

You die a lot, but, you get better at it and with any luck you get really cool gear and you start putting the smack down and destroying everyone in your path.until your ammo starts running low and you've got a bad curse and the demons of Bullet Hell that you've been dragged down to are too tough, but there's always next time.We all know the feeling when a game that looks great and you really wanted to play it gets canceled. On the other hand, maybe it’s the better solution.

At least when compared to little bits of info constantly appearing keeping you hooked but just never delivering. And even games have such titles among them.įans of the Game of Thrones books could probably write a seperate book about waiting for a book. Games like Agent from Rockstar, EITR, Routine, and many more… and until recently, even the open-world hand-drawn RPG Griftlands. But Griftlands is among us so let’s see whether it lives up to the very long hype as it is no longer just in alpha on the Epic store but also available in early access on Steam.Īnd before the review itself starts, I need to say that Griftlands is no longer an RPG game. At least when it comes to the core gameplay loop. The developers realized that if they continued on the path towards creating an RPG they would have likely never have finished. So, they turned the core gameplay loop into a card game instead. I will be honest, there is more I need to say before the review of the game itself unfolds. I need to tell you why Griftlands excited me. The stylized comic-like graphics inside a sci-fi world was certainly a big part of that. But the biggest thing for me was the advertised option to talk you way out of everything. I do like combat but when a game proclaims you can talk you way out of everything – that’s gonna be a challenge! And I LOVE challenges!īut then the cards game. And don’t get me wrong, I like cards games.īecause of the amazing success of Hearthstone and Slay the Spire card-game mechanics seem to be taking over the world. Monster Train is an amazing successor to Slay the Spire and Hearthstone is still one of the few games I play purely for fun. But that doesn’t mean I want every game I play to be a card game. Sadly, the first impression wasn’t that great. The first few hours were confusing as heck. I was constantly scratching my head in confusion. This is because Griftlands doesn’t shy away from throwing you under the bus. The problem is that there is too much to learn too quickly.
