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Zero at 08:36, 25 August 2024

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	And this system of attacking and dealing damage just stuck… through the decades.		And this system of attacking and dealing damage just stuck… through the decades.
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	\|		\| [https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Ky%C5%AByaku_Megami_Tensei Kyūyaku Megami Tensei I (SFC remake of MT1)]

			[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1413480/Shin_Megami_Tensei_III_Nocturne_HD_Remaster/ Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster]

			[https://atlus.com/smt5/ Shin Megami Tensei V]
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	\| There have been innovations, but when you think about it, they're mostly just ways to take out enemies faster; the core is still there - one side attacks, other side gets hit.		\| There have been innovations, but when you think about it, they're mostly just ways to take out enemies faster; the core is still there - one side attacks, other side gets hit.
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	\|		\| [https://atlus.com/atlus-titles/persona4-golden/ Persona 4 Golden]
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	\| However, if we look at other media, there's another fun and engaging way to represent combat...		\| However, if we look at other media, there's another fun and engaging way to represent combat...
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	\| Less damage leads to a bigger side-effect: Your teams no longer need dedicated healers.		\| Less damage leads to a bigger side-effect: Your teams no longer need dedicated healers.

	No, not in the usual “you wiped out the enemy before they can hurt your party” sort of ~~dea~~.l		No, not in the usual “you wiped out the enemy before they can hurt your party” sort of deal.

	I'm talking about long, drawn out battles without any healers.		I'm talking about long, drawn out battles without any healers.
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	And that's gonna be an ongoing theme as we continue this video.		And that's gonna be an ongoing theme as we continue this video.
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	\|		\| Footage from Persona 4 Golden
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	\|colspan="3" align="center"\| Adding Another Dimension to Combat		\|colspan="3" align="center"\| Adding Another Dimension to Combat
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	"On Win: Destroy foe's remaining die"<br />		"On Win: Destroy foe's remaining die"<br />
	no effects for this Die		no effects for this Die
	\|		\| Most of the Korean text in this video were translated using Google Translate
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	\| Or in bigger picture terms, you aren't playing cards against each other you're pitting the Dice queues.		\| Or in bigger picture terms, you aren't playing cards against each other you're pitting the Dice queues.
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	And by “active”, we mean things like the player needing to get the timing right, or being able to enter the right amount of inputs at a certain time frame.		And by “active”, we mean things like the player needing to get the timing right, or being able to enter the right amount of inputs at a certain time frame.
	\| eg. timing, amount of entered input required		\| eg. timing, amount of entered input required
	\|		\| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VI Final Fantasy VI (III NA release)]
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	\| Another good example of a system that requires active input would be Turn-based with Quick Time Events.		\| Another good example of a system that requires active input would be Turn-based with Quick Time Events.
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	You have all the time to strategize your next moves.		You have all the time to strategize your next moves.
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	\|		\| Footage from Lobotomy Corporation
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	\| Now that we've completed this graph, let's digress a bit further and address what some of you may be thinking way back when I talked about Clashing and how most games just stayed with tanking damage rather than innovating, that is:		\| Now that we've completed this graph, let's digress a bit further and address what some of you may be thinking way back when I talked about Clashing and how most games just stayed with tanking damage rather than innovating, that is:
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	But let's stick with these two axes and return to the original problem why calling Library of Ruina Turn-Based Tactics isn't enough: namely, they just aren't the same.		But let's stick with these two axes and return to the original problem why calling Library of Ruina Turn-Based Tactics isn't enough: namely, they just aren't the same.
	\| not Turn-Based Tactics?		\| not Turn-Based Tactics?
	\|		\| Turn-Based Tactics example is Disgaea
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	\| Well, it turns out that there's already a well-established distinction between these two:		\| Well, it turns out that there's already a well-established distinction between these two:
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	While it's marketable, lore-friendly and all, it shares the same problem as WEGO, anyone reading it will have absolutely no clue what it is all about, possibly negatively affecting their purchasing decision.		While it's marketable, lore-friendly and all, it shares the same problem as WEGO, anyone reading it will have absolutely no clue what it is all about, possibly negatively affecting their purchasing decision.
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	So what do I call Library of Ruina's system if someone would ask me about it nowadays?		\| Also didn't mention that LBS can either be "pounds (lbs.)" or 1 character away from a [https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/irritable-bowel-syndrome nasty illness].
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			\| So what do I call Library of Ruina's system if someone would ask me about it nowadays?

