![]() There are red portals too, that bring you to a dungeon-under-the-dungeon, but… but I can’t think about that yet. However, if you manage to find a spawned blue portal, you can escape back to the surface with blessedly better gear and maybe even some cash. If you die down in the dungeon? You get nothing. Loot? Glory? Heroics? Who knows, but you only have ten or so minutes to try and grab whatever treasure you can and get out. You play as a gullible fool/hopeful adventurer who has decided to drop into this horrible dungeon. This is a dense game with a lot of nuance, so this is very much just a ‘first impressions’ sort of article.) ![]() ( A disclaimer: This review was written after 2ish hours of gameplay and approximately 10-15 attempts. Slowly, a swarm of bugs closes in, shepherding you into smaller and smaller areas. Darkness obscures deadly traps and makes the hallways feel claustrophobic. Some of the initial monsters can wipe out half of your health with a single unblocked hit. It doesn’t even feel like a threat, it's more just a statement of fact. Level 1 Heroes In A Level 5 Dungeonĭark and Darker is shameless in its delivery: you are in a very bad dungeon, you are in over your head, and the dungeon WILL kill you. I hear him shout on discord “Wait, am I dead already?” Just before I see the monsters closing on me. By the time I get down there, there are four skeletons surrounding him. While still figuring out the buttons, Eric the fighter hops down into the first hole in the floor he sees. ![]() We drop into our first level as a cleric, a fighter, and a wizard. The game seems like it could be a real winner, even if the attacks are slow and some mechanics seem clunky. We all love ttrpgs, we all enjoy dungeon delves, and we all like the occasional team brawl. My friends and I don't know what exactly to expect when we queue up our first game of Dark and Darker. ![]()
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