Zoeti

能不能出个无尽模式，故事和冒险模式都太短了，不尽兴。多开几个DLC也行，角色少了，而且平衡不是很好。制作者看得到吗？别跑路啊，多好的一个游戏底子

Zoeti takes an unconventional approach to the roguelite genre by building its entire combat system around the language of poker. Developed by Dusklight CO., LTD. and published by Akupara Games, the title places players in a fantasy world threatened by creatures born from divine corruption. As one of several heroes empowered by celestial forces, your mission is to venture beyond the safety of the kingdom's walls and eliminate the growing menace before it consumes the land. While the story serves more as a framework than a centerpiece, it establishes enough context to support the game's adventurous tone and gives purpose to its repeated runs. What immediately distinguishes Zoeti from other turn-based roguelites is its replacement of traditional decks with standard playing cards. Every action in combat is tied to poker combinations, from simple pairs and three-of-a-kinds to more advanced hands like straights and flushes. Rather than constantly collecting cards to improve a deck, players are encouraged to think several turns ahead, weighing whether to spend a modest hand for survival or gamble on a stronger combination for greater rewards. This system creates a satisfying rhythm that feels both accessible and surprisingly tactical. Familiarity with poker is helpful, but the game explains its mechanics clearly enough that newcomers can quickly adapt. Each run offers branching paths filled with battles, random encounters, shops, and opportunities to improve your abilities. Progression comes through acquiring and upgrading skills, each of which can drastically alter a character's strengths. Some abilities emphasize aggressive playstyles that reward assembling powerful hands, while others focus on defense, status effects, or resource management. As players unlock additional content and experiment with different combinations, Zoeti reveals more strategic depth than its colorful presentation initially suggests. The roguelite structure is familiar, but the poker mechanics ensure that individual runs rarely feel identical. The game's visual direction complements its design philosophy. Character illustrations are vibrant, monsters possess distinct silhouettes, and combat animations deliver enough flair to make major attacks feel impactful. The soundtrack supports the experience well, shifting between energetic battle themes and more subdued exploration pieces without becoming repetitive. However, there are moments where the production values show their limitations. Environmental variety can feel somewhat limited over extended sessions, and players may notice reused assets more frequently than expected. These issues do not significantly detract from the experience, but they do prevent Zoeti from reaching the level of polish found in some of the genre's most celebrated titles. Zoeti also embraces challenge in a way that may not appeal to everyone. Success often depends on understanding enemy patterns and making efficient use of available card combinations. Poor decisions are punished quickly, and luck occasionally plays a larger role than some players may prefer. Nevertheless, the game generally strikes a respectable balance between randomness and skill. Defeat rarely feels meaningless, as each failed run contributes to a better understanding of mechanics and encourages experimentation during subsequent attempts. Perhaps Zoeti's greatest achievement is how naturally it integrates its central concept into every aspect of gameplay. Many titles introduce a unique mechanic only to build a conventional experience around it, but Zoeti commits fully to its poker-inspired identity. From combat decisions to skill interactions and progression systems, everything revolves around making the most of the cards in your hand. It is a focused design choice that gives the game a personality of its own in a genre crowded with imitators. Although it lacks the expansive scope and production values of some larger roguelites, Zoeti succeeds by offering an inventive and enjoyable experience that remains engaging over multiple playthroughs. Its combination of strategic turn-based encounters, meaningful progression, and a memorable poker-based combat system makes it easy to recommend to players searching for something slightly different. It may not redefine the genre, but it confidently establishes itself as one of the more creative entries in recent years. Rating: 7/10

