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AI Experiment: Choose Your Own Adventure Sci-Fi

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Preface: Another experiment with ChatGPT, this time prompted to include D&D elements. Note you’ll need 2 d6 dice to play, you can use this.

Starship Paradox: A Sci-Fi Choose-Your-Own-Adventure

Setting: The year is 3125. Humanity has spread out among the stars, colonizing planets and creating a vast intergalactic network. You are Captain Alex Mercer of the starship Paradox, currently docked at the Nexus Station, a massive spaceport located at the crossroads of several major trade routes.

Objective: Your mission is to transport a mysterious artifact known as the “Quantum Prism” to the research facility on the planet Veridion. However, the journey is fraught with danger as various factions desire the Prism for their own ends.

Starting Equipment:

  1. Quantum Prism
  2. Laser pistol
  3. Holo-communicator
  4. 20 Galactic Credits
  5. A pair of six-sided dice (for decision-making)

You’re in the main control room of the Paradox, preparing for departure. Your communications officer, Lira, informs you of a message. It’s a bounty hunter named Korax, warning you to hand over the Prism or face consequences.

Choice A: Negotiate with Korax. (Go to Passage 3)

Choice B: Prepare the ship for a potential attack and depart immediately. (Roll the dice. If the total is 5 or above, go to Passage 5. If less, go to Passage 6.)

Passage 3:

Korax offers 50 Galactic Credits in exchange for the Prism.

Choice A: Accept the offer and give him the Prism. (Go to Passage 7)

Choice B: Refuse the offer and end the communication. Prepare for potential combat. (Go to Passage 6)

Passage 5:

Your quick actions allow you to depart the station without any confrontation. The journey to Veridion is smooth. However, you receive a distress signal from a nearby ship.

Choice A: Investigate the distress signal. (Go to Passage 9)

Choice B: Ignore the signal and continue to Veridion. (Go to Passage 11)

Passage 6:

Korax’s ship approaches! A battle ensues. Roll the dice.

  • If total is 4 or below: Your ship sustains damage, forcing you to dock at a nearby moon for repairs. (Go to Passage 8)
  • If total is 5 or above: You fend off Korax’s attacks and make a successful escape. (Go to Passage 5)
Passage 7:

You’ve traded the Prism for credits. As you ponder your next steps, Lira discovers that the Prism was a fake! The real one is hidden in the cargo bay.

Choice A: Pursue Korax and retrieve the credits. (Go to Passage 12) Choice B: Continue to Veridion with the real Prism. (Go to Passage 5)

Passage 8:

While repairing the ship, you encounter a tribe of moon-dwelling aliens. They offer to aid your repairs in exchange for the Prism.

Choice A: Trade the Prism for their help. (Go to Passage 10)

Choice B: Politely decline and continue with the repairs. (Roll the dice. If 5 or above, repairs are successful and go to Passage 5. If less, go to Passage 13)

Passage 9:

The distress signal comes from a merchant ship attacked by space pirates. They offer a reward for assistance.

Choice A: Help the merchant ship and fight off the pirates. (Roll dice. If 5 or above, succeed and go to Passage 14. If less, go to Passage 15)

Choice B: Avoid the conflict and continue to Veridion. (Go to Passage 11)

Passage 10:

The moon-aliens fix your ship, but now possess the Prism. You resume your journey, but without the precious cargo.

End of Adventure. Outcome: Failed Mission.

Passage 11:

You arrive at Veridion and deliver the Prism, successfully completing your mission. However, the adventure in the vast cosmos continues…

End of Adventure. Outcome: Successful Mission.

Passage 12:

You track down Korax and confront him. Roll the dice for a showdown.

  • If 4 or below: Korax escapes, and you lose the credits. (Go to Passage 7)
  • If 5 or above: You reclaim the credits and continue your journey. (Go to Passage 5)
Passage 13:

The repairs fail, leaving you stranded on the moon. The moon-aliens approach again, this time in larger numbers and seeming hostile…

End of Adventure. Outcome: Stranded.

Passage 14:

You rescue the merchant ship and earn gratitude, additional credits, and a powerful ally in the merchant guild.

Go to Passage 11.

Passage 15:

The pirates overpower you, looting your ship and leaving you adrift in space…

End of Adventure. Outcome: Marooned.

