Here at TouchArcade we try to cover the best games every week and highlight our favorite games every week. Jared’s Game of the Week sometimes features games we’ve already reviewed or will review soon. This basically tells you that the game is good enough to not only get our coveted Game of the Week feature, but also fun enough for us to write it as a full review.That’s where the unique roguelike deck builder comes in Ye Shuang (free) appeared. Jared and myself are playing it and enjoying it.I actually got my hands on it before it was released, but it took me a while not to play it Ye Shuang Just like I play other similar games that I’m used to. I also played it on multiple platforms, which I’ll cover later in this review.
Winter is not just coming. It’s here, and it’s up to you to drive it out as you fight the Wildfrost with the help of Snowder and its survivors, with depth, strategy, and mechanics that subvert your expectations of the genre.View screenshots from Ye Shuang would lead you to believe it’s something like slay the tower Or other games, but the gameplay is completely different.When I play a roguelike or deck-building game, I usually like to learn through experience, but considering how many Ye Shuang Changing things, I realized this wasn’t going to work and after a minute I quietly followed the tutorial messages. Ye Shuang A lot of mechanics are introduced very quickly, and it does all of this without emulating other games in the genre. The mechanics you’d expect work differently here, or don’t exist at all. Ye Shuang It feels like there’s a lot of leeway for the player, but you kind of need it because of how hard the bosses hit you right from the start.
Ye Shuang is a deck builder that brings many card types, flavor text, and combat mechanics that you can learn over time. After selecting a specific hero, you’ll be thrown into battle and learn about positioning on the battle grid, counters (indicated under each card), interactions between cards after the countdown ends, and the importance of statistics. The countdown mechanic drastically changes the way you play, as you now have to consider multiple actions in the future when playing, instead of just one or two. If you try to perform a specific set of actions only to be destroyed by a new, powerful enemy that appears a wave later, it can result in feeling like a waste of time, but there’s always a next time.
The first few runs felt relatively easy, but more challenging than I expected from the boss. You’ll die a lot as you progress, but the progression in the game is also different from other roguelikes, making each run feel different, and you’ll end up working towards different goals because the game wants you to do different things Come and build the town. Ye Shuang There’s also a daily challenge mode, which I generally enjoyed more than the game once I got used to the mechanics.If you hate RNG, you probably won’t like it Ye Shuangbut I still think you should try the game for free before deciding.
Building a town allows you to unlock facilities to help with future runs, keeps things interesting, and basically keeps adding more ways to enjoy the game.I still remember Ye Shuang Announced for $20 on Switch and Steam, some thought it was priced “high” (it wasn’t) because of its visuals and production values. After playing it, I think the asking price is way too low for how good it is and what’s included, but if you click on the mechanics, the mobile asking price is definitely a no-brainer, but it’s not a big gamble because. Ye Shuang is a free game to try. If you end up playing it and enjoying what’s on offer here, you’ll enjoy the full game, but be prepared for more challenges than just a free game.
On iOS, Ye Shuang In addition to great touch controls, there’s full controller support. I usually only use touch controls for deck-building games, but was curious to see what it would feel like using a controller.if you are used to it Ye Shuang On other platforms, you’ll feel right at home using a controller here. I’m playing on an iPad using a DualSense and 8BitDo controller, and the game displays the Xbox button prompt regardless. It automatically switches between touch prompts and button prompts based on your input. wild frost The visuals, performance, and interface of the iOS port are so good that it really makes slay the tower At least it feels worse on mobile. This is an excellent and responsive conversion.
Visually, Ye Shuang Looks great. I’ve always loved the colorful aesthetic and animations when it launched, but they absolutely shine on modern iOS devices. Ye Shuang On my iPhone 15 Pro it supports full screen, but on my iPad Pro 11″ (2020) it has little bars on the top and bottom. I hope this can be adjusted in a future update. In terms of performance, Ye Shuang There are three frame rate target options on iOS: 30, 60, and 120. I set it to 120 on both devices.I’m glad to see this available, unlike slay the tower.
I have access to the full version Ye Shuang Between the Steam Deck and iOS, I found myself playing on the iPad a lot more than on the Steam Deck. Both games play well, but I prefer these games on the iPad. If you do want to play on a PC or monitor, the Steam version has unlimited framerate support. I installed the Switch demo, and the developers did a really good job with it, but aside from a potential physical version to collect, I don’t see myself bothering with it on the Switch. Currently, the iPad and iPhone versions are my absolute favorites.
When visual effects and animation come into play Ye Shuang Awesome, I also want to highlight the audio design. Paul Zimmermann’s voice and score are the perfect complement to the colorful aesthetic. The way the music changes over the course of a round and throughout the game is really cool. You don’t often see deck builders put so much care into their presentation.I’m glad too Ye Shuang Vinyl record being produced.
Now, my only real question is Ye Shuang It’s a steep difficulty curve. Don’t let the visuals fool you into thinking this is a calm and relaxing experience. It will challenge you and keep things going until your next run. I like the unique flavor of common mechanics we see in deck-building games and roguelikes, but I think the difficulty could be better balanced. Basically, whatever complaints I have about the difficulty curve, Ye Shuang marvelous.
I know Ye Shuang It’s not for everyone, and I have a caveat with my recommendations, but it’s a “free to try” game on iOS, so there’s no real reason not to download it and give it a try. I think it’s more important. While I’m glad I finally got to play it, I’m annoyed that I wasn’t fascinated by it when it debuted on Switch last year. And Steam has at least corrected my mistake. Ye Shuang Now.