Sometimes these are upgrades, sometimes you’ll get unlucky and get a downgrade. As you traverse each stage, you’ll encounter shops and random events that allow you to change out the cards you’re currently using for new ones. While a misplay can be punishing, it’s not necessarily game-ending, so don’t worry too much about a misplay or two while you’re still figuring things out.Īs a deck building game, players of titles like Slay the Spire may be already used to some of the events that pop up here and there on your travels. This can be a little hard to finagle when new, but as you get into the groove, you’ll have a better time of using each card with the player character that’s best suited for it. In order to swap between the two characters, you’ll need to highlight which person you’d like to have use a selected card before you play it.

Dying outright will unlock the next playable character, thus allowing you to start fighting with a two-person party. Starting out with just one character, one of the best first things you can do to get an upper hand in the game is… die.

Getting too comfortable with your tools is also a bit of a bad thing, as new equipment, new cards, and new Braves unlock, you’ll need to adapt on the fly to make best use of your arsenal.

Each character’s unique ability set is tool, and being able to get to know and use those tools becomes critical in this game. While some characters are great for heavy melee attacks, others work best from the back with projectiles or may be able to use special skills like grapples and knockbacks to change the flow of battle. Brave’s Rage has a laundry list of playable characters, each with their own strengths and weaknesses, along with the types of cards they can best utilize. Combat utilizes an “Active Time Battle” system not uncommon in turn-based RPGs.

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