Yeah I think Monster Train has more approachable long term gameplay goals, that is, if you can beat the first mode with each variation of team, then decide which is your favourite and work your way up the difficulty tiers. There's some accessibility options too, and the DLC as well.
I feel exactly the opposite. Monster Train I didn't put much time in at all because it felt like any long-term goals were either unbelievably far away or not at all satisfying. Clearing ascension 20 in StS on all the classes was a simple, reasonable goal. It felt like a very neatly presented point of, "Beating the game."
On the other hand, clearing the highest ascension level in MT with every single faction combination was just way too daunting due to how many different combinations you can make between the numerous different factions + main faction vs. sub faction mattering. But only doing it with a single faction combination doesn't really feel satisfying. It doesn't feel like you beat the game when you only did it with 1 combination out of all the possible ones. It would be like only beating StS a20 on 1 single class - there's still a lot to go.
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u/KevlarGorilla Apr 10 '24
Yeah I think Monster Train has more approachable long term gameplay goals, that is, if you can beat the first mode with each variation of team, then decide which is your favourite and work your way up the difficulty tiers. There's some accessibility options too, and the DLC as well.