New Roguelite Poker Game Balatro Lets Players Discover Satisfyingly Broken Builds
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Balatro is a popular new poker game with roguelite elements that lets you stack buffs and upgrades to create extremely powerful builds.
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When you assemble the perfect combination of upgrades in Balatro, it makes you feel like you've cracked the game wide open and are cheating, which is deeply satisfying.
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The randomness and replayability of Balatro makes getting these broken builds exciting, as no two runs are ever the same.
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Letting players "break" games through clever use of mechanics has a long history in video games, from Mario to Slay the Spire.
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The possibility of stumbling upon or unlocking these broken builds incentivizes playing Balatro over and over.