valtim
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Bazaar offers a great gameplay loop, with plenty of infinite builds and ways to experiment.

HOWEVER, there's one thing I'd like to talk about: the menu UI.
I know it's Reynad's first shot at gamedev, but for hell's sake, would it be so hard to consult an experienced UI/UX designer?

Bazaar tries to keep the minimalistic appeal, and it would manage to do it nicely, if not for the fact that there must have been taxes on tooltips. I see no other explanation.

I've opened the Collection. What am I looking at? I have no clue.
The things I haven't unlocked are greyed out and have no tooltips. Fine, I guess I'll learn that later.
But the things I have already unlocked? There are icons that could mean anything.
Oh, I need to click the item (that doesn't help), then open another subwindow. Half the screen gets covered by "Certificate of Provenance.” What the heck is even that thing?
And then there's the much-needed tooltip: "silver card back." Ah, silly me. It was the card back, sure. Silver, you say? Are there other rarities? There's no way to tell.

Now I'd like to see my stats. Where are they? And why is the first letter of my nickname "V - Valtim" written in exactly the same font and size below this inconspicuous diamond-shaped thingy? But that's a rank indication! Roman numeral, you dummy.
Can I see more? Oh, I needed to click there? No highlight, no tooltip, nothing even hinted at that.

I'm seeing my stats now. Bold font. Vibrant and rich colors. Royal even. Wait, there are some cartoons as if drawn by a child. Are they supposed to be here? Nothing in the game suggests they should. No matter.
Wait, how come my "hours played" is "6:7"? Is it "6.7" with a decimal, as in "6 hours 42 minutes"? Can't be. There's another hero with "3:25 hours logged" (why did "played" change to "logged"?..), so the logic must be different. Right, it's 6:07! Six hours and seven minutes. Should've guessed.

Aww, what do we have here—the lifetime stats for Damage Dealt?! Love it! Being a Pygmalien fan, I wonder what my "Shield Gained" count is! Doesn't show? Odd. Perhaps "Health Restored"? Nope, not there. Same for Burn, Poison, Flying, any keyword, really.

I must be nitpicking, this is all just the vanity stuff. I'm sure at least the in-game shop would be catchy! I can Purchase Gems after all, let's see what goodies there are.

To the Bazaar! Wait, why is there just one time-locked skin? ESCAPE. Damn it, not the settings. I want to close this menu! Escape again. GOSH. There's a small arrow… Right. But... hold on, where are the other things I could buy with gems? Just chests and that’s it? I mean, fine, I won't have to pay anything then (except for the heroes). What can I get from the chests anyway? Oohhhh, the drop rates are abysmal! 0.001% for... what is 100,000 gems? Those drop from the chest? Whatever.
The collectible list! That's the right find!
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WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL IS THIS. Someone's got a soft spot for Excel filter sorting.
What atrocity is this alphabetical list of items?! Where are the tooltips? The icons? The pictures, for Christ's sake!
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Jokes aside, the game's art is phenomenal.

I genuinely want it to be a success and prove a great competitor to other autobattlers, most notably Hearthstone's Battlegrounds, hence I recommend it.
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