Recent reviews by Wok

The game takes a very long time to launch. Then it consumes way too much resources for such a game.

One cannot skip cut-scenes, only fast-forward them. And you get a cut-scene for the boss introduction, so you need to go through the same cut-scene whenever you die and try again.

Moreover, there is no setting to disable gamepad rumble. Plus, one has to use a community-made Steam Input configuration in order to have access to the flying mechanic late in the game.

Finally, I think I got stuck near the ending when the character has to give back its powers.
Edit: Right. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1568400/discussions/0/4298195945333977730/

balatro, onis, masculin : hâbleur, charlatan, vaurien.

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Horace, Satires, 1, 2, 2

Ambubaiarum collegia, pharmacopolæ,
Mendici, mimæ, balatrones, hoc genus omne
Mæstum ac sollicitum est cantoris morte Tigelli ;
Quippe benignus erat. Contra hic, ne prodigus esse
Dicatur metuens, inopi dare nolit amico,
Frigus quo duramque famem propellere possit.
Hunc si perconteris, avi cur atque parentis
Præclaram ingrata stringat malus ingluvie rem,
Omnia conductis coemens obsonia nummis ;
Sordidus atque animi quod parvi nolit haberi,
Respondet. Laudatur ab his, culpatur ab illis.

Les collèges de joueuses de flûte, les pharmacopoles, les mendiants, les mimes, les coquins, toute cette espèce est triste et désolée de la mort du chanteur Tigellius ; car il était généreux. Un autre, au contraire, de peur d’être nommé prodigue, ne voudrait pas donner à un ami indigent de quoi chasser la faim cruelle et le froid. Si tu demandes à celui-ci pourquoi il dissipe si mal, par une immonde gloutonnerie, la brillante richesse de son aïeul et de son père, achetant toutes sortes de mets avec de l’argent emprunté, il répondra qu’il ne veut point passer pour un avare et un petit esprit. Il est loué par les uns et blâmé par les autres.

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Flavius Vopiscus ; Histoire Auguste ; Vies de Carus, de Numérien et de Carin, XXI

Et haec quidem idcirco ego in litteras rettuli, quod futuros editores pudore tangeret, ne patrimonia sua proscriptis legitimis heredibus mimis et balatronibus deputarent.
Habe, mi amice, meum munus, quod ego, ut saepe dixi, non eloquentiae causa sed curiositatis in lumen edidi, id praecipue agens ut, si quis eloquens vellet facta principum reserare, materiam non requireret, habiturus meos libellos ministros eloquii. 3 te quaeso, sis contentus nosque sic voluisse scribere melius quam potuisse contendas.

Je consigne ici ces faits, afin d’exciter, chez ceux qui, à l’avenir, donneront des jeux, un sentiment honnête qui les empêche de dissiper pour des histrions et des bateleurs un patrimoine qui doit passer à de légitimes héritiers. Acceptez, mon cher ami, cet ouvrage : je ne le publie point, je vous l’ai souvent dit, comme un modèle d’éloquence, mais parce qu’il me semble propre à piquer la curiosité du lecteur, et que j’ai surtout à cœur d’épargner des recherches à ceux qui voudraient écrire l’histoire des empereurs en l’ornant des agréments du style : ils trouveront dans ce petit volume des matériaux qui n’attendent que leur talent. Soyez donc assez indulgent pour ne pas dédaigner mon offrande, et persuadez-vous bien que si ce livre n’est pas mieux écrit, c’est qu’il n’a pas été en mon pouvoir de mieux faire.

I have completed 17/20 mazes and it is genius. I feel like the last few mazes will be head-scratchers. Edit: And done! I recommend this one-hour-long game!

MARVEL SNAP is fast-paced (6 turns per game in general) and simple (12 unique cards per deck). The "snap" mechanic is utterly irrelevant to the game, so putting it forward in the advertisement is a bit weird. I like the diversity of the three lanes, and the fact that their hidden properties are progressively revealed during the first 3 turns of each game.

However, the monetization is complex and misleading. For instance, you start with a lot of resources and shiny box openings for the first 3 hours or so, then discover that there is a paid battle pass after you finish the free battle pass, and your progression is unexpectedly brought to a halt. It feels like you get very subtly hooked in the first hours, only to be brought to a checkout where you can spend tons of money to try to get the same pleasing brain hormones when upgrading shiny animated cards in a firework of sparks and comforting sound effects.

200 frames per second with Nividia's cloud gaming service (GeForce RTX 4080).
Zero crash. Playing at 1080p resolution with DLSS 3.0 and image quality set to "Ultra".

Achievements are being beta-tested. 👀

Achievements are live!

"Excellence in Design" at the Independent Games Festival (IGF) in 2011.

I have been playing the daily dungeon of the demo for more than 30 hours. The core of the game is as good as in the original. It takes time to get used to the new user interface and graphics, but it ends up working fine.

The core of the game is as good as in the original. It takes time to get used to the new user interface and graphics, but it ends up working fine. The game is also a bit buggy when it comes to uploading the score to the daily leaderboard. However, the concept of a daily demo is cool, so I have to put my seal of approval on the app!

This is somewhere in between Thronebreaker and Slay the Spire. Great so far! Such a good production value for that price!