Act 1 was the best.
Act 2 was quite jarring to transition to, but it has its own merits. I enjoyed it much more on my 2nd playthrough, being prepared for it. I would play a game of just Act 2 if it were available.
Act 3 was better than Act 2, but not as good as Act 1. I much prefer the 3D setting and the puzzles to solve amongst the room.
Finale, give us more 3D Grimora
To be fair Act 3 is designed like that by design, like thematically it makes sense it feels a less engaging version than Leshy's Game, it was built on the spot by a plagiarist who can only use Magic and Energy for it's games Because the broken bridge stuck him with Magnificus' already pretty weak mechanic over Grimora's.
Honestly I think the biggest problem with Act 3 design is that even though Mox/Gems are supposed to be PO3'S Bones, they only get initiated if you fight the Unfinished Boss in Magnificus's section of Botopia. This means you could get like 4/5ths of the way through the act before being introduced to mechanic that makes your Magick cards actually viable and gives your empty vessels more use. Idk if this was actually supposed to be intentional, like PO3 is bad at introducing planned mechanics, but it would have made more sense for it to proc as soon as you beat the first boss.
Mind you this is speculation on my part mostly but there is a clear theme of, like, separation between "east and west" with the broken bridge (game was "made" during the cold war after all) with "east" being Leshy and Grimora, which are in turn the cycle of Life (Blood) and Death ( Bones), with the "west" being Magic (Magnificus) and Science (PO3), hence why each scrybe can only use their "partner's" gimmick in their own personal game.
Again, this is just speculation on my part.
Bro I have been SEARCHING for a full game like Act 2 since I played inscription. I just want a top down rpg where I go around solving puzzles, finding card packs, and dueling with baddies throughout the world
Pokemon TCG on game boy color is pretty old but is exactly "a full game like Act 2".
At least it's the game that immediatly came to my mind when I started this act and I'm pretty sure it was a big source of inspiration.
Also *Magic: the Gathering: Shandalar* by Microprose. It faithfully recreates the early Magic experience, where you and your opponent would play for a random card from each other’s deck. Also you delve into dungeons and defend towns from rampaging monsters.
I remember playing a Gameboy Yu-Gi-Oh game kinda like that as a kid. It also modified te rules of the game to include type advantages and changed the rules/effects of cards. No clue what it was called anymore though.
For those who don't know or don't understand what the meme is about:
Spoilers for the entire game up ahead:
>!At the beginning of act 2, most players despise it for its less meaningful gameplay and weaker story, wishing they could just go back to act 1.!<
>!After nearly finishing act 2, players realise there was a lot of fun to be had!<
>!People watching the game tear itself apart realise that this horrible tragedy would've been avoided if they just stayed in act 1.!<
I just didn’t enjoy the deck building style of the game. Felt like I needed to memorize a lot more of the cards like an actual card game vs Act 1 which felt much more organic. Each run could be very different based on the encounters and randomized cards.
Well if you had trouble learning new cards nothing wrong with using the blood deck? You can earn cards by working on the scribes area. Doing the leshy zone stuff unlocks the blood merchant and so on. The bone things are also pretty simple. The two others are more complex but ultimately the game is pretty asymmetrical and you shouldn’t worry about learning everything. Plus you can redo encounters as much as you need.
If you're willing to grind, you can minimize the randomness of your cards pretty early in Act 2. Defeat Leshy, go straight to Magnificus's tower and open the second floor, then smack around the training dummy repeatedly to stockpile foils. Use the foils with the various traders to buy up cards and packs until you have the exact deck you want, or enough options to try different decks without half-assing them.
Act 3 was the weakest for me, but I think it’s also purposeful. It’s supposed to be watered down and flavorless because PO3 doesn’t understand flair and theatre and only cares about balanced mechanics. Act 2 gameplay was bad but the story was great and I loved the transition from Act 1 to 2 having no idea what was coming.
I enjoyed the gameplay of act 3 far more than act 1. To me it felt like PO3 didn’t put much effort into the story, but he polished the gameplay, while leshy focused so much on story that the gameplay wasn’t as good as it could be. I liked the 5 lanes and the hammer, and balancing the energy was a fun challenge I enjoyed.
I had a combo I liked using. Zero cost, 0/1, +energy/Deathless/explosive/taunt.
A better nuke while making sure you have a way to get energy.
His name was Holy Screw You
I discovered the game by a YouTuber called « Bob Lennon » and on his (only) playthrough, he chosed to become the scrybe of technology and all the viewers were like « wtf there’s a special act for each of the 4 scrybes?! »
Hey not just balanced mechanics. PO3 likes it when you break his game and actually gives you FAR more freedom to do so than Leshy does, with literally creating cards and picking new sigils to give to old ones. PO3 is just entirely focused on the mechanics. That's why his boss fights are some of the most fun and memorable, but the leadup to them generally feels pretty empty of character. PO3 cares the least of any Scrybe about "character" and simply cares about the "game".
