[code]Game bought in a bundle or at 75%+ discount, or received at a public giveaway[/code]
[h1] Sadly, no challenge, no fun... [/h1]
... just up to 50 minutes of boredom without any replay value. Run to a next, predetermined fight; move around your 3 fighters, so each of them would damage most enemies with his weird attack pattern; win an easy fight; then rinse and repeat. Do this 3-4 times per map, then change the map (really means: change the background), do again.
It's not an RPG, just a tactical combat game, without any story, character progression and tutorial/manual (but, well, even if I've missed some mechanics, it still was so easy to beat, that it wouldn't matter). Options allow to set [strike]fullscreen[/strike] resolution, but there is [strike]no windowed mode and[/strike] no sound volume controls. All maps are accessible and just entering all of them gives all the achievements, so they can be grabbed really fast by just quitting and reentering the game. And the fights are dull and easy.
I have entered (and won) a giveaway for this game on Steamgifts, because I'm a turn-based and RPG fan, and it's a new game with 3 updates rolled out by the Devs in a month, and with just 3 reviews. I do find some hidden gems doing so, but it's certainly not the case with Death RPG. It's not only a bad game, but also I don't see any prospects of it becoming better, no matter how many more updates the Devs do.
Unfortunately, the basic combat mechanics are so heavily lacking, that without changing and hugely expanding them, and without implementing a serious AI, it's just not going to work. New levels, bosses and tweaks are not likely to be of any help.
Having 3 characters with different AOE patterns, that you move around before they launch their attacks, is an interesting premise (though if the AOE patterns are so weird, it begs for some explanation), but falls flat, when the enemies do not use the same mechanics and always attack a single character, each target seemingly chosen at random. Only with a strong AI and with enemy using AOE patterns, that you need to take into account before launching your own attacks, this combat system could make any sense.
I do appreciate Devs' attempts to improve this game, so I'm really sad writing this pretty devastating review, but I honestly believe, that it's practically impossible for a small Indie team to pull this game through. Failed attempts happen to all of us, and this is a totally failed attempt. Cut down the losses; give up on this game; stop selling it, to avoid getting even more disappointed customers; maybe even give free keys to a better game of yours to those, that have purchased Death RPG.
I wish a better luck with your next game both to the Devs, and to those that have purchased this one.
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Edit: I've made a wrong assumption, seeing no fullscreen/windowed switch, that different resolutions still keep the game in fullscreen - corrected after Dev's answer.
