In my experience, Balatro's real joy comes as you unlock more and more content. Initially, there aren't too many choices, but later you find yourself with a bevy of possibilities. If you didn't vibe with Slay the Spire, I'm not sure you'll vibe with Balatro. I greatly enjoyed it, though.

Totally agree with you, Cringer. The other DLCs fit into the base game's stories, while Anomaly takes over everything. Interesting to try but not really for me.

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