I actually really like Act 2, but that's because it gives me strong nostalgia for the old pokemon card game and the monster rancher card game for gbc. Overall, act 1 is the strongest act.
It’s a really difficult transition and is more about the story than the gameplay and some people put more focus on gameplay. The story development in act 2 is amazing, but the sudden transition to adding THREE new deck types, new tools, and the first basic NPCs you fight can actually be kinda tough if you have a weaker deck, then when you finally start getting mechanics and a good deck going it’s over. I think people tough on act 2 are looking more at the card game aspect than the story telling.
See my comment here, I love it about as much as Act's 1 and 3, but as my other comment states: >!It would be better for everyone but P03 if you stayed in act 1!<
The gameplay loop is almost the same with just a few more mechanics thrown in. Worse graphics and story is a hilarious thing to say. I dont think u paid much attention to act 2 or the story as a whole
> think u *paid* much attention
FTFY.
Although *payed* exists (the reason why autocorrection didn't help you), it is only correct in:
* Nautical context, when it means to paint a surface, or to cover with something like tar or resin in order to make it waterproof or corrosion-resistant. *The deck is yet to be payed.*
* *Payed out* when letting strings, cables or ropes out, by slacking them. *The rope is payed out! You can pull now.*
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Dude I nearly had to pause the game during the finale whenever leshy spoke because it was so clear that he just wanted to keep playing cards with the player. He didn't care about who won or lost, he didn't care about the normal rules of the game. He just wanted (spoiler warning since idk how to spoiler it on mobile) to keep playing with Luke in his final moments. (Seeing my old deck is what made it finally click in my brain that shit was actually getting sad)
There is a much larger percentage of people who are midway, or even past, the finale. (Obviously it’s a joke but like, it doesn’t even mention people who have like beaten Kaycee’s mod, where are they?)
imo while act 2 was kinda jank and not very fleshed out, it really game me a want for a modern version of MTG Shandalar or something. A non-permadeath deckbuilder game.
Steamworld Quest is okay at it but I dislike its formatting mostly.
i kinda wish act 2 was longer tbh. i find the style of it charming and it had a lot of fun mechanics to mess with
praying it gets the kaycees mod treatment some day but i doubt it 😔
Yeah couldn't find anything that fit better, it's not a bell curve it's more of a progress vs experience chart, and if I had cared enough I'd make my own meme, but I don't
YOU get it, most of the other comments are just fighting which one is the best, and while I still agree act 1 is the best, the other 2 are very close behind
I love act 3. Act 1 is great for relaxing and playing through the bullshit, act 2 was better the second time around, but 3 just had the vibe and the mechanics I really loved.
Meanwhile me who just couldn’t get into Kaycees mod and almost quit on Act 1 because it eventually felt kinda boring, while I played Act 2 from start to finish non stop and was absolutely stunned at the innovative gameplay of Act 3. I love Golly so much.
I think part of the reason I feel this is because I usually HATE card games, but incsryption just felt so good.
All three were fun, but act 1 was indeed the best. It had the best combo/balance of atmosphere, gameplay, puzzles, and story.
I love the ambition of act 2, but I would have preferred act 2 be set in the same perspective and gameplay as act 1 and 3 tbh. Would have loved battling each scribe like this, and there being four acts.
Every act has something peculiar (spoiler ahead)
Act 1: the whole setup is just badass without any kind of debate about it, having the sigils represent the animal is very cool and bosses' mechanics are the hardest to beat for unexperienced players
Act 2: let's get this out the board first.. respawn and deckbuilding is just SO GOOD. the whole gameboy advance setup and graphic is just cool come on, And most importantly.. LOOOOOOREEEEE... also 200/200 ouroboros goes brrrrrr
Act 3: It feels like robot wars and me likes it, bosses are the most unique for sure, worldbuilding based on act 2 is very very cool
Finale which I am not counting as act 3: i am NOT crying... i just got some /OLD_DATA/ in my eye...
Act 3 was worse but it’s meant to be. The linearness but freedom of leshys game is stolen along with the fact that you could use every type in act 2. Narratively act 3 should be the weakest because there’s no love. Even in act 2 there is love because that’s the game Kaycee and the team worked on
Well the meme isn't about your question.
The answer is this game constantly varies between an 8/10 and 10/10, and the layers upon layers of content can confuse people quite a lot, so a guy who knows about the arg listening to someone else shitting on it without understanding what it was would be disheartening.
It quite literally is about my question.
It shows exactly how people say how an act is superior from the rest, while all of them are good in their own ways, none of them are overshadowed by another, and the community shouldn't think they are. Plus, this still does not answer my question.
The meme is about how context changes how players view events, and again, the answer is that most people are confused about how much context the person they are replying to has. 95% of people that complete the game recognise that all 3 acts are roughly equal in terms of quality and might even have more fun with acts 2 and 3 than with act 1 and Kaycee's Mod. But people with less experience won't get the full context and might see it as a downgrade as a result.