Zoeti" é uma daquelas gratas surpresas que pegam um gênero já estabelecido, como o roguelike de cartas, e dão um nó tático na nossa cabeça ao introduzir mecânicas de pôquer. O foco aqui é muito mais na formação de mãos e na probabilidade do que no simples acúmulo de cartas poderosas, o que o diferencia bastante de títulos como Slay the Spire. Apesar dessa base de jogo de cartas tradicional, creio que quem busca um combate por turnos inteligente e visualmente vibrante vai se encontrar aqui rapidamente. Eu disse que o jogo é focado em combinações de pôquer, mas é claro que há uma estratégia profunda envolvida na gestão das habilidades dos heróis. No Zoeti, você não joga apenas uma carta para atacar; você combina as cartas da sua mão para ativar habilidades específicas — um par pode gerar defesa, enquanto um "Full House" ou um "Flush" pode desencadear um ataque devastador. O jogador precisa observar constantemente as intenções do inimigo (que são mostradas na tela) e decidir se vale a pena gastar suas melhores cartas agora para encerrar a luta ou se é melhor jogar de forma conservadora para garantir a sobrevivência no próximo turno. A arte é algo que eu realmente gostei: ela tem um estilo vibrante, quase como um desenho animado de alta qualidade, o que traz uma leveza necessária para um gênero que costuma ser bem punitivo. No Zoeti, a progressão é satisfatória porque você sente que está montando um "baralho de habilidades" que interage com as cartas de baralho comum. Eu gostei muito de como o jogo escala a dificuldade; você começa com combinações simples e, conforme avança no mapa, precisa ser muito mais criterioso com os recursos e com as escolhas nas bifurcações do cenário. Ainda sobre o combate, há um conceito muito importante aqui, que é a sinergia entre as habilidades equipadas. Como as cartas de baralho são aleatórias, o moral do jogador é testado quando a sorte não ajuda — e é aí que entra a verdadeira estratégia. Você precisa ter habilidades que funcionem bem mesmo com mãos "fracas". Se você não for cauteloso e gastar todos os seus descartes ou trocas de cartas cedo demais, pode acabar em uma situação crítica contra um mestre. É um jogo de paciência e análise de risco constante, o que, na minha opinião, eleva a experiência para além de um simples jogo de azar. Para finalizar, outra coisa que eu gostei: a variedade entre os personagens jogáveis. Cada um muda drasticamente a forma como você olha para as cartas na mão, transformando o que seria uma jogada inútil com um personagem em uma estratégia vencedora com outro. Você não precisa ser um mestre de pôquer para se divertir, mas vai acabar aprendendo a valorizar cada carta que recebe. Enfim, recomendo.

Very fun! Interesting concept and cute ideas. Poor execution and does not feel finished.

Review from a very frustrated Dominik, who didn't understand that the characters are not balanced even a litlte bit at all: Mh... either I am just too stupid to get the game... or the difficulty is all over it... I am really not sure if it is my incompetence. But man, I do not get to finish any of htese runs... I get that the enemies are supposed to be dazed or interrupted.... but I don't have any way of doing that?! Am I just not seeing something? I am honestly not sure. Eh... nothing else to tell. Not much happened. Wilds been fun this far. And now a review from a Dominik who read the reviews pointing out that this is a horribly balanced game with very bad character balancing: Yeah... I did win... weird how changing characters made the next two chapter turn from impossible to a piece of cake. Also, I am pretty sure all the skills you unlock from leveling up are just kinda worse than the main once... so... - The translation was spotty. But charming, very charming, but kinda bad. - The art looks amazing. Let's be real here. That is why I bought it. - AAAAnd that's about it. Really. Since the characters are completaly unbalanced I can't really see much replay value. Nor do I feel the need too. But I do like that it was kinda cute. Also this game cost me like 30cents. How am I supposed to not give it a positive review? Even if I feel like my time was kinda... I don't wanna say wasted... let's say mediocrely spend.

