[Originally posted January 04, 2024]
“Action-packed top-down isometric roguelite game.”
TLDR:
Banging soundtrack
Solid core loop
Plenty of variety for replayablity
Clean graphics and animations
How to play
Closed playtest on Steam
Plays on PC
Game Loop
At first, you have 1 hero to play
They have a range of stats including health, armor, dodge, crit chance etc
They also have 4 moves
Standard attack, special attack, dash, and ultimate
Initially, there is only one story mission, but more unlock as you progress
Each story is made up of different levels with boss fights mixed in
Loading in you are on a map that has a defined edge and contains some obstacles
Enemies then spawn in
Sometimes it is a single wave other times the level has multiple waves
These enemies have a range of attacks
The attacks are outlined ahead of time to give you a chance to dodge
As you progress through the levels the variety of enemies increases as well as their difficulty.
Your goal is to clear each level using a mixture of your skills
At the end of the level you collect gold and unlock a new ability
These range from adding a freeze to your basic attack to a giant fire tomato falling from the sky
There is no health regen in the game, so maintaining your health pool is critical
The run ends when you complete all the levels or you die
If you do the story again you must start fresh
Outside of the story missions you have equipment and talents that you can spend your gold on to increase
You also unlock more heroes to select from.
Game feel
I usually play games with the sound muted, but I enjoyed the music and sound effects for this game
The graphics and animations were really good and I found the theme engaging
The variety of enemies was wide enough that I never felt it getting stale
I did find it difficult in places, but that is probably a skill issue
Unlocking a new hero was a little underwhelming as they were overall worse than the one I already had
There was more depth to the equipment that I hadn’t explored fully yet, but would work as a persistent progress outside the constantly refreshing story modes
Rating
Overall found it very engaging
The challenge and 1 life added good tension
The controls and skills were intuitive enough whilst leaving plenty of room for skill to shine through
It hasn’t quite become my whole personality, but I can see it becoming a lot of players “main” game
Enjoyed it and would recommend it.
Web3 integration
Right now the game has 3 associated NFTS - Degenheim, Degenesis, Degensis Armor
All 3 are on Ethereum
For more information follow their Twitter to keep up to date.
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