Video Games

[Mori Chu]

I just don't see how people beat Slay the Spire on these high "ascensions," like A20 they call it. It cranks up the difficulty to absurd levels. When I play that way, I get absolutely wrecked. I feel like I'd need to get a Ph.D in the stupid game just to play it at that level. A bit much for me.

[Kryptonic]

Balatro FTW!

[AmareIsGod]

I just don't see how people beat Slay the Spire on these high "ascensions," like A20 they call it. It cranks up the difficulty to absurd levels. When I play that way, I get absolutely wrecked. I feel like I'd need to get a Ph.D in the stupid game just to play it at that level. A bit much for me.

I am stuck on A14 with The Ironclad and A19 with The Silent. A9 with The Defect and A11 with The Watcher. You definitely aren't alone. It really ramps up the difficulty!

[Mori Chu]

I can't even beat A5. At some point it makes the game too painfully difficult and picky, where any small mistake ruins the whole run. I am not sure that I find it fun. But that's okay, the harder modes can be there for more hard-core players!

[AmareIsGod]

I can't even beat A5. At some point it makes the game too painfully difficult and picky, where any small mistake ruins the whole run. I am not sure that I find it fun. But that's okay, the harder modes can be there for more hard-core players!

Dead Cells and the Boss Cells after you beat the base difficulty. Balatro has these too, just like Slay The Spire. It's entirely why people love roguelites so much. I'm stuck on BC4. I'm at about 1,100 hours but still toss hours at it every couple of weeks. The Daily Challenge is really cool too, competing against leaderboards.

But I get where you're coming from. My best friend hates roguelites and has good reasons.