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.
https://www.a90skid.com/steamworld-quest-review-nintendo-switch/
For the record, I got about 14 hours out of the first playthrough.
Count on SteamWorld Quest to give you a challenge worthy of your best cards, too. The game's not a pushover, even on normal mode. Enemies aren't afraid to use buffs, debuffs, and status-sapping attacks like Poison and Burn. There's a hard mode if you're up for it (you can change the game's difficulty at any time), and there's a Coliseum where you can test your endurance against a veritable parade of baddies.
Like most SteamWorld games, SteamWorld Quest is over quickly. The chapter-by-chapter progression is linear, and every area you explore is divided into rooms (the format reminds me of Odin Sphere). There are hidden treasures and hidden rooms to find in each chapter, but don't expect to do a lot of exploration. You make all your purchases from one travelling merchant (who's admittedly a hoot) and are expected to follow a straight path.
Yet, I never found SteamWorld Quest tedious, even when I wished to slip my bonds and explore more of the world contained outside its invisible walls. The lack of random encounters helps. All enemies appear directly in-level, and you can initiate a first strike if you whack them with Armilly's sword. Dead enemies stay dead on the level maps, though they can resurrect if you approach a Gilgamech hero statue and ask to be healed. Dark Souls Bonfires: Not even the SteamWorld universe can escape them.
hmmm reviews seem to be in the 7s
referring to Easy Allies and Boomstick gaming which I tend to trust
You sold me.I played and beat it, it was a pretty enjoyable experience. It felt like Baten Kaitos lite.
hmmm reviews seem to be in the 7s
referring to Easy Allies and Boomstick gaming which I tend to trust
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?
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.1st steamworld game I will probably skip. Not interested in a story light card battler at all.
Huh, they broke the embargo an hour early. 4pm GMT which is 5pm BST here in the UK. 5 minutes to go anyway :)
Edit -
My review just went live here - https://gaminglyf.com/reviews/2019-04-23-steamworld-quest-review-hearthstone-meets-final-fantasy/
I gave it 4/5. Really enjoyed my time with the game, took me roughly 12hrs 20 minutes to complete for those interested. Feel free to ask any questions and I'll do my best to answer!
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?
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?
Yeah, I want to know more about the difficulty as well. Couldn't finish Thronebreaker because battles were mind numbing after some point.
Can't watch the trailer right now. Is this another Nintendo exclusive at launch? I'm interested but only have a PS4.
Cool thanks for that clarification!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).
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 played on the default difficulty, and it had some really challenging spikes here and there.
Baten Kaitos?I played and beat it, it was a pretty enjoyable experience. It felt like Baten Kaitos lite.
-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