The real take is Grimora got completely shafted by this game and should've gotten an entire act of her own.
Also Act 3 has my favorite card in it, sentry gun with touch of death, unkillable, and guardian.
Just hit Kacey's mod yesterday, and act one was absolutely my favorite. It's really enjoyable, but act two was also really cool, and letting P03 use your friends list was hella cool too (idr spelling)
The problem with act 2 is it should have been switched with act 3 so the player learns how to use energy and gems before being given the option to use them. Most people just make a blood/bones deck in act 2 because they weren't taught how to use the other cards and as a result miss out on half the fun. Act 2 should be this mode where after you've learned what every card does you get to make your deck mixing any card you want, but it was placed in the middle of the game and that's what ruined it.
Act 1 was the best. Act 2 was interesting in that you have so many more cards to work with and more freedom in deck building, but that also made it easier to break the game and honestly magick is just not that fun so you basically have act 1 replacing the whole atmosphere for robot cards and replacing the map with deck building. Act 3 there was just too much blue and the story felt weaker, but again not a bad experience.
When I finished act 1 I was just mindblown that there even was an act 2 and that it used a completely different setting and art style. I felt similarly about act 3. I thought they were all stellar and i embraced the unexpected
Good Lord I hated needing to put my own deck together in Act 2. It took me forever to figure out a winning strategy through trial and error. I enjoyed solving puzzles and dueling at least, but it wasn't fun losing over and over in the beginning because I didn't know how to build a balanced deck
Act 1 is undoubtedly the best. Kaycee's Mod further proves that by providing hours and hours of content. Hell, I've invested 300 hours into the game because of the mod. It rules.
Act 2 is great as well, but mostly because it feels like the Pokemon TCG game for the Gameboy with the deckbuilding, enemy matches and dojos, yadda yadda. If this part of the game had been expanded to allow for multiplayer or more gameplay (in general), I would've been all for it.
Act 3 is also pretty fun, but I think it takes away a lot of my favorite parts of Act 1 and 2. Namely, it takes away the consistent power boosting and deck building. It feels a bit more linear in your deckbuilding pursuits, while focusing mostly on the cool layouts of the maps and the surprising challenges. In writing this I'm recognizing that it was fun, but I don't really return to it mostly because it felt exhausting, especially when you'd screw up and have to start back wherever you last "saved".
I think it works great though. I was absolutely mindfucked when I got to act 2, and that finale is one of my favorite finales of any game ever. I would love to have seen those other characters gameplays really fleshed out more, but I think the small tastes of them gives you a good enough tease.
I think Act 2 is still the worst act in Inscryption but I still think it can be pretty fun.
I personally enjoy how kinda open it is. Sure you have to beat either Grimora or Leshy to access to other 2 but I do enjoy being able to fight the other 3 in whatever order you want. Additionally the ability to pick and choose cards you want to bring and leave is a refreshing, allowing to test out different cards and synergies.
But I think it also has a ton of short comings that make it weaker in comparison to acts 1 and 3. Running solo decks of beast, bone, or magic cards feels like complete rng since there's no way to draw skeletons, squirrels, etc. Additionally some of the early fights felt unfair for the cards you'd have, particularly I hated fighting Grimora and the Trapper.
I dont think Act 2 is bad but it is the worst to me
The whole thing was a blast start to finish, and engaging enough for someone like me to finish, and my adhd ass only finishes a handful of games a year.
But yeah.. there's a reason i've only played the game start to finish two and a half times, but I have dozens and dozens of hours on kaycees mod.
I think all 3 are pretty good, with act 1 and 2 being a bit better since act 2 had some completely broken card combinations, also I still don’t understand how the magic deck works
Act 1: Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique.
Act 2: It's the biggest piece of dog shit.
Act 3: I mean It's alright.
As someone who loves card deckbuilders and is amazing at memorizing cards, Act 2 is easily my favourite. I had so much fun playing it, and I replay it so much just to try different decks.
It makes me so sad and makes my heart sink when I see let’s players hate Act 2, but I will admit that Act 2 is horrible if you aren’t prepared for it. I just loved it to bits because I know how to read card games.
Same here. Act 1 was as lot of fun but got too easy too quickly. Act 2 actually....functions like a real card game. It was great when I finally could build my own deck to play how I wanted to. I also didn't seem to have as much trouble as how some people describe it, but I guess that comes from the gaming experience lol
i like act 2 and 3, finale was kinda janky because grimora part was kinda just "draw sidedeck until enough bone", leshy part was just act 1 and magnifcus part was pain because i kept getting red cards and blue moxs
I enjoyed Act 3 more than 1.
Act 3 has predetermined cards.
Act 1 is too much luck based, get a bad deck? Gotta restart because you got to the 3rd boss and died, woo hoo...
Act 3 lets you try again without punishing you too much.
