This game is pretty fun!! I honestly wish the stats were a bit more visible, so it was clear what "grown stronger" and such meant. I noticed by the end that I was killing enemies even with a 1, so it seems like a flat damage buff or something. The little story segments are super cool too! I completed the DETERMINATION "sidequest" and I felt like the reward for that was awesome. Too bad the squid rolled a 30 and killed me when it only had 1hp left LOL. Overall, very fun, just a little too nebulous in terms of mechanics imo.
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They definitely could’ve been a lot more clear, I thought leaving them vague would make it more immersive but overall I think that was the wrong decision. In general, the buffs are multiplicative to your attack/defense, max health bonuses at the cost of some health, or regular healing; while the debuffs are divisive to your attack/defense, straight damage, or a single example of adding a worthless card to your hand (this excludes the standard deck-modifying events). Glad you had fun!