	It's a Turn-based		It's a Turn-based
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	Alright, digression over.		Alright, digression over.
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	\|		* "Project Moon Battle System" - or something more franchise-wide than "Library Battle Simulation"
			* "Combined Brawl and Tactics" (CBT) - because funni
			* "KRPG" - cheeky backronym, needs other indie KR devs to make their own take on what's not J/C/T/_RPG, not to be confused with MMO
			\| "PMBS" is meh in hindsight, having the same abbreviation problem as LBS. "LCBS" might be better.

			I kinda like both CBT and KRPG, the former is more succinct but somehow less troll-y than the uber-cheeky KRPG (with the similar-but-very-different contrast to / dig at JRPG).
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	\|colspan="3" align="center"\| Lore meets Gameplay		\|colspan="3" align="center"\| Lore meets Gameplay
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	WINS, LOSES		WINS, LOSES
	\|		\| Footage from the LoR guide, quick "animation" I made using Starcraft sprites.
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	\| But it's not the case in Library of Ruina; the Emotion System rewards Clashes much more than one-sided attacks.		\| But it's not the case in Library of Ruina; the Emotion System rewards Clashes much more than one-sided attacks.
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	And, sorry to be blunt, you're probably not one of the few developers or studios out there that have		And, sorry to be blunt, you're probably not one of the few developers or studios out there that have
	the same kind of fanbase.		the same kind of fanbase.
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			\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OleEkB-7by0 Fear & Hunger 2: Termina - Release Trailer]

			[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV53lnCzP1w DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT - FINAL Trailer - [ESRB] 4K]

			[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1566410/Touhou_Kouryudou__Unconnected_Marketeers/ Touhou Kouryudou ~ Unconnected Marketeers (Steam)]

			If the "?" is still confusing, what I mean by this point is that yes, PM took a challenging route, but no it wasn't totally risky for these reasons. Compare that with an aspiring game dev, which will both face a challenging AND risky route if they make a new game system or go for something really obscure/niche.
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	Alright, that's all the context I can give without spoiling too much about the game or the franchise as a whole.		Alright, that's all the context I can give without spoiling too much about the game or the franchise as a whole.

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	Good Luck!		Good Luck!
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	\| ~~[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OleEkB-7by0 Fear & Hunger 2: Termina - Release Trailer]~~		\|

	~~[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV53lnCzP1w DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT - FINAL Trailer - [ESRB] 4K]~~

	~~[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1566410/Touhou_Kouryudou__Unconnected_Marketeers/ Touhou Kouryudou ~ Unconnected Marketeers (Steam)]~~
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Zero at 03:28, 25 August 2024

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	ie. if Gabriella loses, Roland my reach first because of the knockback.		ie. if Gabriella loses, Roland my reach first because of the knockback.
	\| ~~If you look closely~~, it's a one sided attack ~~that caused the~~ knockback~~, not a Clash~~.		\| This one's a typo, it's a one-sided attack, so instead of Gabriella losing, it's about how much knockback is applied.
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	\| Yeah, this patch basically gives the player that.		\| Yeah, this patch basically gives the player that.

Zero at 02:26, 25 August 2024

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Zero at 01:56, 25 August 2024

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	And that's even when they already had previous UI to work off from.		And that's even when they already had previous UI to work off from.
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	On the other hand, Library of Ruina had to figure out how to combine UI from vastly different genres and make them work.		\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv0Wf9yc2J0 26 Minutes of Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League Gameplay (4K 60FPS)]
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			\| On the other hand, Library of Ruina had to figure out how to combine UI from vastly different genres and make them work.

