Very Excellent game, once you understand it – Dungeon of Weirdos Review

Hello chillyroom, I have been playing soul knight for a very long time, and I believe it is one of the greatest rogue likes on the App Store. I have played through this game, beat it, and found that it is also a very great game. Do you know what the difference is between soul knight and this? Presentation! For soul knight, people kind of understood how the game works: conserve energy, collect better weapons, etc, Because it is a roguelike, and we know what to expect. However, dungeon of weirdos is an entirely unique game. I have seen pac-man clones before, however this one brings more to the table. The issue is that nobody understands what’s going on! It’s just crazy! It’s playing through and trying to figure it all out is NOT a pleasant experience, either. And when you look in the items descriptions, it only offers a very small amount of information. I still have no clue what the cannon does, because all it’s description says is “BOOM!” Another thing is that I had no idea what the keys did until after I played through several times. I do not feel like you need to change the mechanics too much: you just need to change the item and enemy descriptions so that we can understand what is going on! The gameplay is good, but the characters are difficult to use. In soul knight, your currency and ability cool down are separate. However, in this game they are combined, making using diamonds feel expensive. Diamonds in this game are hard to get, and if the user’s first impression is that they can only be used to kill enemy’s for two seconds, then they will feel like they are near useless. The last thing I want to cover are the characters themselves. First of all, the characters have no upgrades. That was part of the fun in soul knight: picking a class and getting good at it. However in this game, stars feel too hard to get in order to feel like you make any significant progress. I have played as all of the feel characters (other than angle sheep) and guess which one of them is the best? Locksmith! Want to know why? The two extra bomb slots. They make the game so much easier. Why does he have two extra? Which other characters have two extra? And, most conspicuously, why aren’t there any items that let you have extra bomb slots? Sorry for the rant, however, I feel like a lot of people miss the complexity and fun of the game because they are overwhelmed by all the small elements that make it great. I am not an expert, but I personally feel like you should give us longer item and enemy descriptions! Figuring out how the game works is fun, but not knowing how to play it is not! I know that this is still a very new game, but I felt like I had to give my opinion. Very well done 5 stars once you understand it.
Review by generic player 17 on Dungeon of Weirdos.