Pokémon Emerald Rogue ROM Hack

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The Game

Pok̩mon Emerald Rogue (developed by Pokabbie) is a ROM Hack that turns your favourite franchise into a roguelike. Similar to other familiar games in the genre you navigate routes making careful choices. On the procedurally generated routes you can encounter wild Pok̩mon with which to build your team, trainers and items. There are also several other types of location that you may encounter Рstrong trainers, who will give you one of their Pok̩mon if you beat them, Legendary or strong Pok̩mon encounters and market/shop locations (there are 3 types of shop Рmarket, battle items and a full rest stop which even has a heal).

At the end of each route and level you will encounter a mighty trainer Рbefore you beat the game once these will be specific to Hoenn, but after you beat the champion once you will unlock gym leaders and Elite 4 from more regions. Additionally after beating the champion you also unlock the national dex giving you access to Pok̩mon up to Gen 8! If you a Pok̩mon faints on a run it is gone forever and if you lose all your Pok̩mon the run ends. When the run ends you are returned to your HUB, which where you can purchase permanent bag items (TMs, potions, balls, berries, etc) Рas you complete more quests and runs the HUB will upgrade and offer you more options, for example the safari zone where you can catch a new starter to take on your next adventure.

There are several kind of adventure Рthe standard roguelike experience described, the gauntlet where you build a team then take on all trainers in one go at level 100, rainbow mode where gym leaders can have any type of Pok̩mon. Each of these can be played as both single or double battles, giving you a great deal of replay value. Every time you complete a run you earn cash to spend in your HUB which will allow you to do better in your next run, there are also numerous quests that will permanently improve the HUB or give you access to new items, berries or rare candies.

Worth it?

As with all ROM Hacks this game is 100% free. The amazing community and passionate fans of Pokémon deserve so much more than they expect. Personally I play this on my phone using a GBA emulator (My Boy!), the premium version of which will cost you around £5, but will let you play any ROM you want, so definitely worth the investment (there is also a free lite version). If you are playing on PC then there are even more free options for you to explore.

The game itself is brilliantly challenging and while you can cheat a bit with save states on the emulator it is worth experiencing it for it’s true brutal self. For those who enjoy nuzlocks and even those who don’t it is a very rewarding experience. Having Pokémon and moves all the way up to Gen 8 gives this game a huge amount of depth. A great offline mobile or PC game that will tickle your Pokémon nostalgia while also satisfying your itch for roguelikes, deep strategy and a good challenge.

Tips

  • There are 3 types of route – CALM, AVERAGE and TOUGH – the tougher the route the more trainers and items there will be.
  • The second word describing routes refers to the type of Pokémon you can find on it.
  • One of the houses in the HUB will allow you to customise the config for your runs – allowing you to enable different Pokedexes or gym leaders/elite four.
  • Make sure you fight the challenger before each gym leader – they will quickly bring you to the level cap.
  • Try to avoid fights on routes as they could potentially kill one of your Pokémon.
  • You can use rare candies to over level before gym leaders.
  • By pressing “A” on the page with a Pokémon’s Stats will show you it’s IVs and EVs.
  • Anything you buy in the HUB you can carry into your next run, which is very useful with items like Leftovers

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Rogue Adventure: Roguelike RPG

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The Game

Rogue Adventure: Roguelike RPG is an Android game developed by SharkLab Mobile. While the graphics may come across as quite basic or unassuming, don’t be fooled by this incredibly deep roguelike. The game follows much of the standard roguelike elements and a huge variety of playable classes and cards to unlock. Each run sees you take on 5 levels followed by a secret boss level. Occasionally you will also find hidden boss levels within normal ones.

Currently there are 3 ways to play the game – Classic, Hell or Void. Classic is a standard run through of the game, after you complete it with a class you can then start attempting Inferno levels – these make enemies stronger and give you more starting gold. Hell mode gives you less rewards, doesn’t recover health after a boss, enemy damage increases every 5 turns, trap rooms and more. Void is basically a quicker and simplified map with a random deck. Inferno levels are available for all modes after you complete a run.

The game has an incredible 13 classes to choose from, each unlocked by completing runs with other classes and each with it’s unique traits, abilities and cards. Each class also has 3 class bonuses that can be unlocked by completing other types of run (most often you are required to beat each mode at Inferno 2 to unlock an ability). The classes range from traditional ones like Warrior and Wizard to slightly more obscure ones like Pirate, Rune master and Warden.

Worth it?

