Darkest Mine

Great little rogue lite ! The controls are smooth and the gameplay is dynamic! The management of the light is challenging (All my deaths is becauce I ended in the dark x) ) A lot of perks and builds, it'll take some time to master them an beat the game :)

My playthrough : https://youtu.be/VLW7Ev7ToBU Overall: 6.5/10 - Decent Graphics: 6.5/10 • Nice, clean, minimal pixel art. • Not enough juice, every attack feels soft and lacks weight. Audio: 5/10 - Average, nothing memorable Gameplay: 6.5/10 • PLEASE make this game keyboard + mouse compatible. It's mandatory and not that hard to implement in a modern game engine. From what I played, it could easily use WASD for movement, Shift/Space to dash, mouse to control the flashlight, and left-click to attack. • The flashlight mechanic feels somewhat useless in my one-hour playtime. I don’t see the need to use it to look ahead when I can constantly refill fuel to keep my light radius big enough for the room. • At first, I didn’t realize I could dash in any direction, I assumed it was only left and right, (That’s on me because I wanted to get through the tutorial as fast as possible and skipped reading.) • When I dash into a wall, I ricochet way too much. Why? • There’s a delay between each attack, but there’s no indicator showing when the next attack is "ready." This results in situations where I jump, press attack, but the attack is still on cooldown, causing me to lose my rhythm…

A good game to chill on, controls are easy and the gameplay is smooth. On my first run I reached the Act 1 Boss (I think?), so I guess the game should last for about about 4~5 hours. It gives a strong "Rogue Legacy" feeling, so it's probably a great buy for fans of the genre.

The game is really punchy, it's easy to get into, it's really enjoyable and the interface is clear. Personally, I think it's really cool and I had a lot of fun playing it for the first time. The graphics are simple, but it's easy to play. I love the way the lights are managed, the round lights give it a great feel.

Game seemed cool, especially with this price tag. Unfortunately, despite clearly labelling itself as made for controller, at random intervals (every 1 to 10 seconds), the game would detect a mouse input, and flip to mouse controls, even though I'm still using the controller, and even turned off my mouse thinking it had some drift. This bug makes it impossible to play, as some inputs on controller are ignored, and some menus have to be quit and re-entered every time this happens. I barely even spent any time on the game before this came out. With the amount of reviews, I really wanted to give this game a fair opinion, but I literally can't play it, so it's a refund for me.

It's great! I especially love the "endless" rooms that let you pick, in a way, what reward you get. Genuinely amazing game design there.