man i was hoping you would turn this one into series after the last spell. thank you so much for these! i really enjoy watching your vids man, you are like an oasis in the middle of a desert since nobody is doing uncut, long lets plays anymore. thank you for doing what you are doing
Personally, I like deckbuilders. I think the fact that they've gotten so popular over the last few years has kind of tarnished the genre, because there's a lot of subpar ones out there. But this one looks VERY good. I would love to see more.
I think the problem is not that there are a ton of deckbuilders but they all have the same gameplay: the correct strategy is to find some broken combo and remove the rest of your deck so you can do it more often. This was fine when it was just one or two games, but all of them play the same. It's like all the Vampire Survivors clones that all try to innovate with things that are unrelated to the gameplay loop, so they all blur into each other.
@@nidungr3496 Good point, and I agree. Innovation is hard, but that doesn't mean somebody can't have a fresh take on an old formula. I don't think this game is going to break any boundaries, like Rimworld did for Dwarf Fortress fans, but I think there's enough here that it's not just another Slay the Spire clone.
Absolutely loved the demo. This game has been on the top of my wish list since I played it. So jealous you get to play early! Keep up the great content as always!
BROO I'm still trying to get through your last spell series and you drop THIS!!?? Ima need this series yesterday man. Gimme a min but I'll definitely be watching the crap outta this.
Hi retromation, love your video's. I might have missed something but I think you misunderstand the poison mechanic. If you add 1 poison to an existing stack it adds way more value than if you re-apply it after it runs out. Example: 5 poison + 1 extra poison The poison deals the following damage. 5+1, 4+1, 3+1, 2+1, 1+1, 0+1 For a total of 6 added damage by the +1 poison effect. 0 poison + 1 extra poison The poison deals the following damage. 0+1 For a total of 1 added damage by the +1 poison effect. (This also applies for most games bleed effect) I hope this helps, Cheers
Nah, I am aware of how that works. I believe what you're referring to is the fight with the enemies that had Damage Block. It was irrelevant how much damage they took as it would always equal 1, so min-maxing damage on them is worse than useless.
Wait, your minions become the last boss of your next run? That's such a fun mechanic! Kinda encourages you to not go to make TOO broken a run (unless you really want the challenge), which is nice given how many Deckbuilders end up getting stuck in a loop of nonstop wins. Like, fighting that upgraded Snoffel you crafted seems like it'll be an absolute pain.
not really, it has smackback and frost/snow but they also only gave it 16 hp and no snow shield, meaning the exact same tactic that he used for every other enemy will obliterate him wallop is in a similar fashion, they boosted him by giving it 20 hp and merging his effect into normal damage numbers, but without things like a shield he's ironically less of a threat they don't seem to give you enough charms (maybe with crafting since it seems to open later?) to make anything so broken as to really up the difficulty even oakgoon since she attacks less often, deals half the damage, has slightly less health and doesn't scale is ironically an easier boss than the initial frost guardian (despite when she does attack dealing 3 snow to an enemy) that said...it is an interesting mechanic and will be neat to see just how impossible a run you can build for yourself
39:45 i know i'm three weeks late but actually that charm is amazing on flame water. Instead of needing to bother with applying it six times over six (or more) draws you just apply it once and then it stops clogging up your deck.
1:09:47 That's the point in my second run where I just stared in total shock and horror for a solid minute. XD And then when the bit at 1:16:33 I knew we were dealing with the best kind of supervillain developers. XD
I’m pretty sure that consume on the frenzy charm means that the thing you put it on can only apply the frenzy once, not that the card can only be used once ever, so you can’t give infinite frenzy
I've played the demo so much I can't wait to do full runs and try the other clans. I am curious if you can fight the end boss again once it's beaten and becomes your team
I was a beta tester for the game and I really hope they’ve toned the difficulty as it was soooo hard before Enemies get crazy strong throughout the run and your own units never got “out of control” strong to counter them Absolutely stellar presentation so I hope the release version feels fair!
@@Retromation haha gotcha. I was just curious because there is a mechanic in the game related to beating the final boss, and I was curious if we were going to see that crop up in this run.
It's no STS but it is okay for what it's trying to do other than the RNG is tuned way too high in Wild Frost because sometimes it doesn't matter what choices you make your just fked.