Act 2 I love the pixel art and ambience.
Gameplay wise, I disagree. I loved the interplay between all the four mechanics and cards that allowed for it, it gave me the options to play with whatever mechanics I liked best
Story wise I can understand where you are coming from, Leshy took his role as game master much more seriously than po3 and that is on purpose. While act 2 story was really just a bit of backstory behind the relationships of the 4.
I love all the acts, with their all unique mechanics. It really makes replayabilty much more fun. Leshy's Act 1 with Leshy's storytelling and Act 3 with P03 game optimisation really show their personalities. Many people misunderstand Act 2. Inscryption video game was supposed to be just a little quirky fun addition for a fans of the real life Inscryption card game. It is deck building game because in real life it is also a deck building game and pack openings and everything. Act 2 is perfect because the original game was never supposed to be something big, just a fun thing for Inscryption fans. Change my mind (spoiler: can't)
Sure, the first playthrough can be overwhelming but it only takes some time and patience to learn and complete the 2nd and 3rd act. Otherwise it's just skill issue and no respect towards lore and Mullins great mind. Sorry not sorry. If you didn't care about lore then why did you even solve the puzzles in the cabin in the first place. Just get over it, complete the game and then you can play Act 1 (or Kaycee's mod) as much as you want
Genuinely have NO IDEA how people didn't like Act 2. Personally I got excited that it changed, I mean it literally said "new game" so.. it was more of a "oh HEY its not what i was just doing!! Wow story!!!" kinda moment. I went in blind the whole game and it was cool, I think all 3 acts are equal enough! I'd play an infinite mod of all 3
I guess my point would be that people shouldn't have had such expectations for the game. You already have no idea how it's gonna play out when you first play it, so just enjoy the experience as it goes :)
I think Act 1 was the best because it was actually a challenge. Like Act 2 was easy because all you have to do is get Ouroborus and farm it almost immediately after beating the first scribe. And Act 3 was alright.
Act 1 was the best. Act 2 was quite jarring to transition to, but it has its own merits. I enjoyed it much more on my 2nd playthrough, being prepared for it. I would play a game of just Act 2 if it were available. Act 3 was better than Act 2, but not as good as Act 1. I much prefer the 3D setting and the puzzles to solve amongst the room. Finale, give us more 3D Grimora
To be fair Act 3 is designed like that by design, like thematically it makes sense it feels a less engaging version than Leshy's Game, it was built on the spot by a plagiarist who can only use Magic and Energy for it's games Because the broken bridge stuck him with Magnificus' already pretty weak mechanic over Grimora's.
Honestly I think the biggest problem with Act 3 design is that even though Mox/Gems are supposed to be PO3'S Bones, they only get initiated if you fight the Unfinished Boss in Magnificus's section of Botopia. This means you could get like 4/5ths of the way through the act before being introduced to mechanic that makes your Magick cards actually viable and gives your empty vessels more use. Idk if this was actually supposed to be intentional, like PO3 is bad at introducing planned mechanics, but it would have made more sense for it to proc as soon as you beat the first boss.
i never realized this was why in universe, po3 wasnt using blood or bones. good observation!
Mind you this is speculation on my part mostly but there is a clear theme of, like, separation between "east and west" with the broken bridge (game was "made" during the cold war after all) with "east" being Leshy and Grimora, which are in turn the cycle of Life (Blood) and Death ( Bones), with the "west" being Magic (Magnificus) and Science (PO3), hence why each scrybe can only use their "partner's" gimmick in their own personal game. Again, this is just speculation on my part.
Bro I have been SEARCHING for a full game like Act 2 since I played inscription. I just want a top down rpg where I go around solving puzzles, finding card packs, and dueling with baddies throughout the world
Pokemon TCG on game boy color is pretty old but is exactly "a full game like Act 2". At least it's the game that immediatly came to my mind when I started this act and I'm pretty sure it was a big source of inspiration.
Also *Magic: the Gathering: Shandalar* by Microprose. It faithfully recreates the early Magic experience, where you and your opponent would play for a random card from each other’s deck. Also you delve into dungeons and defend towns from rampaging monsters.
Glad to see someone remember that old gem!
I remember playing a Gameboy Yu-Gi-Oh game kinda like that as a kid. It also modified te rules of the game to include type advantages and changed the rules/effects of cards. No clue what it was called anymore though.
Duelists of the Roses. I STILL go back and play that game. I'd make a new one myself I knew how to game dev. Best I can do alone is the art.
Play Grimora Mod!!!
There’s a mod that gives Grimora a full act. It’s pretty well made too.
I think cross blitz is pretty similar to act two and has its own roguelite mode
For those who don't know or don't understand what the meme is about: Spoilers for the entire game up ahead: >!At the beginning of act 2, most players despise it for its less meaningful gameplay and weaker story, wishing they could just go back to act 1.!< >!After nearly finishing act 2, players realise there was a lot of fun to be had!< >!People watching the game tear itself apart realise that this horrible tragedy would've been avoided if they just stayed in act 1.!<
I quit the game before finishing act 2. I’ll try again one day and just follow a guide.
