Posted on: October 15, 2023

Leonard03

Игр: 342 Отзывов: 9

Disappointing and Undercooked

A good game is made of several elements working in tandem. They merge together, like pieces of a puzzle. Together creating something greater than the whole. But the downside to this is if even a few pieces are damaged or missing, the result suffers all the more. That's the unfortunate case for Deep Sky Derelicts. The best puzzle piece here is the presentation. The music, the artwork. They evoke a grimy space twist on Darkest Dungeon. The lore and setting are unique, and provide a good backdrop for the varied and unusual cast of characters. Unfortunately there's a bit of overlap there with the damage pieces. The lore (often delivered through long journal entries) is weirdly written. Several times I'd be reading and suddenly need to stop and re-read a sentence. I'd think I was reading too fast, but actually, the sentence just didn't make sense. Perhaps a translation issue? Or a non-native language issue? Either way, it was enough to break my immersion. Now, the truth is that contrary to what I said at the start, all these pieces can work if the core gameplay piece is really, really good. Unfortunately, I think it might be the weakest element. For a deckbuilding game, I felt like I didn't have control over the deck like I wanted. It would help if I could better compare between my different equipment options, but they're all muddled together in an incomprehensible mass. This could be alleviated through good hand cycling mechanics. Unfortunately, those are mostly absent. Additionally, the combat isn't all that fun. It's basic target prioritization, then focus fire. Vast majority of the time the non-damage cards are inferior. I'm suspicious that unequipping all utility cards to have decks solely of damage would be a valid strategy. The cool combos that I expect are also missing. I recently played Steam World Quest, and the difference in interesting deck building, character difference, and synergies is painful. 3/7 - A misguided design wrapped in an attractive package.

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Posted on: December 2, 2023

RotTeufel

Владелец игры

Игр: 285 Отзывов: 15

It could have been better (sadly)

I'm sorry that I never finished the game, but I'm near the end at a point where, while you may have a great/good selection of cards, weapons, and upgrades in your hand, it all depends on luck. Something I had already experienced in previous fights, but I had managed to overcome the obstacle in an acceptable number of attempts. When I reached the fiftieth stone wall in front of me, I said to myself, no thanks, I had enough of this RNG crap. The graphic novel style is particular, but clashes with the repetitiveness of environments, enemies and animations. Another big limitation is having only 3 characters available and no reserves, which leads to spending half the budget on the infirmary. It's a shame because the 5 class system present is interesting and well defined. The economic management is very sparing towards the player, on the other hand we are cannon fodder to be sent here and there into easily replaceable space. It's a shame that shops and upgrades cost an arm and a leg. UI cumbersome and not very intuitive at first.

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Posted on: August 28, 2021

Alexazarus

Владелец игры

Игр: 70 Отзывов: 2

Красивая снаружи, скучная внутри

Плюсы: + Привлекательный визуальный стиль; + Разнообразие прокачки (3 персонажа в партии, 8 классов, 10 специализаций); Минусы: - Практически полное отсутствие сюжета и лора игры; - Подавляющее большинство NPC – пустышки с парой строк диалога и без какой-либо истории; - Малое разнообразие врагов, локаций; - Однообразные и скучные побочные задания; - Игра СЛИШКОМ ЗАТЯНУТАЯ, особенно если учитывать её скудное наполнение; - Необходимость каждый раз лезть за объяснением к кодекс (вроде уже давным-давно придумали для таких целей выплывающие при наведении курсора окна); - Боевая система не очень прозрачна (есть вещи, которые даже в кодексе не прописаны, не до конца понятно, как игра считает параметры, а некоторые способности почему-то не работают, хотя должны); - Баги (и это в версии 2021 года). 2 звезды, а не 1 из-за неплохого (но не очень разнообразного) визуала и неплохой системы прокачки. Еще в первом прохождении я решил, что хочу написать отзыв на неё, поэтому, чтобы не выдавать необъективную оценку, решил пройти её до конца, заглядывая в каждый уголок. Но по итогу, наиграв в игру чуть больше 80 часов (неудачное первое прохождение примерно на 1/4 всей игры + второе полное прохождение + паузы во время игры, не выходя из неё), я так и не обнаружил в ней чего-то интересного (лора нет, интересных персонажей, по сути, нет, запомнился только бессмертный червь, да и у того 3-4 строчки диалога), кроме боевой системы, но и она быстро надоедает (враги и бои с ними превращаются в однообразную рутину, особенно во второй половине игры и т.д.). К тому же боевая система не отполирована, а иногда не работает, как должна. Вишенкой на торте стал затянутый и скучный финал и одна картинка с БУКВАЛЬНО парой предложений, посвященных финалу истории (которой, по сути, нет). В общем, я мог бы очень много сказать об игре, но большая часть этого была бы посвящена минусам и тому, что можно и нужно было бы сделать лучше или иначе. Мой вердикт: ИГРА ПРОХОДНЯК, к прохождению НЕ РЕКОМЕНДУЮ.

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Posted on: November 4, 2021

BIOMASS_INNOVATIONS

Владелец игры

Игр: 518 Отзывов: 2

Darkest Dungeon it is not

Not awful; instead, it commits the ultimate sin of being a technically functional yet thoroughly dull experience. The art style is stellar, and the setting seems captivating – but that's it. The potential for a great story is hampered by horrible writing. Meeting NPCs aboard the derelicts is an utterly dry affair: the dialogues are borderline MMO-ish. Datapads found in the wild spout exposition in horrific walls of awkwardly-worded text. There's no voice acting, flair, or emotion behind any of the writing. Then there's the main gameplay loop. There are loads of mechanics on display here, none properly introduced and explained – instead, we are referred to a horribly unengaging codex. Behind the caked layers of mechanics and walls of text, the main gameplay loop boils down to staring at a blocky map, dark, minimalistic and depressing. You move your team (that is: a dot) from block to block, expending energy in the process. Only when you encounter an enemy or a place to search, does the game switch to a full view of the place you're in. Now, those sequences look phenomenal (and are the elements of the game showcased by the devs, go figure), but why the hell do we spend 90% of the exploration in the map mode?! This removes any immersion, any option for bonding with your characters. In battle you play your cards, cards, reduce the enemy's shields, then the HP, then win. The fights are strangely forgiving; your mercs can be revived at the station if they fall in battle, removing any tension that might have been left. There is no sense of desperation or urgency, no constant risk/reward management that made Darkest Dungeon such a phenomenon. After some exploring, you'll run out of energy. Return to the station. Continue to explore the derelict (the map layouts are fixed) until done. Rinse, repeat. To call the game "barebones" would be an understatement. The amount of potential squandered is agonizing. The vision was there, but the raw dev skills just weren't.

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Posted on: September 1, 2019

Wolfling

Владелец игры

Игр: 200 Отзывов: 6

Not great, not terrible

It's yet another iteration of the darkest dungeon formula. Choose three characters from about six clases, explore grid map, fight enemies in turn based combat, collect loot. The only twist is, you get your combat abilities mostly from loot items, so technically you can build your deck of combat moves. It's not a bad game, I just see zero improvement over all the previous games that are exactly like this one. It has nice graphics.

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