Darkest Dungeon

1. joebomb10

   Feb 3, 2015

   10

   Darkest Dungeon is at it’s heart more than just a rogue-like RPG. It’s a tale, a story, an epic if you will. Becoming attached to yourDarkest Dungeon is at it’s heart more than just a rogue-like RPG. It’s a tale, a story, an epic if you will. Becoming attached to your characters cannot be helped and only makes those final blows much more painful to witness. You cannot go wrong with Darkest Dungeon.
   
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   Gameplay: Darkest Dungeon gameplay is slow and methodical, but that does not make it stale. Oh no, the gameplay is as staunch as the droves of monsters you’ll slay. To rush your decisions will lead your party to suffer both mentally and physically. It’s unforgiving, and you’ll probably throw a few cusses at the screen but it’s part of the experience. This is a turned-based strategy gem, and you’ll see that the moment you step into the abyss.
   
   Mechanics: Controls are simple, actions are responsive. It’s a very well designed UI with enough depth to achieve what you want without feeling overwhelmed by navigation. You can literally play the entire game with just a mouse, unless you wish to name your characters after family members (not recommended).
   
   Graphics: Amazing enough to warrant the purchase of an art book. It’s orginal, somber, but warm enough to set it apart from other dreary titles. It takes you back, draws you in, and provides more than enough character and emotion while remaining true to the art direction. Nothing seems out of place, and at the same time everything feels otherworldly.
   
   Story: A solid foundation for a rogue-like game, and more than enough narration and backstory to keep you invested. The story is not the focus, but will provide you with everything you need to understand the world and characters.
   
   Replayability: Very high. There’s tons of upgrades (both town and character) and lots of trinkets to be found, if you stay alive long enough to make use of them. On top of that, there are currently three distinct areas with different enemies and randomized dungeons.
   
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   Recommended: Yes, very.
   Rating: Currently 9.5/10 (rounded up) - This is not a game you want to miss
   
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   Darkest Dungeon is the most original and deadly combination of genres to date. No area of the game is left unpolished, which says a lot for an Early Access title. I will continue to enjoy this game for an endless amount of time as it offers both an immense amount of replayability, depth, and challenge.… Expand

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2. Diephi

   Mar 18, 2016

   10

   Se você esta atraz de um jogo difícil esse é pra você, o jogo é focado em explorar dungeons com um grupo de 4 personagens, cada personagemSe você esta atraz de um jogo difícil esse é pra você, o jogo é focado em explorar dungeons com um grupo de 4 personagens, cada personagem possui habilidades unicas. O jogo nunca sera o mesmo é completamente aleatorio e isso que faz ele ser muito bom. Recomendo a compra!… Expand

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4. Rogyapa

   Apr 1, 2016

   9

   From the journal of Dismas the Highwayman, week 11: "Into the mouth of madness we march. Our food rations and torches are running low. TheFrom the journal of Dismas the Highwayman, week 11: "Into the mouth of madness we march. Our food rations and torches are running low. The gurgling of our stomachs is only offset by the oppressive darkness surrounding us. Every step is another step towards either death or hard fought victory. The Crusader has become abusive towards the rest of us and the Vestal has started stealing from the loot piles. The Crusader is beginning to wear on my patience and puts all of us on edge with his incessant insults and ridiculing. I fear will we not even reach the wisened Hag at this rate. The Bounty Hunter has managed to keep his wits about him so far, though. We trudge from room to room battling all foes that appear in front of us. I have been poisoned by those damnable spitting spiders and we have no antivenom left. I manage to overcome the poison's effects by the time we reach the entrance to the Hag's room. We enter the room and the Hag immediately throws the Crusader in her stewpot. She then proceeds to bludgeon me with a meat tenderizer. I contemplate letting the Crusader die, but he is too valuable against tough and unholy foes.The hag throws frogs and eyeballs at the Vestal and calls it "seasoning the food". The Vestal is terribly unhappy about being pummeled by eyballs and dead frogs and finally cracks. She sobs, calling out to her god, begging him to save her from death. The Bounty Hunter marks the hag for death while I take aim and shoot her in the face. The Vestal tries to knock the stew pot over to save the Crusader and is eventually successful. The Crusader suffers some burns from the boiling stew but is otherwise intact. The Hag keeps bludgeoning us with that bloody tenderizing hammer. The Vestal is barely surviving and only because the Crusader keeps healing her. The Bounty hunter hacks at her with his axe dealing critical damage. I blast the hag in the face once more and the Crusader charges forward ramming his blade into her bloated body. She screams her death knell and we are showered in blood and riches. We make our way back to town laden with treasure and horror-filled minds.We were lucky to survive those infernal ruins. I spend the next week drinking to decompress while the Crusader buys hookers and the Vestal prays in the cathedral. The Bounty Hunter gets banned from both the brothel (for having...curious tastes) and the bar so we let him gamble to blow off steam. After the Vestal finishes her praying we send her to the sanitarium to be cured of her kleptomania. It's quite hard to steal loot when you're strapped to a bed, isn't it Vestal?"
   