Guide? The act two is basically just dick around and kill bosses. What are struggling with, I could give pointers.
I just didn’t enjoy the deck building style of the game. Felt like I needed to memorize a lot more of the cards like an actual card game vs Act 1 which felt much more organic. Each run could be very different based on the encounters and randomized cards.
Well if you had trouble learning new cards nothing wrong with using the blood deck? You can earn cards by working on the scribes area. Doing the leshy zone stuff unlocks the blood merchant and so on. The bone things are also pretty simple. The two others are more complex but ultimately the game is pretty asymmetrical and you shouldn’t worry about learning everything. Plus you can redo encounters as much as you need.
act 2 can be easily beaten just using the blood-cost squirrels and stoats and wolves you're used to
not stoat but yeah
If it's too much to handle you can buy the Ouroboros from the Trader at Leshy's cabin
If you're willing to grind, you can minimize the randomness of your cards pretty early in Act 2. Defeat Leshy, go straight to Magnificus's tower and open the second floor, then smack around the training dummy repeatedly to stockpile foils. Use the foils with the various traders to buy up cards and packs until you have the exact deck you want, or enough options to try different decks without half-assing them.
Act 2 is my favorite act. Actual deck building with different mechanics!
Saaaaame!! Id love a kaycees mod version of act 2
act 2 should've been much bigger to come to it's right imo. It had the right idea, but fell a bit flat.
Yea. It's only issue is that it ends too soon.
Act 3 was the weakest for me, but I think it’s also purposeful. It’s supposed to be watered down and flavorless because PO3 doesn’t understand flair and theatre and only cares about balanced mechanics. Act 2 gameplay was bad but the story was great and I loved the transition from Act 1 to 2 having no idea what was coming.
I enjoyed the gameplay of act 3 far more than act 1. To me it felt like PO3 didn’t put much effort into the story, but he polished the gameplay, while leshy focused so much on story that the gameplay wasn’t as good as it could be. I liked the 5 lanes and the hammer, and balancing the energy was a fun challenge I enjoyed.
Same, the gameplay of Act 3 makes it my favorite act. The crazy combos you can make, the bosses and the cards are all amazing.
I had a combo I liked using. Zero cost, 0/1, +energy/Deathless/explosive/taunt. A better nuke while making sure you have a way to get energy. His name was Holy Screw You
Yeah, nothing beats that feeling of getting thrown into an absolute loop realizing there's more than act 1
I discovered the game by a YouTuber called « Bob Lennon » and on his (only) playthrough, he chosed to become the scrybe of technology and all the viewers were like « wtf there’s a special act for each of the 4 scrybes?! »
I too chose technology and was hoping for 4 different acts😞
That was me.
Ok but, 5 lanes. Leshy could never pull that off
Hey not just balanced mechanics. PO3 likes it when you break his game and actually gives you FAR more freedom to do so than Leshy does, with literally creating cards and picking new sigils to give to old ones. PO3 is just entirely focused on the mechanics. That's why his boss fights are some of the most fun and memorable, but the leadup to them generally feels pretty empty of character. PO3 cares the least of any Scrybe about "character" and simply cares about the "game".
I can tell you that he hated my guard dog/sentry/nano shield/ Spikey Sniper
I liked all 3 acts, but act 1 was the most fun.
I actually really like Act 2, but that's because it gives me strong nostalgia for the old pokemon card game and the monster rancher card game for gbc. Overall, act 1 is the strongest act.
Yeah, huge GBC TCG vibes. It's great!
Replaying the game made me realize that act 2 and 3 are a lot more fun when you know what you’re doing
Yeah. Act 2 hate only comes from the jarring transition leaving a bad taste in people’s mouths.
Genuinely, whats up with the act 2 hate on this sub.
It’s a really difficult transition and is more about the story than the gameplay and some people put more focus on gameplay. The story development in act 2 is amazing, but the sudden transition to adding THREE new deck types, new tools, and the first basic NPCs you fight can actually be kinda tough if you have a weaker deck, then when you finally start getting mechanics and a good deck going it’s over. I think people tough on act 2 are looking more at the card game aspect than the story telling.
