I already mentioned the classes of the two starting characters, but before I go over them in detail, I need to explain a few things about characters in “Darkest Dungeon”. Dismas and Reynauld may have followed the call of their ancestor, but they cannot even begin to fathom what lies in front of them. As a reward, you will enter the hamlet that will serve as your base for the coming weeks of exploration in the dungeons. The bandits living in the woods seem to use every opportunity they can get to obtain a few extra coins, but with Reynauld’s skill with the sword and the underhanded tactics of Dismas’ dagger and gun combo, you should be able to work your way out. This section serves as the tutorial part of “Darkest Dungeon”, which explains movement and combat to you. Or more accurately, in the nearby woods since their stagecoach broke down and the driver fled, leaving the team of two to fend for themselves. It would be easy to dismiss the letter as the ramblings of an old man, but for whatever reason, his call is heard and soon the first party consisting of the Highwayman Dismas and Crusader Reynauld arrive at the scene. So, your ancestor was bored, stuck his shovel and curiosity where he should not have, and now hands it to you to pay the price for his foolishness. Give the intro cutscene a watch to get up to speed on the scenario and the fantastic art style: I have to admit that I am kind of in love with the phrase “dripping with atmosphere”, but I fail to find anything that describes the setting of “Darkest Dungeon” better. However, I still felt the need to write about this title since my emotions regarding “Darkest Dungeon” have been strong, albeit not all positive. Is there anything about this game I can add that would not have been discussed elsewhere? Probably not. It was a commercial success, saw various DLCs, has a sizeable fanbase, and even developed itself into a game series with the release of a sequel in “Darkest Dungeon 2”.

From first appearances, the game ticks a lot of boxes: A cool and distinct art style, an atmospheric soundtrack, interesting classes, and challenging fights in a dungeon crawler framework.

However, at some point earlier this week, I managed to sit down and re-installed “Darkest Dungeon” with the explicit reason to write the article about it. Releases: 2016 (PC, PlayStation 4, PS Vita), 2018 (Nintendo Switch, Xbox One)įor today, I have another game that I wanted to write about for a long time now but as you might know, muses are fickle and writer’s block can even happen in hobby scenarios like my blog here. Genre: Role-Playing Game, Dungeon Crawler

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