters still feel imbalanced though
