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Darkest Dungeon [PC/PS4/PSV]
Darkest Dungeon is a hard-core RPG about the stresses of dungeon crawling. You will lead a band of four heroes on a perilous side-scrolling descent, dealing with a prodigious number of threats to their bodily health, and worse, a relentless assault on their mental fortitude! Five hundred feet below the earth you will not only fight unimaginable foes, but famine, disease, and the stress of the ever-encroaching dark. Darkest Dungeon focuses on the humanity and psychological vulnerability of the heroes and asks: What emotional toll does a life of adventure take? Darkest Dungeon is not a game where every hero wins the day with shiny armor and a smile. It is a game about hard trade-offs, nearly certain demise, and heroic acts. Prepare to experience an RPG like nothing you have played before. THE AFFLICTION SYSTEM—YOUR HEROES ARE HUMAN Quote:
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Now coming to Playstation as well! http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/...rkest-dungeon/
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2014-12-24, 09:17 | Link #2 |
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One of the most well thought out rpgs... I've been waiting for the likes of these (veteran of all Close Combat series) maybe its time for me to trade out my guns and tanks for swords and daggers.
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2015-01-23, 05:40 | Link #6 |
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Yes, if you're a hardcore Dungeon diving fan. The satisfaction would come from overcoming tough fights and exploring messed up eldritch horror locations.
The only thing I'm wary about is the randomness of the status effects and how severe it would be. The harder your game is, the more consistent the rules must be.
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2015-01-23, 14:52 | Link #7 |
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Quite impressive for a small team to come up with this, I approve of this endeavour While it certainly looks rather daunting to challenge, I assume this will be the kind of game that is fun to just do over in varying formations - think Souls but with a new character after every death.
The release date is right around the corner too, with one week for backers and 11(?) days for the steam release... |
2015-01-31, 17:03 | Link #9 |
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People have gotten their early access copy already.
Release date for Steam only is 3rd Feb. (EDIT: My bad, 3rd Feb is for Early Access, the proper release date is still months away)
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2015-02-01, 02:31 | Link #11 |
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I think the developers would get more attention than necessary had they include it (EDIT: nvm, I watched the video, he did say brothel)
So far I've only heard of the Tavern and the Church. Psychological damage at times are far more devastating than health damage.
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Even if you hadn't used that particular term, the fact of this game exploring the idea that adventurers might be afflicted in mind as well as in body does remind me of the Call of Cthulhu setting (which uses that as a key element). A few others play with this too, most notably:
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2015-02-01, 17:24 | Link #13 |
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I would say it's a medieval fantasy setting yes.
There are definitely a lot of Lovecraft inspiration from what I could see, hell it's pretty obvious in the cinematic trailer and you have a character that summons a tentacle as an attack.
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2015-02-05, 11:05 | Link #14 |
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Watching some streams, this game is very brutal... Just like that hog boss shown above. I watched someone fight just the same boss and lose 2 people. With the Hag going twice, and the pot chipping away very quickly. I don't know what the max level is, but he was currently level 3 or somewhere around.
Best comment though "You're a POT! You can't dodge! You have 0% dodge how does that work!?"
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2015-02-05, 11:58 | Link #15 |
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I believe the max level is 5, with the most difficult dungeons at 5 as well.
The main overall story of the game is to clear the big boss at the end of all 5 of the dungeon's hardest level. Lol, demonic pot
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2015-02-05, 16:53 | Link #16 |
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You're fighting a demonic pot. The least surprising thing should be its ability to dodge. I always find it funny how gamers can accept something utterly ridiculous but nitpick about a minor inconsistency. Human nature at work.
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2015-02-05, 19:08 | Link #18 |
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It gets a bit easier once you've actually done a run where your dudes all stress out early, as you realise it's inconvenient (you occasionally lose an attack with a stressed out guy) and you still want to prevent it, but it isn't too big a deal (guys saying stuff to stress out the others doesn't matter if they're already fully stressed out!). Works out well when they instead get a buff instead of a malady.
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