Wildfrost

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Hours played at review time, across 854 reviews with recorded playtime.

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Art style is what drew me in for this rogue-lite deck builder Didn't realize how bopping the soundtrack was Played it primarily on steam deck and it ran really well Controls worked out fine, although using a mouse is much easier The game starts with one faction and does a good job with gradual unlocks as to not be overwhelming There are in total three different factions, each with their own starting deck You start by picking one captain with a randomized health, damage, attack speed value and possibly a unique effect (like freezing an enemy on hit) and then progress through multiple levels of battles and shops As with all rogue-lite deck builders, you're presented with a myriad of build options through adding cards or enhancing them via charms (little trinkets that are directly attached to the cards themselves) The charm-mechanic is really neat, it adds a good chunk of variety for any given card For example, a regular wooden training dummy would normally just tank a single hit for you But add a shielding charm, and now it's a solid, reliable defender Or add an exploding charm on it, now it's a deadly landmine The two-lane system does add in a bit of tactical positioning which I really appreciate (strategy, but not too intense) and the Ally system (extra team-mates) really help to keep gameplay interesting Now, these are a couple of major caveats for all potential buyers (and not trying to scare you away) The game is difficult I beat the big bad at the end of the game (requiring a handful of successful runs - i believe 7 in total) and my win stats showed I had a 6% win ratio overall If you're a person who's bothered by failing many times before succeeding, then be cautious before you buy The second caveat is the revenge mechanic I'll start with saying that I appreciate that a revenge mechanic even exists But boy can it screw you over hard if you're not careful When you clear a run, the big bad will possess the deck you used, and then boom - you're facing against it the next run, and it doesn't change over until you beat it Made a super awesome powerful counter deck that demolishes enemies if they so much as sneeze at you? Sorry, that's a you problem now There are always ways to overcome it, however Certain builds will defeat other certain builds like a rock-paper-scissors situation I will say that you can get what the game offers (unlocking most cards and builds) in about 10-20 hrs But getting to end credits takes a significant while and was a bit rough in terms of RNG and difficulty (did it in the end though) Shame that there isn't any epilogue, but hey, it's a rogue-lite deck builder TL:DR I recommend this game It's fun, neat, snappy, scratches that RNG rogue-lite itch with a good variety of build options It's very difficult, and will take hours to even get your first successful run (but keep at it) Art style is cute-as, music is something to jam to while pummelling (or being pummelled) It's on sale atm, so grab it for a good, solid time