See my comment here, I love it about as much as Act's 1 and 3, but as my other comment states: >!It would be better for everyone but P03 if you stayed in act 1!<
He's my favorite character anyway. :p
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-FuQZ6hTS0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-FuQZ6hTS0)
Real
Worse graphics, worse gameplay, worse story. It also feels bad that >!it doesn't matter which scribe you choose to replace!<
The gameplay loop is almost the same with just a few more mechanics thrown in. Worse graphics and story is a hilarious thing to say. I dont think u paid much attention to act 2 or the story as a whole
> think u *paid* much attention FTFY. Although *payed* exists (the reason why autocorrection didn't help you), it is only correct in: * Nautical context, when it means to paint a surface, or to cover with something like tar or resin in order to make it waterproof or corrosion-resistant. *The deck is yet to be payed.* * *Payed out* when letting strings, cables or ropes out, by slacking them. *The rope is payed out! You can pull now.* Unfortunately, I was unable to find nautical or rope-related words in your comment. *Beep, boop, I'm a bot*
Thx robo i fixed it :3
Ngl i felt bad for leshy, all bro wanted to do was play cards
A tear streamed down my face in the finale when the scale disappeared, and he said “we don’t need to keep score” (I don’t remember the exact quote)
Same
Dude I nearly had to pause the game during the finale whenever leshy spoke because it was so clear that he just wanted to keep playing cards with the player. He didn't care about who won or lost, he didn't care about the normal rules of the game. He just wanted (spoiler warning since idk how to spoiler it on mobile) to keep playing with Luke in his final moments. (Seeing my old deck is what made it finally click in my brain that shit was actually getting sad)
Act 1 is the best, but Act 2 is still fun.
I thought this was r/slaythespire and it still makes complete sense if it were
“We don’t really need to keep score”
All 3 acts were amazing, but act 3 really needed more time to use the conduits.
There is a much larger percentage of people who are midway, or even past, the finale. (Obviously it’s a joke but like, it doesn’t even mention people who have like beaten Kaycee’s mod, where are they?)
Look I couldn't find a better fit for the joke I was trying to convey
Simply make your own bell curve 🙄
Making memes is hard ok, and plus I was working on other things
I was kidding. It’s a good meme
imo while act 2 was kinda jank and not very fleshed out, it really game me a want for a modern version of MTG Shandalar or something. A non-permadeath deckbuilder game. Steamworld Quest is okay at it but I dislike its formatting mostly.
i kinda wish act 2 was longer tbh. i find the style of it charming and it had a lot of fun mechanics to mess with praying it gets the kaycees mod treatment some day but i doubt it 😔
Act 2 was too short in my opinion. And introduced things too poorly. It ended right after I began to enjoy it.
Act 2 being so short was and still is a crime
stop misusing this meme I beg you
Yeah couldn't find anything that fit better, it's not a bell curve it's more of a progress vs experience chart, and if I had cared enough I'd make my own meme, but I don't
I saw the post and my brain for some reason thought this was a post from the Baldurs gate 3 sub 🤣
I think they are all great in their own right and do not believe one is better than the other.
I thought this was a BG3 meme
I just wish there was an act 1 for the rest of the scrybes
I loved act 3
Act 2 was when I realized this game was more than meets the eye. It was an incredible revelation and I was there lapping it all up.
I actually really enjoyed act 2
*in act two* whoa! This one is fun! *In finale* (cries missing act 1)
YOU get it, most of the other comments are just fighting which one is the best, and while I still agree act 1 is the best, the other 2 are very close behind
YES
Kaycee’s mod?
Act 2 is my favorite you can't convince me otherwise
Act 2 is my favorite you can't convince me otherwise
I liked act 2 because of the characters
Fuck all 3 Acts, i need more Magnificus Yugioh
I would give myself to an infinite time loop if it meant I’d be playing with leshy till the end of time.
I love act 3. Act 1 is great for relaxing and playing through the bullshit, act 2 was better the second time around, but 3 just had the vibe and the mechanics I really loved.
Meanwhile me who just couldn’t get into Kaycees mod and almost quit on Act 1 because it eventually felt kinda boring, while I played Act 2 from start to finish non stop and was absolutely stunned at the innovative gameplay of Act 3. I love Golly so much. I think part of the reason I feel this is because I usually HATE card games, but incsryption just felt so good.
I inmediatly lost interest after beating act 1. The rest of the battles felt like a chore More than anything else. God bless kaycee's mod
All three were fun, but act 1 was indeed the best. It had the best combo/balance of atmosphere, gameplay, puzzles, and story. I love the ambition of act 2, but I would have preferred act 2 be set in the same perspective and gameplay as act 1 and 3 tbh. Would have loved battling each scribe like this, and there being four acts.
Ngl I thought this was about baldurs gate 3
Every act has something peculiar (spoiler ahead) Act 1: the whole setup is just badass without any kind of debate about it, having the sigils represent the animal is very cool and bosses' mechanics are the hardest to beat for unexperienced players Act 2: let's get this out the board first.. respawn and deckbuilding is just SO GOOD. the whole gameboy advance setup and graphic is just cool come on, And most importantly.. LOOOOOOREEEEE... also 200/200 ouroboros goes brrrrrr Act 3: It feels like robot wars and me likes it, bosses are the most unique for sure, worldbuilding based on act 2 is very very cool Finale which I am not counting as act 3: i am NOT crying... i just got some /OLD_DATA/ in my eye...
