Played a few runs, the game is pretty darn fun as you might expect but since it's still in early access it might not have that much content yet. I will say it feels like a much more polished and fun version of StS1 so far, and I haven't even tried multiplayer yet.
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When Slay the Spire 2 was announced, I was honestly skeptical of how they'd top the original. StS is the game that ruined all other roguelikes for me just for how damn polished it is.
I can confidently say StS2 has raised the bar. It's actually the smaller details that have impressed me most, like the way doing nothing is never an option at events. And enchantments are such a cool mechanic, gears are spinning in my head looking for fun things I can do with them. Equally cool when enemies can negatively enchant my cards too, new kinds of combat challenges.
I still don't know how I feel about Ancients, it's weird not having energy relics anymore. But part of me kind of likes that this is weird and different, it is by far the biggest change that makes for a totally new meta to explore. I can already tell that mastering this game will be a journey.
EVERY Balatro streamer is doing StS2 today
But it hasn't launched? It's only in early access (IE pay us to beta test our game).
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it's so gooooooood, one of my favorite games in the last decade, I'm so excited!
The servers were struggling with all the people trying to buy it at release, including me. I had been hoping to get a few floors in before heading to work...
No gog release ?
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I was up hours past my bedtime. I saw the email and bought without hesitation. It may not be my favorite game, but the original has my highest recorded play time in my library. I'm sure a game like smash or minecraft are up there, but I don't feel the same way about them. Like I actively avoid slay the spire otherwise it will impact my personal responsibilities.
Only played two incomplete runs so far, but am I crazy to think that the game is nearly identical to the first game? It's the same game!
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