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Post by idgaf on Feb 28, 2024 8:22:18 GMT
Balatro takes poker and swirls it together with roguelite elements. (I understood it and didn't know how to play poker.) It's been compared to Slay the Spire and, a few times, I've seen people say it's one of the best games they've ever played. It's available on all platforms. I bought it on Xbox for £12. It's very good, especially for the price.
It's on Xbox Series, PS5, Switch, Steam and Xbox One and PS4 (!)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2024 8:26:46 GMT
That trailer is very enticing.
I think this would be a perfect handheld game rather than something I’d sit at a desktop console with though.
When’s Switch 2 out again?
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Post by dfunked on Feb 28, 2024 8:32:40 GMT
Stick YouTube links inside video tags like the below to get them to embed.
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Like I said in the what are you playing thread, it's a GotY contender for me already. You don't need to know anything about poker really apart from which particular hands are better (which the game shows you if you click on run info)
Outside of that it's just trying get your chips and multiplier as high as possible via the use of jokers and consumable cards. It really is excellent and I've had to stop myself from playing it a few times as I know I'd still be having "one more quick run" at 1am.
And yeah, it's on all consoles including Switch. I just assumed it was a Steam only thing at first so grabbed it there (admittedly cheaply)
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Post by Dougs on Feb 28, 2024 8:32:56 GMT
Yes, this has me very intrigued. I would be all over a mobile game.
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Post by zisssou on Feb 28, 2024 8:35:02 GMT
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Post by neems on Feb 28, 2024 8:55:48 GMT
I haven't got round to the full game yet, but the demo was great, works flawlessly on Steam Deck.
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Post by cubby on Feb 28, 2024 9:51:37 GMT
GOTY easily, definitely needs it's own thread.
I'm 12+ hours in, completed one run so far with the green deck. I realise that I need to get more money with the other decks and maybe leave the celestial cards alone and look for more ways to get multis and chips instead. Each new deck gives you a whole new challenge.
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Post by dfunked on Feb 28, 2024 19:24:17 GMT
Caved in and double dipped on Switch. I've discarded far too many bloody cards due to the button layout! Fluffed my first almost win thanks to that...
Love that you can just quit to the menu at any point and pick it up later.
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Post by Tomo on Feb 28, 2024 20:05:19 GMT
We've been bollocking on about this in the What Ye Playing thread for several days now. If anyone needs convincing, go have a read there.
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Post by cubby on Feb 28, 2024 22:06:46 GMT
I'm not having much joy with the red deck... I had a really nice synergy for one run that had a joker copying another joker that had a 2 in 4 chance of upgrading the played hand thanks to the joker that doubles your odds, but that eventually ran out of steam with no viable jokers appearing to boost it further. But after that I've really struggled to even get to that point again.
I might have to try a different deck just to get out of the rut.
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Post by zisssou on Feb 29, 2024 8:56:04 GMT
Ah bollocks. I was monged out last night, remembered I had some credit on Humble Bundle, and bought this with it. Then forgot to read the text "we've run out of steam codes".. IDIOT.
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Post by dfunked on Feb 29, 2024 18:24:25 GMT
Has anybody actually got the arcana that has a chance of upgrading a random joker to work? If I see "nope" one more fucking time...
Must've tried it 20 times across steam and switch now.
Think I've only seen the joker that improves your odds for that kind of thing once so far. My luck is clearly a bit rubbish...
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Post by BeetrootBertie on Feb 29, 2024 18:38:07 GMT
Ah bollocks. I was monged out last night, remembered I had some credit on Humble Bundle, and bought this with it. Then forgot to read the text "we've run out of steam codes".. IDIOT. What happens in that instance? Do they offer you a code for another platform, cancel the order or put you on hold? |
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Post by cubby on Feb 29, 2024 19:11:00 GMT
Has anybody actually got the arcana that has a chance of upgrading a random joker to work? If I see "nope" one more fucking time... Must've tried it 20 times across steam and switch now. Think I've only seen the joker that improves your odds for that kind of thing once so far. My luck is clearly a bit rubbish... I would only ever do wheel of fortune if I had that double odds joker. The randomness is truly random in this game so it can feel extremely harsh at times. |
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Post by dfunked on Feb 29, 2024 19:14:41 GMT
Yeah, it's probably my one and only complaint about the game. RNG could do with a bit of bad luck protection.
Had a ridiculous run with space joker and my most played hand only being level 3 or something 6 antes later.
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Post by Phattso on Feb 29, 2024 22:55:22 GMT
Holy hell is this thing addicted. Apparently I’ve done six hours in it today. SIX! It’s a school day too?!
I can only get to Ante 6. Couldn’t get close to the 40,000 necessary. Had to force myself not to go right back in for another go. Unbelievable.
