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If the knife-edge, house of cards survivalism of roguelikes appeals to you, then this deck-building tour of a ruined and unwelcoming fantasy landscape will be right up your morose little alley.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rockpapershotgun.com\u002Ftrials-of-fire-early-access-review","2019-05-07",{"id":46,"author":47,"outlet":50,"summary":56,"review_url":57,"review_date":58,"original_score":59,"normalized_score":60},31170,{"id":48,"name":49},1160,"Rick Lane",{"id":51,"logo":52,"name":53,"website_url":54,"score_format":55},35,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPCGamer-Logo.jpg","PC Gamer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamer.com\u002F","100","An irresistible card-based roguelike.\n","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamer.com\u002Ftrials-of-fire-review\u002F","2021-04-07","85",85,{"id":62,"author":63,"outlet":66,"summary":72,"review_url":73,"review_date":74,"original_score":75,"normalized_score":76},78587,{"id":64,"name":65},5575,"Jason Coles",{"id":67,"logo":68,"name":69,"website_url":70,"score_format":71},56,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTheSixthAxis-Logo.jpg","TheSixthAxis","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F","10","Trials of Fire is uniquely entertaining, and it's an absolute joy to play because every run is challenging, and every fight is a blast to play thanks to the intricacies and strategies you can develop. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anybody who's looking for a roguelike that's less action and more strategy, and especially so if you love a good TTRPG.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F2021\u002F04\u002F06\u002Ftrials-of-fire-review\u002F","2021-04-06","9.0",90,{"id":78,"author":79,"outlet":82,"summary":87,"review_url":88,"review_date":89,"original_score":75,"normalized_score":76},80503,{"id":80,"name":81},5618,"Rob Larkin",{"id":83,"logo":84,"name":85,"website_url":86,"score_format":71},59,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGaming-Nexus-Logo.jpg","Gaming Nexus","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingnexus.com\u002F","Trials of Fire is a fantastic deck-building game. It is enhanced by also acting like a rouguelike for endless replayability, and it crafts a rich world around its characters. Trials of Fire only disappoints on one front: that the story it actually tells seems more like a teaser than an epic. While I can't complain in that it is priced like a single episode in a longer saga, I am left wanting for the rest of the saga. Maybe that's altogether not the worst thing...","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamingnexus.com\u002FArticle\u002F7299\u002FTrials-of-Fire\u002F","2021-04-16",{"id":91,"author":92,"outlet":95,"summary":100,"review_url":101,"review_date":102,"original_score":103,"normalized_score":104},87795,{"id":93,"name":94},6584,"Francesco De Meo",{"id":96,"logo":97,"name":98,"website_url":99,"score_format":71},75,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fwccftech-logo.jpg","WCCFtech","https:\u002F\u002Fwccftech.com\u002F","It is usually complicated to mash different video game genres together. Many have tried over the years, but most have failed. It literally required a trial of fire, and plenty of time in Early Access, for one developer to accomplish a truly remarkable feat: create a role-playing game mixed with elements from tactical-turn-based, deck-building, and roguelike that is not just fun to play but also incredibly accessible for all sorts of players.","https:\u002F\u002Fwccftech.com\u002Freview\u002Ftrials-of-fire-an-rpg-and-a-roguelike-walk-into-a-bar\u002F","2021-04-19","8.0\u002F10",80,{"id":106,"author":107,"outlet":110,"summary":115,"review_url":116,"review_date":117,"original_score":118,"normalized_score":76},91011,{"id":108,"name":109},7738,"John Farrell",{"id":111,"logo":112,"name":113,"website_url":114,"score_format":55},130,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGamingTrend-Logo.jpg","GamingTrend","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingtrend.com","Trials of Fire is a new legend for single-player strategy. Combining all the best of tactical board game combat, deck-building, and narrative, this game is a contender for best roguelikes available right now. It does have some flaws that keep me from recommending it categorically, but nothing that overwhelms the depth of strategy at play here. I have long been starved as a fan of turn-based combat, and Trials of Fire has finally erupted from the depths of the earth to satisfy that need.","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingtrend.com\u002Freviews\u002Fmy-newest-obsession-trials-of-fire-review\u002F","2021-07-10","90",6,0,[21],[21],[],false]