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SD) Combat Mechanics Pt. 2
Last time, I covered a bit about how I'd like to incorporate mechanics from each character's home game into how they play in Shattered Destinies, and today I'd like to expand a bit on how this will affect party composition as well as how it we can encourage experimentation so that player's are more apt to use the full roster of characters instead of simply relying on one or two of them. I'd also like to reward players for understanding the game's these characters come from as


104) Mika and the Witch's Mountain (2025)
After an incredibly successful Kickstarter campaign, the most successful ever for a Spanish developed game, Mika and the Witch's Mountain released in early 2025. With heavy inspiration from Wind Waker and, most prominently, Studio Ghibli's Kiki's Delivery Service, the game puts us in the role of Mika, a young aspiring witch who travels to small island in order to receive training from the witch that resides at the top of the mountain in the center. The story begins as Mika,


New Game + 2) Pokémon Violet (2022)
The Challenge: Complete the game as a Nuzlocke challenge using only Fire type Pokémon. Pokémon games, especially newer ones, are notoriously easy. Since Game Freak seems to have no plans to change that, and since people love playing and replaying these games, fans have come up with a myriad of ways in which to boost the difficulty themselves. The most prolific of these self imposed challenge runs is the Nuzlocke challenge, which itself has such a fascinating history that I p
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