	Really how do you do it?		Really how do you do it?
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	To be fair, what we ended up with isn't that terrible, especially when you get the hang of the hard parts like how Clashes are assigned, and mentally calculating the order of attacks.		To be fair, what we ended up with isn't that terrible, especially when you get the hang of the hard parts like how Clashes are assigned, and mentally calculating the order of attacks.
	\|		\| <nowiki>*</nowiki> yeah, both games came after Library of Ruina
	~~\| [https://www.youtube.com~~/~~watch?v=sv0Wf9yc2J0 26 Minutes~~ of ~~Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League Gameplay (4K 60FPS)]~~		\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYX5pwFy4vc Fights in Tight Spaces - Launch Trailer]

	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYX5pwFy4vc Fights in Tight Spaces - Launch Trailer]

	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9raj2bcTq4 Marvel's Midnight Suns: The First 28 Minutes of Gameplay]		[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9raj2bcTq4 Marvel's Midnight Suns: The First 28 Minutes of Gameplay]
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	And I haven't even factored in trying to make a guide for a moving target, changing the tutorial every time you decide to make a major change to the core gameplay.		And I haven't even factored in trying to make a guide for a moving target, changing the tutorial every time you decide to make a major change to the core gameplay.
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	\| [https://www.chess.com/lessons Chess.com lessons]		\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NitUinQSV6s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Gameplay Trailer \| gamescom 2023]

			[https://www.chess.com/lessons Chess.com lessons]

	[https://mahjongsoul.yo-star.com/ Mahjong Soul]		[https://mahjongsoul.yo-star.com/ Mahjong Soul]
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	Beyond the bare minimum walls of text and manual, a game as complicated as this one should at least have an improved in-game manual with animations, extra examples, and possibly a search function.		Beyond the bare minimum walls of text and manual, a game as complicated as this one should at least have an improved in-game manual with animations, extra examples, and possibly a search function.

	To ~~the~~ Project Moon's credit, they did try to go the extra mile with the tutorial.		\|
			\| [https://store.steampowered.com/app/427520/Factorio/ Factorio]
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			\| To Project Moon's credit, they did try to go the extra mile with the tutorial.

	There's this idea in game design where instead of relying on annoying popups to teach certain parts of a game, one can place players into situations where they can pick the concepts up by themselves, whether consciously or subconsciously.		There's this idea in game design where instead of relying on annoying popups to teach certain parts of a game, one can place players into situations where they can pick the concepts up by themselves, whether consciously or subconsciously.
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	Oh well, at least they tried.		Oh well, at least they tried.
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	\| ~~[https://store.steampowered.com/app/427520/Factorio/ Factorio]~~		\|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FpigqfcvlM Sequelitis - Mega Man Classic vs. Mega Man X]

	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FpigqfcvlM Sequelitis - Mega Man Classic vs. Mega Man X]

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Zero at 01:38, 25 August 2024

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Zero at 00:55, 25 August 2024

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	And since they predate handheld computers, their combat systems have to be as simple as possible while still trying to simulate potentially complicated situations.		And since they predate handheld computers, their combat systems have to be as simple as possible while still trying to simulate potentially complicated situations.
	\|		\| The on screen blurbs don't really matter, the important parts are seeing the IRL movement of miniatures and rolling of the dice in the first video, and the Pathfinder 2e calculations in the second.
	\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHgLWPjQ_M0 A Quick History of Wargames]		\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHgLWPjQ_M0 A Quick History of Wargames]

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	I mean, what do you expect when your units don't just stand around like dumb-asses taking damage.		I mean, what do you expect when your units don't just stand around like dumb-asses taking damage.
			\| Only 2 damage taken after 5 turns
	Less damage leads to a bigger side-effect: Your teams no longer need dedicated healers.		\|
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			\| Less damage leads to a bigger side-effect: Your teams no longer need dedicated healers.

