What the fuck, that looks amazing. How have I never heard of it?
DarkMaus out today on Steam - Dark Souls.. with MICE!
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What the fuck, that looks amazing. How have I never heard of it?
Dr. Benton Quest
Banned
Jim just did a video for DarkMaus and he loved it. Even though he had a hardware problem and it only played at 15 FPS he still gushed about it. Gonna pick this one up for sure.
Video
More_Badass
Member
Sold me on the game
From the trailer, the combat looks a bit more arcade-y and faster paced than I expected
And I like the atmosphere
Robert at Zeboyd Games
Banned
So basically the entire game takes place in the console version of Blighttown.
More_Badass
Member
Dr. Benton Quest
Banned
Haha yeah that's apt.
Looks really great. Haven't had a chance to dig in yet but hopefully this weekend I'll be able to put some time in. Excited.
Copper
Member
Wow never seen this before, but it as my interest now.
Seems pretty good so far. I'll definitely have some more detailed opinions in a few days, but right now it seems good at what it is trying to do, and portrays vital information to the player more clearly than the Souls games do. For example, it actually gives you move speed numbers on the stats screen based on your weight and stats.
The game continues to be good. Build variety and armor/accessory variety continue to expand as I'm now a bit past the second boss.
Only, the "ability" system isn't what I thought it would be. You can freely reassign the "Ability Points" you get every few levels into about 12 different possibilities, and you're designed to be able to eventually get them all. These are things like more combo attacks, upgrades to the Dark Maus system, and more Accessory slots (increasing from an initial 2 up to 4).
But it is pretty good. You put stat points into different weapon types than in Str/Dex/Faith/Int-style stats, with 1~10 being the minimum for certain weapons, and 10+ points just increasing damage with that class of weapons. The other, core stats to level up are more descriptive with better tool tips (Health, Stamina, Weight Capacity, Stability, and Attack Speed). Right now I'm a Curved Sword, Shield, and Pyromancy, with Accessories that enchant my weapon with a Fire DOT and one that increases Spell charges.
A lot of what Souls gets right with regards to game flow and progression, this game gets right as well. Plenty of off-beat paths, etc. with worthwhile weapons and armor and accessories.
Only, the "ability" system isn't what I thought it would be. You can freely reassign the "Ability Points" you get every few levels into about 12 different possibilities, and you're designed to be able to eventually get them all. These are things like more combo attacks, upgrades to the Dark Maus system, and more Accessory slots (increasing from an initial 2 up to 4).
But it is pretty good. You put stat points into different weapon types than in Str/Dex/Faith/Int-style stats, with 1~10 being the minimum for certain weapons, and 10+ points just increasing damage with that class of weapons. The other, core stats to level up are more descriptive with better tool tips (Health, Stamina, Weight Capacity, Stability, and Attack Speed). Right now I'm a Curved Sword, Shield, and Pyromancy, with Accessories that enchant my weapon with a Fire DOT and one that increases Spell charges.
A lot of what Souls gets right with regards to game flow and progression, this game gets right as well. Plenty of off-beat paths, etc. with worthwhile weapons and armor and accessories.
More_Badass
Member
How's the enemy variety and the level design?
Level Design is good, I'd say. Lots of branching paths, loops, etc., and nooks and side paths that really reward exploration. The graphical style works against it a bit, though. It's mostly caves, "brambles", forts/castles, and a swamp area so far.
Enemy variety isn't as good. I don't like the damn spiders you fight early on in the game. Now that I'm in a Fort/Prison area, I'm fighting more "humanoid" enemies, where the game shines. Enemy mice are the equivalent of Hollows, with a bunch of different gear etc. differentiating them.
There's also a lot of traps in the zone I'm in now. motion sensing flame turrets, spears, and periodic arrows down hallways that you have to dodge/roll through.
paragonpro
Banned
Wasnt there another full 3d dark souls mouse game?
Abilidebob
Member
Seems fun. But when is someone going to release a "top-down Dark Souls" but with the multiplayer? For me, a big part of the series is the interconnected, online world.