While the game does offer ads for additional cash or EXP, the ads are entirely optional and non-intrusive. Purchasing the ad removal is a touch on the expensive side – £8.49, but this does allow you to get a free gold chest in every market room and is also a great way to support the developers.

Overall the game is great for any rogue-like fans out there, it’s a great mobile game both as a free to play and a paid game. The amount of characters and unlockables will also keep you coming back for more giving the game decent replay value. The game is also fully functional offline and quite efficient in terms of battery usage. It would be nice to see the game come to iOS as well.

Tips

  • Overcharging and additional mana are key to really buffing your stats in a fight.
  • Quest cards can be quite useful when upgraded to the max.
  • You can purchase skills from the shops, try do so every time you visit one.
  • Keep your deck lean and focus on cards that synergise well with your other cards and class
  • Avoid fights where possible.
  • Learn enemy attach patterns, try to armor up if you know they will attack and watch out for special moves or abilities.

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Dysmantle

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The Game

Dysmantle, developed by 10tons ltd. is a post apocalyptic RPG in which you can break nearly every item you encounter. As it says in the name of the game it’s all about dismantling everything you see. As you break objects down you will get resources used to crafter better equipment that can allow you to break down bigger objects. Thus you gradually work your way up from breaking living room tables and fences all the way to destroying cars and walls.

The story follows a main character who emerges from his bunker to discover that his island has been evacuated and the only inhabitants are the zombie-like ex-humans. Zombies will respawn every time the player replenishes their health at a camp site and the only way to permanently kill them is to enable a special signal on the nearby signal tower. As the story progresses you begin work on a spaceship that will get you off the island. The island itself is a huge open world map with different climates and dangers in each area.

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Worth it?

The game is free on PS Plus Extra tier or will set you back around £20 brand new, £10 for a cheap CD Key. Overall it will keep you busy for upwards of 40 hours and if you’re a completionist can keep you busy for more than 60 hours. The constant breaking of items really doesn’t get old for some time and the desire to upgrade and improve tools and items also keeps you playing. There are a couple moments when you think the story is approaching it’s end only to find out that there’s more to be done, personally I found that dragged out the end a bit but I can also see how they give you more time to enjoy the game and gear up for the end game.

Overall a very satisfying game with an incredibly simple but satisfying gameplay loop and an amazingly detailed open world map with plenty of secrets and little side quests to discover. Definitely worth checking out and very addictive.

Tips

  • Always focus on upgrading your main dismantling tool and getting new ones when they are available (e.g upgrade your crowbar fully, then get the baseball bat and upgrade fully, etc)
  • Different tools are used for different types of object – tires for example require a sharp tool like the machete for example
  • Collect as much of everything as you can – all materials are useful, even leaves as you find out later in the game, collect as much as you can of all resources you encounter
  • Use the farms and make food, food provides permanent stat increases and buffs, food supplies are also handy with certain quests and collections in the late game. Don’t use food to restore health unless you’re really desperate
  • Do the puzzle tombs in order to get the orbs and install deadly transmitters, that way you can rush the signal tower in each region then know that each zombie you kill won’t come back
  • Get the lumber mill and smelter as soon as you can from the central region (729º, 491º and 576º, 458º). When you discover them you will get the blueprints for them and you can build them wherever you want
  • In order to open the timed chests you need to run directly to them from a campfire – the timer resets when you leave a campfire

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Peglin

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The Game

Peglin by Red Nexus Games is a rogulike take on the classic pachinko game Peggle. The game is available on Android and PC and will challenge you to take on a familiar style of roguelike, especially for those familiar with games like Slay the Spire, Card Guardians or Dicey Elementalist. There are 3 main levels in which the player makes a series of choices deciding whether to take on an enemy, an elite, random events, treasure chests or shops. At the end of each level is a boss, stronger than anything you’ll have faced so far in the level.

Unlike most card-based roguelike games the main thing you are collecting and powering up are the balls (orbs) you use. There’s a variety of orbs, powers and synergies to work with and build around, there’s also a huge variety of relics to find by battling elites, bosses and opening chests. Similarly to other such games you can collect a lot of relics that will allow you make some truly unstoppable builds.

Worth it?

The game is available on both PC (£15.49) and mobile, however it’s significantly cheaper on mobile (£6.99). While the actual gameplay experience is better on PC the game works quite well on mobile. It is quite an expensive game when you consider most other android games, but there’s a try before you buy section which is essentially the first act. While as a demo it’s not a lot to get stuck into, as a full game there’s a reasonable amount of replay value. There are a total of 3 characters to play, two of which you have to unlock by making either a Bullwark or Spinfection build.

