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\"DDDicon\"<\/a>I\u2019ve hit a slump. I haven\u2019t found anything I\u2019ve been willing to play as of late, and that makes me a sad panda. I don\u2019t like doing the same thing over and over, and even I get tired of RPG games, even though it is by far my favorite genre. On top of that, a lot of games I DO want to play wont work on my 3GS. When I went to install Plants vs. Zombies 2, it said I needed a front facing camera. Really? Must we sugar coat everything? How about you just tell me that my 3GS is an outdated unit and to go get a new phone, please? Quite frustrated, I continued my search\u2026<\/p>\n

Then, the magic iOS fairies with their infinite magic power (*cough* Google<\/a> *cough*) heard my call and came to my rescue with two RPGs that are very different from the norm. Today\u2019s double-header: Deep Dungeons of Doom<\/a>, and Dungelot<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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\"Where\u2019s
Where\u2019s the anywhere button?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

OK, let\u2019s crack open the first crypt and take a look at DDD. I was really glad to see this one was a pixel art game, because I love them. I\u2019ll do my best to keep that out of the score equation, though. So after a lengthy cut-scene where I didn\u2019t read anything and poked at my screen for a good while, I make it into my first dungeon. The controls are simple: defend on the left, attack on the right. If you attack, and the enemies aren\u2019t blocking or evading, you deal damage. If they attack and you\u2019re not blocking, you take damage. Pretty simple. The difficulty comes into the timing. You need to be aware of the creatures\u2019 attack patterns and what their visual queues are before they attack.<\/p>\n

\"I
I reluctantly slayed one of my favorite Vin Diesel movies\u2026. Sad face.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you kill a monster, you get a chest that\u2019s usually filled with coins to spend later, and then you fall to the next floor by swiping up. Now, I can understand that this works logically for a dungeon or a building. I can even go with caves. But when I\u2019m swiping to fall onto the next floor of a \u2026. swamp? That\u2019s not even logical\u2026<\/p>\n

I enjoy a good challenge, and the game seems packed with plenty of monsters all with different attack patterns to learn and quite a few items to collect. While not my typical dungeon-crawler style, DDD really hits it in terms of a fun game filled with horrors and loot.<\/p>\n

Overall:\"Rating-Bar3\"<\/h2>\n

Even with it\u2019s pixel art goodness, I couldn\u2019t bear to give it a 5 or even a 4, it\u2019s a solid solid title, but with adding some more item slots \/ items into the game, it could be fleshed out into a fantastic RPG. Perhaps we\u2019ll see additions in the future.<\/p>\n

Next up is Dungelot<\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Which truthfully, at first glance looks incredibly stupid. You click blocks, find monsters, kill them, and find the key, then move on to the next level. I thought to myself, \u201cWhatever. Trash or not, I\u2019ll review it.\u201d So I trudged on. Luckily I did, as I honestly started to enjoy the game. As you get deeper in the dungeon you find special doors to hidden rooms that may ask you for money to open, or that you have a certain amount of health. You may find skeletons in that barrel you\u2019re about to break open, or perhaps you\u2019ll grab a new magic spell to cast from a random chest. I\u2019m a huge fan of roguelike<\/a> games, and while not specifically in the genre, it\u2019s pretty close. You will die. You will fail. You will lose. You have a certain amount of health, which I found a bit high honestly, and monsters constantly hit you.<\/p>\n

Luckily you can sacrifice magic spells to heal yourself (for tiny, tiny amounts of health ) but really it\u2019s not all that helpful. Personally, I\u2019d rather see us start with less health, with more heal pick-up items. This punishes us for making poor decisions but rewards us for good ones. Sadly, the way they have it, even if you play really smart, you\u2019ll end up getting smashed in the face and dying.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m fine. I have level-4 rocket fist, a smiley face, and an electrocuted hamster.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There\u2019s actually quite a bit to the game with upgradeable skills and keeping track of your hero\u2019s mood as he clears the dungeons floors, which somehow use the same staircase to go up and down. If you\u2019re looking for an RPG that also falls under the casual game category, this is a great find. Beware though, what I thought would be a casual romp through a quick dungeon turned into me being 40 minutes late to play League of Legends<\/a> with some friends, but that\u2019s a whole \u2019nother post.<\/p>\n

Overall:\"Rating-Bar3\"<\/h2>\n

Meh. Its good, actually, it\u2019s really good. But the mechanics for health really bug me. Roguelikes are meant to be about skill and good decision-making. And if you\u2019re going to make one, don\u2019t punish me for playing smart. Give me the means to survive. Still, it\u2019s a great casual game, and I hope to see a more in-depth sequel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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