Recent reviews by yummyhat

Game of the year 2020. Spectacular game, 10/10. Super satisfying combat, deckbuilding has lots of potential for weird and fun combos, and I love that you can both execute AND save each hostage :o just finished 100%ing it, definitely buy the masterpiece

initially avoided this game because of the mediocre reviews. picked it up on sale and found that the art and music are great, the idea of selling your own loot by day is clever, and it generally is an interesting vibe to split the gameplay between looting and selling. unfortunately, the combat is forgettable and the shop has no depth beyond finding the right price for each item.

the most disappointing part was item scaling: bosses kill you in one or two hits until you upgrade to the next item tier, and the upgrades make the actual fights WAY too easy. because of this, I quickly found that an optimal strategy is to grind for expensive items, get the upgrades for that tier, and only then fight the boss. this kind of scaling forces you to interact with the shopkeeping mechanics, but effectively prevents you from taking any real risk. the end result was that boss kills felt unrewarding. I knew my items killed them, not anything I learned. in fact, pretty often I found myself just tanking the bosses and slamming down potions.

TLDR: this game is great in concept, but doesn't follow through on combat OR shopkeeping mechanics. that makes me especially sad because the idea is refreshing and the art is crisp as hell. maybe a reboot of the mechanics could inject life into this game.

overrated. like three drawings used throughout the entire game. dialogue couldnt be more generic and self-indulgent. no real options. not a game, barely a visual novel. dont bother with the 30 minutes it takes to get all endings

ok game