Big fan of survivor games but this one isn't clicking with me.

Feels unbalanced, tedious and too reliant on luck.
Can't bring myself to not close the game right after launching it.

Having to keep the desired attack type is obnoxious. Constantly being offered options that deviate from your direction and even ruin your build is obnoxious. Usually you'd craft a wacky build with some degree of control over it but here it's like you're forced to adapt to what you're given, otherwise you tend to fall behind on damage and currency.

Most items have a mix and match of situational conditions with different damage types, like dealing a critical hit with corrosive damage will deal additional curse damage.

Burn, curse, corrosive and blast damage...
I'm not even sure if there's any additional effect that differentiates them other than labels.

Tarot challenges are 'picked' blindly with the objective to either kill all enemies or survive. Some of them even nullify your build or are near impossible if you were not given enough damage options.

For example, 'The World' challenge keeps throwing rows and columns of enemies at you with very little gaps. All while you can't attack and your movement speed AND vision are decreasing to null unless you use the ability to stop time briefly. It usually spells the end of a run in my case, especially when playing the Lovers with two hitboxes.

As it is, there's no choice to be made, why even offer to pick a card, might as well skip that process. Shouldn't the player know which Tarot challenge they can choose if it is unlocked?

Big fan of survivor games but this one isn't clicking with me. Feels unbalanced, tedious and too reliant on luck. Can't bring myself to not close the game right after launching it. Having to keep the desired attack type is obnoxious. Constantly being offered options that deviate from your direction and even ruin your build is obnoxious. Usually you'd craft a wacky build with some degree of control over it but here it's like you're forced to adapt to what you're given, otherwise you tend to fall behind on damage and currency. Most items have a mix and match of situational conditions with different damage types, like dealing a critical hit with corrosive damage will deal additional curse damage. Burn, curse, corrosive and blast damage... I'm not even sure if there's any additional effect that differentiates them other than labels. Tarot challenges are 'picked' blindly with the objective to either kill all enemies or survive. Some of them even nullify your build or are near impossible if you were not given enough damage options. For example, 'The World' challenge keeps throwing rows and columns of enemies at you with very little gaps. All while you can't attack and your movement speed AND vision are decreasing to null unless you use the ability to stop time briefly. It usually spells the end of a run in my case, especially when playing the Lovers with two hitboxes. As it is, there's no choice to be made, why even offer to pick a card, might as well skip that process. Shouldn't the player know which Tarot challenge they can choose if it is unlocked?