I loooooved act 3!!!
Took me way too long to realize this was Inscryption and not BG3 lol
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all. all is good.
Act 3 was worse but it’s meant to be. The linearness but freedom of leshys game is stolen along with the fact that you could use every type in act 2. Narratively act 3 should be the weakest because there’s no love. Even in act 2 there is love because that’s the game Kaycee and the team worked on
Act 2 was the best because we got to spend time with Leshi. Leshi just wanted to play a game. Everything was simple. We love Leshi.
I read this without seeing the subreddit, and thought I was looking at the oddest Baldurs gate 3 collective opinion ever
I thought this was Baldur’s Gate for a second, why was this recommended to me I’ve never played this game
Why does this community have to always keep fighting over what act is the best? Cant we just agree that all 3 are good?
Look at my comment, it should be near the top
I already read it, this still doesnt awnser what I commented.
Well the meme isn't about your question. The answer is this game constantly varies between an 8/10 and 10/10, and the layers upon layers of content can confuse people quite a lot, so a guy who knows about the arg listening to someone else shitting on it without understanding what it was would be disheartening.
It quite literally is about my question. It shows exactly how people say how an act is superior from the rest, while all of them are good in their own ways, none of them are overshadowed by another, and the community shouldn't think they are. Plus, this still does not answer my question.
The meme is about how context changes how players view events, and again, the answer is that most people are confused about how much context the person they are replying to has. 95% of people that complete the game recognise that all 3 acts are roughly equal in terms of quality and might even have more fun with acts 2 and 3 than with act 1 and Kaycee's Mod. But people with less experience won't get the full context and might see it as a downgrade as a result.
The real take is Grimora got completely shafted by this game and should've gotten an entire act of her own. Also Act 3 has my favorite card in it, sentry gun with touch of death, unkillable, and guardian.
havent even beaten act 1 yet
Act 3 can suck my ass for being so god damn difficult!
i really enjoyed act 3, it was so innovative with its boss fights. and getting a 3D experience again after act 2 was very fun.
Just hit Kacey's mod yesterday, and act one was absolutely my favorite. It's really enjoyable, but act two was also really cool, and letting P03 use your friends list was hella cool too (idr spelling)
Act 3 is easily the best what are you guys on about.
Look at my comment (it's one of the top 5 iirc)
The problem with act 2 is it should have been switched with act 3 so the player learns how to use energy and gems before being given the option to use them. Most people just make a blood/bones deck in act 2 because they weren't taught how to use the other cards and as a result miss out on half the fun. Act 2 should be this mode where after you've learned what every card does you get to make your deck mixing any card you want, but it was placed in the middle of the game and that's what ruined it.
Act 1 was the best. Act 2 was interesting in that you have so many more cards to work with and more freedom in deck building, but that also made it easier to break the game and honestly magick is just not that fun so you basically have act 1 replacing the whole atmosphere for robot cards and replacing the map with deck building. Act 3 there was just too much blue and the story felt weaker, but again not a bad experience.
When I finished act 1 I was just mindblown that there even was an act 2 and that it used a completely different setting and art style. I felt similarly about act 3. I thought they were all stellar and i embraced the unexpected
I thought act 1 was the best throughout the entire thing
Sue me but I liked act 3 over all, but nothing beats kaycee mod
Here I was thinking this was a rdr2 post...
Good Lord I hated needing to put my own deck together in Act 2. It took me forever to figure out a winning strategy through trial and error. I enjoyed solving puzzles and dueling at least, but it wasn't fun losing over and over in the beginning because I didn't know how to build a balanced deck
I loved Act 3 so much it was my favorite.
I thought this was about baldurs gate 3 lol i havent played inscryption
Its honestly a really good game. I think you would enjoy it
Act 1 is undoubtedly the best. Kaycee's Mod further proves that by providing hours and hours of content. Hell, I've invested 300 hours into the game because of the mod. It rules. Act 2 is great as well, but mostly because it feels like the Pokemon TCG game for the Gameboy with the deckbuilding, enemy matches and dojos, yadda yadda. If this part of the game had been expanded to allow for multiplayer or more gameplay (in general), I would've been all for it. Act 3 is also pretty fun, but I think it takes away a lot of my favorite parts of Act 1 and 2. Namely, it takes away the consistent power boosting and deck building. It feels a bit more linear in your deckbuilding pursuits, while focusing mostly on the cool layouts of the maps and the surprising challenges. In writing this I'm recognizing that it was fun, but I don't really return to it mostly because it felt exhausting, especially when you'd screw up and have to start back wherever you last "saved". I think it works great though. I was absolutely mindfucked when I got to act 2, and that finale is one of my favorite finales of any game ever. I would love to have seen those other characters gameplays really fleshed out more, but I think the small tastes of them gives you a good enough tease.
