• @[email protected]
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    273 months ago

    Wow and it’s included in Apple Arcade. Haven’t found anything decent on there since slay the spire

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        Played it on PC and it’s really cool, although I was hesitant at first considering it looks a bit like those cookie cutter role based rpgs that just want to rent a spot in your wallet.

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    153 months ago

    There a particular reason for the “humanity is doomed” remark or just being dramatic? I looked it up expecting some sort of privacy nightmare or micro transaction hell but I really don’t see any mentions of that, hell reviews seem pretty positive.

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      473 months ago

      I think it just implies that since it’s out on a platform that pretty much everyone has access to, global productivity will plummet due to everyone playing it and getting addicted

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      253 months ago

      That’s the joke, it’s so good everyone will be playing balatro instead of doi g anything else

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      143 months ago

      the game is just pure fucking crack, this is like a redo of when Tetris first hit the US

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      53 months ago

      It’s like you start a game and within a blink of an eye, 5 hours have passed.

      Great game

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      33 months ago

      My friend has 1000+ hours in Slay the Spire. A game that can scratch the same itch as Balatro. He has been playing on the PC and has claimed he will be splitting his time from now on. I too really like it, it’s a perfect chill game. I think a lot of ‘normie’ gamers are picking it up since the game is so easy for some to pick up as one main mechanic is just knowing poker hands. My dad who plays Tetris and solitaire really likes it.

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      I’m having trouble finding the link this moment but I remember reading about a billionaire or ceo public figure who is addicted to this game saying that productivity around the world will crash once this game was released on mobile platforms.

      Edit: not some billionaire ceo. It was this link I was remembering:

      https://deadline.com/2024/08/black-mirror-charlie-brooker-interview-1236034654/

      Not sure if that’s better or worse lmao

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    43 months ago

    Fun game. I don’t usually go in for card games, so I ignored the hype, but this is a good one. Got to ante 4 a few times over the last couple of hours before rng killed me. I’m sure I’ll get my money’s worth out of this one

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    43 months ago

    Fun game, if not a little on the easy side. Beat Ante 8 on my second run. There is an endless mode thankfully.

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    Lol, it’s rated PEGI 18 on Google Play Store. Looks like poker, must be gambling, right ?

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        I bet. This seems rather stupid to rate this game 18+.

  • @[email protected]
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    33 months ago

    I saw this Lemmy post and then bought Balatro and started playing it. Afterward I was browsing Lemmy, saw this post again, and was reminded I had more Balatro to play. I’m stuck in an infinite loop.

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    33 months ago

    I’ve played it for too many hours to count, but gave up at the higher difficulty due to the uncontrollable RNG, you do have to reroll seeds if you want to beat it . Not sure if they reduced the randomness somehow

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    Thank god its not a free game. I just watched a clip on steam and that shit would suck me in so badly. Fuck that.

    EDIT: and I clicked the ad by mistake and that face scared the shit out of me. Like a goddamn nightmare.

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    23 months ago

    Doesn’t quite seem to be out on Android yet, at least not in my market. I could pre-register and have it download automatically when it’s out, though.

    It didn’t list a price and said there was an in-app purchase, anyone know what that’s about? Will I be able to use the copy I bought for PC or what?

    Anyway, this is great. Granted, I’ve been playing Balatro on mobile for many months already, but an officially supported version is even better.

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      53 months ago

      I bought it on Android and there are no in app purchases. Supposedly that was because it was going to be released as a demo with ‘pay to unlock full game’ functionality and that was canned for a full release. IDK about that but it’s the full game for 10 USD in my area

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        23 months ago

        Gotcha!

        Well, I’m not in a Balatro-period right now, but when the itch comes back I’ll probably buy it for mobile as well.

        Are you aware of any platform affordances that have been made for mobile in this release, or is it basically the same as the unofficial ports you can DIY?

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          43 months ago

          The UI looks the same but it’s actually reworked to make it more compatible with touchscreens. Haven’t played too much but that’s a huge QOL thing I’ve noticed already