Adventuring through my backlog of games, one game at a time.
Developer: Red Hook Studios
Publisher: Merge Games
Release Date: August 19, 2016
Played On: PC
I live streamed my entire play through of Darkest Dungeon!
There’s a lot to like about Darkest Dungeon. The XCOM-like heroes who are both crucial and disposable. The large variety of character classes and build styles. The synergy between classes and skills, and the rewarding knowledge of enemies and lairs. And the way the art, music, narration, and difficulty all tie into the richly immersive eldritch horror theme.
I should have fallen in love and never looked back, but the tactical dungeon crawler began giving off a foul stench as it tried to last long past its expiration date, all but ruining the entire experience.
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