Recent reviews by BecomingCritter

Balatro hits the sweet spot between novelty and challenge. Every playthrough gives you very different ways to approach a win. It's really fun.

Ambitious, awe-inspiring, difficult. I don't love the invisible walls but I get it.

Hard to believe they improved on the original. Stellar.

One of the best roguelikes ever made. Both gritty and funny. Tons of content and variety, interesting enemies, never feels too punishing or unfair.

BE is surprisingly different from CivV--it is a fun change in pace. Absolutely a good game, but it does feel bare--as if there were things intentionally left out for DLC later. Some facets of the game seem to beg for an update, for instance the amount of time spent on setting up trade routes is unfairly onerous especially if you have more than 4 cities.This game is nowhere near its potential--but as is, a Civ fan is likely to enjoy this brave new world. The potential for excellent DLC is clear, I'm eager to hear what they have coming down the pipe.