	No, not in the usual “you wiped out the enemy before they can hurt your party” sort of dea.l		No, not in the usual “you wiped out the enemy before they can hurt your party” sort of dea.l
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	Each pip represents an attack, or more accurately, a potential Clash.		Each pip represents an attack, or more accurately, a potential Clash.
			\| "action queue"

	Then at the start of every following turn, the pips are refreshed and you get to assign a new card to the queue, which again adds other pips.		"pip" is a term I made up
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			\| Then at the start of every following turn, the pips are refreshed and you get to assign a new card to the queue, which again adds other pips.
			\| Turn 1 Card with 3 actions

	This way of playing cards does look odd though it does make a bit more sense in an Auto-Battler sense where multiple actions are expected in the “auto” part of the battle.		Turn 2 Card with 3 more actions to add to the queue
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			\| This way of playing cards does look odd though it does make a bit more sense in an Auto-Battler sense where multiple actions are expected in the “auto” part of the battle.

	But some of you may have remembered from earlier - Library of Ruina uses the more familiar resource-based system for playing cards.		But some of you may have remembered from earlier - Library of Ruina uses the more familiar resource-based system for playing cards.
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	So, did they switch to this approach?		So, did they switch to this approach?
	\|		\| Cards aren't free to play

			Resources Available
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	And more importantly, each card still consists of multiple pips, though now they've become Dice.		And more importantly, each card still consists of multiple pips, though now they've become Dice.
	\|		\| Previously played Cards

			3 6-sided dice
	\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oloFFARWEMA [ Library of Ruina ] Battle Video]		\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oloFFARWEMA [ Library of Ruina ] Battle Video]

			No, I didn't cover how the standard regular polyhedral dice (d4, d6, d8, d12) were replaced a few weeks into early access by generic "dice" and "range".
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	\| As if Clashing wasn't radical enough, the devs decided that single actions weren't fun enough, instead taking a cue from fighting and stylish action games and turned combos into a key part of combat.		\| As if Clashing wasn't radical enough, the devs decided that single actions weren't fun enough, instead taking a cue from fighting and stylish action games and turned combos into a key part of combat.
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	\| Now you might say, this isn't breaking new ground; lots of cards in other games do multiple things.		\| Now you might say, this isn't breaking new ground; lots of cards in other games do multiple things.
			\| One Card, 2 Effects
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			\| However, what's different here is that each Die is treated as a separate discrete entity within the queue.
			\| Dice are treated as separate entities

	~~However, what's~~ different ~~here is that each Die is treated as a separate discrete entity within the queue.~~		eg. they can have different effects

	Or in bigger picture terms, you aren't playing cards against each other you're pitting the Dice queues.		"On Win: Weaken foe's next die"<br />
			"On Win: Destroy foe's remaining die"<br />
			no effects for this Die
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			\| Or in bigger picture terms, you aren't playing cards against each other you're pitting the Dice queues.
			\| So it's better to treat Clashes as "Dice Queue vs Dice Queue" rather than the usual "Card vs Card"
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			\| The best way to show this in action is to look the Evade Dice.
			\| Early Access Preview - switch to Dice
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			\| Most of the other dice work on the concept of “who rolls highest wins, then we move to the next dice”, but Evade is special.

	~~The best way to show this in action~~ is to ~~look the~~ Evade ~~Dice.~~		If an Evade wins against attacks, not only does the evader not take any damage, the Die is reused, allowing the same Die to dodge multiple attacks.
			\| 1st use of 1st Evade Die in queue

	~~Most~~ of ~~the other dice work on the concept of “who rolls highest wins, then we move to the next dice”, but~~ Evade ~~is special.~~		2nd use of 1st Evade Die (reused)

	~~If an Evade wins against attacks, not only does the evader not~~ take ~~any damage,~~ the Die is ~~reused~~, ~~allowing the same~~ Die ~~to dodge multiple~~ attacks.		take note of the unused 2nd Evade Die
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			\| Evade is also a Defensive Die, which means in certain situations, it can be used to defend an incoming attack from a different enemy.
			\| 2nd Evade Die (unused) retained for future attacks

	Evade ~~is also a Defensive~~ Die~~, which means in certain situations, it can be used to defend an incoming attack from a different enemy.~~		retained 2nd Evade Die
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	These reinforce the fact that ultimately, it's the dice queues that matter, and that the cards are simply vessels for the dice.		\|-
			\| These reinforce the fact that ultimately, it's the dice queues that matter, and that the cards are simply vessels for the dice.