Overall the game is a unique take on very familiar roguelike mechanics. The underlying pachinko game provides a different and more random take than the more traditional card approach to such games. It also adds a degree of unpredictability when navigating the map between fights. The pixel art works very nicely too. While it comes with a premium price tag for mobile and forces to you to play in landscape it is a decent offline game that will keep you busy for extended playing sessions – interrupting/closing your game may reset you to the start of the current room, but other than that it’s worth checking out for anyone who loves a good roguelike.

Tips

  • Aim to fight as many of the elites (skull and crossbones) as you can per act as they drop better relics than.
  • Try to synergise the orbs that you collect.
  • Swoltorb (upgrades every peg it hits) works quite well with most builds.
  • Poltorbgeist and Matryorbshka are also noteable strong orbs worth adding to your build.
  • Ball Lightning (hits nearby pegs) works well will Swoltorb and can be very useful late game.
  • Try to ensure you have a way to do AoE damage – either through bombs or some sort of orb (pierce for example).

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Death Stranding

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The Game

Death Stranding, designed by Hideo Kojima and published by Kojima Productions in 2019 was one of those games you constantly kept hearing about. Namely because of how bizarre and weird it was. The game really lived up to its reputation for weirdness – set in a post apocalyptic USA after an event known as the Death Stranding has occurred. The game doesn’t explain much in the beginning, but a few things are immediately clear – rain (known as timefall) makes time go faster on whatever it touches and there are dangerous invisible creatures known as BTs. You also quickly learn that any corpses must be burned otherwise they will attract BTs and cause a massive explosion known as a voidout.

The first parts of the game leave you with so many questions and a desire to understand and learn more about this bizarre future. The country is non existent and your mission is to journey from the east to the west coast of the USA in attempt to reconnect the bunker-like cities into what is known as the United Cities of America (UCA). In this future world there are ways to print almost anything on the so-called chiral network, however some items need to be delivered between cities by porters, this is where you come in. Playing as Sam Porter Bridges (Norman Reedus) you embark on this epic journey piling your backpack up with hundreds of kilos worth of cargo and travelling the desolate landscape and connecting cities.

The game challenges you to navigate all sorts of difficult landscapes while balancing the cargo you carry and dodging hostile factions and BTs. You can build and connect to other online players’ structures that will help navigate the world.

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Worth it?

This really is a blockbuster game by all definitions of the word – the star studded cast features names like Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen, Lea Seydoux, Guillermo del Torro. All these and the brilliant vision of Hideo Kojima to create a really unique gaming experience. The game and story present an interesting commentary on society and human connection and elements of satire – especially considering how the whole game revolves purely around America without hardly any mention of the rest of the world, which is also presumably experiencing the Death Stranding. Ironically the game world itself is based on Iceland’s natural beauty (and it does a great job of recreating it). The game is a lot more than simply a Amazon/Deliveroo simulator.

The game will easily keep you busy for over 35 hours and even more if you try to 100% it (it took me 99 hours). The game really leans into the common gaming trope of delivering and transporting items by making you a very real delivery-man with a bag piled high with hundreds of kilos worth of cargo. The gradual addition of weapons and buildable structures introduces other familiar gaming tropes like stealth and combat which are also executed quite well. Having both humans and BTs as enemies provides a good variety of gameplay – stealth tactics or outright guns blazing against human enemies and stealthy navigation around the invisible enemies that are BTs. Interestingly the game can really be played as a fully stealth game (with a lot of walking and sneaking) or as a more combat heavy game in which you take down powerful BTs every time they pull you off your vehicle.

Overall this really is a unique game in many aspects – from the outlandish and bizarre story to the game mechanics of balancing boxes and avoiding damage from timefall. There are some minor issues like the readability of the GUI at times the blue hue and tones can make certain elements hard to see and at times menu navigation itself can seem a bit cumbersome. But aside from these very minor issues the game is absolutely worth playing, it’s also a fairly easy platinum trophy on PlayStation (and free with the mid tier Plus). The beautiful landscape and varied gameplay will keep you busy for hours.