   TLDR: Turn-based roguelike dungeon crawler with sanity, personality quirks, diseases, permadeath and other factors making it a pretty robust game. It's very polished with no apparent bugs other than some grammatical errors.… Expand

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5. setuis

   May 30, 2016

   8

   The premise of darkest dungeon is great the flaws however.
   
   1. When walking to a door why can't you go through it if your characters areThe premise of darkest dungeon is great the flaws however.
   
   1. When walking to a door why can't you go through it if your characters are directly on top of it.
   2. Regarding your supplies why do they get sold automatically after each mission?.
   3. Having no real to lose stress means you often just lose due to heart attacks which makes game unbalanced (strees should recover over time e.g 5-10 stress per room also party should be allowed to seprate so that 1 person can scout ahead at an increased stress rate so your party doesn't get surprise attacked and streesed out.… Expand

   • 2 of 3 users found this helpful
6. PanMrkvicka

   May 23, 2020

   7

   It didnt grip me that much. I didnt even get to endgame but the game was pretty good just too much about luck.

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7. SigilFey

   Feb 10, 2016

   5

   Who will LOVE this -- ?
   
   + Players looking for an extreme, roguelike challenge. + Those who love games of chance, taking risks, andWho will LOVE this -- ?
   
   + Players looking for an extreme, roguelike challenge.
   + Those who love games of chance, taking risks, and either winning or losing big.
   + People who appreciate quality artistic design and style.
   
   Who will HATE this -- ?
   
   - People who appreciate skill and strategy over sheer, dumb luck.
   - Fans of RPGs that rely on meaningful mechanics and smart, rewarding play.
   - Individuals who wish to finish what they start.
   
   There is no "in-between" for Darkest Dungeon. I adore brutally difficult games (strategy titles like XCOM, realistic shooters like ArmA, punishing RPGs like Dark Souls, realistic flight sims like the old Jane's series, etc.), but that's not what this is. Darkest Dungeon presents you with a myriad of brilliantly designed gameplay concepts that all boil down to one and only one mechanic -- completely random rolls of the dice.
   
   Whether you play smartly, or you just grab the nearest torch and blindly explore with half-a-party...you have about an equal chance of success or failure. The RNG is so horribly stacked against the player, that the game's most creative idea (the Stress mechanic) -- which should have created wildly interesting character evolution -- basically degenerates into even more of a chance for the RNG to destroy all of your progress in the most ridiculous way possible.
   
   HOWEVER -- if you're willing to simply play the game like you would play the slots in Vegas -- then Darkest Dungeon offers what amounts to one of the coolest, most interactive slot machine ever. It's so much fun to watch, and that's what you're basically doing. You can increase your chances of success by getting into the mechanics of probability and kitting out your party with better chances to "roll high" (similar to playing 3-4 slot machines at once). Know, however, that in the end, success or failure is based almost entirely on 100% luck...and the House always wins.… Expand

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8. themechanicalma

   Jan 19, 2017

   0

   Mac crashed while playing this game, restarted computer and found saved game is now gone.
   
   Might as well, ~20 hours in and the game becomesMac crashed while playing this game, restarted computer and found saved game is now gone.
   
   Might as well, ~20 hours in and the game becomes seriously repetitive where players would explore similar dungeons, fight similar enemies, and make similar tradeoffs. The game mechanics is interesting and the dungeons fun... for a time, but the once the abilities of each class is understood and the enemies of the dungeons known, then it begins to feel as if the game length is artificially stretched to justify the asking price.
   
   To devs: if you want to only allow 1 single save for each gameplay, then you better make sure the save file is properly backed up before overwriting to it. ♥♥♥♥ing amateurs.… Expand

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