I’ve been playing the game a lot and really enjoying it. I think the gameplay is a great base to build off of. Even though it’s clearly in an early state it’s still fun and addictive.
Something I feel would improve the game a lot, however, is if the stats were a little more multi-dimensional. As it stands, the stats seem pretty straightforward: more is better, and each stat acts similarly in affecting combat. I think a more interesting direction to go would be to have attributes that interact in a multi-dimensional way. So instead of a flat “melee combat” rating, a characters’ success in melee would be affected by several stats, say a “strength” stat and a “sword skill” and a “dexterity” stat etc etc. This could vary by weapon and situation as well (a high dexterity character could be better with a knife in an open area, versus a stronger character who’d be better in close quarters with a heavier weapon).
This would let each Brother feel more distinct from one another, whereas now they all sort of exist along the same linear continuum of “good” or “bad.” Having these skills progress differently (easy to raise your “sword skill” or “organization” but tough to raise your “strength” or “courage” for example) would add some interesting strategy on selecting Brothers as well. Do you select the highly-skilled weakling who is useful right away or the unskilled brute who has potential? This would obviously play into the already-cool origins for each character.
To me, my favorite part of the game is the personality and story of each brother, and the RPG-type progression they go through. While flavor text and the occasional event are cool, having them be distinct and defined by a more in-depth set of combat attributes would be especially cool.
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