	Anyway, it's time to move on again, so yeah - if you want to know more, details on the other video.		Anyway, it's time to move on again, so yeah - if you want to know more, details on the other video.
	\|		\| * Cards still matter (eg. drawing, cost, card-level effects) but when it comes to combat, the dice and queue matter more
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	So let's go with that first, pushing away all the freaky game mechanics to the side for now, and skip straight to the final game and talk about card game stuff that should be familiar to a modern indie gamer.		So let's go with that first, pushing away all the freaky game mechanics to the side for now, and skip straight to the final game and talk about card game stuff that should be familiar to a modern indie gamer.
			\| Lobotomy Corporation Retail Release - April 2018<br />
			Library of Ruina Early Access - May 2020<br />
			Library of Ruina Retail Release - August 2021

	On the surface, there's a lot of overlap with your usual collectible card games like Magic: the Gathering.		Prototype - initial Auto-Battler<br />
			Prototype - Cards added<br />
			Release
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			\| On the surface, there's a lot of overlap with your usual collectible card games like Magic: the Gathering.

	You get to build a deck for each of your units, which they then get to draw from in combat.		You get to build a deck for each of your units, which they then get to draw from in combat.
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	Each card has a resource cost, and each unit has limited resources available in order to play their cards.		\|
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			\| Each card has a resource cost, and each unit has limited resources available in order to play their cards.

	As you might expect, this setup leads to usual card game concepts like mana curves.		As you might expect, this setup leads to usual card game concepts like mana curves.

	There's also a booster pack mechanic, which is a bit controversial for this kind of game.		There's also a booster pack mechanic, which is a bit controversial for this kind of game.
			\| Light cost on the top-left corner of a Card<br />
	~~Oh and yeah, since it's a single player game,~~ you ~~get to~~ have ~~an idea what the enemies are going to do next.~~		Lights above units tell you how many they currently have
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	\| [https://store.steampowered.com/app/646570/Slay_the_Spire/ Slay the Spire]		\|-
			\| Oh and yeah, since it's a single player game, you get to have an idea what the enemies are going to do next.
			\| Similar to Slay the Spire's Intent system
			\| [https://store.steampowered.com/app/646570/Slay_the_Spire/ Slay the Spire (Steam)]
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	\| And that's basically the extent of familiar card game elements in Ruina's combat system.		\| And that's basically the extent of familiar card game elements in Ruina's combat system.
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	And oh boy did Project Moon try out some crazy stuff...		And oh boy did Project Moon try out some crazy stuff...
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	\|colspan="3" align="center"\| Changing the Way Units Deal Damage		\|colspan="3" align="center"\| Changing the Way Units Deal Damage

Zero at 23:57, 24 August 2024

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	At least, it was, early in development.		At least, it was, early in development.
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			\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofmYqXfjFs8 [ Library Of Ruina ] String Theocracy]

	Hi, I'm Zero, and in this video we'll take a look at Library of Ruina's combat system and how it eventually turned into one of the most unique takes on Turn-Based Combat out there right now.		[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1256670/Library_Of_Ruina/ Library of Ruina (Steam)]

			[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ry-TruWsFw [ Library of Ruina ] - Alpha version Battle Video]
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			\| Hi, I'm Zero, and in this video we'll take a look at Library of Ruina's combat system and how it eventually turned into one of the most unique takes on Turn-Based Combat out there right now.

	Note that I'll only be giving an overview of the system, refer to my other videos for the details.		Note that I'll only be giving an overview of the system, refer to my other videos for the details.
			\| Link to full script including all references (eg. video sources) in the Description
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	I'll also be using more generic terminology as much as possible.		I'll also be using more generic terminology as much as possible.

