I've been considering getting Darkest Dungeon, but I seriously hate the aesthetic.
It looks like a shitty flash game, and the art style is shit.
>>342672512
originally it was a shitty flash game, but the developers actually put some effort into it after it started getting popular.
>>342672512
>hate the aesthetic.
How the fuck, its literally one of the best things about the game
>>342672512
Alright.
>>342672512
then don't get it
>>342672512
It pretty much is.
The way they made it into a real game was adding a fuck tonne of grinding and perma death so you're stuck on a treadmill for the final dungeon.
The items are all shit and have more or worse debuffs than buffs, the combat is monotonous and doesn't really change at all from lv1 to 6.
It's still not that bad but you should just get it off any key site for under 10$. It's definitely not worth that much.
>>342673047
Its sad how true this is
I mean maybe if the gameplay had more aspects to it, things other than dungeon grinding to do, it could keep things fresh.
I pkayed this for a few hours today. I like it, its cool.
Any one got some beginner tips?
>>342675834
>beginner tips
remove the level limits on dungeons
>>342676014
We need a mod package to improve this game. I think there's shit we can all agree on that needs to be fixed.
>>342672512
the aesthetic is literally the only thing the devs did right so tough shit
>>342676702
the narrator improves the experience so much that it's unreal, makes the whole package enjoyable like some cheesy D&D campaign
DAZED... REELING... ABOUT TO BREAK
what is the purpose of the Antiquarian? It seems really shitty and doesn't do much of anything, unless I'm missing something about it
>>342672797
came here to post this. hated how it was rng based, but god damn, the artstyle and narrator are so fucking good.
>>342672512
The art style is the only good thing about the game.
The actual gameplay is just RNG nonsense with terrible items.
I wonder how everyone flipped from loving to hating this game overnight
I guess more people kknow about it now, so it's no longer cool :)
>>342677995
Every updated added made the rng even more unfair.
>>342678051
yeah i heard that a lot. i wonder why they haven't gone back and made it more like it used to be?
my gf played this game and pretty much got stuck and couldnt ever advance
>>342677029
Solely to improve amount of $ gained from an expedition. Relics will now drop antiques on top of regular loot which sell fro $250 - $2500 after the dungeon.
Tradeoff is they can't fight for shit.
>tfw no dhampir character that self heals when attacking bleeding enemies
Shit would've been cash
>>342678214
most of your changes are able to be toggled off
also, it's because your gf lacks a Y chromosome
I felt that the only thing they did right was the art design. Trying to play the game is like playing D & D with a really bad DM. I mean, terrible. They took an already balanced formula, and added a bunch of RNG to it. Increased randomness **always** works against the player. I paid money for a game, not a slot machine. In its current state, trying to play it is a waste of time, because I could dump an hour of progress into it, and have it thrown away by unnecessary RNG.
>>342678407
>also, it's because your gf lacks a Y chromosome
my gf has played and beaten harder games than you have.
if you don't have a considerable, autonomous dwarf fortress dont even begin to reply
>>342679793
Autism aside, if your GF cant beat Dankest Dungeon, she's not that good at vidya. /v/ has a hard on for whining about RNG heavy games (see XCOM threads), but DD is far from a hard game.
But please, list some of these really hard games.
If she could, say, beat Sonic 2 with no save states/cheats I'd be impressed.
>>342680139
wasn't "can't" was "got tired of the bad game design"
no, i'm not going to list games-- but guess what, my girlfriend is also a hot, athletic girl while you are a slobbering fatso.
>>342680383
>my girlfriend is also a hot, athletic girl while you are a slobbering fatso.
Neither of these are true.
>>342672512
>hating on Hellboy/Mike Mignola arsthetic
fucking kill yourself
>>342680139
>>342680139
Darkest Dungeon isn't even hard, it's just really tedious and unfun. It's a fucking chore.
They did their best to make sure it was that way and you needn't look further than the percentage of players that finished the game on steam (less than 1%) to see it.
You and all the cock smokers on the game's forum were the ones responsible for the way it turned out.
>ahh I love all this difficulty pls giv more xd git gud y r u complaining
>>342676334
Hunger needs fixed, and a few minor character buffs to jester and leper are just a few things I can think of. I'm ok with mostly everything else.
