[News] POWER CHORD REVIEW

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Mid-pandemic, I was subleasing the corner of a musty, beer can-infested jam space to practice drums. The unit behind mine was the frequent domain of an aging speed metal band, who never played in-time for more than half an hour and were routinely too drunk to finish a single practice. When the lead guitarist would take a break from arguing with his girlfriend on the balcony, he would pass me in the halls, begging for cocaine while playing Motörhead on his phone speakers. Power Chord is a lot like that band. 
Power Chord’s deck-based combat centers on its lineup, each member of your band offering a distinct way of dealing or negating double-digit damage numbers. In spite of his eye-rolling name, I really latched onto Grimnir Brawlfist, a lead guitarist who throws out deadly riffs based on how much rage he accumulates from taking damage himself, which can be helpfully negated by the drummer’s slew of barrier and armor abilities. The vocalist and bassist positions fill support and healer niches, respectively, giving the band (and each hand of cards) a healthy variety. 

Each fight typically doles out either a random card or cash used to buy (or burn) cards. The interplay between cards in a deck is where Power Chord really gets interesting, with the best ones all having some kind of built-in challenge or secondary ability. “Sunder” deals a quick and dirty seven damage, a foe-finishing number that'd typically require building towards over a few early game turns, but hands out free barriers to allies when it’s used to break through an enemy shield.

Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/power-chord-review/