Tips

  • Always read your mails – especially when you are trying to get some of the preppers to join the UCA – if they are stuck on 1/2 stars make sure to sleep and read your mail.
  • Bigger loads of cargo will give you more likes and help you level both people and yourself up faster
  • You can unlock backpack customisation by building up your relation ship with Southerland (South Knot City)
  • You can unlock the backpack cover which will cover and protect some of your cargo from rain or snow – this can be achieved by raising the Collector Prepper to 2 stars
  • You can unlock Grenade Pouches by completing order N37 and reaching 3 stars with the Cosplayer
  • Exo-skeletons are very useful for navigating the world – especially the all-terrain skeleton, you can obtain rank 3 of that by working with the Roboticist.
  • There are 56 total memory chips (3 aren’t displayed in the data collection part).
  • Avoid killing MULEs or terrorists. If you kill them you need to dispose of their bodies in a nearby incinerator or else they might cause a voideout which can basically kill you (makes you restart from a save point).
  • Armor plates drain battery.
  • Late game look to establish good zipline routes as they are a quick and reliable way to get around the map, especially the mountainous areas.
  • Completing the pizza delivery missions unlocks very powerful weapons, if you play aggressively then make sure you do these.

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Sundered: Eldritch Edition

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The Game

Sundered: Eldritch Edition developed by Thunder Lotus Games (the same team behind Jotun) is a metroidvania game with stunning graphics. The story follows Eshe who finds herself in a mysterious ancient ruin where she is bound to Trapezohedron, an ancient force that allows her to fight her way through the world she now finds herself permanently trapped in.

The game follows the standard metroidvania recipe of 2D platforming, non-linear progression and various weapons and upgrades scattered around the world, each potentially unlocking other areas of the map. In Sundered every time you die (or return the the start area) you get to spend all the shards you’ve collected on permanent upgrades and face the newly randomised map again. Key rooms remain in place but the various paths to get there may change. The enemies aren’t overly diverse but are stronger in later areas, you will also find they sometimes attack in hordes which will have you mashing buttons while you cling on for dear life.

As you progress through the game and acquire new skills you will also come across elder shards. These will give you an interesting dilemma that determines the end outcome of the game – you can chose to corrupt your skills moving you towards the dark and corrupted side or you can destroy the shards for a random skill upgrade and a pile of shards to spend on upgrades. As the story progresses and you defeat more bosses you learn that the ancient Eldritch powers that once inhabited these ruins were at war with the Valkyries – humans with advanced technology set to destroy the magical beings. You fight corrupted versions of both factions as you navigate the ruins.

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Worth it?

I am personally not a major platformer player or fan of metroidvania style games, but the artwork on Sundered really pulled me in. The Thunder Lotus team has some serious pedigree in terms of other games like Jotun: Valhalla Edition and Spiritfarer. The artwork on Sundered: Eldritch Edition really hits the mark. The gameplay and combat mechanics are also really satisfying, especially as you get more and more powerful and unlock the various skills. I did find the charged attacks a little hard to use and the enemies can get a little repetitive (especially when the mini-bosses are just more powerful versions of them). The choice between corruption and purity adds a nice bit of depth and replay value to the game – making you think about your choices and the path you would like to take.

Brand new the game will set you back around £15.49, but it’s available for free for PS Plus Extra tier and often on sale for quite cheap on other platforms anywhere from £1.50 on Kinguin to £12 on CDKeys. You will get decent playtime out of the game (around 10-15 hours) and it even has a reasonable amount of replay value in terms of which path you end up choosing. There is even an option to play up to 4 player co-op (if you have enough controllers) in Magnate of the Gong (not the full game). Overall I would seriously consider picking this game up and if you’re a metroidvania fan then absolutely check it out.

Tips

  • You can destroy your elder shards in order to get a large amount of shards and a random skill upgrade (this is unlocked in the skill tree and you have to upgrade your way to it).
  • You can use elder shards to corrupt your powers making them more powerful or giving them key modifications.
  • Corrupting the gravity boots is particularly useful as it allows you to crawl up any wall that you come into contact with (rather than having to start at its base with just the boots).
  • Sometimes it’s worth just running through an area in an attempt to unlock a shortcut or to get to a specific perk.
  • The gong room in the left/2nd area is much easier to complete once you have the grappling hook.
  • Check out the complete guide on corrupting or incinerating shards below.
  • Getting the skill that allows you to see treasure on the map will also show you the locations of secret elder shards scattered throughout the world.

