Encounter: The Lost Cards was sent to me by Encounter GG, which I always appreciate, and going into this, I knew nothing about it beyond this trailer, and I will say no $10 card game needs to have a song that goes this hard.
Seriously, the song is great, and perfectly describes how the game is played and what it is about. The game is all about managing your inventory, using your AP in the best way possible to kill enemies, defending yourself, and winning battles. The gameplay is as simplistic as it gets. Mastering it is a different matter completely.
The game starts out with a tutorial explaining everything you need to know to get you started, but it does leave a bit out. Knowing what these Minor tarot cards even do is a bit of an oversight in my opinion. As best I can tell, they help determine what sort of things you will come across in your run as you attempt to find specific Major cards for your charactors over all goal. This changes depending on whose perspective the game’s story is being told from, which I found to be amazing. I love the story and the direction it is taking.
The biggest issue I had with the game is that there are huge, sudden difficulty spikes. One moment, you are doing just fine, and the next, you are suddenly faced with what seems like an insurmountable battle. And sin and being honorable play a very large part in the game, but often you are faced with choices that seem to force you to sin, with only two options, both leading to sin, and the payoff being sin for a lesser reward or sin for a bigger reward.
The game does have a comedic tone that I enjoyed, and while some of the characters had a sexy tone, it wasn’t over the top. For the price, I found the game enjoyable and it is a solid 7/10 experience. Best wishes, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
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