优点： 1、不用自己算扑克牌的组合，自动给你分好牌型，按场上情况打出即可。 2、散key非常便宜，就这个点其他地方烂完了也可以推荐玩玩。 缺点： 1、自动保存很奇怪，他是进了打怪地图里才能自动保存，每个节点都可以，但是回到城镇休息居然不会保存，一旦退出又得回到从上一张地图通关后的节点，真是意义不明。 2、道具可以存很多无上限，但是开始只有3个栏位，战斗中用完这3个就歇逼了，没法掏出新的，上限最多也是5个，没法展现我的努力和汗水带来的精彩操作，而且高难度的钱也少，道具也很难买得起。 3、一次冥想只能升级一次技能或能力，有多的魂石碎片也不行，非常拉胯的设计。 4、敌人机制和数值极其离谱，动不动就几十的攻击，要么就是多段攻击，高难度下刺客的闪避和法师的盾完全不够看，除了拼命挨打别无他法。还有喜欢我开局2个护盾，每回合全体+2护盾，然后还能提高自己的攻击倍率吗，还有群体+2闪避和每回合20护甲，都是些什么机制怪，还全部堆在一起，普通难度已经是那么那难打，你也没搞什么局外成长，至于这样折磨玩家吗。 5、bug很多，明明有回合开始能够消除对面回避和能量盾的buff，结果没有消除，难打的程度激增，法师明明可以提升能量盾的次数和过载，结果没有，呵呵。

El juego es bueno; sin embargo, tiene sus contras. Su precio no es muy atractivo, ya que existen mejores juegos por ese valor. Su modo de juego es por turnos, pero en lugar de cartas y poderes tradicionales, utiliza maniobras de póker combinadas con habilidades, una mezcla algo extraña. Aun así, en lo demás cumple bastante bien. Para muchos puede resultar largo, pero si sabes jugar cartas, entiendes qué manos formar y vas a la segura, el juego se puede completar muy rápido. El estilo de los personajes y el mini-lore que presenta son buenos, y cada protagonista varía su forma de jugar, lo que le da diversidad a la experiencia. El soundtrack es agradable y acompaña bien el juego. En breves palabras, si evaluamos la jugabilidad en relación con el precio, le daría un 6/10, mientras que en arte y música se lleva un 10/10.

[h3] I really wanted to like Zoeti, but I just couldn’t. 2/5 [/h3] [i] On my scale, a 2/5 game is disappointing, unfun, or otherwise not worth the purchase price. There are definitely better alternatives, and I highly recommend you consider finding one of those. [/i] Zoeti is a combination of Balatro, Slay the Spire, and something else I can’t put my finger on. That I can’t put my finger on it is already a bad sign, because it means I can’t even begin to think about this game in a nuanced or detailed way. It is just… blah. The artwork is cute and the music is alright, but by-and-large the game is entirely forgettable. The story is nonsensical. I don’t understand why people put the effort into making a story-based game if their story doesn’t make any sense. For example, the characters speak and speak and speak, but what does anything they say have to do with anything that occurs in the game? We don’t even get a proper introduction to the main character, so I don’t really understand who she is or why she’s doing anything she’s doing. Slay the Spire and Balatro are both games with no story—or at least you don’t need to understand it. They’re pure plug-and-play games in the sense that you boot them up, pick your mechanics, and play. Zoeti tried to innovate these similar mechanics into a story, but it just… doesn’t land. When the story just launches into random worldbuilding without establishing why you should care, it’s not a winning formula. It’s just frustrating. None of the core mechanics are really explained either, which is fine because you can mostly figure them out. And the actual core gameplay is O.K. but just so. You chain card combinations from different poker sets, each set leading to a different move. The cards only go from 2 through 7 (or 8?) anyway, so it’s easy enough to chain these card combos. But they’re just not that interesting. You can’t have multiple moves correspond to the same playable set of cards (e.g. every flush does the same thing). You can’t really chain anything in this game. You can’t really build super interesting combos. You just kinda do things one at a time until the hand runs out. The enemies have disgusting mechanics, like evade. ♥♥♥♥ evade. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. What brainlet decided that every stack of evade would nullify 10 damage. So if they stack 6 evades, you need to clear 60 damage in a single hit to actually clear the buff completely. This is completely impossible to do btw, and is the point. But when there are so few attack cards, and they do so little damage, when you are facing two enemies that constantly stack evade it feels impossible unless you dedicate a significant amount of your time to buffing yourself. Yet buffing yourself opens you up to a lot of damage. In short, the fundamental problem with this game is that there aren’t many options to do a ton of damage. The buffs are weak. The enemies are strong. You aren’t guaranteed a full heal after completing a boss fight. I don’t understand the point of the story. And the game isn’t super fun. I cannot even recommend it on sale.

玩法单一！没成就感

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