EPTDungeons of Dredmor and Why You Should Play It - Page 3
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jrkirby
United States1510 Posts
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United States10328 Posts
On July 13 2012 18:59 Tobberoth wrote: Question is why one would buy this when most roguelikes are free, and some of them, like dungeon crawl stone soup, is amazing. though dredmor is pretty cool, I'd agree that DCSS is quite a bit better | ||
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Tooplark
United States3977 Posts
My favorite build, not out of synergy but out of love, is Viking Magic, Mathemagic, and Smithing. And the game is still quite buggy, yes. It's much improved, but for instance, sometimes the exits to the Mysterious Portal worlds never spawn, you can push items out of shops, you can push grates over all the stairs on a level, you can shove quest monsters into walls and never see them again, and so on. | ||
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Backpack
United States1776 Posts
On July 13 2012 18:59 Tobberoth wrote: Question is why one would buy this when most roguelikes are free, and some of them, like dungeon crawl stone soup, is amazing. because its only like $5 before steam sales and it's a very good introductory roguelike. Not only does it have nice visuals, but the lighthearted humor makes it more fun to learn than a cold srs bzns game. | ||
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Shatter
United States1401 Posts
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rebuffering
Canada2436 Posts
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Antylamon
United States1981 Posts
Definitely getting this game. | ||
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Isualin
Germany1903 Posts
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skipgamer
Australia701 Posts
Now, don;t get me wrong, there may be some "Agility"-like stat which determines how fast enemies can attack, or if they get multiple attacks per turn or something, which I simply haven't discovered yet. Oh, and speaking of which, the tutorial sucks, or at least it doesn't explain some crucial aspects of the game, such as crafting. I understand that in roguelikes discovery is part of the game itself, but the UI definitely doesn't encourage "playing" it seems like you need to know how to use it to make it work. All that being said, I've definitely taken a second look at the game, and I've had a lot more enjoyment out of it thanks to this blog. Actually, I might head off to play it right now, thanks again! <3 TL | ||
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antilyon
Brazil2546 Posts
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Ydriel
Italy516 Posts
I've only played an hour or two into it, but I'm absolutely loving it! The game system looks great! I actually thought being it turn-based, it would move along a lot more slowly (not that it's necessarily bad). It also seems there's a nice variety of items to find. I decided to go for a warrior-esque build: Swords, Master of Arms (might or might not have been influenced by the OP  ), Perception, Smiting, Assassination, Crossbow. I totally forgot about tinkering, not too bad since I still found reagents, but the inventory was a mess of items. I actually passed through the first floor pretty easily. Start of the second floor looked promising too...till I found a monster zoo? Well...a room full of different monsters...not nice devs. Tried to run back to the stairs, but they surrounded me, haha. Went through 5 or 6 monsters, popped an invis pots but then I got surrounded again in a corridor...cuz *!$% u, that's why. And yeah, went down fighting.I can definitely see myself sinking some hours into this <3 | ||
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UniversalSnip
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On July 15 2012 10:45 Ydriel wrote: Well, after reading this blog and since it was on sale for a mere $2.99 on Steam Summer Sales, I proceeded to get the game. I've played a couple of rogue-like RPGs before, never got too much into them though, but the game looked promising. I've only played an hour or two into it, but I'm absolutely loving it! The game system looks great! I actually thought being it turn-based, it would move along a lot more slowly (not that it's necessarily bad). It also seems there's a nice variety of items to find. I decided to go for a warrior-esque build: Swords, Master of Arms (might or might not have been influenced by the OP ), Perception, Smiting, Assassination, Crossbow. I totally forgot about tinkering, not too bad since I still found reagents, but the inventory was a mess of items. I actually passed through the first floor pretty easily. Start of the second floor looked promising too...till I found a monster zoo? Well...a room full of different monsters...not nice devs. Tried to run back to the stairs, but they surrounded me, haha. Went through 5 or 6 monsters, popped an invis pots but then I got surrounded again in a corridor...cuz *!$% u, that's why. And yeah, went down fighting.I can definitely see myself sinking some hours into this <3 Oh, right, that's why I stopped playing. At the time there was a guaranteed monster zoo on every floor but the first. I imagine that didn't stay in the game, don't actually know though. Really made it a drag. | ||
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PrinceXizor
United States17713 Posts
On July 15 2012 10:45 Ydriel wrote: Well, after reading this blog and since it was on sale for a mere $2.99 on Steam Summer Sales, I proceeded to get the game. I've played a couple of rogue-like RPGs before, never got too much into them though, but the game looked promising. I've only played an hour or two into it, but I'm absolutely loving it! The game system looks great! I actually thought being it turn-based, it would move along a lot more slowly (not that it's necessarily bad). It also seems there's a nice variety of items to find. I decided to go for a warrior-esque build: Swords, Master of Arms (might or might not have been influenced by the OP ), Perception, Smiting, Assassination, Crossbow. I totally forgot about tinkering, not too bad since I still found reagents, but the inventory was a mess of items. I actually passed through the first floor pretty easily. Start of the second floor looked promising too...till I found a monster zoo? Well...a room full of different monsters...not nice devs. Tried to run back to the stairs, but they surrounded me, haha. Went through 5 or 6 monsters, popped an invis pots but then I got surrounded again in a corridor...cuz *!$% u, that's why. And yeah, went down fighting.I can definitely see myself sinking some hours into this <3 heh. i found 2 WMD bolts by floor two on one of my characters, openned a door too the zoo, popped invis pot, walked back fired both bolts and cleared the room. soooo satisfying. | ||
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Ydriel
Italy516 Posts
On July 15 2012 12:41 PrinceXizor wrote: heh. i found 2 WMD bolts by floor two on one of my characters, openned a door too the zoo, popped invis pot, walked back fired both bolts and cleared the room. soooo satisfying. Yeah, didn't think about the invis pot till it was too late. Actually the whole monster zoo thing came down on me a bit slowly. First I had this huge "wtf" moment, followed by a hearthly chuckle and then loud screams while I tried to came out of it alive. Next time, I'll know what to expect at least, ha! | ||
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PrinceXizor
United States17713 Posts
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Shatter
United States1401 Posts
On July 15 2012 12:01 UniversalSnip wrote: I've only made it to like floor 8 so far but there has been a monster zoo every floor but first. I actually am glad when I find them because it is free xp. I throw my AoEs in and retreat back a little to place where I can't get surrounded or at most two things can attack me. Saving potions, bombs and other stuff helps a lot. Even if you don't have powerful AoE's, retreating back so you don't get surrounded and just killing them one by one is simple and easy (though slow). Oh, right, that's why I stopped playing. At the time there was a guaranteed monster zoo on every floor but the first. I imagine that didn't stay in the game, don't actually know though. Really made it a drag. | ||
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PrinceXizor
United States17713 Posts
On July 15 2012 13:16 Shatter wrote: I've only made it to like floor 8 so far but there has been a monster zoo every floor but first. I actually am glad when I find them because it is free xp. I throw my AoEs in and retreat back a little to place where I can't get surrounded or at most two things can attack me. Saving potions, bombs and other stuff helps a lot. Even if you don't have powerful AoE's, retreating back so you don't get surrounded and just killing them one by one is simple and easy (though slow). Don't forget if you happen to have demonology your circle protection is pretty good i hear. | ||
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Mothra
United States1448 Posts
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dAPhREAk
Nauru12397 Posts
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5-s
United States1674 Posts
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