I'm the total opposite. I tried Monster Train because it came out on Game Pass. I have it 4 good runs, but it always just stressed me out. Winning in that game never made me feel good, just... tired?
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It is out if you wish to join the ‘Public Test Train’ which is BETA testers. Slay the Spire is old compared to Monster Train and Monster Train wouldn’t exist without Slay
I like both games but I have 600 hours in Slay the Spire because I keep going back to it and only 200 in Monster Train because I only want to play it after each release (OG release, the first DLC release and now the second DLC release.)What do you like most about Monster Train? What’s your favorite feature or part of the game?
Chris Taylor
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My favorite part of your username is Ton. No wait.. It’s ass
As, Velrun. Behave
There's a lot I enjoy. Being able to plan out future turns without frozen eye (A relic which will ruin your life if you let it), the consistency of always drawing banner units lets you always have a consistent baseline level of setup, whereas in STS sometimes you just get all block hands on their down turns and all attack hands vs Hyper Beam. I like the ability to build multicolor decks (Both hearthstone and STS technically have the ability to play off color cards, but not actual GW)
Also the asthetic just hit better for me. The damn imps are so cute!
I couldn't agree more. Although you can actually play Slay the Spire being 4-color (all classes). You can either spend 160 ish gold on the Shop Relic that unlocks other colors of cards for that run or you can start a custom non-official run with almost any rule applied.
Have you tried the expansion? I haven't yet
Have you tried the expansion? I haven't yet
Wait, what lets you plan future turns in Monster Train? Did I miss something? Or is it more that you see the enemies coming and can set up your defense accordingly?
Chris Taylor
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Basically the latter. You can know what monsters are going to do in future turns in STS, but only by memorizing it on a monster by monster basis
If you set up on the top floor, monster train just shows you what combat is going to look like next turn
Favorite boss? Nah, the game just decides to give me the Time Devourer 90% of the time I get that far (I'm not terrible good at spire slaying).
Does anyone have advice on how to play The Watcher? My runs tend to fall apart spectacularly once I reach The City. I just don't know which cards to pick.
Does anyone have advice on how to play The Watcher? My runs tend to fall apart spectacularly once I reach The City. I just don't know which cards to pick.
Watcher's most accessible strong thing is stance switching between calm and wrath. Usually I would avoid mantra stuff until act 3 unless you have something that makes it good.
If you post a picture of your deck at the end of Act 1 I can give more concrete advice.
Onderzeeboot
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I've been having fun with the Super Mario Maker 2 level builder this week. I created two devious levels; P2F-LQT-3XG and KV2-VXP-J4G, if anyone's interested
Did you apply any cube design concepts to your levels? I'd love to try them but I only have Mario Maker 1.I've been having fun with the Super Mario Maker 2 level builder this week. I created two devious levels; P2F-LQT-3XG and KV2-VXP-J4G, if anyone's interested
Onderzeeboot
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Not that I know
I'm having a hard time coming up with any overlap between SMM2 level design and Cube design tbh
Block singleton.Not that I know
After the trailers yesterday... you guys might not see me for a bit this holiday season. Forza and Halo both looked incredible.
Onderzeeboot
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I break block singleton on purpose to create a better draft experience! (I need to build a level with those mini-tornadoes now... 'draft', get it? I'll see myself out now...)
More serious answer, from what I've seen, good Mario Maker levels (at least, the ones I care about. So, platforming levels that aren't troll-fests, puzzles, auto scrollers, enemy spam, etc.) have a core mechanical identity. There is some concept that makes it identifiable (maybe that could be different plays on mini-tornadoes). This concept is introduced to the player immediately (as-fan), and then the depth of the concept is explored as the player progresses through the level (format).
You can have well-made levels that jam a ton of different mechanical focuses into them, but these are generally aimed towards the enfranchised player (e.g., Time Spiral Remastered, Modern Horizons). If you want to explore new mechanical space, often it is better to start a new level (cube), rather than shoehorn it awkwardly into your existing design.
I feel like both benefit from a clear vision and thoughtfulness regarding the player experience.
You can have well-made levels that jam a ton of different mechanical focuses into them, but these are generally aimed towards the enfranchised player (e.g., Time Spiral Remastered, Modern Horizons). If you want to explore new mechanical space, often it is better to start a new level (cube), rather than shoehorn it awkwardly into your existing design.
I feel like both benefit from a clear vision and thoughtfulness regarding the player experience.
First time I've been able to kill the Heart with Time Walk. Act 1 Black Star did some work this run. (But mostly it was Floor 0 Lesson Learned).
Oh that's bloody sweet! Thank you for sharing!
Chris Taylor
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I love seeing people be happy about things