Griftlands

Very slick and underrated card game. Great worldbuilding, characters, writing and pacing. It has kind of an OG Star Wars vibe to it. Klei games always have good art direction, and this is no exception. The card battles are well done too. There's "negotiations" and "battles" so you have two different decks and it doesn't feel repetitive. My main complaint is that this game shouldn't have been a roguelite card game. As I said, the story and writing are great, but they're just too rigid for multiple playthroughs. You can unlock three different characters to play as, but once you've played through each one a couple times, you start to dread playing the same character again. There are little randomized elements in each of the three main stories that add replayability, but it's not enough to make more runs feel worth it. The game just seems like it would have worked better as a more traditional turn-based RPG. It's still a very solid game, and I do recommend it. You might tolerate the repetition better than me.

Wonky start. Beautiful art. Don't see the gameplay appeal.

Griftlands feels like a Slay the Spire clon, but it innovates enough (maybe more than enough) to have so many differences that it ends up being unique. And a good one, no doubt. The game is a dual deckbuilder: it consists of two different decks, one for battle, one for negotiation, each different for each character. It also has a story mode for each character. And once you beat that, you can move on full battle mode so you don't have to read it all again if you dont like it. Just battle after battle (and negotiation after negotiation) in subsequent playthroughs, without the lore, the story, the quests, the reading, etc. The game is made with a lot of love. The characters, the dialogue, the LORE (I'm really both amused and surprised by the dedication here). It has a lot of replayability thanks to its roguelike approach, the deckbuilding, and the different characters and dual decks. Sadly the negotiation system is very convoluted, a little bit odd, and it's not properly explained, the tutorials are bad. I still prefer Slay the Spire, but this one is also excelent if you like these types of games.

There's one thing that kills this game for me, and that's damage rolls. Slay the Spire didn't do this and it's because it's a terrible idea. Let me break it down: -You can draft the right cards (RNG Layer 1) -You can get the right random upgrade for those cards (RNG Layer 2) -You can draw those cards in combat/negotiation (RNG Layer 3) -And you can still lose because that card decided to roll low on it's damage (RNG Layer 4) On top of all that, there is no consistent way of removing cards from your deck like there is in Slay the Spire. You just have to get lucky from quest rewards or card upgrades, which is again, another Layer of RNG. Getting a run off the ground is painful because there are way too many variables and not enough means by which to manage these variables. All of this said, the humor, the characters, the world, and the writing are great, something you can expect from Klei. It's just sad that the gameplay falls so short and that there are too many things you have to worry about (2 decks, relationships with NPCs, stories and factions).

If you like STS, you'll like Griftlands. It has story, great art and animations, and the debate/combat mechanics are fantastic! Totally worth it for the price.

很好的游戏框架，但是克雷没有对它进一步充实。令人遗憾。

It's a cool and engaging concept. The stories and gameplay of the 3 playable characters get progressively more fun and interesting, so there's certainly something to look forward to. The one thing I cannot wrap my head around, is the abhorrent Mettle system (character upgrades.) It takes an absurd amount of time grinding to max it out. And unless you're a complete newbie at roguelike cardgames, you'll have finished all of the content before you get there, but that's not the cherry on top. Once you reach Prestige 7 (the final difficulty modifier), you'll realize that all of your grinding, enjoyment or even just habituation of the enhanced gameplay goes out the window, as said difficulty DISABLES the upgrades. Why you would include this system just to scrap it, I have absolutely no idea. But in the end I had a fun time, so it's be a recommendation despite this major flaw.