Battle Poet

6/10 CCG in poetry setting TLDR: the unusual "citing of poems" setting might feel too abstract for a comprehensible TBS/CCG. But one has to admit it's a fresh idea. You have to be both the "math" and the "poetry" type to enjoy this, which I guess is a rare combo Good: + unique setting where "attacks" are lines of a poem that influence your character's stats and inflict damage to "spiritual" enemies + minimalistic grayscale presentation resembles traditional Chinese/Japanese illustrations So-so: +/- the setting is so abstract that it's hard to get into the game. It seems that the narrative here is bound in Asian mythology/religions(?) so it's all kinda opaque to a European player like myself +/- tutorial isn't clear enough. Maybe it should have been more technical- and less narrative-centered Bad: - nothing [table][tr][th][i]I'm a Steam curator, you can [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/43946907-Friendly-Nerd/]follow me[/url][/i][/th][/tr][/table]

Great little free rogue-lite game. Uses lines of poems instead of cards. As you move through the story your "deck" of poetic lines expand. There is an actual story and lore as you progress which was a nice surprise. It was not obvious at first. I actually am very interested in more world lore and seeing this expand to something more. Great "freebie" if you like rogue-lites and lore to go with your playing. Only negative feedback I have is this: It took me few runs to figure out the difference between the two stances in your opening move. The tutorial wasn't clear on them really. Once I got that I was able to effectively build my poems and enjoy the game a lot more.

I love the style of this game. The combat is quite easy to understand (if a bit confusing on order?), though I constantly fail and falter. Runs perfectly on a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Windows 11 Laptop.

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The art style is awesome, it reminds me of the dream sequence in the beginning of Kung fu panda 1 (if you can do somethign with that), the soundtrack is very zen and relaxing, the "combat" is interesting and engaging and very strategic overall 9.5/10 (i have played two runs)

Truth be told, i was constantly tageting myself to observe how the combat works out, i was wrong i guess. I wholeheartedly admire, encourage and support such games.Highly recommended.