>>342677029
Make sure she touches everything. The more antiquarians you bring the more gold you can pile, and she gets relics that range from 200 to 1000 that stack themselves. She sucks in combat unless you're utilizing a full blight crew.
>>342680139
If you can't beat DD then it isn't your fault, its RNG fucking you over at every opportunity.
That being said, the game is easy early on
>that voice acting
>>342676929
>>342684010
Hope you lads like Lovecraft.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CZZo_y3TB8
>>342677029
>get two
>pair with man at arms and highway man
>watch enemies grind themselves to mulch off ripostes while they do no damage to your insanely prot-ed woodchippers.
>>342677029
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON-7v4qnHP8
>>342685197
fuck, that is nice. almost makes me wanna take up smoking so i can get a voice like that.
>>342672512
It's in the July Humble Monthly
>>342677029
She's essentially an escort quest. You can stack more gold with at least one in your party to haul more loot, and there are also 2 special kinds of loot that you can only find with one in your party, one veing worth 1,000 gold each and the other only being worth 275 but is much more common and either has an infinite stack capability or such a high stack cap that I never reached it. If you bring her on at least a medium quest she also has a camp skill that can spawn a random trinket free of charge, which could potentially be very rare and useful.
Darkest dungeon is great and the aesthetic and narrator are godlike.
Is it normal to spend a lot of money on preparations? I guess I just prefer to be a little over-prepared rather than fucked over because I brought 1 less shovel than needed
>>342672512
I mean the art is one of my favorite things but evidently I'm in the minority in liking this game. which is like one of my favorites.
>>342686065
you'd have to post your preparations before I passed judgement. But yes, not having enough shovels is a death sentence.
>>342686065
as long as you bring at least 1 shovel and close to max food its pretty much up to the details of the dungeon and how you like to play it.
>>342686321
It's fantastic. I can sympathize with people who played an early version and dislike it or people who get burned out at some point, but to straight up hate it is beyond me.
If you like grinding go for it if not I wouldn't bother buying it
>>342672512
the art is like the best thing it has going for it
I just bought it yesterday and put some time in; it's pretty good, op. The aesthetic is a little weird, but I'm finding the enemy variety/designs and the voice acting are making up for it.
One hour playing; I'm pretty happy with my choice.
I really like the aesthetic but hate the gameplay
>>342679793
>if you don't have a considerable, autonomous dwarf fortress dont even begin to reply
>dwarf fortress
>difficult
The only thing hard about that game is getting past the UI, which really isn't bad once you play a fort or two. Come back when you have something actually "difficult"
>>342690253
Don't worry, you'll hit the wall and get sick of it like the rest of us, just give it another few hours.
>>342690253
I hope that screenshot isnt you
>>342681606
> /v/ hating rng again
Managing the RNG is part of the challenge. If you're planning on everything going well then you will lose. It's the same as xcom and people bitching about missing 90% shots. If you're relying on that shot then you might get fucked. Over-prepare, be willing to cut losses, accept some losses as inevitable, and you'll eventually win.
>>342672512
that's funny op because the aesthetic is the only redeeming factor in this trash heap
>>342692837
its like a dice rolling game
I bet /v/ would bitch about DnD too
>>342692820
so I'm not supposed to push too hard see how much my units can take?
wow, fuck me then. I guess learning how the game works was the wrong choice.
>>342693489
Play it your way I guess, that sounds pretty fun tbqh, nonstop suicide runs
Youre just not going to get any characters real far and the later dungeons will kill all your characters.
You realize you can abandon quests right?
>>342672512
Ruin has come to our family.
HP Lovecraft is that ruin.
>>342693939
To clarify; I only usually do suicide pushes at the start of games, or if I think I'm close to reaching an objective. I got to kill two birds with one stone on this one, so to speak.
Probably going to be more careful from here on out.
>>342685527
How you know?
>look up etrian odyssey type games on steam
>they all have horrible character design and ugly as fuck UI
It's not even the fact characters don't look anime enough or anything, but just looking at the screenshots of some of these games you can tell how cheaply they were made.
>>342694521
get a healer
vestal or occultist
>>342694679
Stranger in Sword city is pretty neat.
