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Posted on: January 31, 2019

maseoo

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Games: 88 Reviews: 3

My top #1 game so far!

Yes, I consider this the most fun game I have ever played, closely followed by Fallout NV which is also a big favourite of mine... It is hard yes, and RNG can be a pain, but in fact, it is the RNG that contributes to excitement when it comes to risk and risk-taking. Shall I go forth to the boss with my heroes in somewhat shabby condition and maybe reap the rewards if luck is on my side or die? Or abandon the expedition and lose the invested dungeon cash and get extra stress? Sometimes you are lucky and sometimes less so. But the major part of the game is to learn the mechanics and strategies. It requires heavy investment in experimenting and/or (for me at least) reading, but the reward when you finally master difficult situtations (sometimes made extra difficult by the RNG) is so great. I love it, have played about 100 hrs (!), and I'm halfway to completing a Stygian run. Well worth it if you like tactical battles, management of scarce resources and dark aesthetics.

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Posted on: October 17, 2019

Bloxzord

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Games: 41 Reviews: 3

Only fun for die-hards

Can't really recommend unless really into dungeon crawlers, perma-death and being spiteful; Boring to play, interesting setup, brutal to the point of meaningless. Optimization is key here, and most of my entertainment was from the base/character management while my frustrations lie in the combat. Even then, most strategy comes from compensating the random percentages that happen with every attack and which seemed skewed to make artificially tense moments. Use 2nd character's 1st attack to stagger enemy, use 3rd characters 3rd attack to do extra damage to staggered enemy. Some parts of the complex web of stats vs other stats require some critical thinking with the order in which you perform them, but the random number generator will most likely ruin your excellent plan at some-point; Which does build tension the first time, but after a while it gets aggravating. The selling point being the way the game calculates sanity as "stress", get over a hundred stress points and your character will sometimes be afflicted with AI making poor decisions such as: skipping a turn, hurting themselves or other teammates, or forcing a retreat, all while pilling more stress onto your other characters in which you can rarely compensate for even while breaking to camp. Ways to relieve stress are not signposted well, if specific afflictions make for certain behaviors they're really not signposted well, to the point where I think the game's just random. The game goes for a purposefully miserable and grim aesthetic, but it really just falls flat for me. Character dialogue is repetitive and serves no other game-play purpose that requires intuition. I wish they left it out, as I started disassociating the characters being human beings in the story and more of just a game-play element as they rightfully are. The morality of just abandoning reckless "stressed" droids is just par for the course. Imaginatively designed but lacking in just any sense of fun. PS: the witch boss is garbage

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Posted on: November 20, 2019

TheSymphony

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Games: 801 Reviews: 121

Why does no one understand "Rogue-Like"?

Mixed reviews below, but I feel there is some confusion about the game by people not reading the game description. So, allow me set the record straight: First, this is not Final Fantasy. Many people are complaining about the frustration of Characters dying... Well, the game description tells you this, so it shouldn't surprise you. (And... that's usually what "Rogue-Like" entails....... Or have I missed something?) Absolutely shouldn't take any starts away for that... Also, though this is a Rogue-Like, you have a Hamlet from which you can upgrade your warriors and buildings to improve your future expeditions. You slowly, painstakingly, improve your Hamlet so that you can take on harsher expeditions. Yes, some characters will die along the way, but that's to be expected. What I love about this game, though, is how it forces the player to balance finances and the mental health of the warriors. Should you upgrade the Armory? Or should you allow your stressed warrior to relax from the hardships of the fight? Push your warrior too hard and he'll snap mentally, and could put others in harm... But spend the money on his relaxation and you might not have enough supplies for your next expedition! It's rough, but soooo fun. Finally, the atmosphere and world are fantastic, as well as the story telling. Also, I currently have 12 characters, all different classes, and there's other classes that I still don't have on my roster! Plenty of diversity to figure out how you play best and work out different strategies. Lot's of variety in skills for each class to set up each specific warrior to how you think they should operate best. All in all, I really like this game. Yeah, it's difficult, and I would agree that it is only for those who like a challenge, but that shouldn't affect the star rating in my opinion. Know what you're getting, and judge it on whether or not it accomplishes it's goal to be what it says it is. This game excels at that, so I gave it 5 Stars.

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Posted on: May 15, 2020

akaisamurai

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Games: 144 Reviews: 1

A Masterpiece of Gameplay.

Completed Darkest Dungeon after 74hr 51minutes with help from tips online. One of the best games I have ever played. So much so that at certain battles, I was holding my breath without knowing it. Also, the "grind" of the game is strangely rewarding and not boring like many RPGs due to the sense of discovery of tactics, team compositions, etc. You also have to train a lot of characters rather than just one team of superhumans by the end. This is also probably the only game I am going to continue to play after the main campaign to beat all the other side dungeons. Downside is there are things I wish are more clear. Such as when you first start the game, there are keywords that are not listed in the glossary and if it were not for the internet, it would have been painful as every decision in darkest dungeon has repercussions. And sometimes accidently you misclick and cant go back in the game, which is a fine tradeoff as I like that every decision in the game is permenant and it is what brings such great tension to the game. Here is the documentary that got me to buy it and I have no regrets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thQvE6XEmis

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Posted on: September 3, 2023

Iwantgames.162

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Games: 126 Reviews: 9

Probably has it's place.

A bit too heavy handed with the overly dark theme and seems like it's better played as a mobile game. Did not catch my interest but I'm sure it has it's place with many others.

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