https://www.a90skid.com/steamworld-quest-review-nintendo-switch/
For the record, I got about 14 hours out of the first playthrough.
For the record, I got about 14 hours out of the first playthrough.
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SteamWorld Quest - Official Launch Trailer - Out on April 25th
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USGamer 4 out of 5-
https://www.usgamer.net/articles/steamworld-quest-hand-of-gilgamech-review
"SteamWorld Quest is a diet RPG, but it still contains plentiful portions of Image & Form's unique charm and humor. Its card-based battle system is engaging, and you might find yourself enjoying it a lot even if you're not a big fan of digital card games. Expect a straightforward journey that ends much sooner than most RPGs, but maybe a 15-hour quest isn't such a bad thing in a genre that keeps piling on 100-hour epics"
https://www.usgamer.net/articles/steamworld-quest-hand-of-gilgamech-review
"SteamWorld Quest is a diet RPG, but it still contains plentiful portions of Image & Form's unique charm and humor. Its card-based battle system is engaging, and you might find yourself enjoying it a lot even if you're not a big fan of digital card games. Expect a straightforward journey that ends much sooner than most RPGs, but maybe a 15-hour quest isn't such a bad thing in a genre that keeps piling on 100-hour epics"
What difficulty did you play on? What would you recommend?
If you want to discover the relation of Quest with past games on your own, avoid the USGamer review =P
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I won't link my own video in this post so that I can avoid doing self-promo, but I want to chime in and say that Steamworld Quest is great. When I wasn't playing the game, I was thinking about it and all the things I wanted to try with cards I wasn't using. I agree with the critique against it (great characters that the story doesn't live up to, as an example), but I&F have a great foundation here and as soon as the credits rolled I was hungry for more. I hope they make another.
Most reviews are in the 8-range, with some 9s and 7s thrown in.
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boomstick's primary concerns was that the overland exploration was barebones, there wasn't a ton of variety with the monsters, and its pretty simple?
A card based battle system in which each character has a specific set of cards that are customizable to your unique style? Stop I can only get so erect.
He's not wrong about the overland, but I don't think that's what the game is about. It's about the battles using the card system. There are more than 70 different monsters (though you only see some of them once).
I'm in act 3 and while the story is simple (but not bad by any means), the writing has been truly stellar. Gameplay is great as well; I have been enjoying it much much more than Slay the Spire for example, and I haven't even touched two of the characters. Gonna save those two for a second playthrough.
Same. Shame though. Setting and art has so much potential to be a proper RPG. Might check it out if on a 75% sale or something. Just not that into card battlers.
Good review. The only part of this review/video that worried me was the line, "I could stick with the same build, I didn't need to change up my tactics very much once I found an optimal build."
... That kiiiinda worries me about these games. I prefer these types of RPGs to force you out of comfort zones and not let you use the same strat over and over again. I need to read/listen to other reviews, but that was a concerning line. That kind of reminds me of playing Battle Chasers. It was easy to find an "optimal build" and then just keep repeating your offense over and over again until you win.
Is the combat more strategic than most RPGs?
Hmm. I was admittedly hoping this would be more "RPG with card-based battle system," not "card-focused game with minimal RPG elements."
Was also hoping that ~25hr estimate was more accurate, but it doesn't sound like there's much optional content at all.
Was also hoping that ~25hr estimate was more accurate, but it doesn't sound like there's much optional content at all.
Yeah, I want to know more about the difficulty as well. Couldn't finish Thronebreaker because battles were mind numbing after some point.
I think I stumbled across a fairly strong combo. Once I settled on it I swapped out some cards here and there which matched the style I was going for as I came across them, but when I experimented with the other characters I found myself feeling worse off. I imagine most will create completely different builds though - there's a hell of a lot of flexibility available. I personally struggled to find viable builds for the other characters but that doesn't mean someone else wouldn't. It just depends how you like to play I'd say!
There's a real difficulty spike right towards the end and the colloseum definitely forces you to switch things up in the tougher rounds. If you put it on hard you'll be in for a challenge for sure (difficulty can be changed on the fly too).
Is there gonna be a review thread for this? Anxious for the reviews and I like them to be easily plopped together for me!
