Rogue Waters

Does this game have bugs? Yes most definitely. Thankfully none of mine were gamebreaking. I enjoyed it enough to beat the main story and wishlist the DLC, but there are bugs. A lot of bugs.

Mostly giving this a thumbs up because I feel the game deserves a better rating than it's currently getting, having said that, I wish there as a neutral rating. This is a great RPG matching Xcom style gameplay with a nice rougelite loop. The story is good, the game is as long as you'd really like it to be. I downloaded this thinking it was something else but got really immersed in the experience. The characters are fun, the visuals are great, the loop is interesting enough but my god, the bugs. This game really needs some patches, I didn't get any game breaking bugs which leads me to believe people are exaggerating, having said that. I did encounter a lot of bugs that related to combat that irritated me, stuns not working, items not working, attacks not registering etc. It's a shame because with a few small tweaks there's a real gem here, wish the developers would stop working on DLC and work on some fixes. At the moment the bugs really affect you on harder difficulties and they make the game feel a little cheap and unfair.

nice game. i do like a turn based combat, ship upgrades, cannons mini game (hit cannons or modules or crew), crew progression, adjustable difficulty, diversity of enemies. i don't like lack of content. basically it's rogue like so all cool upgrades and progress is reset after run. points to upgrade team/ship etc are nice but it doesn't feel enough of progression. as well as team members level up. it does have a knack of one more run, but after story is finished (which is basically just dialogue without meaningful game mechanic change) keep doing new runs starting to feel pointless. i do recommend on discount.

Overall, solid game. It's got that drip feed progression that can REALLY hook you. The temporary equipment you can get on a run gives you a ton of chances to see how they work and what favors your play style. The ship-to-ship combat is an excellent minigame level of choosing what you will and will not tolerate in an encounter, what is worth wiping off the board versus what you are willing to suffer (I do still want to, at least once, win a fight BEFORE the boarding). And I do enjoy that even LOSING a run isn't so impactful on your total earnings if you lose at the boss fight. I do think their algo for the battle maps needs some tweaking, because so many of them make ANY choice to the sides becoming a silo for all future choices. Maps need more re-linking back into the main vein. I also wish players got more mobility based controls. Like, running from a Cook is risky work (Because they get a free swipe) and moving past a Spearmaiden is basically impossible (because all squares next to them cost double move points). And maybe a special Captain Only item slot with an array of items that give one specific ability as a way for every player to differentiate their captain independent …

great game hard to stop playing.

Excellent game! Highly re-playable turn based tactics. The pirate aesthetics are nice and the backstory is surprisingly interesting.