Seeing that the game is out, and that my broke ass can't afford to really splurge on games anyways, I've gone out and watched streamers and youtubers play the game. I've come to the conclusion that its missing... something. I can't really put my finger on it, and its not the encounter balance as the vast majority of steam reviews seem to put forward. Sure, the game is challenging, the learning curve might be a bit steep, but its not that. I think there's a lack of structure. The Leaders aren't fleshed out enough to warrant their role in the deck, they feel like they should be directing the way in which the deck functions but end up feeling like a liability cuz the leader getting taken out is a gameover. Balance between leaders and companions is also egriegous. Chompom is a monster that can easily steamroll encounters if you build your deck around it, while someone like Pyra has a difficult time to shine without more lenghty setup (and in a game based on counters, a really interesting mechanic btw, this spells doom). I think that a leader rework is needed, maybe as non-unit characters and more as a health counter with special abilities (Think Hearthstone), but that's a major change that's unlikely to occur. A campaign mode would also be awesome as a tutorial with fixed encounters, story beats, and maybe a smidge of voice acting (no spoken lines, but emotes the way Hollow Knight characters do). Could help hammer in concepts and tactics that seem to elude some of the less roguelike savvy players. Idk, the game is too well-designed to just let go like that, and I hope the devs can find the missing piece of the puzzle that'll complete the game. Edit: Additional Thoughts. The crown is too strong and too *necessary* to ignore. It's a game design flaw when an option given to you in the shop nontheless is better than everything else. The ability to recall characters to heal is awesome... but it feels like i doesn't matter too often. The problem with leaders compounds this issue since units serve as shields to them. Retreating them is too dangerous and too taxing on the action economy. It feels like you either destroy a fight or struggle through it, with little middle-ground. Healing units also seem mostly irrelevent since dispatching enemies as fast as possible (with the exception of splitting/multiple phase bosses) is pretty much the better option.
man i was hoping you would turn this one into series after the last spell. thank you so much for these! i really enjoy watching your vids man, you are like an oasis in the middle of a desert since nobody is doing uncut, long lets plays anymore. thank you for doing what you are doing
Truth right there! >..
Can't wait to play the full release. Please continue the series!
It's out now :)
Personally, I like deckbuilders. I think the fact that they've gotten so popular over the last few years has kind of tarnished the genre, because there's a lot of subpar ones out there. But this one looks VERY good. I would love to see more.
Knowing it's from chucklefish gives it a lot of promis, looks amazing
I think the problem is not that there are a ton of deckbuilders but they all have the same gameplay: the correct strategy is to find some broken combo and remove the rest of your deck so you can do it more often. This was fine when it was just one or two games, but all of them play the same. It's like all the Vampire Survivors clones that all try to innovate with things that are unrelated to the gameplay loop, so they all blur into each other.
@@pixelpatch Agreed. And I love the soundtrack.
@@nidungr3496 Good point, and I agree. Innovation is hard, but that doesn't mean somebody can't have a fresh take on an old formula. I don't think this game is going to break any boundaries, like Rimworld did for Dwarf Fortress fans, but I think there's enough here that it's not just another Slay the Spire clone.
I know it's superlate but I like how you explain things. I enjoy this playthrough. Thank you!
Absolutely loved the demo. This game has been on the top of my wish list since I played it. So jealous you get to play early! Keep up the great content as always!
I'm so stoked to watch this series ❤ I've wishlisted this game for so long and now I get to see my favorite TH-camr have a series on it 🥺💜
BROO I'm still trying to get through your last spell series and you drop THIS!!??
Ima need this series yesterday man.
Gimme a min but I'll definitely be watching the crap outta this.
I do love to watch you play this game and I hope you continue this series.
Love this game! Played the heck out of the demo a few months back. Instant day1 buy.
Full series of this game please.
What an amazing deckbuilder, very original. Can't wait to pick it up when it releases!
So want this to become a series! This game was an instant add to my wishlist after this video. I love the art style
I would love for this to be a series!
this is a wonderful game and I am glad you decided to play it
Super excited for this series!
I'm really glad to you because of all rougelike series,I like this game series too🎉🎉 finally here is the brand new episode of that series.👍😀
Hi retromation, love your video's.
I might have missed something but I think you misunderstand the poison mechanic.
If you add 1 poison to an existing stack it adds way more value than if you re-apply it after it runs out.
Example:
5 poison + 1 extra poison
The poison deals the following damage.