OK ignore me, I clearly hadn't read the rest of the thread.
OK ignore me, I clearly hadn't read the rest of the thread.
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Can't watch the trailer right now. Is this another Nintendo exclusive at launch? I'm interested but only have a PS4.
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IGN 8.6
I liked the opening statement. While its a card game, it doesn't feel like it. Feels more like Final Fantasy, then Hearthstone.
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I'm intrigued, sounds like this will probably be coming to PS4 in the future, I'll be on the lookout.
Cool thanks for that clarification!
Would you say this game is like 75% combst and 20% tinkering with your deck and Maye 5% exploration and story? That's what all the videos have made it seem like.
I'd say that's about right, roughly! Maybe a tad more on the exploration side. There's numerous hidden bits and bobs in every level.
I played on the default difficulty, and it had some really challenging spikes here and there.
My wife is OBSESSED with Slay the Spire (on PC). I'm curious about purchasing this for myself and seeing if she'll be into it. This looks nothing like STS, since the card mechanic is really just... your usual turn based RPG combat, with, cards.
Nice. 80 metacritic and short length for an RPG is a good thing with my game backlog, started a new game of Odyssey and also just got division 2 and just now anthem
Going to put up my review tomorrow if I can get it plow through editing the video tonight. Short version: It's yet another Steamworld game, in as much as it stands out for how it bucks the trends typically expected of the genre, albeit not to the same success as Heist or Steamworld Dig 1 & 2.
-The card-based combat has a fair amount of depth to it once you start to unlock combos but the opening hours can be a bit dull with how often you'll find yourself using the same cards; early on, there's rarely any moment where you'll find a need to swap out your beginning decks and it takes some time before you get any cards you'll want to add to your deck (Coppernica's glass cannon card comes in handy during some of the trickier boss fights) or party members with whom you can activate combos/special effects like having a chance to instantly kill an enemy
-The game's difficulty spikes all over the place; some chapters are an absolute cruise while others will see you getting destroyed by the boss despite wielding the best equipment you can buy/find.
-The dialogue in this game is drowning in memes and humor that detracts from the more serious tone that Quest in going for. While previous Steamworld games had their share of jokes, they were nowhere near. Also they didn't reference"Milkshake". If you like memes, you'll love the dialogue in this game but I found it to be more disappointing since Quest can be funny when it's trying something original (or at least referencing a meme that I haven't seen a million times before), namely with how clever it can be in how it subverts the typical tropes one would find in a more straight-faced scenario
-You've probably seen it in the trailer but this game is gorgeous; easily the best looking game in the series, Hand of Gilgamech's steampunk-like aesthetic works wonderfully in a fantasy kingdom a la Dragon Quest.
Of the loosely connected Steamworld series, Heist is still the strongest offering but Steamworld Quest comes recommended based solely on the strength of its unique take on turn-based combat.
-The card-based combat has a fair amount of depth to it once you start to unlock combos but the opening hours can be a bit dull with how often you'll find yourself using the same cards; early on, there's rarely any moment where you'll find a need to swap out your beginning decks and it takes some time before you get any cards you'll want to add to your deck (Coppernica's glass cannon card comes in handy during some of the trickier boss fights) or party members with whom you can activate combos/special effects like having a chance to instantly kill an enemy
-The game's difficulty spikes all over the place; some chapters are an absolute cruise while others will see you getting destroyed by the boss despite wielding the best equipment you can buy/find.
-The dialogue in this game is drowning in memes and humor that detracts from the more serious tone that Quest in going for. While previous Steamworld games had their share of jokes, they were nowhere near. Also they didn't reference"Milkshake". If you like memes, you'll love the dialogue in this game but I found it to be more disappointing since Quest can be funny when it's trying something original (or at least referencing a meme that I haven't seen a million times before), namely with how clever it can be in how it subverts the typical tropes one would find in a more straight-faced scenario
-You've probably seen it in the trailer but this game is gorgeous; easily the best looking game in the series, Hand of Gilgamech's steampunk-like aesthetic works wonderfully in a fantasy kingdom a la Dragon Quest.
Of the loosely connected Steamworld series, Heist is still the strongest offering but Steamworld Quest comes recommended based solely on the strength of its unique take on turn-based combat.
