Build variety

[Jeorath]

Hey, nice demo so far! You obviously had to cut corners here and there, but please keep working on it. The story looks pretty promising

Now on to the topic
Seeing that the devs are here, any tips on how to build the character best? So far I've had the most luck with the "default" shield knight, and I basically only had to switch to other stances when there were no other cards to play. Will there be elements of actual deckbuilding before/within the run? Would be nice to learn about doll customization, too.

Also, I think the "Ultimate defence", or how it's called, was a little useless? Or maybe there some other cards planned to go in tandem with it? It should at least give you the ability to attack OR use skills idk

[Shess]

Heyo, thank you for the feedback!
Sorry for the late replay, still shoulders deep in the development.

On the topic of builds, they are supposed to be more or less equal in terms of strength. Ideally, you can choose any build and any stance that suit your playstyle best. I'm inclined towards the shield knight as well, but quite a few of our testers preferred the spear or the greatsword.
Also, there's a cool feature that makes the sword stance's Double Edge work extremely well with the Ultimate Defence you mentioned, so it's all about combos and, sometimes, switching stances on the go.

There will be much more variety in the future. For instance, equipped boss parts might give you new ability cards, and you can also obtain cards for leveling up your puppet in the dungeon. We might add special in-dungeon events, too, so you'll have lots of agency in tuning the puppet to match your preferences.