![]() ![]() Any run where the Hellhorned champion doesn't get offered the slay ability from the off is one I should abandon, because I've never made either of the others work.Ĭircling back to Slay the Spire-you knew I would-its rhythm of stumbling across powerful combos by chance feels more elating when it works, and has more tension when it comes down to the line. There are three upgrade paths for each clan's champion (a zero-cost hero card who forms their centrepiece), but you're only offered two of those paths per run. That can make the randomness even more frustrating. You even get told in advance which variation of the final boss you'll be facing so you can modify your plans. The way to play isn't to discover a combo halfway through your run and adapt to it, instead you have to plan one from the beginning and then build towards it with the right upgrades. (Image credit: Good Shepherd Entertainment)Įven more than other deckbuilders, Monster Train encourages lean decks purged of the chaff you start with, so your best combos go off every turn. Packs of angels enter at the ground floor and any you don't kill march up a level. Each battle takes place over four levels of your train-three platforms where you summon monsters and a Pyre at the top that has to be protected. (Some are strange, like the waxy undead Melting Remnant, while others are a bit mundane like the plant-themed Awoken). Instead of choosing a hero with their own deck of cards, you pick two monster clans, combining their decks like colours in Magic: The Gathering. There are plenty of ways Monster Train is different. It feels like playing a sequel that builds on its predecessor's ideas. I found myself not minding the lack of originality, though. Slay the Spire had unlockable difficulty levels called ascensions, Monster Train calls them covenants. Where Slay the Spire had relics that changed the nature of a run, Monster Train has artifacts that sometimes have basically the same abilities (the infamous Snecko Eye, which randomised spell costs, returns as "Volatile Gauge").
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