This week, Tim reviewed Darkest Dungeon, a 2016 dungeon crawling video game from Red Hook Studios about reclaiming an estate fallen to cosmic evil forces. I accessed the game through Steam.
Summary: While the story is an interesting premise, it is little more than a premise. The object of the game is largely wrapped up in cyclic quests that enable you to upgrade your party. The game introduces some varied gameplay by way of having a variety of characters to recruit, the darkness system, and forcing downtime that changes out party composition, and these mechanics are implemented well. I always enjoy a good Lovecraftian vibe, I actually enjoy turn-based combat, and the visuals work really well with the concept and serve to create the right vibe. Overall, it's very good at what it aims to accomplish, and for that I have to give it credit; but what it seeks to accomplish isn't really for me, and it is my review, so.
Overall Rating: 6/10 Hats
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