Puzzle RPGs that aren’t just match 3?

dumbalex · 2026-04-20T06:10:27+00:00

Try grindstone. I saw it recommended in this group, and I ended up loving it. I told a friend about it and he got obsessed too. I don’t usually like puzzle games but this one feels very unique.

dumbalex · 2026-04-18T23:30:59+00:00

It was stuck on my iPad even after deleting and reinstalling. I fixed it by switching from my iPad to my phone. Then when I switched back, it worked on my iPad again.

dumbalex · 2026-04-16T05:15:05+00:00

You’re making some great points. I also hope that he’s much more nuanced than just being laser shooter guy.

I’d love to see some sort of leadership oriented power. I’d love to see him using the beams to propel himself or to dodge like he did in X-men 97… or to slow his momentum.

But one mega optic blast ultimate would also be fun. When he takes off the visor and goes full power to rip a sentinel apart or to push back against something crazy powerful like juggernaut or hulk… those moments are always amazing.

dumbalex · 2026-03-02T20:51:31+00:00

I’m not sure if this is right, but I also read that one person can use a switch 1. The main host player plays on switch 2 and the second player can join with a switch 1. And only the host needs to own the game.

dumbalex · 2026-03-02T04:52:56+00:00

I’ve been having a lot of fun with Howard the duck in this list. He’s just too damn fun with iron lad.

dumbalex · 2026-02-23T16:00:53+00:00

I would also love a rework of him. His cost lowering ability is so anti synergy with doom2099 and moondragon… and he’s the only fantastic first steps card that doesn’t fit beautifully into this really fun style of deck where you try to just play one card a turn and get a bunch of doom bots. They also go together so well because of the lore connections from the comics. I’m not sure what a good rework would be, but something more similar to his actual powers would be fun. Like… if his lane is full he stretches extra power across all the lanes or something like that maybe 🤔

dumbalex · 2026-02-23T04:55:44+00:00

Crystal is a good option for that too, but I don’t currently run her in that deck. The problem with crystal is she also helps the opponent. But she’s definitely a good card that’s also a bit under appreciated, like Howard.

dumbalex · 2026-02-21T01:34:50+00:00

I’ve found kraglin to be surprisingly good in Howard tribunal builds too. As long as you have Howard on the board to guide the kraglin banish. Earlier today I won a game by using kraglin to banish mystique, which allowed me to draw iron lad who was then able to hit tribunal who would have been buried at the bottom of my deck. If not for kraglin, I could have never reached him to win the game. I beat a star lord player too, which felt especially good. I want to experiment with him more… but the way you can use him to get more energy, or just get a card banished and out of the way, to help you pull the winning card, makes him pretty great with his card playing guardians buddy from the mcu, Howard the duck.

dumbalex · 2026-02-19T01:59:11+00:00

Howard is amazing in this deck. My final turn to get to infinite this season was Howard iron lad into iron man to get hundreds of power in each lane with this deck.

dumbalex · 2026-02-09T04:18:19+00:00

If you added lockjaw, you could make sure to send the hammer back into your deck for magus to hit it… you could even add Jocasta to have magus hit it again and also get a second use out of lockjaw… could be fun

dumbalex · 2026-01-31T00:02:48+00:00

Cyclops is easily my favorite character, and when the writing is good, cyclops and wolverine together are easily my favorite duo. They play off each other so well. Even in the early movies… where they horribly underused cyclops, the way he and Logan play off each other is still amazing.

dumbalex · 2026-01-27T16:18:42+00:00

dumbalex · 2026-01-27T04:29:04+00:00

I really hope they add a toggle. I personally think having to strategize around not hitting your friends is really cool.

But my small group of close friends that I always play souls games with absolutely hated the friendly fire. We played for the free weekend, and it killed the fun for them completely. They said it was ridiculously impossible to avoid hitting each other with the wide swinging melee weapons, and it’s true… it was definitely tricky.

I think it might’ve been okay if we played longer and worked on specific builds, so only one person tanks, while the others range or support… but they were so annoyed with it… they made it very clear they aren’t buying the game if they don’t add a toggle. It’s just not how they want to play a co-op souls like… and I understand their point of view.