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Life in Adventure

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The Game

Life in Adventure is a text based D&D RPG fantasy game by StudioWheel available for mobile. The game uses familiar D&D mechanics and delivers an experience with a surprising amount of depth and good storytelling. You start out with a randomised character (in the free version) as a person who is tired of their boring day to day life and set on becoming a famous adventurer. You progress through random encounters, each with a detailed description and a variety of options – some encounters spanning several pages or even in several non consecutive parts.

Each encounter will test your skills (through dice rolls and RNG) and you may come out victorious and stronger or you may lose health and sanity. Lose all your health or sanity and the adventure is over. You will also gain EXP and find better loot and equipment as you adventure through the world. Survive for long enough and you will become a renowned adventurer and essentially win the game. There are 4 types of starting equipment – Fighter, Ranger, Wizard and Warlock, but you can build your character however you see fit depending on your stats. Character stats are standard D&D ones such a strength, dexterity, intellect, charisma, constitution and wisdom.

Worth it?

The game can be played completely for free, but there is also an Adventurer’s Guild premium option which will set you back £3.99, the main advantages of this option are the ability to customise your new adventurers, a free dice reroll and the ability to speed up or skip fights. A lot of these perks can also be purchased using in game premium currency (gems). The game is quite generous with giving out gems which you can also spend on new encounters, background stories and storylines and traits. The premium option isn’t needed, however it’s a nice way to support the developers and also helps speed up the gameplay. Overall I’d recommend it for any D&D or text based fans out there looking for that nostalgia factor, the game plays in portrait mode making it ideal for mobile.

Tips

  • For detailed in-game tips and info check out the comprehensive guide linked below.
  • Avoid battles (especially early game) – trying options that will get you out of combat and events can still give you EXP.
  • Items like Rope, Lantern, Pickaxe and similar are very useful – hold onto them as you may need them in your adventure.
  • If you are Very Superior to an enemy or better you can skip the dice roll to get a 10 and avoid a critical fail or rolling less than 10.

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Equip Master

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The Game

Equip Master is an early access android game by JYSGames that simply let’s you manage and utilise vast quantities of equipment in idle combat. The premise of the game is to acquire gear through various gatcha means and by completing levels where you fight mobs. As you gather more equipment you can merge it into more and more powerful versions. There are 5 keys stats that the equipment affects – health, defence, ATK damage, fire and ice damage. There are also various resistances, lifesteal, crit chances and speed that can also be affected by your equipment. Some items will also have special abilities that allow you to summon minions or poison an enemy, for example. As you progress you unlock more ways to spend your time in the game like PvP and more ways to collect new equipment. Combat itself happens fully automatically and usually just consists of random weapons and spells being used on enemies. Some items will have special abilities which can make these fights even more chaotic sometimes.

Worth it?

Overall the game isn’t too dissimilar to other mobile gatcha games with various merge type mechanic, however there is something oddly addictive about having incredibly powerful armour (even if it means you’ve essentially equipped 4 sets of boots and 3 chest pieces). There is some sort of storyline that doesn’t really matter as it’s in the levels where you truly get to test out your equipment. Each area you fight in will have various special areas to complete that will add to your idle production capabilities. Some levels will have powerful bosses at the end (some boss descriptions/tips could be more useful). It would be nice to see the game get a bit more visual polish – for example different skins/looks for enemies. There are moments when you do just need to wait a bit to get the exp to level up and beat a level, which prevents you from power-levelling through the game and rather coming back every so often. Grinding resources which let you upgrade your equipment is very slow and the yields from the idle methods can be quite low, even when upgraded. There are plenty of ways to earn gems (premium currency) in game which is always a nice touch as it means you don’t have actually spend crazy amounts of money to properly enjoy the game. If you’re looking for an idle game that will keep you coming back for 5-10minute sessions every few hours then this should scratch that itch.

Tips

  • If you get close to beating an enemy or boss it’s always worth retrying a couple times as the RNG may be on your side the next time
  • Prioritise spending your diamonds on unlocking more bag space
  • When merging items try and merge into the highest level item as upgrading items can get very expensive
  • Upgrade the Equipt Collected quality and Flea Market “Gold Mine” (most likely should just be “Quantity”) and Quality in order to get higher quality equipment for merging
  • Use your free gatcha pass (or watch the video) on statues once you’ve unlocked them as waiting for the free one can take a while
  • Keep your fights on 2x to grind faster

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