Curse of the Dead Gods

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[h1]ONE OF MY FAVORITE GAMES[/h1] [i]Personally, this is easily one of my favorite games.[/i] [h2]COMBAT AND STAMINA MANAGEMENT[/h2] The combat system is amazing, and I honestly don’t think there’s another game that does it this well. Everything feels [b]responsive, satisfying, and, most importantly, very readable[/b]. Combat never turns into mindless attack spamming, mainly thanks to the stamina system. It feels much more deliberate than something like Hades, whose combat I personally never found particularly good. Being able to cancel most attack animations works well only because of how stamina is handled. If you could constantly attack and dodge without any cost, the combat would quickly become spammy. Here, [b]stamina limits how much you can do[/b] and punishes you for using it carelessly. I also really like that the stamina indicator appears in world space next to the character. You can always see it without having to constantly look at the regular UI. [h2]BOSSES AND WEAPON BALANCE[/h2] The bosses are pretty good and definitely challenging. Beating them feels really satisfying once you finally learn their movesets. The game gives you a lot of weapons to play around with, but this is also where its biggest problem becomes apparent. During longer runs, especially on higher difficulty levels, the supposedly large weapon pool realistically gets reduced to only a few weapons and combinations that remain consistently useful. Some combinations are also way too overpowered, like using [b]claws and a revolver[/b] for an offhand-combo playstyle. With that setup, the final boss becomes ridiculously easy and basically spends most of the fight standing there doing nothing. [h2]RUN ECONOMY AND PLAYER CHOICE[/h2] The game’s economy is really well designed. I like that you can choose whether to pay with [b]gold or blood[/b], and that you can either pick up an item or offer it as a sacrifice. You have a lot of control over how you want to approach each run, which is a huge positive. [h2]THEME, STORY AND PRESENTATION[/h2] I think the Aztec theme is fairly generic, but it works really well with the gameplay mechanics, especially the sacrifices and curses. There is basically no storytelling here. I don’t expect much of it from a roguelite, and I’d still much rather have a game with [b]great combat and gameplay[/b] than one with a weak story. Still, the game is divided into two separate progression trees, and I think this structure was a missed opportunity. The first tree could have served as a proper [b]story mode[/b], giving some context to the character, temples, bosses, curses, and the world itself. After completing it, the second tree could then become the actual roguelite mode, focused entirely on challenge, replayability, and experimenting with different builds, without the need for traditional storytelling. This way, the game could have offered some form of narrative without forcing it into the part that players are expected to replay over and over again. Everything is extremely readable, both visually and in terms of audio. You always know what’s happening on the screen. And when you get your ass kicked, you know it was your own fault. [h2]CONTROLLER RECOMMENDED[/h2] I definitely recommend playing it with a controller. On keyboard and mouse, it just doesn’t feel the same, especially when it comes to swapping between weapons, which feels much smoother and more natural on a gamepad. [hr][/hr] [h1]FINAL VERDICT[/h1] [b]Definitely recommended.[/b] Especially since you can often grab it on sale for just a few dollars.

More than worth the price. Very fun, snappy combat, and plenty to do.

Excellent roguelite (gameplay a tier), très bonne rejouabilité + pas mal d'arme ( à débloquer). Le lore est sympa. [b] Vous pouvez y aller les yeux fermés ! [/b] /!\ Un défaut majeur : la metaprogression devient vite trèèèès lente, faire 15 runs de 45min pour améliorer un autel un peu relou -> problème de currencie (rectifiable facilement avec un patch)

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