Death Roads: Tournament Reviews

Беспощадная игра: на дорогах — всегда, для игрока — первый час. Если продраться через обилие невразумительно объясненных механик и терминов, то на выходе получаем славный карточный рогалик с тактическими боями, задорной музыкой и приятной визуальной стилистикой. Есть интересные решения, например модульный декбилдинг, как в Card Hunter или Raiders World: Armita's Search.

Game is well made, nice art, good rules, just way too damn difficult. I have done countless runs in my 6 hrs of playtime so far and have yet to finish a single time. Just constant lose. You earn overall XP but it's not clear that this does anything. It certainly doesn't make the player more powerful. You need tons of luck with node placement and gear availability / drops to have a chance and I haven't had the full set of luck to complete a single run. It's too frustrating right now. I would def not buy it at full price until the balance is sorted (or rather gameplay modified so the player can meaningfully improve a non ideal start).

I can understand some of the recent negative comments. This game has lots of potential yet it falls short on delivery. Car wars as a card game is brilliant, and the ways the card deck works - division between engine, weapon, tires, gadget and pilot deck - is very impressive. However the idea of limiting the game to a battle between cars on a short repetitive road scenery is a waste of a good concept. Instead the designers should have made this a full-on race competition with the option of killing your competition instead of outracing them. This would have allowed more strategy, continuity and diversity in scenery (tracks) and challenges which this game sorely lacks. I'm still going to give it a thumbs up, it is a clever idea and there is no real alternative on steam. But pls don't let this fun idea go to waste and do something more meaningful with it. Lastly, as pointed out by others, please provide do provide a better, more varied soundtrack, this one really sucks.

Recommended for fans of turn-based tactics, roguelike deckbuilders, and battle racers. There aren't many of the latter so it is fairly unique in that way, although it falters with some of the common roguelike problems. Best on sale if you are not a fan of grinding unlocks. A voiced announcer would really add to the game, devs should check out Rock N Roll Racing or Showgunners. I also recommend Cobalt Core, Starvaders, and Sonic Racing Transformed. +Visuals/art style +Music +Battle cars theme +Turn-based tactics battles +Variety of unique weapons, car parts +Variety of unique drivers, vehicles +Some road hazards +Good polish overall +One more run -Many parts are sidegrades/downgrades -Balance issues, poor damage scaling -65% players don't even get halfway through a run -Repetitive, fail til you win progression -Only 1 driver/vehicle at start -Short, ~2-4 hrs of content before major repetition -Maps pretty bare, few interesting hazards, no turns -No voice or announcer -Many unclear icons/statuses -Very infrequent healing/repairs -Mouse only, no key shortcuts