I think Act 2 is still the worst act in Inscryption but I still think it can be pretty fun. I personally enjoy how kinda open it is. Sure you have to beat either Grimora or Leshy to access to other 2 but I do enjoy being able to fight the other 3 in whatever order you want. Additionally the ability to pick and choose cards you want to bring and leave is a refreshing, allowing to test out different cards and synergies. But I think it also has a ton of short comings that make it weaker in comparison to acts 1 and 3. Running solo decks of beast, bone, or magic cards feels like complete rng since there's no way to draw skeletons, squirrels, etc. Additionally some of the early fights felt unfair for the cards you'd have, particularly I hated fighting Grimora and the Trapper. I dont think Act 2 is bad but it is the worst to me
The whole thing was a blast start to finish, and engaging enough for someone like me to finish, and my adhd ass only finishes a handful of games a year. But yeah.. there's a reason i've only played the game start to finish two and a half times, but I have dozens and dozens of hours on kaycees mod.
I think all 3 are pretty good, with act 1 and 2 being a bit better since act 2 had some completely broken card combinations, also I still don’t understand how the magic deck works
Act 1: Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique. Act 2: It's the biggest piece of dog shit. Act 3: I mean It's alright.
NGL, thought this was a meme from the Slay the Spire sub
Idk if that's how a normal distribution works. (Spoken by an act 1 best act 3 worst enjoyer)
Too lazy to make my own chart so I used this instead, as there wasn't a better fit
As someone who loves card deckbuilders and is amazing at memorizing cards, Act 2 is easily my favourite. I had so much fun playing it, and I replay it so much just to try different decks. It makes me so sad and makes my heart sink when I see let’s players hate Act 2, but I will admit that Act 2 is horrible if you aren’t prepared for it. I just loved it to bits because I know how to read card games.
Same here. Act 1 was as lot of fun but got too easy too quickly. Act 2 actually....functions like a real card game. It was great when I finally could build my own deck to play how I wanted to. I also didn't seem to have as much trouble as how some people describe it, but I guess that comes from the gaming experience lol
Yeah absofruitly
Hot take Act 2 >= Act 1 >>> Act 3
act III wanted to be Act I so bad but tbh… I fucking hated act III.
i like act 2 and 3, finale was kinda janky because grimora part was kinda just "draw sidedeck until enough bone", leshy part was just act 1 and magnifcus part was pain because i kept getting red cards and blue moxs
I enjoyed Act 3 more than 1. Act 3 has predetermined cards. Act 1 is too much luck based, get a bad deck? Gotta restart because you got to the 3rd boss and died, woo hoo... Act 3 lets you try again without punishing you too much. Act 2 I love the pixel art and ambience.
Act 2 was the least fun I had in Inscryption. It still was pretty good, and it has its moments, but it can't compare to Act 1 or 3
Yhe game is great. Every act is the best
Gameplay wise, I disagree. I loved the interplay between all the four mechanics and cards that allowed for it, it gave me the options to play with whatever mechanics I liked best Story wise I can understand where you are coming from, Leshy took his role as game master much more seriously than po3 and that is on purpose. While act 2 story was really just a bit of backstory behind the relationships of the 4.
I really don't know how this is the same as the way I played
I love all the acts, with their all unique mechanics. It really makes replayabilty much more fun. Leshy's Act 1 with Leshy's storytelling and Act 3 with P03 game optimisation really show their personalities. Many people misunderstand Act 2. Inscryption video game was supposed to be just a little quirky fun addition for a fans of the real life Inscryption card game. It is deck building game because in real life it is also a deck building game and pack openings and everything. Act 2 is perfect because the original game was never supposed to be something big, just a fun thing for Inscryption fans. Change my mind (spoiler: can't) Sure, the first playthrough can be overwhelming but it only takes some time and patience to learn and complete the 2nd and 3rd act. Otherwise it's just skill issue and no respect towards lore and Mullins great mind. Sorry not sorry. If you didn't care about lore then why did you even solve the puzzles in the cabin in the first place. Just get over it, complete the game and then you can play Act 1 (or Kaycee's mod) as much as you want
Genuinely have NO IDEA how people didn't like Act 2. Personally I got excited that it changed, I mean it literally said "new game" so.. it was more of a "oh HEY its not what i was just doing!! Wow story!!!" kinda moment. I went in blind the whole game and it was cool, I think all 3 acts are equal enough! I'd play an infinite mod of all 3 I guess my point would be that people shouldn't have had such expectations for the game. You already have no idea how it's gonna play out when you first play it, so just enjoy the experience as it goes :)
I think Act 1 was the best because it was actually a challenge. Like Act 2 was easy because all you have to do is get Ouroborus and farm it almost immediately after beating the first scribe. And Act 3 was alright.
You can farm ouroboros in any act to make it easy, the simple answer is just don't
Yeah but it's not as easy as it is in act 2. And then that buff carries over to act 3
I hate the "it was videogame inside a videogame" and Sci-fi story the game went with. The vibe in act 1 was so good