The Balatro Timeline — LocalThunk
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It’s been approximately 3 years since I began work on Balatro - and in that time I have personally documented almost nothing about the journey. This is something that has bothered me since the game launched. I am constantly forgetting major moments in development or milestones. It’s about time I sta
  • dexterityEnglish
    13•2 days ago

    This is so cool to read localthunk’s thoughts and process!

  • Elevator7009English
    7•2 days ago

    Interesting read, mostly accessible for someone who has not and will never play Balatro. (Roguelikes just are not my thing, and for an irrational reason I cannot pin down, card games are a really quick turnoff.)

  • @[email protected]English
    3•2 days ago

    Awesome read. I bought the game few weeks ago and the tutorial was a huge letdown. I’m glad I took time and played the game instead of trying to understand the tutorial which made the game look so complicated and confusing. I hope they remake it someday and summarize it instead of overexplaining.

    Been playing for ten hours now and hoping to win with each deck. So much fun!