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Post by dfunked on Feb 29, 2024 23:44:08 GMT
I have a self imposed ban on playing games after 10pm as it really messes with my sleep.
That's not going so well tonight... My mind will probably still be whirring at 3am. Had to force myself not to start "one more quick run"™
Great game just now with four jokers that grew as I played, with some decent synergy between the first three.
Play exactly 4 cards to get a permanent boost to chips.
Play two pairs to get a permanent increase to multiplier
Add number of times you've played hand to multiplier.
Extra x0.25 for every extra card in your deck
Then I got the coupons for extra shop slots, cards cost less and regular cards can be bought in the shop and the multiplier went through the roof. $1 for every card I added.
Dropped another x mult joker in and it got even more ludicrous.
This game is pure crack!
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Post by cubby on Mar 1, 2024 7:35:16 GMT
Funny enough I broke my same rule last night and was up until 11.40pm without realising it.
I'm trying to resist looking up any guides as I don't want to spoil the exploration of it all, but I might have to soon!
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Post by zerimski on Mar 1, 2024 8:23:38 GMT
Bought it last night and now I'm late for work.
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Post by dfunked on Mar 1, 2024 8:24:16 GMT
Yeah, some stuff just makes no sense to me. With steel cards for example it feels like I'm missing an obvious utility. They always trigger way too early to make a big impact. They only seem useful for hands with decent multipliers like straight flushes.
Other ones like stone cards can be amazing if you're just focussing on high card scoring.
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Post by zisssou on Mar 1, 2024 8:42:20 GMT
Ah bollocks. I was monged out last night, remembered I had some credit on Humble Bundle, and bought this with it. Then forgot to read the text "we've run out of steam codes".. IDIOT. What happens in that instance? Do they offer you a code for another platform, cancel the order or put you on hold? They just order more, then you have to wait. I got the code last night. Apparently it's a regular thing with Humble Bundle, and specifically Choice. |
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Post by f00b_inc on Mar 1, 2024 13:20:45 GMT
Managed to beat a run for the first time! Had a few jokers that seemed to work together by adding multipliers for pairs, upgrading hands, and x multipliers for jokers/extra cards & duplicating cards. I think I ended up with level 25 for two pair hands.
Reread that and doesn't make much sense! Work productivity has slipped. Great game!
When it continued into endless I managed another round or so before my multipliers became worthless vs. the massive blinds.
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Post by dfunked on Mar 1, 2024 14:33:35 GMT
I made the mistake of starting a run on my lunch break and now it's all I can think about.
Just unlocked a joker that upgrades the first hand you discard every round. That sounds like it could make a high card build pretty cracked... Just discard any old card and then carry on.
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Post by cubby on Mar 1, 2024 15:35:50 GMT
Weirdly I've had some good runs using high cards, I need to get more stone cards to see if that is actually a viable strategy.
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Post by Ulythium on Mar 1, 2024 19:28:35 GMT
Actual gambling in sports games from EA and 2K? Fine.
Quasi-gambling in Balatro? Not fine.
So fucking stupid.
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Post by cubby on Mar 1, 2024 22:26:02 GMT
Wow, that's really fucking stupid if they've already gone through the whole process months ago.
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Post by Dougs on Mar 1, 2024 22:41:41 GMT
That the likes of EA get away with loot boxes etc and this is flagged is mad. Even if it's largely a self regulatory regime.
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Post by Danno on Mar 1, 2024 22:50:06 GMT
QUICK, SOMEONE CALL JACOB THIS IS A BREXIT BENEFIT.
Dunno how the fuck you'll explain the concept of "Videogames" though
Not a fan of the tutorial so far.
Stupid as the clampdown is, all the devs had to do (and this is absolutely not a slight on them) is use something other than the $ as currency. Or bells because then Nintendo would get pissy but you hopefully get the point.
I'm failing to understand this game
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Post by dfunked on Mar 2, 2024 8:51:31 GMT
Has anybody actually got the arcana that has a chance of upgrading a random joker to work? If I see "nope" one more fucking time... Must've tried it 20 times across steam and switch now. Think I've only seen the joker that improves your odds for that kind of thing once so far. My luck is clearly a bit rubbish... I would only ever do wheel of fortune if I had that double odds joker. The randomness is truly random in this game so it can feel extremely harsh at times. It finally worked for me last night after 20+ attempts. I pretty much only bother with it when I'm swimming in money and it's an individual purchase in the shop, or there's nothing else in a pack that interests me. Think they tweaked it to 1/4 instead of 1/5 recently too, but it still seems utterly fucked. Glass cards or the banana joker clearly don't have the same odds despite having the same odds. |
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Post by Danno on Mar 2, 2024 10:05:50 GMT
Fuck The Flint.
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