Paperback Adventures
- January 30, 2023
- Skye Larsen
Get on SteamPaperback Adventures is a word-based adventure game where players spell words to overcome challenges and uncover a storybook world. With a deck-building system, players can acquire and upgrade cards to improve their word-crafting abilities. The game offers various scenarios and enemies, requiring strategic thinking and vocabulary skills. Each decision impacts the narrative, making for a unique and engaging experience.
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Reviews
- The game features a unique blend of deck-building and word gameplay, providing a compelling and engaging experience.
- The art style and overall presentation are top-notch, enhancing the enjoyment of the game.
- There is a good balance of challenge and fun, with a progression system that rewards players for learning from their failures.
- The word play aspect feels limited, as most turns require using all letters, reducing strategic depth.
- Some players find the game lacks the same level of challenge and satisfaction as other roguelikes like Slay the Spire.
- The game can feel shallow due to the limited variety in items and strategies, leading to repetitive gameplay.
- gameplay12 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 42 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The gameplay combines elements of scrambled word games with strategic deck-building, offering depth through various enemy challenges and character abilities. Players must balance their letter choices and utilize wild cards effectively, leading to satisfying and dynamic gameplay. While some mechanics could be improved, the unique blend of Scrabble and Hearthstone structures keeps the experience engaging.
“If you like scrambled word games, that is the essence of the gameplay from hand-to-hand, but don't be fooled: the game has incredible depth in terms of the challenge each of its enemy types presents to the player; your ability to choose and build your deck of letters will have to be balanced with each of the player character's unique abilities with consideration to the types of challenges you will face.”
“Extremely satisfying gameplay for me, and yeah, you'll end up using the same words quite often, but again it's more like using a safer, lower-string combo in a fighting game. When you get better, you'll figure out how to turn those lower-letter words into longer ones, but given the situation, you may want to even stick with a two-letter word, and you're almost always given two 'wild card' letters allowing you all sorts of dynamics depending on what you draw.”
“The game has a unique combination of game mechanics that makes play interesting.”
“I keep hoping the new updates will fix the mechanics so it's winnable.”
“It's the structure of Hearthstone with the core mechanic of Scrabble.”
“I really like the vowel mechanic people have mentioned from the physical game, and wish we had it here instead of the level 5 'random consonant' difficulty level.”
- graphics10 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their charming pulpy art style and cute visuals, which contribute to an engaging overall experience. Players appreciate the cohesive design elements, including the artwork and soundtrack, that enhance the game's appeal.
“Love the pulpy art style.”
“This game is immediately engaging because of the fun music and graphics and the very smooth tutorial.”
“However, I like everything about Paperback Adventures, the soundtrack, artwork, letter rack, and overall design of the game.”
“Graphics are cute.”
“I really like the art style.”
- music6 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The music in the game has received mixed reviews; while some players find the soundtrack slightly repetitive and annoying, others appreciate its fun and engaging quality that enhances the overall experience. Users also highlight the game's artwork and design, indicating that the music contributes positively to the game's appeal despite its repetitiveness.
“I like everything about Paperback Adventures, especially the soundtrack, artwork, letter rack, and overall design of the game.”
“This game is immediately engaging because of the fun music and graphics, along with the very smooth tutorial.”
“The soundtrack is slightly annoying and too repetitive, but you can easily mute it.”
“The soundtrack is slightly annoying and too repetitive, but you can easily mute it.”
- replayability4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Users highlight that the game offers significant replayability, with increased variety and engaging progression compared to its physical counterpart. This aspect contributes to a more dynamic and enjoyable experience, encouraging players to revisit the game multiple times.
“I appreciate that this version may well end up with more variety and have more replay value than the physical game.”
“Very engaging and the progression has lots of replay value.”
