Hi hi, I finally beat the game again! So far I was pleasant with most changes, specifically with removal of armor and weapons! I do have some balancing notes that I have noticed, but they may be an oversight on my part:
- Zepar as starting demon is totally miserable to play as. I don't know if this was my luck, but it should not take me an entire Tension attack to beat the Gecko. Even more, I lost the run to the second enemy (Lynx), because Zepars basic attack dealt whopping 0 damage..
- I have encountered another softlock! After I've failed recruiting my first demon (Glasya) and completed the Limbo, I was just stuck at the pool and couldn't move or press anything... It could be game engine screwing up, but I think it's worth looking into it (Chacha did not have a unique dialogue if you fail to recruit the first demon, just the normal speech, could be worth checking too)
- I appreciate the fights feeling quicker now! Still, I believe some characters have pretty hard time with progression (Haures and especially Zepar), but I'm not sure how can this be fixed without making them overpowered. I also believe for that reason that Ipos is the easiest and best early game demon, but I'd love to see more competing for his place! Which leads me to the next point,
- I think Ipos is a bit overpowered now? Maybe I got too lucky, but he steamrolled Limbo ridiculously fast, his Tension attack is probably one of the most powerful in the game and he landed critical hits the most frequent out of all demons
- I'm really happy that Kushiel fight got a lot faster, but I feel like it got RNG heavy? I believe you need to stagger her before she launches her Tension, but in some of my attempts she had her stagger and Tension trigger on the same turn, which resulted in her completely demolishing the party leader. I think the right way to beat her is to have party leader on Sneering, but I'd have to replay to confirm that (also, love the unique game over screen!)
- Is there a way to trigger the encounter with Mimic or is it completely random? (The secret guy with scary ass music)
In any case, I'm looking forward to more updates, I loved the new interactions! My favorite one was Ipos affirming the ears quantity on Orobas, made me giggle
awaiting