2023-10-03 20:51:16
A different roguelike?
In the vast world of roguelikes, in the branch of those that offer deckbuilder mechanics, Sea Horizon, a title developed by 45 Studio and published by EASTASIASOFT, makes its entry. Once we have chosen our character from those available, each having different cards in their deck and variants to unlock as we advance in the game, we will be transported to one of the different islands scattered around the map . Here we can start to explore it freely, but we must always keep an eye on the stamina bar, which empties with every step we take. Moving around the map will indeed cost a certain amount of stamina, and we must be careful not to run out of it, otherwise the game will stop immediately. We can recover stamina by exploring the different camps scattered around the game area, or by buying food from vendors, provided we find them on the map, in exchange for our gold. As we move around the Sea Horizon map, we are bound to encounter various events, which often force us to make a choice and face the consequences, whether in the form of fighting once morest enemies , incredibly valuable items or cards for our deck.
So far, nothing much different from other titles of the genre, but it is when entering the field to fight that one of the mechanics that forms the backbone of Sea Horizon presents itself. Each card, to be played, will need specific resources, four in total, which can be obtained by rolling a die. To go into the details of this mechanic, each piece of equipment that we are going to wear will have several slots in which these resources will be present, as well as an associated number. This number will indicate the resources that will be taken randomly using a die on each piece of equipment. Any resources obtained in this way will constitute our availability for this round; it follows that, precisely for this reason, it will be necessary to plan the construction of our deck very carefully in order to avoid the unpleasant event of having a hand full of unusable cards due to incorrect resources. In Sea Horizon, the player will often have to choose between a piece of equipment with better skills and stats, or with slots and resources best suited to their deck. The variety of combinations, however, is truly remarkable, greatly increasing the title’s replayability factor.
Sea Horizon takes effort.
At first, like the vast majority of roguelikes, Sea Horizon can be frustrating for those unfamiliar with the genre, but the learning curve is very well regulated and even novices will be able to progress right away with a little guidance. effort. Sea Horizon also offers several modes, such as the one that allows us to add members to our team, which will offer different strategic possibilities, managing two or more packs of cards, perhaps placing a hero more on support than on attack, etc. Even with the different modes available, the core gameplay remains the same, which is not a bad thing given its dynamic and fun nature, and as we progress through the game we will also have the option to level up and improve our equipment accordingly. Overall, this Sea Horizon port on PS5 does not bring much on a technical level, it is true that it was not a very demanding title in the first place. The title is, however, perhaps less suited to home consoles than to portable media, that said, even if the cherry-picking effect is very present, where one part leads to another. Overall, a definitely interesting title for fans of the genre, and one that might attract new players to this particular genre.
VERDICT
Sea Horizon is a very interesting and fun roguelike deckbuilder that not only takes inspiration from more renowned titles in the genre like Slay The Spire, but also manages to add some interesting and deep mechanics. It is suitable for both short and long gaming sessions, but it risks putting off those less experienced in the genre.
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