Asterion Del Toro
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Porn geek, gamer, YouTube enthusiast and all-around good egg. Been on the 'net since the days of Usenet, still haven't seen it all.
Still, if your main complaint about a game is that it's "only" 35 hours of content, there are certainly worse problems to have. Overall, I enjoyed my time with #Splintered, and recommend it to any fans of old-school Dragon Quest or bite-sized #jRPG action.
November 12, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Still, if your main complaint about a game is that it's "only" 35 hours of content, there are certainly worse problems to have. Overall, I enjoyed my time with #Splintered, and recommend it to any fans of old-school Dragon Quest or bite-sized #jRPG action.
Also, I have to say that it's not really much of a roguelike by means of being rather shallow. Roguelikes are supposed to be replayable nearly infinitely, but after ~35 hours with #Splintered I feel like I've seen it all.
November 12, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Also, I have to say that it's not really much of a roguelike by means of being rather shallow. Roguelikes are supposed to be replayable nearly infinitely, but after ~35 hours with #Splintered I feel like I've seen it all.
The Rogue Trial, unlocked after completing the story campaign, is especially bad with this, and I died early so often I almost abandoned it entirely before realizing I had to rethink my strategy and start playing slow.
November 12, 2025 at 4:39 AM
The Rogue Trial, unlocked after completing the story campaign, is especially bad with this, and I died early so often I almost abandoned it entirely before realizing I had to rethink my strategy and start playing slow.
The problem comes in the later stages, where the attributes on your gear are randomized. This throws out the player's main advantage, forcing reliance on slow grinding and big ATK/DEF numbers over builds that do interesting things.
November 12, 2025 at 4:39 AM
The problem comes in the later stages, where the attributes on your gear are randomized. This throws out the player's main advantage, forcing reliance on slow grinding and big ATK/DEF numbers over builds that do interesting things.
That said, there are two kind of roguelikes: the "bad" ones where a win is almost purely about luck, and the good ones where you make your own luck. #Splintered aims for the first kind, and mostly succeeds. A key strategic concept is gear synergies, with the midgame mostly about gathering a kit.
November 12, 2025 at 4:39 AM
That said, there are two kind of roguelikes: the "bad" ones where a win is almost purely about luck, and the good ones where you make your own luck. #Splintered aims for the first kind, and mostly succeeds. A key strategic concept is gear synergies, with the midgame mostly about gathering a kit.
The world generation is tight in that only once did I wind up with an unwinnable seed. (And I suspect the issue there was that I missed something.) Which is not to say that the RNG goes easy; some seeds generate punishing early games, like monsters powerful enough to one-shot you near the start.
November 12, 2025 at 4:39 AM
The world generation is tight in that only once did I wind up with an unwinnable seed. (And I suspect the issue there was that I missed something.) Which is not to say that the RNG goes easy; some seeds generate punishing early games, like monsters powerful enough to one-shot you near the start.
First of all, the game is fine for what it is. In fact, as a story campaign, it's pretty good. The overarching plot isn't anything special, but it works as a device to drive repeat play and a steady ramp-up in complexity.
November 12, 2025 at 4:39 AM
First of all, the game is fine for what it is. In fact, as a story campaign, it's pretty good. The overarching plot isn't anything special, but it works as a device to drive repeat play and a steady ramp-up in complexity.
Credits rolled on #Splintered, and with 101% and full achievements, too! An enjoyable game overall, but it falls short of being a great roguelike due to a lack of depth and spats of cruel RNG. Thoughts threaded. 🧵 #jrpg #indiegames
November 12, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Credits rolled on #Splintered, and with 101% and full achievements, too! An enjoyable game overall, but it falls short of being a great roguelike due to a lack of depth and spats of cruel RNG. Thoughts threaded. 🧵 #jrpg #indiegames
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Dems ain't dumb; the ACA vote is scheduled for December, and the funding runs out in January. If they don't get their Christmas present, bet money the shutdown is back on, and this time they'll be justified in digging in, since GOP broke their word. This ain't the end; it's a Christmas truce.
November 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Dems ain't dumb; the ACA vote is scheduled for December, and the funding runs out in January. If they don't get their Christmas present, bet money the shutdown is back on, and this time they'll be justified in digging in, since GOP broke their word. This ain't the end; it's a Christmas truce.
Completing the story mode unlocks a "Rogue Trial", which lets you choose the results of your level ups, a la Slay the Spire. But the choices... aren't very hard, thus far. #Splintered #jrpg #indiegames
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Completing the story mode unlocks a "Rogue Trial", which lets you choose the results of your level ups, a la Slay the Spire. But the choices... aren't very hard, thus far. #Splintered #jrpg #indiegames
Each chapter of #Splintered offers completely different gear, and they get wilder and more intricate as they go. The Silence/fire damage synergies of Chapter 3a are probably my favorite so far. #jrpg #indiegames
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Each chapter of #Splintered offers completely different gear, and they get wilder and more intricate as they go. The Silence/fire damage synergies of Chapter 3a are probably my favorite so far. #jrpg #indiegames
Dem voters went along with it because they believed the a broad coalition was necessary to beat Trump. But 2024 blew the "electability" argument out of the water, and now the base is rightly upset that they compromised for so long and got nothing. Stay angry for 2026, 'cuz Zohran is just a preview.
November 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Dem voters went along with it because they believed the a broad coalition was necessary to beat Trump. But 2024 blew the "electability" argument out of the water, and now the base is rightly upset that they compromised for so long and got nothing. Stay angry for 2026, 'cuz Zohran is just a preview.
Nowadays, when a neighbor's house is on fire, the centrist is the guy with his head out the window, yelling at everyone to keep the noise down, people have to work in the morning.
November 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Nowadays, when a neighbor's house is on fire, the centrist is the guy with his head out the window, yelling at everyone to keep the noise down, people have to work in the morning.
Now you're getting it. 😊The centrists are not the happy medium between two extremes. They're a third extreme, who's big goal is to be left alone, and don't care who suffers so long as it's not them. Time was they called it live and let live, nowadays it's more like fuck you, got mine. (1/3)
November 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Now you're getting it. 😊The centrists are not the happy medium between two extremes. They're a third extreme, who's big goal is to be left alone, and don't care who suffers so long as it's not them. Time was they called it live and let live, nowadays it's more like fuck you, got mine. (1/3)
That kind of reasoning is how the entire GOP wound up capitulating to Trump. Let the centrists have their say for now; their own primaries are coming.
November 10, 2025 at 11:44 AM
That kind of reasoning is how the entire GOP wound up capitulating to Trump. Let the centrists have their say for now; their own primaries are coming.
The randomized nature of #Splintered means some games are easy and some are a pain. This seed is a "challenge", with poison swamps everywhere, nasty enemies divided over every zone, and LONG walks to reach the caves. Obnoxious. #jrpg #indiegames
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The randomized nature of #Splintered means some games are easy and some are a pain. This seed is a "challenge", with poison swamps everywhere, nasty enemies divided over every zone, and LONG walks to reach the caves. Obnoxious. #jrpg #indiegames
To be fair, picking a fight with a burly-looking quadruped is generally considered a bad move.
November 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
To be fair, picking a fight with a burly-looking quadruped is generally considered a bad move.