i wanted to love this game so much. it is kissing at greatness. i genuinely feel it is on the brink. goblins are the hot aesthetic and the game calls your units "gobs" and you collect shiny stones while you crouch-skate down hills. combat is about sneaking behind people and knocking them around so much their turn never comes. you have a patron spirit the size of a mountain who speaks in riddles. the maps specifically warn you they are not magically altered to indicate your current location. it's winking, it's greedy, it's mystical and really invested in Gobs.
i really like part of it! I like wandering the overworld and sliding down hills and scouting by turning into a bird! I am totally captured by the way the story is told and the weird simulation going on in battles where plants grow on top of me.
i just don't like the battles. i'm too impatient for them, i can't get the hang of the interface, and the upgrades feel uninteresting and complicated (I accidentally removed attack from all my units one time). There's no undo button for when you move without checking range or end a turn facing the wrong way because your finger slipped. and the battles are really the whole game. so, like, vibes: impeccable! actual act of playing for me: i really wish this was a walking sim / peaceful exploring / rpg game instead lol

Reviewed on Jul 11, 2022


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