I’ve just uninstalled and removed Balatro after yet a near, very close 8/8 ante finish. I have been failing and failing, I’ve only ever seen and gotten to 8/8 ante twice, this being the second time. Every other run has been just insulting me to where no strategy has ever worked, I feel like a lot of it is RNG and pre-determined outcomes based on seeded runs.

And I hate that way of playing. It always feels like I’m getting smacked down by a troll bully who I can never overcome. They’d kick me down every failed run I’d have, then they give me a false sense of security the further I get. “Awwww, getting tired of being owned? Here, let me help you by giving you a few seemingly lucky breaks. SMACK Oh! OWNED YOU AGAIN! FUCK YOU! LOLLOLOL! I BANGED YOUR MOTHER, GIT GUD, NOOB!1”

I just don’t understand why these kinds of games are around, even when I have a good idea who it is for.

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    The Witcher Series

    I just can’t get into playing Geralt. I’ve tried getting into 2 multiple times, but just don’t feel it.

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      2 is a fairly linear action game with a few branching paths. 3 is a much bigger, RPG style game if that’s what your looking for out of it. It’s still “Geralt”, but there’s more liberty to play the game and character how you’d like.

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      I didn’t get the appeal until I played it for a few hours. One of my favourite games now. I’m not into rpg genre but I still enjoyed this game.

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      Same here. Some of my favorite games have silent characters (Half-Life, Skyrim). Some have speaking characters (Serious Sam, Duke Nukem, Max Payne). But Geralt is just annoying.