	To make up for the lack of detail, I've added a couple of extras - a bit about the sequel, Limbus Company, and some thoughts about game development.		To make up for the lack of detail, I've added a couple of extras - a bit about the sequel, Limbus Company, and some thoughts about game development.
			\| Generic instead of In-Game Terms:

			"Deck" instead of "Bookshelf"<br/>
			"Card" instead of "Page"<br/>
			and so on...
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	~~\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofmYqXfjFs8 [ Library Of Ruina ] String Theocracy]~~

	~~[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1256670/Library_Of_Ruina/ Library of Ruina (Steam)]~~

	~~[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ry-TruWsFw [ Library of Ruina ] - Alpha version Battle Video]~~
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	\|colspan="3" align="center"\| In the Beginning		\|colspan="3" align="center"\| In the Beginning
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	Just keep in mind what happened to the first guy.		Just keep in mind what happened to the first guy.
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	Next, it's about nonconformity, taking the less traveled path leads to success.		\|
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			\| Next, it's about nonconformity, taking the less traveled path leads to success.

	We're getting away from the original poem, but after seeing all this, I could understand why you'd think this way.		We're getting away from the original poem, but after seeing all this, I could understand why you'd think this way.
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	I'd go as far to say that the game would've gotten a wider audience if they chose something more mainstream.		I'd go as far to say that the game would've gotten a wider audience if they chose something more mainstream.

	Next interpretation is often related to the previous, as nonconformity usually implies forging one's own path.		\|
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			\| Next interpretation is often related to the previous, as nonconformity usually implies forging one's own path.

	You might think I'd also disagree with this, but this one, oddly fits.		You might think I'd also disagree with this, but this one, oddly fits.
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	In other words, while the choice to go this route may not have made a difference, Project Moon worked hard to make sure it did.		In other words, while the choice to go this route may not have made a difference, Project Moon worked hard to make sure it did.
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			\| [https://open.spotify.com/artist/0K05TDnN7xPwIHDOwD2YYs Mili (Spotify)]

			[https://www.youtube.com/@StudioEIM StudioEIM (YouTube)]

	And the last, taking the previous two to a reckless extreme, do it because it's difficult and risky.		[https://www.youtube.com/@DarkFantasyStudio Dark Fantasy Studio (YouTube)]
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			\| And the last, taking the previous two to a reckless extreme, do it because it's difficult and risky.

	I have no idea how you got to this, maybe you confused the line with some other motivational saying, but I can't deny that some people out there want a challenge.		I have no idea how you got to this, maybe you confused the line with some other motivational saying, but I can't deny that some people out there want a challenge.
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	\| ~~[https://open.spotify.com/artist/0K05TDnN7xPwIHDOwD2YYs Mili (Spotify)]~~		\| [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Everest,_Himalayas.jpg "Everest, Himalayas" by Vyacheslav Argenberg (Wikimedia Commons)]

	~~[https://www.youtube.com/@StudioEIM StudioEIM (YouTube)]~~

	~~[https://www.youtube.com/@DarkFantasyStudio Dark Fantasy Studio (YouTube)]~~

	[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Everest,_Himalayas.jpg "Everest, Himalayas" by Vyacheslav Argenberg (Wikimedia Commons)]

	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9Bm5U-MJZw ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree – Story Trailer]		[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9Bm5U-MJZw ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree – Story Trailer]

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	Long story short, I prefer games that try to improve Turn-Based Combat within the constraints of the system, or, as we shall see in a bit, at least try to go in a different direction than QTE.		Long story short, I prefer games that try to improve Turn-Based Combat within the constraints of the system, or, as we shall see in a bit, at least try to go in a different direction than QTE.
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	\| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgE6bIwK-D4 Final Fantasy XIII-2: Enhanced Battle System Trailer]		\|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX6DTLcWUdY Paper Mario: The Origami King - Announcement Trailer - Nintendo Switch]

			[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgE6bIwK-D4 Final Fantasy XIII-2: Enhanced Battle System Trailer]

	[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGpbTXCVkwQ Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance - Complete Guide \| NSW, PS5/4, Xbox Series X\|S, Xbox One, Steam, PC]		[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGpbTXCVkwQ Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance - Complete Guide \| NSW, PS5/4, Xbox Series X\|S, Xbox One, Steam, PC]