One character may rally to overcome hunger, while another might succumb to their ailments and injuries. However, gameplay eschews repetitiveness, as your party members cope with these factors in varying capacities. Torches actually fade, and as the light dims, so does the screen, so you’ll often find yourself frantically right-clicking in your inventory. Heroes suffer from claustrophobia, stress, hunger, and various elements which constantly require awareness. With Darkest Dungeon, you have to consider mental health as well. In traditional video games, damage manifests by detracting health points. The following fight further explained the foreboding warning that dead heroes are truly gone. Unfortunately, I paid the price, encountering a trap which inflicted claustrophobia on one of my four party members. My first foray into a dungeon, I decided to skimp on provisions, such as food, shovels, torches, and healing herbs. Don’t let the fairly simple tutorial deceive you: Darkest Dungeon is rather difficult, but it’s a fun rather than frustrating challenge. Gameplay is unlike any other title I’ve encountered. The mechanics of the turn-based dungeon crawler felt familiar, but the garnishes and inner-tickings set Darkest Dungeon apart. It’s actually possible to play almost the entire game without the keyboard. Movement can be controlled with the keyboard or mouse, and I mainly found myself using the mouse. This serves as a brief tutorial, walking you through the basics. After this sequence, the player is thrust into action with a quick romp through a few rooms. Iron Maiden? Darn, I was hoping for Black Sabbath.įollowing the film is an ominous warning that characters, once dead, are permanently deceased. A neat Hound of the Baskervilles element oozes from the intro, though Darkest Dungeon features an actual supernatural threat unlike the Holmes story. An eloquent voiceover explains that a once powerful and wealthy manor has disintegrated into ruin because of an unnamed evil entity. There’s a hauntingly memorable opening cinematic which kicks off Darkest Dungeon, proving that the darkness isn’t confined to hordes of malevolent foes. Some of the coolest rewards included exclusive playable characters, a personalized hero, and a journal of your journey through the game. The rewards varied from the standard base copy of the game at $15, early access for $20, and ranged all the way to the $5,000 tier. Dear diary, you won’t even believe the day I hadįull Kickstarter funding was successfully completed on March 14, 2014, raising a total of $313,337 from almost 10,000 backers. Red Hook Studios’ masterpiece features gorgeous environments, challenging but rewarding gameplay, and psychological elements which join forces to craft a distinctive, unparalleled experience. The unique gem of a game just launched its Steam Early Access phase, and it’s one of the best releases of 2015. Darkest Dungeon is a phenomenal dungeon crawler from Red Hook Studios.
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