I really liked the voice acting and story and vibe. It was very moody and cool. I liked helping out the random passersbys, like giving the note to the lyreman and the apple to the starving man. I think it was quite immersive, especially for a game jam game! I thought the combat was okay, although I think I may be misunderstanding it? What is the purpose of ever blocking damage if you can't attack in the same turn and gain no buff from blocking? Its like, okay, I can block all damage this turn and attack next turn, or I can just attack this turn. What's the difference? I also quite liked the upgrades I was getting and how it was diagetic to the game and story! Although I'm not sure what the yellow notch did. I rolled it once and it didn't seem to do anything!
Anyways, solid entry, really liked the story and voice acting and vibes!
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Thank you for your review! The benefit to blocking is if the enemy has a particularly strong attack lined up, or if you do not have a strong attack lined up and are waiting to roll it. You are also correct that the yellow notch does nothing, it is a junk card that serves as a debuff to your spinner.