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Dustborn

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You play as Pax, a pregnant black woman who's setting out on a road trip across the US, looking for a better life for both her and her unborn child. It's 30 years after what's known as the infodemic has occurred - an event that's described as the information epidemic that has unleashed the forces of disinformation and imbued people with the power of words. Travel across a fascist alternate America brought about by JFK and Marilyn Monroe. Learn how to cancel, bully, normalize, trigger, and gaslight your friends and foes.

Description

You play as Pax, a pregnant black woman who's setting out on a road trip across the US, looking for a better life for both her and her unborn child. It's 30 years after what's known as the infodemic has occurred - an event that's described as the information epidemic that has unleashed the forces of disinformation and imbued people with the power of words. Travel across a fascist alternate America brought about by JFK and Marilyn Monroe. Learn how to cancel, bully, normalize, trigger, and gaslight your friends and foes.

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Video LxcWj-nRN5U Sir Thecos Discussion at 7:36 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
  • Really innovates on the dual deck-building formula
  • Few very interesting ideas
  • Intrigued by the idea and the world
Cons
  • Kind of like railroaded into a specific way of playing
  • Can't damage the automa as they keep heating up
  • Don't have a whole lot of freedom
Thematic elements
Comparison games
  • Star Realms
  • Shards of Infinity
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • AI opponent (automa) — The AI opponent ('automa') keeps 'heating up', making it difficult to damage directly, which influences gameplay.
  • Dual deck-building — Innovates on the dual deck-building formula seen in games like Star Realms and Shards of Infinity.
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  • As soon as I finish playing Ark Nova, I'm thinking about Ark Nova again.
  • This is the game that made me want to try and figure out how to play card drafting games, how to play action selection games.
  • It's a classic engine builder, and it still holds up today.
  • The scale of the game is huge and it feels like you're really accomplishing something.
  • Each faction plays completely differently, offering huge replayability.
  • It's a challenging game with a lot of moving parts.
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