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the upper midwest
half stars are for cowards
millennial
he/him
the upper midwest
half stars are for cowards
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A post-apocalyptic mashup of the overworld survival mechanics from FTL and the card battling mechanics of Hearthstone. That sounds awesome in theory! In practice, though— despite some nice artwork and writing to lend it a wasteland feel— the few original ideas that it brings into the mix don’t seem all that fully-formed or engaging to me.
I picked it up on Switch again last week and was finally able to complete a run. Afterward I decided to just set it down though.
I picked it up on Switch again last week and was finally able to complete a run. Afterward I decided to just set it down though.
Played a bit of this on Switch but, since I don’t have much personal nostalgia for the series, I only made it a few hours in before the battle system started to feel like a chore.
The rep I’ve always heard about Shining Force is that it’s “Fire Emblem Lite”. I think that’s fundamentally correct. The thing is: I prefer Fire Emblem Regular.
The rep I’ve always heard about Shining Force is that it’s “Fire Emblem Lite”. I think that’s fundamentally correct. The thing is: I prefer Fire Emblem Regular.
Got the platinum months ago, there's a dozen other games on my backlog, and I'm still playing this instead. Do I need to say more?
I mean, I can say more, if you want. OK, I'll say more.
How 'bout this: If the first Remnant was "Dark Souls with guns", this one is "Bloodborne meets Destiny". Takes the best parts of the soulslike genre and infuses them with all of the best parts of a modern looter-shooter-- smooth aiming and movement mechanics, semi-random dungeons, simple mission-based quest design, swappable classes that each have their own skill progression-- while leaving behind all of the parts of Destiny that I find incredibly annoying. There's no microtransactions or gatcha BS, no need to grind for random drops, and you can do everything as solo or coop instead of all the good stuff being locked behind 6-person raids. It's a chocolate + peanut butter combo that I'm finding irresistible.
This is my GOTY 2023 by a country mile and, if their DLC plans pan out, it could be a solid game-of-the-generation contender.
I mean, I can say more, if you want. OK, I'll say more.
How 'bout this: If the first Remnant was "Dark Souls with guns", this one is "Bloodborne meets Destiny". Takes the best parts of the soulslike genre and infuses them with all of the best parts of a modern looter-shooter-- smooth aiming and movement mechanics, semi-random dungeons, simple mission-based quest design, swappable classes that each have their own skill progression-- while leaving behind all of the parts of Destiny that I find incredibly annoying. There's no microtransactions or gatcha BS, no need to grind for random drops, and you can do everything as solo or coop instead of all the good stuff being locked behind 6-person raids. It's a chocolate + peanut butter combo that I'm finding irresistible.
This is my GOTY 2023 by a country mile and, if their DLC plans pan out, it could be a solid game-of-the-generation contender.