I stumbled and skinned my knees as I learned just how punishing the chains and jagged cleavers of pigs were. The first ten hours were mind-shatteringly engrossing and tense. I’ve dumped over fifty hours into countless, harrowing excavations. Throughout the game, small stories before boss dungeons offer insight into said relative’s practices, piquing one’s interest as to what actually transpired in the “Darkest Dungeon.”.Īlthough barren in plot and characters, Darkest Dungeon is all about gameplay and atmosphere - at least initially. The opening sequence is a slideshow of ominous and once verdant locales with voice over from the protagonist’s relative, pleading for help to restore their opulent family’s prodigious name. Like any respectable roguelike, Darkest Dungeon doesn’t offer much with regard to story. Although cruel, its siren song brings every adventurer back after a trip to the bar or brothel. Darkest Dungeon is a dungeon crawler/roguelike that boasts emphasis on high risk and rewards with a hearty helping of probability and customization. A madman can be seen huddled in a corner, rocking and raving about his level five Occultist who survived three Death Blows, only to succumb to blight.

The catacombs run deep with nebulous, writhing horrors of oddly groping tentacles and the pulsating, severed entrails of delvers past.

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