Review anarchistica 2/5 · Jul 12, 2023
Definitely not a math game
Playtime: 3,4 hours
Review
After i got stuck during the first real mission i looked up guides. As it turned out, i was playing the game wrong. Instead of moving around a touch and bumping into monsters of my own level, i was supposed to bump into stronger monsters to get bonus XP.
As it turns out, this isn't really …
Playtime: 3,4 hours
Review
After i got stuck during the first real mission i looked up guides. As it turned out, i was playing the game wrong. Instead of moving around a touch and bumping into monsters of my own level, i was supposed to bump into stronger monsters to get bonus XP.
As it turns out, this isn't really a strategy game. It's a puzzle game that mixes Minesweeper and math. The trick is to calculate how much damage you can do while surviving attacking stronger monsters and getting enough XP to level up and thus heal. Want to kill that level 6 monster with your fireball? Well, calculate how many fireballs you can cast, how much damage that does, how much damage your melee attack does, how much damage you can take, how much XP you get, how much XP you need to level up and how much XP you can get from weaker monsters (that don't damage you if you can one-shot them) to accomplish this. Also there's items like potions.
Desktop Dungeons isn't a bad game, but i don't really enjoy math all that much and there's no "easy" mode or bonuses or whatever. If you die you lose everything, including money spent on preparations. Your characters don't level up or whatever. This isn't an RPG, it's a puzzle game.
