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Despite all predictions, the house has lost this one
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Balatro - Short Trailer
Back in March, Balatro wastemporarily taken downfrom digital console storefronts after European ratings board PEGI changed the age rating from 3+ to 18+ after deciding the game encouraged gambling with “prominent imagery”.
One reply to LocalThunk’s tweet about the will was from Purple Moss Collectors, the developers of the upcomingDungeons & Degenerate Gamblers, who asked LocalThunk to pass on the wording used so they could do the same. I’ve already seen D&DG described as “Balatro but Blackjack” which is understandable at this point, and there’s a good chance this was one of the Balatro “imitators” referenced in the original tweet LocalThunk responded to. As LocalThunk has pointed out, though,D&DG went public before Balatro- an early version has beenkicking around on Itchfor over a year now. Either way, it’s a lovely show of support.
“It reels you back in not to exploit psychological weakness, but to celebrate the inherent joy of learning, mastering and beating a system gamed around impossible odds,” wrote Katharine (RPS in peace) inher Balatro review. And nothing could sum up the fundamental difference at the heart of games like this to actual gambling better, I think, evenif PEGI bizarrely disagree.
