Shards of Order

A solid deckbuilder with a generic story, [b]Shards of Order[/b] brings some refreshing mechanics to shake up the usual sea of copycats. Your tastes will determine whether the RPG side hooks you. If I had to separate my feelings about the RPG and the deckbuilding, I’d say the former was basic and predictable, but the latter was engaging enough that I could shrug off the story and focus on the gameplay. I think it handles the party-driven approach very cleanly: You’re building one deck composed of three characters’ cards, with total control over your deck between battles. You can freely respec and try out other combinations as you unlock more cards, making this a very skill-driven experience where you aren’t relying on random card rewards to make your build work. If you’re stuck in a chapter, it’s on you to figure out a combination that solves the problem. You can mix the characters’ cards in whatever proportions you wish, but you’re definitely encouraged to share the love between all three. I am also a fan of the way energy is shaken up by making all enemy actions’ turns come out based on ‘time’, with your card costs deducting from their time. It makes prioritizing kills and deter…

Good game, enjoyed it.

me and all me homies hate javan

Fun short game, somewhat in the vein of Thronebreaker, with an interesting twist on turns.

Extremely confusing game, with a terrible tutorial. I will look for some YouTube, or else refund. Adding cards is so easy but the most confusing part of the game. I have 6 cards and still can't advance the game to the next fight? TUTORIAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

- The game actually shows your characters' armors and weapons instead of just being background buffs, wish there were more of them to mess with. - Art style and monster designs are GOD TIER. - The cripple mechanic kinda punishes you too hard, I'd rather reset the fight than took 9999 damage per redraw just to lose anyway. - Nothing bad happens to you when you abuse "Beg" as far as I can tell, (wonder if anyone can finish the game without it...)