Fights in Tight Spaces

If we FITS then we SITS down to listen to this week’s episode on Fights in Tight Spaces! Drop into a room with a bunch of very patient and polite criminals for this highly stylized deckbuilding roguelike. Keep your momentum up, sharpen up those high heels, and watch those replays of the spinning roundhouse kicks yeet those biker gangs right out the door!

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Transcript

1:24 - game stats
2:22 - one sentence summary
4:06 - “Into the Breach meets Slay the Spire” comparison and single character focus
8:54 - Deck selection systems: preset decks vs drafting mode preferences
11:18 - Tutorial appreciation and symbology learning curve discussion
13:35 - Combat mechanics: pushing enemies into void spaces for instant kills
18:23 - Replay mode functionality and cinematic camera options
25:02 - Boss progression through different acts: bikers, prison, ninjas, mafia
28:22 - Deck building sameness problem and lack of variety
35:41 - Steven Seagal look-alike enemies in ninja act discussion
41:27 - Combat resource systems: momentum and combo mechanics
46:04 - Shop system comparison to Slay the Spire’s merchant features
54:18 - Event system criticism and missed narrative opportunities
1:05:32 - rankings and final thoughts

Next episode: Warsim - The Realm of Aslona

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Intro music: Freddie Hubbard - First Light

Outro music: Kinetic Move - nervous_testpilot