My biggest issues with Darkest Dungeon were that it was heavily imbalanced and desperately devoid of content, with higher-level bosses being bullet-sponge copies of their lower-leveled selves. While the game was a little difficult at first, I quickly figured out an optimal way to play that made the game a rather easy affair.
I never felt the desire to mute the game and listen to music while I played even after running the same dungeon for hours on end. The superb writing and voice-over work coupled with the detailed and appropriately toned narration set the gothic scene beautifully while never becoming tiresome. I found the game’s art style and gothic tone a unique breath of fresh air. A self-proclaimed “challenging gothic roguelike” experience according to its Kickstarter, which crushed its $75,000 goal in less than a day before earning over $300,000, Darkest Dungeon delivered on most of its promises right out the gate. The community response reminded me a lot of Demon Souls in the way people were quick to praise the game for its difficulty, some going as far as to call it one of the hardest games ever made. I binged on Darkest Dungeon when it first appeared on Steam. The game has seen a vast amount of patches and updates since then, and more than its fair share of controversy.
Darkest Dungeon was herald by many as the pinnacle of Early Access done right, providing an unfinished gaming experience already well worth its $20 price tag.īut that was almost nine months ago. Sure it didn’t have a ton of content and was pretty imbalanced, but those were minor issues for a game that wasn’t even half complete. No one was disappointed when the game first hit Steam. Even though I’m not a fan of Steam’s Early Access, a PC video game release platform that allows developers to publish and sell unfinished games, I bought Darkest Dungeon as soon as it was released last February. I discovered Darkest Dungeona few days before it hit Steam’s Early Access and was instantly intrigued.
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