Primal Fray: Prologue

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An enjoyable concept, I'm interested in seeing what the full game can do for sure. Having units themselves be generators or consumers is a fun mechanic. The units individually being relatively simple is great, it means they can do something 'big' well. The balance is a little 'stiff' at the moment, at least at the beginner level. Grabbing a bunch of Ice guys to throw down shields is extremely powerful as the fail spiral of losing units is extreme and you have to spend a node to level between battles. Also, units being separated between generators and consumers puts more pressure on the 5 element system to get the right units and not lose anyone. Hard to tell if this is something that I simply must adapt to or I'm hoping will change in the full version.

Nothing like oldschool pokemons, but still decent tamer game

A decent tactics roguelike with plenty to offer, but still needs work on balance if it wants to really excel. Try out the demo since it is free. Otherwise I would recommend looking at Into the Breach, Tyrant's Blessing, or Dark Quest 3. +Art style +Turn-based tactics +Variety of monsters to summon +Variety of abilities +Mana system makes interesting choices/combos +Free demo -No key rebinding -Barebones options -No resolution settings -Blurry visuals -No voice -Slow movement -Lacking music -Lacking story -Units don't heal between maps -Can't easily see enemy attack range -Dead units are lost forever -Balance issues -Some minions are just palette swaps -Can't undo place/move -Can softlock where can't reach enemy/attack

Overall interesting and good concept, but the difficulty is pretty brutal. Losing any primal in your party or choosing ones that don't complement are a quick path to frustrating loss.

Fun game looking forward to seeing more from them!