Super fun concept! I liked trying to figure out the different combinations in order to be successful with each boss... At first. I'm not sure if it was a combination of multiple losses or just too many fights overall, but the trial-and-error got old over fight 4 or so, even with the Scanner or the tips. Maybe consider building the town out a little more (and improving on the mapping a bit) to include a Pub or something where other contestants have gathered and are talking about the next available boss. Have some of them offer vague tips or ideas about what kind of build might work, but also have some mention things that are misleading. Then the construction of your party is actually more of a puzzle than trial and error and more rewarding for the player who bothers to talk to the NPCs.

The battle system is really unique and and I think the idea of this game is definitely something cool, it just needs some more elements fleshed out a bit more.

This was a novel idea with really cool battlers used. Really wanted to like this one, but I found it a deeply frustrating affair. First of all, knowing the exact strategy of the enemies is either a game of trial and error, or paying for hints and/or using a scanner and losing. Learning weaknesses that way is not fun.

Second, even knowing the weaknesses, it's not always clear how to capitalize on them, and frequent misses on attacks are frustrating and can lead to failed attempts even when a winning strategy is known.

Lastly, the UX for selecting teams and entering battles is a bit clumsy. More than once I accidentally picked the first battle too quickly instead of scrolling down the list, and there was no way to cancel out but to enter the battle and lose/win. Picking teams had some of the same UX issues.

In my view, one or two play testers would have shown the problems with this. Giving the players at least a few forgiving battles before getting into the more difficult challenges would have helped a lot. Instead, as early as the second battle it was a test of players patience, so I fear most people would miss out on the vast majority of the game.

Key:

+ = I liked it
- = I didn't like it

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+ High-quality choice of art

+ Cool idea with creating parties for each battle

- Execution of that idea is kinda meh: lots of trial and error

The battle concept would be better if there were more hints about how to prepare for them ahead of time. Having to go through the battle with the Scanner, die, then try for real (and possibly die again because there was a twist you didn't anticipate or you still didn't bring the exactly right team) is pretty annoying. It's otherwise a cool idea worthy of further refinement. Creative entry, Filthy Peasants!

This was challenging, it was fun trying to work out the right setup to win, don't know if there were any but maybe a vague hint as to how to beat the harder encounters would be a nice touch. It's a really cool idea and it's making me want to try making some kind of arena tournament game myself.

Cool battle system!

I like the strategy behind finding the right combination of party members to  find a way to defeat the the boss. 

I got stuck in the 2nd fight. To try to keep it spoiler free for the others, I'm not sure if the multi-targeting skill I intend to use to deal with the gimmick is actually hitting the targets - or it could be needing other strategies I haven't worked out yet.

The combat is definitely one of those strategic types. And the battles are the highlight of this entry. Though it didn't exactly wowed me in terms of overall presentation, the uniqueness is to commended.

Oooo I like that battle system... Did you do it yourself? Can't wait to test this