Yes, My Queen

Made right before my 12th hour of gameplay, I started as a real amateur at chess, and while I didn’t get any better at chess, I’m glad to say I enjoyed playing this game. The roguelike aspect of the game is good. Buying new permanent pieces for your starting board is interesting and forces you to decide which direction you want to commit to; the same goes for permanent and costly bonuses you can buy after each bosses, which have an impact you can really feel as your number of runs increases. The characters/bosses are charming. They have small dialogue lines during fights that add to the ambiance, and the fact that you can give them gifts to learn more about them is great — especially since it’s not always obvious who likes what unless you paid attention to previous dialogues. (I was floored when I realized I gifted the Chocolate Frog to the wrong three characters before getting it right.) The cards are one of the aspects I’m most torn about. They can be really fun, but there is no album/collection of the cards you’ve already bought, and their short descriptions are not always helpful — especially since the tutorial hints only appear the first time you discover certain effects. I’ve made at least five runs centered around Contagion and I still don’t fully understand when or why I win some levels involving it. Cards like “En Passant” and “Drift” were especially hard to understand from such a short description, while “The Little Troup” (in my opinion one of the most OP cards in the game) doesn’t visually distinguish the spawned units from the permanent ones on your board. I weep for all the promoted "real" units I lost because of this, in a run where I had 2 “Echo,” 2 “Memory,” and 3 “Roll Call.” In the same vein as a card collection, there’s no way to check which permanent upgrades I already have across my different save files. The music is very good. In some roguelikes I prefer my own playlist to get in the mood for repeated runs, but here I fully let myself be carried by the soundtrack without even realizing it. The game design is nice. The card illustrations are good, the chess pieces are stylish, and the power-ups are clearly communicated (except the pawns spawned by the card that creates 3 pawns, as mentioned earlier). Regarding performance: I must say “ouch.” The game has caused memory/GPU issues for me and other users, but I’m hoping these will be fixed in a future update. For accessibility: an option to widen the dialogue text would be great, though the current diversity of language support is a big plus. Concerning cost: the price is well balanced with the amount of enjoyment I got from it. I’m currently having difficulties reaching the levels after the 5th boss and haven’t reached the ending, so I can't comment on that part. But overall, I’m really satisfied with the game and would recommend it if you like chess enough to experiment with the board, or if you want to see a fresh twist on the classic game.

뭔가 영어가 많은데 대충 무시하고 카드만 읽어도 어느정도 플레이가 가능한 듯 덱빌딩 체스 플레이 방법은 1. 퀸이랑 킹만 들고 시작 2. 상대 기물을 잡으면서 돈 벌고 3. 기물을 다 잡았거나 특정 조건 만족하면 클리어 4. 번 돈으로 카드 구매 5. 구매한 카드로 추가 효과 누리면서 플레이 6. 2~5 반복하다보면 보스 같은 게 나옴 7. 보스 잡고 특수 보상 구매할지 정한 다음 2로 돌아가서 반복 8. 게임 오버시 기물을 추가로 구매할 수 있음 무난하게 할만한 거 같긴 한데 12천원 값어치를 할 수 있는지나 아직 덱이 다양한지는 모르겠음

I didn't know I was that bad at chess, but it's still fun.

the dance monarch is such a fu**ing s**t that should not exist in a chess game

great fun game

very AI moves never make a mistake, always need a 200% brain to try to beat a 1000% brain.