Slay the Spire II (2026)

7/10

Igram ovo odmah nakon što sam u jedinicu "upucao" skoro 200 sati (u redu, sigurno je jedno 10-15% od toga AFK-anje, ali svejedno, pun kurac vremena), dakle bez da sam uzeo pauzu od koji tjedan, odigrao nešto drugo između i tako dalje. Pa mi je možda malo i dopizdilo već.

Ipak, čini mi se da je ovo lošija igra od jedinice. ZA SAD. To niti ne čudi, jer riječ je o "Ranom pristupu" (obožavam ove sirove prijevode na "naški"), što znači da će puna verzija izaći vjerojatno tek tamo negdje za godinu, godinu i pol. Dakle, bez daljnjeg okolišanja, evo usporedbe s jedinicom:

• Igra je lakša (Da ubijem max level ascension (20) u jedinici mi je sigurno trebalo stotinjak sati, možda i više. U redu, igrao sam s Ironcladom koji nije baš najlakša klasa za to, bio sam novi u igri, učio se i tako dalje, ali opet, u dvojci sam Ascension 10 (max level) na Defectu ubio gotovo pa iz prve (završio sam najteži level prije nego sam unlockao sve rewardove, enough said). I da, to što je igra lakša objektivno ne znači da je lošija, ali meni se nije svidjelo to što se gotovo pa ni ne moraš pomučit/izRNG-at da završiš najteži mod. I da, jasno mi je da ovdje nema acta 4, ali ocjenjujem trenutno stanje, a ne ono što će igra (možda) biti u budućnosti
• Grafika je ljepša, animacije su bolje i fluidnije (Nije da mi je previše bitno, jer dok sam igrao jedinicu izgledala mi je sasvim dobro. Sada, kada pogledam jedinicu naspram dvojke, baš se vidi da sve nekako lošije izgleda)
• Balans je lošiji (Ništa čudno, s obzirom da su jedinicu balansirali godinama da dođu do tog nekog "savršenog" levela, a ovdje su tek počeli. Ljudi se žale da je act 1 pretežak, meni nije bio, otprilike mi je kao i u jedinici, ali kasnije te baš mogu pogoditi neki prejaki comboi s kojima doslovno no brainaš recimo cijeli act 3. Bilo je toga i u jedinici, ali ovdje je toga puno više, pa je i osjećaj kad se to dogodi nekako manje dobar)
• Co-op igranje (Nisam igrao, ali ovo je navodno jedna od glavnih prednosti dvojke nad jedinicom. Ne mogu komentirati, ali pretpostavljam da bi moglo biti jako zabavno)

Na kraju, sve u svemu, za solo igrače, ovo je, po gameplayu, lakša i nebalansiranije verzija jedinice, koja ljepše izgleda i kojoj nedostaje još podosta toga (achievementi, act 4 i samim time i pravi endgame...) da bi se o njoj donio pravi zaključak. Sve u svemu, potencijal je tu, nove klase su tu, neki novi BUILD ARKETIPOVI su tu, moglo bi ovo i nadmašiti jedinicu jednog dana kada izađe "Puni pristup", ali za sada je jedinica ipak bolja i ako se mislite između jedinici

Slay the Spire 2 - Steam (early access) - El que es probablemente uno de mis juegos favoritos vuelve, y es la mejor cosa del mundo. Aun siendo early access sigue siendo increible lo bien que encaja todo, lo satisfactorio que es de jugar y lo feliz que me hace. Ya tengo todo el contenido hecho, en espera de nueva actualización. Y todavía no he probado el multijugador. Va a ser un viaje increible.

I really love StS1 and by extension the second one as well. It really did define a genre and provide fun gameplay for an infinite amount of hours. StS2 is that again, but with some minor upgrades. The game is still in early access, so I will wait until the full release to cement my thoughts on this game of course.

However, I'm conflicted as to how I feel about the additions and changes. I like it overall for sure, but to an extent it kind of feels a little hollow. Sure there's a few new characters, bosses, cards, and relics, but the feeling that it's almost too similar to the first one definitely persists a little bit. The conflict in my head mainly comes from the fact that I really don't know what I would want to be changed, added, removed, tweaked, or any other modifying word that would really make it feel standout and fresh. The old characters don't really feel too different, as I ended up beating the game with near identical builds from the previous game. Maybe that's my own fault for not actively trying to branch out and try new things, but at the same time It's hard for me to have that aim while also trying to win. Obviously I try different builds and sets for each character, but specifically with the old characters it feels like their previous build paths are almost too similar.

With this in mind though, the new stuff that was added is indeed fun and I've already beat the game with every character at least once. With the new characters introduced I've been having a good time learning their build paths and what I specifically enjoy building, but there is something floating in the back of my mind that holds me back from fully giving in to the bliss of the new characters. It almost feels like a portion of the builds are, again, too similar to the old characters. The Necrobinder has a doom build that is essentially very similar to The Silent's poison build, while The Regent has a build that is very similar to The Ironclad's strength build with their forging mechanic. The other builds on both of these characters definitely feel much more fresh and unique, but this is still an observation I've had.

All in all, it's essentially an improvement on the first game with a slew of new things and I think for the price and with my already existing love of the original game I believe it is very much worth getting an playing.

I look forward to seeing what the remained of early access brings and how the devs will move forward with the game!