Demeo Battles
- November 9, 2023
- Resolution Games
Get on SteamDemeo Battles is a competitive PvP turn-based strategy game for 1-4 players, where you can uncover synergies between a cast of mighty champions and battle it out in fierce grid-based action combat. Challenge your adversaries across diverse arenas with full cross-play support between flatscreen PC play and compatible VR headsets. Choose from a class of heroic champions and a variety of minions, with 89 possible cards to create a carefully catered playstyle and claim victory.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- Demeo Battles offers a fun and strategic PvP experience that adds a new layer to the original Demeo gameplay.
- The game features beautiful graphics and a quick-paced turn system that keeps matches engaging.
- Cross-platform multiplayer enhances the community aspect, making it easy to find players and enjoy matches together.
- The game suffers from significant balancing issues, with certain characters being overpowered and exploits affecting gameplay.
- Progression is hindered by a frustrating key and unlock system that requires extensive playtime to access characters and content.
- Technical issues, such as disconnections and performance stutters, detract from the overall experience, especially on PC.
- story11 mentions
- 27 % positive mentions
- 45 % neutral mentions
- 27 % negative mentions
The game's story is praised for its depth and engaging content, enhancing the overall experience. However, the lack of a dedicated social space for multiplayer interactions can hinder communication and collaboration among players, often requiring external apps like Discord for coordination. Players are encouraged to invest significant time to progress and unlock new content, making it feel like a daily mission.
“It has the same feel, plus the content and story goes much deeper.”
“Played more hours and did single player quests - I definitely like it.”
“If you want to play hours and hours to earn XP points and keys, this is like a mission now every day to come and play and try to earn keys to unlock something new.”
“There is no social space for this game; you have to be hanging out with your friends in another app like Discord if you want to play together. There's no way to just set up a party and hang out and play multiple sessions together. One of our friends had constant mic issues with his Quest 2 stand-alone version of the game, so we had a bunch of communication problems.”
“If you want to play hours and hours to earn XP points and keys, this feels like a mission every day to come and play and try to earn keys to unlock something new.”
“The story feels shallow and lacks depth, making it hard to stay engaged with the game.”
- graphics10 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 30 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The graphics are generally praised for their quality, with some users noting impressive visuals. However, many report significant stuttering issues during gameplay, which detracts from the overall experience and immersion. Additionally, some players have expressed dissatisfaction with color quality and the ability to fully appreciate the graphics.
“Graphics is awesome as always.”
“Nice visuals, but stutters a lot when moving anything.”
“For me personally, it lacks the immersive quality and you do not get to really appreciate the beauty of the graphics.”
“My colors and graphics are terrible.”
“Small note, I've noticed some annoying gameplay stutter at times which I've never noticed on the original (I have a 3080, so no issues from a graphics performance point of view).”
- gameplay7 mentions
- 14 % positive mentions
- 43 % neutral mentions
- 43 % negative mentions
Gameplay in Demeo battles retains the core mechanics of the original game, including fog of war, but suffers from occasional stuttering issues. Players express frustration over the inability to customize keybinds and the implementation of a battle pass system that restricts access to existing heroes, suggesting that this content should have been offered as DLC instead. Overall, while the gameplay remains engaging, these issues detract from the experience.
“One downside is that I wish I could change the keybinds for push-to-talk, etc., but that's barely affecting gameplay and could maybe be added in a future quality of life update.”
“The biggest problem is that Demeo battles retains all the mechanics of the main game, including fog of war.”
“I've noticed some annoying gameplay stutter at times, which I've never experienced in the original (I have a 3080, so no issues from a graphics performance point of view).”
“Should have been a DLC for the original Demeo and definitely shouldn't have locked any of the existing heroes behind whatever battle pass mechanic they're trying to implement here.”
- optimization6 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game is widely criticized for its poor optimization, particularly for PC VR, with users reporting significant stuttering and performance issues even on high-end hardware like the RTX 3080. Overall, the consensus indicates that the game fails to deliver a smooth experience compared to its original version.
“Small note, I've noticed some annoying gameplay stutter at times which I've never noticed on the original (I have a 3080, so no issues from a graphics performance point of view).”
“Really unoptimized.”
“Exploits and terribly optimized for a PC VR game.”
“I've noticed some annoying gameplay stutter at times, which I've never experienced in the original (I have a 3080, so no issues from a graphics performance point of view).”
- stability2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Users consistently report that the game performs well, with no significant stability issues, indicating a smooth and visually appealing experience.
“Looks and runs great.”
