Review: Slay The Spire (PlayStation 4)

We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deck builder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

Pros:

• Vibrant cartoon graphics.
• 573.4mb download size.
• 3 save slots.
• Roguelike card battler gameplay.
• Can rebind buttons.
• Fast mode-on/off.
• Three characters each with unique powers.
• Every run is randomized.
• Three modes-Standard, Daily climb, and custom.
• Seed-input number.
• Custom mode-set modifiers, characters, and seed.
• Constant tutorial tips.
• A run is one life and you pick a route on a random map.
• Fires-heal a percentage of health or upgrade a card.
• Your hand lasts one turn then gets discards.
• Relics-permanent buff for that run.
• Earn coins in game and use at shops to buy cards/items/relics.
• After each match gets random rewards which are usually coins, card, and item.
• Earn EXP from playing and unlock new cards.
• On-screen icons.
• End of act boss fights.
• Card plays are governed by mana cost.
• Pop up tooltips.
• Normal and elite encounters.
• Tons of replayability.
• Easy to learn.
• Addictive.

Cons:

• No, undo move button.
• Weird stutters at odd times.
• Rock solid trophy list.
• Very busy screen.
• The fast mode doesn’t seem to stay on and must be turned back on.