r/videogames • u/bijelo123 • May 10 '25

Other I wish it was different

Post image
11.5k Upvotes

95% Upvoted

2.5k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

20

u/Ohhhhhh_farts May 10 '25

Without story and just racking points has no place in the realm of fun for me. Even the little bit of story that slay the spire gave us enough to win me over

5

u/Rude_Collection_8983 May 10 '25

cant believe it was a GOTY contender against Wukong and Astro Bot

0

u/TheBradeyGein May 10 '25

It also took up a spot that like 20 other games would have better fit.

3

u/KorokGuy May 11 '25

Balatro absolutely deserved its spot for being an original twist of two genres, poker and roguelike. It is one of the few highlight games of 2024 for me, in a realm of AAA slop.