Exostenza 最近的评测

TL;DR It's worth every cent at full price if you like turn based combat JRPGs.

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I pirated this game and about six hours into it I realised that this is probably not only the game of the year but could be a contender for one of the best games of all time. I almost never buy games close to release because I'm a patient gamer and like to play games after they've been patched up and content complete (post release updates and paid DLC) and are on a good sale. This is one of those rare gems that deserves paying full price to be supported as much as possible as these developers have clearly made this game with passion and every aspect of it exudes excellence. The last few games I bought for full price close to release in order to support the devs were Baldur's Gate 3, Prey (2017), and The Witcher 3 so you know that games have to be really good for me to buy for full price so close to release.

Since I'm still in the early game I'm not going to comment about the engaging systems, fantastic aesthetics, and gripping story at the moment and all I really have to say is that if you like turn based combat JRPGs then you have to buy this and play it ASAP.

Don't listen to the haters whining about that it's imbalanced and too hard. Just expect the first couple of rounds that you play to get absolutely annihilated by the boss and then once you understand what you're supposed to be doing and unlock a few more things it's pretty easy to win almost every single time at any difficulty.

It's a really fun tower defence game with a ton of variety which means that it has serious replayability.

Updated opinion:

Screw this Paradox enshittification DLC model. Such a good game mired by tiny bits of expensive DLC. It's just so frustrating enjoying a Paradox published game because the predatory DLC model that they push is the epitome of everything that is wrong with modern corporate gaming business models. I just don't know anymore... I want to buy the new DLC because this game is great but that only encourages this greed driven DLC policy behaviour so I'm trying my best to hold off. Great game but I had to change the thumbs up to a thumbs down because of this Paradox DLC crap.

Original review:

Scumbag Paradox interactive DLC business model aside this is an absolute blast of the game to play in co-op with a buddy. We're 60 hours in and I feel like we're just getting started. I have a feeling this is one of those games that I'll have a couple hundred hours in before I'm bored of it.

Definitely only buy the game and the DLC on a sale as the prices are absolutely ridiculous if you want to get the whole package.

If you like turn based deck builders this is about as good as it gets - especially if you're interested in playing co-op.

The first spiritual successor to stronghold that I've enjoyed just as much as the original. I love Anna style economy management with base building, light rts and, lots of tower defence. This game is so much fun and if you're considering it I would say go for it. I think it's worth every penny.

Great tower defence game that adds light base building and economy management.

Update: I've put about 35 hours into this game since I gave it the original thumbs up. It's definitely a good game while it's also getting a lot of post launch support which is encouraging. I'm 35 hours in and I feel like I have at least 20 or 30 more hours left in me before I get bored of it. I like how the developer keeps adding new things so coming back after a few months there's usually some new stuff to tinker around with. It's definitely one of the better tower defence games out there so if this game looks appealing to you I would highly suggest buying it.

It's one damned fine racing game and worth every penny. I can't believe I passed this up for so long.

Roguelike Bomberman is tons of fun. I'm getting way more out of this than I thought I would. Definitely a buy for full price and on a sale it is a no brainer.

An absolute blast. Better in every way than the original already. I'm excited to see what content is going to be added in the future.

It's by far the most addicting deck builder game I've ever played. I don't care if you like deck builders and I don't care if you don't like card games you just need to buy this game.

It's that good.

So far it's really good. Actually, I think I'm enjoying it a little bit more than slay the spire. If you like deck builders then I would say that this is a do not pass up game. There's just so much more going on than any other deck builder that I played which is awesome.