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Beastieball gives Pokémon an Into the Breach-style sports twist, and I can't get enough of it
After the gentle ramblings of Wandersong and the contemplative care package that was Chicory: A Colorful Tale, one of t…
After the gentle ramblings of Wandersong and the contemplative care package that was Chicory: A Colorful Tale, one of the last things I expected developer Greg Lobanov to make next was a Pokémon-style sports tactics game. And goodness me, you better make that defensive move count, because if your Beastie gets 'wiped' by the incoming attack, the other team score a point, and if you leave a column or row open and that's where the ball lands? | Image credit: Eurogamer/Klei Publishing The way you need to have your bases covered and be thinking two, three steps ahead really reminded me of playing Into the Breach with Beastieball - though unlike Subset Games' brilliant tactical roguelike, you don't get to see what your opponent's going to do in advance, giving each turn a frisson of wild and unpredictable energy.
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