This beautifully bizarre game exists in a world of ripoffs, remakes and uninspired cash grabs, and succeeds in setting itself apart in every way imaginable. I was absolutely **** into its strange and creepy story, and incredibly unique but addicting gameplay. The game gives nods to a lot of different types of games from the past, with a clever variety of mechanics and design that bring old products into the fresh new realm of gaming. The attention to detail is not limited to the gameplay though, with the score, sfx, characters and visuals combining together to create a one of a kind experience that I suggest everyone gives a try at some point.
A very original and immersive experience. The game is a mix of concepts, with a core of a card game, but also embracing the escape room genre and some roguelike elements. The artstyle is very good and the gameplay is fun, but the narrative is surprising and totally unexpected. It's the kind of game that reminds us why we play games in the first place.
The gameplay loop is fine, I don't think its anything special. The "extra" stuff and the weird stuff is why you are here. I think that stuff is good, but it didn't know me on my ass like it seem to do for a lot of other players. Some of the gimmicks it used have been done before in other games. Also, some of the RNG for improving a card at the end of a run can be either really good or completely worthless, which feels bad, especially when you are counting on a good card there to make your next run be good.
The first few hours of Inscryption are amazing, easily one of the best deckbuilding card games Iv ever played. Everything after those initial moments is mediocre at best and **** stuck to a wall at its worst,. Without trying to spoil much there are different levels in the game that have completely different art styles and game mechanics that center around cards and the results are not very consistent past the first level. I also didnt like the self insert videos that bordered on creepypasta levels of cringe, I feel like it took me out of the experience for no real benefit.
Personally couldn't get into it. Found the gameplay dull. Will admit I normally am not a massive fan of turned-based RPGs (exceptions being Pokemon games or RPGs with a lot of personality like Undertale and the Mother franchise). Just not for me
SummaryInscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...