Black Jacket is the newest roguelike card game from Skystone Games, and they were nice enough to pass me a copy. The game’s concept is quite simple. You are playing a version of blackjack, and the closest person to 21 wins. Now if it were actually that simple, every loser in Vegas would be a winner, and this game would be over before it even started.
See, in this game, every suit has special abilities. Some will burn your opponents’ cards and maybe even your own, which is more useful than it sounds. Another will allow you to force them to play cards on their side of the field that lowers their score or simply takes up valuable space. Worse, a certain person you will play can rotate cards completely. More than once, my perfect 21 turned into their 21. Getting to 21 sometimes isn’t the best way to win.
All of this strategy is meaningless if the story on which the game is built is bad. While gambling your way out of hell sounds mundane, the people you meet are what is important, and I won’t speak on them other than to say they are truly what kept me playing. Why is this woman, simply known as Better, so angry with me? Why was this literal child cast into hell in the first place? These questions are answered, but first, you will have to master the mechanics of the game. With hundreds of cards and artifacts to unlock, there are plenty of reasons to play one more round. This is a 9/10 title if I ever played one. Best wishes, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
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