Recent reviews by Don Bruschetta

When the servers work the game is an absolute blast to play, bringing me back to the wonderful times of Grim Dawn, Diablo 2 and Path of Exile. Not AS in depth as Path of Exile but way more approachable for new players. If you are on the fence I'd suggesting waiting a few weeks until the server issues are ironed out.

If you want to play offline, you don't have to wait because unlike a certain other ARPG (diablo 4) you can play the entire game offline!

Loved every single minute of it. With (not really a hot take) better rules then actual 5e DnD.

A slot machine that you build yourself has to be one of the funnest ideas in a long while. It does have a few issues where I get a lot of dead runs from time to time, however recent updates (especially the addition of essences) helped a lot with making every run feel winnable.

The extra difficulties akin to other games like slay the spire also gives you ways to progress. Fun game to play in between other things. Highly recommended.

Now with modding support!

*edit* added another pro

So this is a hard sell, the premise of the game is interesting, the artstyle is cute and vibrant. Yet there are a few snags that I want to talk about before you decide if this game is worth getting. It's made by a small indie dev so some of these limitations are to be expected.

Pros:
- Pretty artstyle, pleasing on the eyes
- Difficulty modes, something for everybody
- The classes are all distinct and have their own uses although some are better then others
- The gameplay loop reminds me of darkest dungeon but this time it's more of a JRPG
- The game has a dedicated story instead of the lore bits and bobs you get in some other related games
- Turn based combat
- Upgrading the town feels impactfull
- Arena mode is a nice change of pace
- Once you figure out the systems in place you can make some disgustingly powerfull teams
- The gameplay mechanics combined feel good together
- Have yet to find any gamebreaking bugs or glitches
- Price / content wise it's a good bang for your buck
- The developer is making changes to the game which are positive, recently they changed a few of the traits making it less likely to completely gimp your character early game.

Cons:
- The story is really basic, very generic save the world with the expected twists and turns, betrayals and backstabs.
- Some of the classes feel like dead weight compared to the others, especially the monk feels weaker compared to the rogue. This could be a me issue but after finding a party composition that gells well there's generally not much reason to swap party members
- The perk mechanic has too many negative perks that can really screw up a character especially early game where it's harder to get the money to destroy the perks or use fodder characters to give your main party proper perks. Lategame once you fix your party this mechanic can be completely ignored
- The english translation is all over the place, sometimes it's fine, other times it uses really weird terms and descriptions
- The game doesn't really explain the different mechanics that well, and the UI can be a bit confusing especially at the beginning
- The chance to hit is really deceptive, it's in the XCOM category of 90% to hit means you will miss 90% of the time. It also becomes progressively harder to hit enemies and some perks just downright destroy your accuracy.
- Day one DLC is a bit of a snag, but the class is not mandatory in any way shape or form
- Character customization doesn't seem to be a thing, I don't even think you can name the heroes you hire in the tavern.

At this point I'd say I'm about halfway through the game, it is certainly interesting and I'm going to finish it since the mechanics in place as a whole make it feel better then some of the mechanics on their own. I have yet to run into any gamebreaking bugs or glitches. If you can look past the gripes I personally have with the game you'll have a cute hidden gem that has a lot of gameplay hidden for a small price.

My all time favorite Roguelike(lite), lots of build variety, interesting places to visit and monsters to slay. Really funny to, I wish the developers would make a sequel at some point.

Darkest Dungeon is a fun game where you manage a jolly town of dapper adventurers. It's very happy and atmospheric, really picks you up after a long day of work.

Beware Tenno your ability to be a true space ninja might be greatly hampered!

Warframe is a Free to play third person shooter with light RPG elements (that's a whole lot of things) but what it boils down to is this. You are a Tenno, a secret race of space ninjas awakened by the lotus to bring back peace in the galaxy. You do this by operating warframes. Warframes are combat suits and have different combat capabilities, at the start you must choose from three different frames.

The missions themself are fairly straight forward, things like exterminate, rescue and defense are your standard fair in these kind of games. The weapons are fun to use and more unlock as you gain higher ranks. This game is an absolute blast with 2 or more friends (4 people per mission) and really soaks up hours without you noticing it.

Not everything is right in the land of space ninjas however, questionable DLC and design choices might have you wonder if investing your time is really worth it. Let me begin by saying that pretty much everything you can acquire ingame can also be bought with real life money converted into platinum. This might seem alright on paper, but the prices for these weapons, warframes and other items are questionable. Then again you could also forego this and just grind yourself to a better place in the space ninja ranks.

Another thing that hampers the experience is the slew of bugs still present, while the development team has been pretty consistent with bugfixes there are still issues with things and the dev team has a tendency of bringing back old bugs on accident, while they had been fixed a couple of patches ago. Your experiences may vary with others but be prepared.

Last but not least is the music, if you like a game with a good soundtrack, this one is not for you. There's only a small amount of tracks and they are all rather dull to listen to. You're better off building your own soundtrack for this game.

If all these lowpoints haven't scared you off, I'd suggest you try it out. The game is free to play after all.