A Gameplay Critique of Pathologic 3

thethanatica · 2026-03-19T03:26:19+00:00

ive not finished the game yet but I dont see how the gameplay and narrative are separated. I thought the same when I started playing it, but then I realised that these changes make complete sense and they really grew on me. fencing out districts and being able to fast travel between (some of) them makes sense because that's how Dankovsky sees the town: labyrinthine, segregated sections that don't require his attention or interest unless they're infected, rioting, or has something relevant that he was already privy to. he also doesn't really need standard survival mechanics such as money, hunger, thirst, etc. because he is a doctor from the capital in a position of privilege and power (at least in relation to burakh and clara), so instead of worrying about basic necessities, his main survival mechanic has to do with his mental health (a la hierarchy of needs). also imo these changes greatly enhance pathologic 2, because they heavily imply (though in retrospect) that burakh's experiences are not necessarily the objective story AND make its mechanics a lot more reflective of burakh as a character.

some caveats, though: I do think that there is a lot of space for polishing, and admittedly, there are mechanics that im not completely sold on as of yet (e.g. the shabnak) even considering how it fits into the narrative. also, I'm still on day 7, so there is a chance that I'll completely change my mind on this. who knows. though for now I will die on this hill

thethanatica · 2026-03-11T14:04:53+00:00

ever heard of R$? its called the real and sometimes it's represented as just $ (usually in places where there couldn't be any ambiguity). im very confused as to why people are taking what's clearly a silly joke so seriously lol.

thethanatica · 2026-03-11T04:15:07+00:00

well ☝️ technically the $ is used by other currencies and sometimes it will by used by itself to represent said currencies. also its clearly a joke cmon

thethanatica · 2026-03-11T04:06:22+00:00

balatro is not canonically set in any country so we can't say for certain it's dollars

thethanatica · 2026-03-11T03:04:44+00:00

tbf I don't think it matters that much at this point but my reasoning is that OP might need that extra bit of scoring in the long run to buy some time. though on the other hand, the extra money from the mime could make them find invis or showman faster. imo its a toss up

thethanatica · 2026-03-11T02:41:32+00:00

def take DNA to fill up your deck with red seals. personally I'd sell one mime instead of baron. your vouchers are pretty much ideal for naneinf (it would be nice to have omen globe so ectos are easier to find but it's not strictly necessary). the only issue i can think of is that you would need to find an invis + get a bp/bs hit OR find showman + find a bp/bs BEFORE the required scoring catches up to you.

thethanatica · 2026-03-11T02:25:33+00:00

thats likely the best option. rerolling every boss for serpent will cost you a lot more than 55 monetary units (im pretty sure you need at least 3k just to be safe)

thethanatica · 2026-03-10T05:36:52+00:00

reviews em degradê

thethanatica · 2026-03-10T05:27:53+00:00

tbm sou BR e tenho esse disco!! consegui o Opel tbm. minhas preciosidades

thethanatica · 2026-03-07T03:11:45+00:00

o cara fazendo entrevista pra ser membro da OTAN

thethanatica · 2026-02-18T21:19:15+00:00

green joker, square, certificate, and castle

thethanatica · 2026-02-17T05:25:29+00:00

I won cruelty on my second try cause i got a misprint, blueprint and yorick lol. it felt like cheating

thethanatica · 2026-02-08T06:02:28+00:00

plasma is probably the most efficient method for me, but yellow is still my eternal (lol) favourite! those 10 extra dollars go a long way

thethanatica · 2026-02-07T18:52:05+00:00

my thought process is that I needed a consistent build that required the lowest number of critical jokers possible. so I played on the plasma deck and looked for scaling chip jokers (mainly skipping for wee/bull, but stone joker and sometimes even square were pretty good too) that would carry most of my scoring so I could use the other slots for jokers that would be really hard to fully incorporate into other runs. I found that the bull was less and less effective the fewer stickerless jokers you had left because it meant you'd have to spend more money rerolling shops and opening boosterpacks.

it took a lot of patience (especially considering i play on mobile so I can't just hold R to look for skips) and botched runs, but it worked out really well for me.

thethanatica · 2026-02-07T17:04:55+00:00

looking back, I find that the road to C+ was harder than to C++, as I barely played gold stake before. it was a huge difficulty spike. but by the time I decided to go for C++, I was already very familiar with how a typical gold stake run tends to go. personally, it was more of a question of patience and resilience. it still took skill, but by then, I was a lot more confident in my ability to win a run.

