Pantheion

Recommended due to the low price. Game's idea is great. But there are too few cards and relevant interactions. And strategy changes very little between runs. The game is in need of a lot of new cards. Even new pantheons. For the price it has, I'd be glad to buy 2 or 3 DLCs.

This is a fun little game. No real story, but it is a puzzle game and one that is oddly addicting. I suspect it will be good for a solid bit of fun for 20ish hours, well worth it when this game is on sale (or when it isn't if you got extra $$)

Hab heute mit Pantheion angefangen und finde es echt cool. Es gibt griechische, nordische und japanische Pantheons – aber nicht nur die typischen bekannten Figuren, sondern auch mal andere. Die Karten sind schön gemacht und die Orte sehen super aus. Hatte einmal nen kleinen Bug mit dem Mana, aber nix Wildes. Macht Spaß und ich bleib auf jeden Fall dran.

A unique little card game that plays more like a puzzle than a card battler. It's got an addictive gameplay loop, and the art and theming is great. It's also got a nice difficulty curve that rewards good planning. Unlocking new cards is a little slow, and the linear way they're unlocked somewhat guides you to using particular strategies, which is both helpful but a little discouraging of coming up with your own ideas. However, that's a very minor complaint in the grand scheme of things! I'd like to see this game do well and get some good continued support, with more challengers, more cards, and perhaps more mythologies (the game currently includes Japanese, Greek and Norse).

Overall I've really enjoyed this game. The art is beautiful, the game play is fun and there are enough synergies that I've been able to experiment with many different decks. Where it falls down is replayability and QoL. This game could really use a few QoL updates eg. clarifying some text, making it so I can see what's left in my deck, fixing a few visual issues. Also somewhat bundled into that is if playing cards, or maybe playing certain big cards, have some animations when played. But that's a much bigger deal than the other things I listed. The replayability could be fixed by simply adding more cards and more pantheons, since that would encourage me to play more. But also some meta progression that isn't having more options for your starting deck would be nice. Since that is the only reward and you can quite quickly get to a point where you start with a build around card and ignore anything that doesn't fit into that deck. I've seen it mentioned a few times but I'll echo it anyway: a game mode with a random starting deck could also add some much needed replayability. In conclusion: This is an excellent start for a game, the theme and art are amazing. There are some issues to fix but I'm very excited to see where it goes. Oh and one more minor issue is I'd love to get involved with the community discord, but I seem to be being kicked whenever I try to join it. Sometimes it's immediate and sometimes I'm able to be in there for a few hours. However, I enjoy this game enough that I will keep joining and unintentionally spamming the welcome channel until I am able to join and not get kicked.

Ich habe Pantheion jetzt ein wenig angezockt und muss sagen, es ist wirklich ein Spiel, dass einen direkt in den Bann zieht. Es ist ein Deck-Builder, bei dem man sich auf jeden Fall bei einigen Strategischen Entscheidungen Zeit lassen muss, damit man die Level bestreiten kann. Das macht es aber umso besser und man will auch bei einem nicht gelungenen Versuch direkt weitermachen und sich wieder verbessern. Der Artstyle ist toll und die Vereinigung von verschiedenen Kulturen gibt dem Spiel einen besonderen Touch. Vor allem als Geschichts-Nerd ist das definitiv auch nochmal ein Plus-Punkt ;) Es braucht ein paar Spiele, um wirklich hinter das System zu kommen, auch wenn alles wirklich gut erklärt wird. Die Mechanics und Taktiken rauszubekommen, benötigt halt ein bisschen Hirnschmalz ^^ Ich kann das aber definitiv empfehlen und es macht einen tollen Eindruck :D