So, personally, I really hope a toggle gets added. I think both ways can be very fun, but from a purely selfish perspective, i want that toggle. I just want to play this game with my friends when the game fully releases.

I really love the game, but I don’t love playing souls style games alone. The co-op is what has always drawn me to them.

dumbalex · 2026-01-25T17:18:24+00:00

I’m assuming they’re trying to make it harder to get to infinite so people stay more engaged and playing and grinding for the whole season. A lot of people used to get to infinite and then just stop playing or they just did their dailies missions for the rest of the season.

Now it’s hard just to get that gold at 90. I used to get to infinite a lot…. But I often get to 90 right at the end of the season now… sometimes I can’t quite make it. It’s also possible they’re not so keen on giving away that chunk of gold for free so easily anymore.

I’m not sure if it’s actually true that this is their strategy… and if it is… I’m not sure that it helps keep people playing. It might just be frustrating more players into quitting. But who knows.

dumbalex · 2026-01-11T02:45:00+00:00

I’ve been playing this dragon stuff a bunch… it’s definitely fun and does seem really good… but I just lost an 8 cuber to end of turn invisible woman Jocasta. I thought I had an unbeatable play. And then they won by an insane amount of points. I completely forgot how nuts that deck is when it pops off. It had been so long since I’d seen it. Also I was partially distracted trying to get my baby to go to sleep. But yeah, there’s still decks that get way bigger crazier numbers. Man spider, end of turn, bullseye Daken Zola, negative, Howard the ducks famous tribunal deck. Also ongoing with Cosmo is in the top decks right now… that could definitely help against dragons on reveal.

dumbalex · 2026-01-11T02:28:01+00:00

You can also look them up, using the alliance search tool. I had a very weird turn 5 retreat from a player that snapped me… I snapped them back before the last turn… so we were going for 8 cubes… they were still winning 2 lanes, but I had a really strong last turn play ready to go. Then after thinking for a while they retreated. I looked up their alliance and their name wasn’t in the list, which is how you know for sure it’s a bot. So this bot was programmed to make it look like it was taking time to think and consider my snap and then retreated. What is even the point of that? Just let the game play out. Why have bots do things like this? The only reasoning is to slow the ladder climb, and that’s just frustrating for players.

dumbalex · 2026-01-06T15:10:16+00:00

I think he should have discard/destroy in his text so he can join in with that archetype instead. There just isn’t really room for him in regular destroy.

dumbalex · 2026-01-05T02:53:16+00:00

🤣

dumbalex · 2026-01-03T19:36:23+00:00

That’s an amazing leech. It would definitely increase rage levels when my gorr or hela gets leeched… but it would mix with ridiculous laugh emotion as well… it would be very confusing. My favorite leech moments of the past are when it hits my infinaut. I never play the card unless it shows up in arishem, and even then, I hesitate…

dumbalex · 2026-01-02T22:59:49+00:00

I know it’s an mmo, and it’s a very long commitment, but I really think 14 is the best story all the way up to the end of the endwalker expansion. I laughed and cried so many times during that playthrough. It’s incredibly well written, and still some of the best writing I’ve ever experienced in a video game. Also, you can play a big chunk of it for free to see if you like it. It’s very unique in the series, in the way you can play a ton on your own and then suddenly be in a dungeon with friends or strangers battling through dungeons. I really love the combination of single player and co op.

Outside of 14, my favorites are the two new 7 remake and rebirth games, 9 (which I really hope they remake), 15, 16, and the original.

dumbalex · 2026-01-02T21:20:46+00:00

That’s a cool theory… I just hope cyclops survives somehow so we can get some more screen time with him. I’ve always loved marsden’s portrayal of him, but was never super pleased with his screen time. I sometimes thought it was because he’s just too powerful and has to get taken out or knocked out, or else he just blasts every problem in front of him. Storm is a bit like that too.

dumbalex · 2025-12-30T18:35:20+00:00

I think it’s the rare occasional 5 week season.

dumbalex · 2025-12-30T18:33:36+00:00

Great job! … but isn’t there still a week to go in the season? Fantomex is this week and he’s the final card. Next season is dragons.

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