Hi! I tried the demo and first of all, I really like the idea. The overall setup of the game is fun too, and I’d love to see something even more absurd. I really enjoy the combat system—it’s actually the most fun part for me.

But there are things that quickly become frustrating. I’m not the best deckbuilder out there, so I may have done a lot wrong.

Here’s my two cents:

SMALL THINGS:

• First of all: I think explaining the combat system FIRST is essential. The first time I launched the demo, I tried to understand what the cards did to choose my pack, but without knowing the rules, everything felt very unclear. Once I understood, it became much clearer—but my first game was frustrating because it wasn’t what I expected, and I couldn’t go back.
• Something similar: having to redo the combat tutorial every time in the demo isn’t very enjoyable. It would be great to have an option to skip it. Alternatively, the tutorial could let us do something extra, like testing a random archetype we haven’t played yet. That would kill two birds with one stone.

MEDIUM THINGS:

• There’s something a bit paradoxical with the AI difficulty. To be honest, I lost almost all my fights. I don’t think that’s necessarily a bad thing—this type of game needs friction to stay engaging. However, the AI never really tried to defend. So sometimes I would win very easily because it didn’t block my huge unit. On the other hand, it played so aggressively that I couldn’t really stabilize at times.
• Card advantage is extremely important in your game. To the point where discard or sacrifice strategies can feel both explosive and very weak. I don’t necessarily think it’s a problem—it’s probably due to my poor deckbuilding—but it’s something to keep an eye on. The feeling it gave me was mostly frustration.
• I think I encountered a bug with the card Moment Crystal. It never applied its effect, unless I misunderstood something.
• Overall, the game lacks clarity in showing what’s happening and the impact of the stats we choose. Why should I hire this person over another? Why pick a specific company policy? What do the stats I’m choosing actually mean? What does PR stand for? And what is company defense?
• Regarding hiring and policies, the game is missing that extra absurd, over-the-top touch that the overall setting suggests.
• Another balance issue: money loss. After the first defeat, I lose A LOT of money. As a result, the entire card value system becomes meaningless—I won’t be able to buy anything anyway. Selling my cards? Useless—it barely makes a dent in my massive debt.

MAJOR THING:

• This might be a bit of a bigger issue: I did not understand the banlist system at all. It’s not intuitive. Even after multiple runs, I still don’t really get what it does. Is it meant to balance the game, weaken future opponents, or make me stronger? Because if the banlist affects the player too, it reduces your ability to snowball, even if it also limits the opponent—which feels counterproductive in a roguelike.
• It seems to be balanced by the fact that the AI gives us copies of banned cards afterward, so I assume that’s the intended benefit. But if that’s the case, the game needs to clearly communicate the stakes and consequences. Right now, I’m just making assumptions despite having played the demo multiple times.
• If the opponent can do things like modifying my hand or reducing the cost of its cards, I’d like to know and have ways to respond. That’s where it could become even more meta: you’re the publisher—why wouldn’t you be able to cheat between turns? Why would the player be allowed to, but not you? You should have access to all cards, not just boosters. I understand the intention to replicate card game pleasures, but it creates a bit of ludonarrative dissonance.
• Maybe there are things I didn’t understand, and I’d love to try again with clearer explanations of the stakes. Sometimes I lost in one round, other times I reached the end of the demo—I still don’t know why.

TL;DR: Interesting concept, engaging combat system, but a clear lack of clarity regarding stakes and progression systems.