EDPVINCENT'S PROFILE

I prefer combat to be as deterministic as possible, because I want the success to be entirely reliant on my skills, instead of in RNG. On the other hand, a little randomness can improve an otherwise deterministic combat system if done correctly.

Dark Souls for example, has a very good application of determinism and RNG. Dodges, criticals, damage and status effects are completely deterministic, but the enemies will choose their moves mostly at random from the ones that are adecuate for the situation. Application of this to turn-based RPGs, however, may prove to be a bit trickier, and in my humble opinion, I think it's best to go all the way to deterministic. I, myself, have always made my battle systems deterministic, and centered them around other gameplay challengues than risk-reward scenarios.

Name: Shards
Link: Here
Status: Completed
Genre: Psychological hardcore tactical RPG. I think.
Estimated length: 2-3 hours.
Small description: A short RPG with emphasis on deterministic and hard as balls challenging combat. Also, sound-based puzzles.
Special requests: I'd like to get feedback about the combat, mostly, though anything helps. Video footage would also be nice, though not a must.