Across the Obelisk

Great game! one of my favorites and in my opinion the best roguelike/cardbattler. even better then the greats like slay the spire inscryption monster train and (maybe) balatro. the normal storymode can get an bit repetitive and a little annoying to unlock all the characters but the obelisk mode is an true roguelike experience with all the characters already unlocked so it makes up for everything else.

Awesome deckbuilding roguelite, I can't recommend it enough. Tons of build diversity, variety between runs, and it makes you think 5 steps in advance. Amazing with friends, my 4 stack has 250 hours each currently that we play exclusively with each other. Don't listen to the reviews saying it's hard or frustrating. If you play more than a couple runs, the combat mechanics make perfect sense and are super easy to understand. My group plays on the highest madness level and it's just challenging enough. The game without difficulty modifiers can easily be beaten blindfolded.

Across the Obelisk is an amazing and highly replayable deckbuilding experience with deep strategy and strong cooperative gameplay that keeps you hooked even if the audio feels cheap (Combat Sounds) and could be improved earning a solid 8 out of 10 (This could be a 10 with some changes)

Had to e-mail metacritic to get them to take this off of early access so I could review it, heh. Anyways - this is one of my favorite deckbuilding "rogue-lite" games. I've seen a lot of people say it's hard but it's actually one of the easiest ones I've ever played. Much easier than say... Darkest Dungeon or Iratus: Lord of the Dead, both of which I've played. It's all about minimizing your card deck so you have ~15 cards (the smallest your deck can be) all of which are effective. In fact, the game goes out of its way to handhold you early on - giving you rewards you can spend on your next run even if you lose the previous one, based on your score. Once you actually beat the game and turn on Madness (higher difficulty modifiers) is when the game actually begins, as far as I'm concerned. Since from there on you can't use the free gold/shards you gained from previous runs, and it all comes down to just how well you've built your deck and how well you know the encounters. I'm rating it an 8, but that's liable to go up with the expansion. It needs MORE content and MORE areas. But as this is an indie game made by a handful of people and only $20, it's more than understandable. Overall, I highly recommend it.

Across the Obelisk es un buen juego de este género, aunque no innova nada que no se haya visto en otros antes. Los distintos personajes que puedes jugar, que son unos cuantos segun vas desbloqueando, tienen sus diferencias pero en realidad acaban siendo relativamente parecidos a los de sus mismas clases ya que comparten mazos y solo se diferencian en pasivas y esas cosas. La historia existe, y está más desarrollada que en otros juegos como Slay the Spyre, pero es bastante básica. Aunque me gusta especialmente que el mapa no cambie de una partida a otra sino que permanece constante, de modo que puedes diseñar planes en torno al tipo de casillas que vas a visitar de cara a conseguir desbloquear personajes, equipo o enfrentarte a bosses nuevos. Gráficamente el juego cumple bien dentro de este género, aunque obviamente comparado con otras producciones más grandes es modesto. En sonido también cumple bien y, al menos en mi experiencia jugándolo, no he encontrado ningún bug en el mismo. Por todo ello sin duda no es un juego revolucionario pero si es una buena entrada en el género. Un 7.