Darkest Dungeon

     Now I know that everyone has different tastes in games, but this is one I highly recommend to everyone. Especially those who enjoy a turn based combat game, with RPG elements, and a classic dungeon crawler feel. Darkest Dungeon is a mix between the classic horror/gothic sci-fi novels Dracula, and Frankenstein respectively. An ancient house looks over a dreary town as the master of the mansion toils away the days in pursuit of a mad goal. He seeks to open up a portal to another realm. Once his goal is complete he is horrified with his actions which cause so many people he loves dearly to perish. Like the mad doctor Frankenstein he vows to right his wrongdoings and seeks to free the land from the oppressive grasp of the unholy creatures that spawned from the portal that is located in the dungeons underneath his manor.

Darkest Dungeon has implemented a unique gameplay mechanic by utilizing stress as a handicap for your heroes. Stress is used as a psychological weapon that can cause your heroes to become insane,or inspirational which one is dependent on the character, or is a physical weapon by giving a hero a heart attack if stress becomes too high. Basically it is another health bar, only this is one you want to stay empty. In the dungeons your heroes will gain stress when it is dark (you can manage the light level with torches, low light and full light both have trade offs such as increased rarity of loot received and additional stress the lower the light level is), if they are hit with a critical attack or an attack whose purpose is to raise stress then their stress level will raise even further.

             Once a hero's stress level (S.L.) reaches 100, (it ranges from 0-200) the hero will either become crazy, which causes them to talk crap about their teammates raising their S.L. as well. If they are crazy they will also pass on turns, not take healing potions, attack without you choosing which move you wanted them to perform, and just be annoying in general. On the other side of the spectrum a hero can also become inspirational, this typically lowers his/her stress by 50-60 points and can cause him/her to heal themselves. They will rally the party and become a juggernaut of hope who becomes invaluable if you want your party to survive.

This game has quite a bit of content and is oh so fun that it would take me forever to explain it, I advise you to go to a professional and hear what he has to say about this game. Either go to YouTube and find TotalBiscuits video review "WTF is... Darkest Dungeon?", or simply click on this link to get you there faster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-spazTn-4U


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