Not nearly done with this but marking it as Complete cuz i'm just gonna be playing it constantly here and there for like....a long time. No reason to have that tracked on my profile imo!
Balatro rules. I am always willing to check out a new roguelike deckbuilder but they never stick, usually I just go back to climbing ascensions in Slay the Spire. Largely this is because they boil down to "StS but with a twist", but the twist ends up just diluting the initial spark. Balatro feels actually new, it's not like it's completely separate from StS but the framing and mechanics are quite different and it feels really fresh and exciting. You can definitely get boned with RNG but it usually happens early in a run, and runs are short enough that it's not a huuuuuge issue.
Balatro rules. I am always willing to check out a new roguelike deckbuilder but they never stick, usually I just go back to climbing ascensions in Slay the Spire. Largely this is because they boil down to "StS but with a twist", but the twist ends up just diluting the initial spark. Balatro feels actually new, it's not like it's completely separate from StS but the framing and mechanics are quite different and it feels really fresh and exciting. You can definitely get boned with RNG but it usually happens early in a run, and runs are short enough that it's not a huuuuuge issue.