5+1, 4+1, 3+1, 2+1, 1+1, 0+1
For a total of 6 added damage by the +1 poison effect.
0 poison + 1 extra poison
The poison deals the following damage.
0+1
For a total of 1 added damage by the +1 poison effect.
(This also applies for most games bleed effect)
I hope this helps,
Cheers
Nah, I am aware of how that works. I believe what you're referring to is the fight with the enemies that had Damage Block. It was irrelevant how much damage they took as it would always equal 1, so min-maxing damage on them is worse than useless.
@@Retromation Ah so I did miss something. Thanks for the reply and thanks for the content.
Very excited to see more of these.
Absolutely love this and would definitely watch more
I hope this series continues and I really like how the final boss works or how I can only presume it’s gonna work
Wait, your minions become the last boss of your next run? That's such a fun mechanic!
Kinda encourages you to not go to make TOO broken a run (unless you really want the challenge), which is nice given how many Deckbuilders end up getting stuck in a loop of nonstop wins.
Like, fighting that upgraded Snoffel you crafted seems like it'll be an absolute pain.
not really, it has smackback and frost/snow but they also only gave it 16 hp and no snow shield, meaning the exact same tactic that he used for every other enemy will obliterate him
wallop is in a similar fashion, they boosted him by giving it 20 hp and merging his effect into normal damage numbers, but without things like a shield he's ironically less of a threat
they don't seem to give you enough charms (maybe with crafting since it seems to open later?) to make anything so broken as to really up the difficulty
even oakgoon since she attacks less often, deals half the damage, has slightly less health and doesn't scale is ironically an easier boss than the initial frost guardian (despite when she does attack dealing 3 snow to an enemy)
that said...it is an interesting mechanic and will be neat to see just how impossible a run you can build for yourself
as far non-stop wins
the way I've seen some games stop that is with too much rng as well
so this is cool alternative to that
I was about to say his build would be broken with Yuki until I saw this
Brilliant series! Love it.
Great video as always! Always my daily go to
Would love more of that serie !
I would love to see a series of this!
Art style is SOOO cute!
39:45 i know i'm three weeks late but actually that charm is amazing on flame water. Instead of needing to bother with applying it six times over six (or more) draws you just apply it once and then it stops clogging up your deck.
Bit late to the party but this game reminds me a lot of monster train, a game I really enjoyed. It's always nice to see a quality new deck builder.
I think I will be playing this 😮I really enjoyed The Voice of the Cards 😊 the art style looks cute as well😉
I would love for this to be a new series!
1:09:47 That's the point in my second run where I just stared in total shock and horror for a solid minute. XD
And then when the bit at 1:16:33 I knew we were dealing with the best kind of supervillain developers. XD
Cant wait for the full release!!
Very excited to explore the other tribes, this is great!
100 episode series here we come!
Wednesday can't come soon enough, I wish I could be frozen into one of those pillars until then
Enjoyed showcase!
I’m pretty sure that consume on the frenzy charm means that the thing you put it on can only apply the frenzy once, not that the card can only be used once ever, so you can’t give infinite frenzy
Nope, it works the way I said. I've used it before lol
Would love to see a series
also the little touch of the infamous easter egg of there has to be alway a lich king (frost guarding) wow referance
Wow, after finishing the last spell this is absolutely the best new series I could hope for. I will buy this the second it drops!
Good luck beating your own Snow build!
id love to see more!!
Amazing game and gameplay ....keep playing it.
yes please play more !
Probably going to need to pick this one up myself at some point, just for the novelty of a deckbuilder completely divorced from mana.
Happy Easter
Definitely a fun card battle game!
Would love to see more
I got the demo of this in switch and damn its a tough game, but very fun
It is tough and apparently the demo is barely halfway through the game. Lol
I've played the demo so much I can't wait to do full runs and try the other clans. I am curious if you can fight the end boss again once it's beaten and becomes your team
I don't see option to download demo on steam
I was a beta tester for the game and I really hope they’ve toned the difficulty as it was soooo hard before
Enemies get crazy strong throughout the run and your own units never got “out of control” strong to counter them
Absolutely stellar presentation so I hope the release version feels fair!
Yes I do like to see more
MOAR!
Okay, really really curious what the long term progression of this game looks like....
Dam, snow is just op
I love this game!