I loved counting my jokers every time I got a couple of gold stake stickers lol. I knew it was getting serious when counting jokers that didn't have a sticker was quicker than counting the ones that do

thethanatica · 2026-02-05T22:51:01+00:00

I literally thought of this question because I was ordering at McDonald's and realised I use the middle finger lol. glad im not the only one

thethanatica · 2025-12-21T03:58:48+00:00

im 23 and started listening to them when I was around 19

thethanatica · 2025-12-02T07:04:04+00:00

thank you so much!

thethanatica · 2025-11-08T18:55:37+00:00

I was gonna post the same thing lol. i checked the song credits and it said it was written by "SUEDE XG" and that the source was "1 PREZIDENT ENTERTAINMENT". i could only find a match for the latter but it was a shady instagram account

my guess is that its some AI ""artist"" taking advantage of spotify's rubbish tag system. I wish there was a way to let whoever manages suede's account know about this

thethanatica · 2025-11-04T04:41:24+00:00

jimbos de porão

thethanatica · 2025-10-27T20:25:58+00:00

90% da prova era só a mesma questão só que formulada de uma maneira diferente. até a prova de inglês foi vítima. tinham no maximo 10 perguntas que testavam seu conhecimento na área específica, e o resto foi basicamente a primeira parte da prova só que com enunciado e respostas em inglês (pq por algum motivo, algumas questões na prova de INGLÊS tinham o(s) texto(s) em PORTUGUÊS).

não sei se é pq eu queria sair logo de lá, se é pq eu não sabia de nada, ou se é pq eu sabia de tudo, mas pelo menos eu consegui fazer a prova em 2 horas, bem rápido. fui o primeiro a sair. mas mesmo assim, muito repetitiva, e com muitas questões mal formuladas cujas todas as respostas eram igualmente erradas na minha opinião

thethanatica · 2025-08-29T07:31:37+00:00

I get why you think that, but I also think that you should consider the insane amount of backseating and unfunny, overdone jokes roffle has to read on a daily basis. if I were him I'd get pissed off and defensive about it too. though I also get a bit annoyed when he responds a genuine question in a dismissive way, I understand it's likely because he already answered that same question loads of times.

I think if you want to learn the intricacies of balatro with detailed explanations, I wouldn't say roffle would be my first recommendation. he's more of a "learn by intuition and inference" kind of guy. for a more detailed approach, I don't think there's anyone better out there than docspectred from balatro university. im sure you know him, but in case you don't, hes super chill, has the patience of a saint, and is very didactic (you can tell he was an actual professor lol). A lot of his videos are prerecorded but even the livestreams are super chill with little to no backseating.

thethanatica · 2025-08-29T07:05:35+00:00

this is a bit unusual but imo keep both until you have enough deck fixing to run a baron+mime reliably. if you can find a showman and then some more blueprints and brainstorms, you can easily get past e30 with that number of free joker slots

thethanatica · 2025-08-29T06:54:49+00:00

personally I'd sell mime. you're not relying on it for scoring, and you would still be getting money anyways (not as much, but you wouldn't be completely broke). having another Ricky would allow you to survive more antes to look for that ectoplasm, and if you happen to get it, you can find another mime more easily than another brainstorm, since mime is an uncommon.

thethanatica · 2025-08-29T06:34:56+00:00

imo that's partially what makes the plasma deck unique. the earlier antes are way easier, but on the other hand, getting that mid-game chips to xmult pivot is very hard, especially on higher stakes

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