Posted on: August 20, 2018

Johnthetrickster

Игр: 5 Отзывов: 1

A good 2D variation on the Souls formula

Death's Gambit's whole concept lies on an impossibility: creating a game as rich and dense as one of its evident inspirations, From Software's Dark Souls, and at the same time, being a 2D, pixel-art video game. The challenge was difficult to live up to, but the developers at White Rabbit did their best. The landscapes and various decors are lush, sometimes breathtaking. The music by Kyle Hnedak is a real jewel of a score. Death's Gambit's story is also, if not original, well executed and astutely told. Dark Souls fans will recognize here the will from developers to experiment with narration and enjoy the leeway of interpretation given to the player. One definitely has the sensation that a profound lore was created for this game, and we are left wanting to know more - maybe in a sequel? The gameplay - therein lies the rub. The hitboxes are all over the place. Those of us who wish to play with a controller will soon experience that the X and LR buttons have input problems (no button mashing on this game!). My game never crashed, but it did freeze a couple of times. We can hope that future patches will solve these issues. As far as the gaming experience is concerned, I cannot but feel that the main game has been a little rushed. The first area, as well as the final ones, are quite large, however most of the game consists in a boss rush, which is a shame for it prevents the player from completely diving into the story and lore. The bosses are not difficult, you just have to learn their patterns by heart, and if your DPS isn't enough, to go farm a little to earn some precious levels that will aid you defeat your opponent. Levelling seems too easy in this game, as you can be overpowered very early. To conclude, Death's Gambit is a game fit for Souls fans who want their regular dose of blood-shedding, dark fantasy. Be warned that the gameplay might be troublesome, although the story is an enthralling one. Story ***** Gameplay *** Graphics ***** Music *****

вам это показалось полезным?

Posted on: January 2, 2020

bartzbuddy

Владелец игры

Игр: 152 Отзывов: 6

Not Quite my Kind of Game

I'm uncertain whether I couldn't get into this game because of its gameplay, or whether I couldn't get into it because of its immersion-breaking "bugs." I don't want to call them bugs because they're not glitches or game-breaking, but there's a missing layer of polish in a game like this. There seems to be collision issues with enemy models, and I'll see the gory bits of a dead enemy jiggling on a flower or slope. There's a few UI tweeks that don't render/load properly, but it all boils down to reminding me I'm playing a game. I do like it's sense of humor, but the game isn't for me, and it's not well polished enough that I feel I an give it a 4 star rating.

вам это показалось полезным?

Posted on: June 5, 2019

Yzo

Игр: 861 Отзывов: 12

Close but no cigar

I really wanted to like this game. It gave me salt and sanctuary vibes which is very good. In the end it was very shallow, short and linear. It's an ok time killer but it's closer to the disaster Momodora but that you can actually level in this game. Good first attempt, would check out if they released a sequal or a spiritual successor to be sure.

вам это показалось полезным?

Posted on: January 18, 2025

mallow91

Владелец игры

Игр: 3 Отзывов: 1

finally gave it a shot and oh hell yeah

it exceeded all expectations. great buy

вам это показалось полезным?

Posted on: May 31, 2019

Bleedingeyes

Владелец игры

Игр: 26 Отзывов: 9

Souls in 32 bits

I love dark souls but I wish it had more story, color, speed and pixal Oh look here comes Death's Gambit! The game is fun but I need to finish dark souls 2 first, however I know the next game to play when I finish it. Here the combat is fun but how when you swing only once instead of a combo? Well it means you can hit and run like hollow knight style. Parrying is so good and fast. The Pixal graphics give it more color's showing a great world fill of- you already know if you have already played dark souls. The story is better than dark souls because it has better characters that talk to you and tell you, Find your own fate to follow instead of tell you go there to find something, I don't know go shopping at the souls store and bring more gummi bear next time. It dose feel a little chucky but it feels smooth enough for me to give that good feeling of being the servant to the angel of death

вам это показалось полезным?

Откройте игры CD PROJEKT RED

В центре внимания

Featured

Близко, но не точное совпадение

Death's Gambit: Afterlife

Other ratings

Add a review

Edit a review

Delete this review?

Пожаловаться на этот отзыв

Дополнительные сведения (обязательно):

Пожаловаться на этот отзыв