Spoiler warning: if you have not played the game yet, do yourself a favour and stop reading this post, don’t look up anything about the game, and give it a go. You will not regret it.
Last warning. For real. :D
I tried the game out a couple of years ago when it was free on PS+ Extra and liked it a lot. Didn’t end up playing all too much and once my Extra subscription ran out, I lost access to the game. I still wanted to keep playing it so I bought the game on sale for I think 10€? Still didn’t keep playing the game further than Act 2 because I wanted my SO to play the game with me and experience all the twists and turns of this awesome game. We haven’t played it further together still, and what better way to try out my new PC than with Inscryption. :)
I had watched a playthrough by Northernlion back when the game dropped and was amazed by the depth and complexity of the game but also of all the kinds of different genres that were blended into tight package. Act 2 distilled the already basic premise of the game down to its core and introduced all the different mechanics the rest of the game would be showing. The inclusions of the ARG component made the game even more special.
The ending when Grimora deletes the game and all the bosses reappear for a final battle was amazingly done, and I even teared up a little when Leshy showed up for the final time for another battle. It just felt so heartfelt when he even went so far as ignore the health points just so we could play a little longer before everything vanishes.
The ending was a little open-ended, I feel like. Luke is killed by an agent of GameFuna, but ultimately, the video game equivalent of the physical card game Inscryption still exists, so maybe a sequel would make sense to tie up the few loose ends? Then again, maybe it would invalidate the experience as a whole if a sequel is shoehorned into existence.
I havent’t really thought about what to write exactly - just wanted gush about the game a little and maybe inspire some people to give it a try too if they haven’t yet.
How did you like the game? Did you enjoy the different genres mixed into it? Any act that you especially liked? Act 3 is probably my favourite gameplay-wise.
I haven’t read the body of your post (don’t want any spoilers), but I’ve always had a very tough time getting into this game. I think it’s the strategy of how to play the cards because I always get my ass handed to me. I’ve solved some of the puzzles around the room, but some of them I just selected random things and the drawer opened.
I’ll have to sit down and give it a serious go at some point. I love roguelike games, but only for so many deaths which will start to annoy me.
I go in blind as possible with every game I play, but this is a tough cookie to not look up spoilers due to how bad I am at this game.
How you modify cards is important. High blood costs are hard to play and need to be worth it. It’s been a while since I played but I found most success with keeping blood costs down, cards that return to hand when destroyed, and attacking multiple lanes. Stinky is also surprisingly useful at times.
My first successful run was as a result of creating a card that cost 0 and returned to my hand when killed. You definitely need to play a couple runs to build up a strategy and create some cards that go in the deck.
Mantis God all the way. And OP death cards are fun too. I had a 1 mana 7/7 with flying and double strike the other run, I think, which was pretty nuts