[Saka]

While the sales are lasting on GOG (until 29th of June) another game was made free to pick up. This time it's Ancient Enemy, a card playing game with some RPG elements. The theme is a world invaded by evil forces, where the player must fight their way to survival.

[DoctorEldritch]

@Saka This looks fun. I like deckbuilding games, currently, I am playing Potionomics. And Griftlands by Klei was good, too.

My biggest...not issue, exactly, more of an observation, about deckbuilding games, is that they can be rather long and time-consuming. But not very demanding system-wise, so I usually play them on the go, when I need to travel on a train or in a plane. Soon I'll be flying to visit my parents, and I've been looking into what to play while waiting in the airport and on the plane, so this game is a welcome find. I'll grab it.

[Saka]

@DoctorEldritch Hopefully it will provide you good entertainment for the travel. I might try it at some point as well, I usually find card games quite fun.

In the past I played Hearthstone, but I gave up on trying to keep up with it long ago. It was really hard to earn the cards without swiping the credit card.

[DoctorEldritch]

@Saka microtransactions are the worst in those games. I opt out of games that have them and only go for those that don't. It's a slippery slope. But Potionomics and Griftlands I can recommend.

[Saka]

@DoctorEldritch Sometimes microtransactions are sane and you can play the games just fine without paying. Unfortunately, it's becoming more and more common that you just hit a wall if you don't do the purchases.

[DoctorEldritch]

@Saka I generally avoid games that have them so, to be fair and honest, I wouldn't know. I'll trust you on this.