Next Run

Game is good. Maybe not as much replayability as I would expect from a procedurally generated map game since I don't think I'm interested in replaying with the same class for the same victory type, but there are enough different classes and ways to play to have fun with the game. I find the game pretty chill to just go in and click around for some quick playthroughs (a single complete run seems to last about 30 minutes to an hour and that's if you don't lose earlier) without straining the brain too much. If you are feeling lazy or are going for a particular achievement, you can also reload. It randomizes some stuff (like inventories of unseen shops) but leaves landmarks intact. At the same time, it can provide quite a challenge, at least until you get a good understanding of how to use basic stat mechanics efficiently. UI and/or proper explanations about how stats interact with skills could use improvement. It is not obvious to me when the combat goes on or is paused, especially with the auto-pause on low health that triggers at some weird threshold and can happen to trigger at the same time I press pause so it just unpauses instead. Magic power and spell damage scales in some unclear way. Damage chance and defense are connected in some unknown way. Travel speed has number buffs but how it relates to time per tile is unclear. Graphics, music and sound are all fine, but nothing notable. Player characters could use better sprites, these look as bland as they go. Anyway, game can be chill or challenging depending on how you approach it, is fun and has enough replayability to be worth it. Also, it is pretty unique in its mechanics overall.