Prismata - Lunarch's Genre Blending "Card" Game
Ok, right out of the gate I'm going to be honest with you. Prismata really interests me. I can't help it. I enjoy a good card game as much as the next gamer and I've spent countless hours in Real Time Strategy (RTS) games like Age of Empires and Starcraft over the years. Putting them together sounds a bit weird, but after watching the "How To Play" video (shown below) I seriously can't wait to give this game a test drive.
Having said that, it looks like I'll have to wait a bit. While Lunarch Studios does have a beta sign up page running, the game is currently trying to use Kickstarter to gather the required "resources" they need to launch. Lunarch is still quite a ways away from reaching the goal set for their premier title, but there's still plenty of time left so here's to hoping! Luckily, the game itself is pretty darn close to complete. The Kickstarter is mostly being used to fund server structure and some additional game polish
Upon release, Prismata will give all players access to all units (it's ok to think of them as cards if you want) free. Lunarch looks to be aiming to monitize the game through emote and skin purchases but even those can be earned in game as well. Build units and structures in turn based gameplay all in an effort to demolish your opponent. Each game will also be different from your other games through the use of a pool of "random" units every match. There's no cookie cutter "deck building" strategy here. Each game will challenge you to come up with new methods of domination.
You know what? I've said enough, if this sounds like it's up your alley too, check out the "How to Play" video below to see the game in action. I will leave you with these few words though: Tournaments, Ladder, Blitz Mode, and Spectating? All there and more.
You can find Prismata's Kickstarter here.
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if it is not a rigged game like hearthstone that is great also
if the game does not have troll stuff like priest stealing cards in Riggedstone that is great also
but i hate that it is a browser fucking game and the UI is incredibly complicated. i like that it is 2D but everything else sucks. also why is the art like the game was made for 5 year old kids?
p.s. i want to use mouse only to play, and not keyboard. could you not make it like Spectromancer. the Ui will kill this game
While I like the lack of unexpected randomness (the side-cards are randomed but it seems they'll remain there until the end of the game so you can plan from the start on accordingly), it worries me a little that it could be possible to calculate "winning strategies" where one player can have a set of moves that can't be defeated. The additional random cards are definitely a redeeming factor here.
If the stated business model works out well then I'm definitely looking forward to this game. It's quite a risk to go for the "cosmetics-only" way, but I hope it works out well. Good luck with it!
I'm one of the Prismata developers, the guy with the long hair in the video. Thanks for writing about us, it really means a lot!
I emailed you a couple of keys if you want to give the alpha a try. I'd be really interested to hear your thoughts on the game.
Cheers,
~ Elyot