The art style reminds me of Adventure Time
is there enough meta progression and things to unlock during playing to keep the long time motivation alive?
Nice! So did you lose your last run with Eas or did you pull it out against the final boss?
I just quit the run, so technically I won my very first run of Wildfrost
@@Retromation haha gotcha. I was just curious because there is a mechanic in the game related to beating the final boss, and I was curious if we were going to see that crop up in this run.
This is such a cute game!
So I keep losing to the 1st boss of the area so I need a lot of help and which of the 3 decks is the best and what's the best advice for the game
Do we have a release date on this yet? I’m so excited!
The game will be released 12 april if all goes accordingly!
So that's what happen when you finish a run? I was not expecting that TBH
I love this game
Don't eat the green snow X.x
Xokdo, que você conseguiu ganhar de primeira e ainda com o deck inicial.
This looks fun! I'm so sad I missed the demo. Why do devs take demos down?
The full game will be released in 2 days.
Snuffle with the poison trinket would've been better imo
Poison and snow to all
And you already use him quite a bit
I believe it would only apply poison to the front enemy, still like you said, he already uses it so many times anyway.
it wouldn't poison all, it poisons front
@@Retromation oh :(
Very good game
Woopwoop
Moooooorrreeeeee🎉
Is there an ascension mode like in slay the spire
sorta, more like a Hades heat system
You play looks soo easy and is dont is a hard game as my perspective but it soo adictive….
All hail the algorithm
I've been thinking... Dont fodder enemies have a little too much health? Like... Maybe 2 less for some sound better
More plz
Btw that krawler because you use snow cake it triggered it effect and it gave 2 block to the numbskull
I hope this one day becomes a mobile game
How can I demo the game??
If you apply flamewater to Snoffel, does he hit all enemies for 1 damage and apply snow? Or just 1 enemy for 1 damage, and 1 snow to all enemies?
the second
Neat game
Errr, Why does it seam like your hero is going to be the end boss next time?
What? This game is already launched or Retro has an early key for the full game?
Early key, out 12th
@@Retromation Thanks, I finished the demo version 2 days ago and I'm in love with this game. I'm very excited for the full version
It's definitely a strat game but I also see it as luck based sometimes.
It's no STS but it is okay for what it's trying to do other than the RNG is tuned way too high in Wild Frost because sometimes it doesn't matter what choices you make your just fked.
It won't let me like the video?
okagoon
Seeing that the game is out, and that my broke ass can't afford to really splurge on games anyways, I've gone out and watched streamers and youtubers play the game. I've come to the conclusion that its missing... something. I can't really put my finger on it, and its not the encounter balance as the vast majority of steam reviews seem to put forward. Sure, the game is challenging, the learning curve might be a bit steep, but its not that. I think there's a lack of structure. The Leaders aren't fleshed out enough to warrant their role in the deck, they feel like they should be directing the way in which the deck functions but end up feeling like a liability cuz the leader getting taken out is a gameover. Balance between leaders and companions is also egriegous. Chompom is a monster that can easily steamroll encounters if you build your deck around it, while someone like Pyra has a difficult time to shine without more lenghty setup (and in a game based on counters, a really interesting mechanic btw, this spells doom). I think that a leader rework is needed, maybe as non-unit characters and more as a health counter with special abilities (Think Hearthstone), but that's a major change that's unlikely to occur. A campaign mode would also be awesome as a tutorial with fixed encounters, story beats, and maybe a smidge of voice acting (no spoken lines, but emotes the way Hollow Knight characters do). Could help hammer in concepts and tactics that seem to elude some of the less roguelike savvy players. Idk, the game is too well-designed to just let go like that, and I hope the devs can find the missing piece of the puzzle that'll complete the game.
Edit: Additional Thoughts.
The crown is too strong and too *necessary* to ignore. It's a game design flaw when an option given to you in the shop nontheless is better than everything else. The ability to recall characters to heal is awesome... but it feels like i doesn't matter too often. The problem with leaders compounds this issue since units serve as shields to them. Retreating them is too dangerous and too taxing on the action economy. It feels like you either destroy a fight or struggle through it, with little middle-ground. Healing units also seem mostly irrelevent since dispatching enemies as fast as possible (with the exception of splitting/multiple phase bosses) is pretty much the better option.
I hope this series continues and I really like how the final boss works or how I can only presume it’s gonna work
MOAR!