Wolfenstein: The New Order
18.8 hours, 40 of 50 achievements
As someone who liked the the old Wolfenstein games a lot, I was looking forward to giving this one a try. It turned out better and more enjoyable than I expected.
Gunplay was quite fun and level design was pretty good. Story was alright, nothing worth writing about but it did its purpose and I didn’t dislike it, so there’s that.
I was a bit disappointed that there were no monsters in this game, only nazis and machines. More secrets in the style of the old games would have been nice as well.
Tangledeep
46.3 hours, 20 of 45 achievements
I had this roguelike on my wishlist for quite a while, always getting tempted to buy it on sales but every time I decided to pass because I was worried about whether or not does the game have enough depth and variety and how big of a role the RNG plays in how far you get. I also wasn’t fond of there not being any male classes.
Once the game ended up in humble bundle, first tier at that, I bought it immediately. After spending almost 50 hours on it so far, I have to say; if I bought this game on a sale instead, I wouldn’t have regretted it. The game has enough depth to make it enjoyable and I don’t mind the fact that you can only play as female protagonist anywhere near as much as I thought I would.
What I really like about it, is that your skill and knowledge of the game matter the most and RNG is mostly there just to make each run different. I haven’t died to an unfair death even once.
I’ve beaten the game twice, and now I’m waiting for the DLC before I head into NG+ with those two characters. Definitely going to put a lot more hours into this one, and I recommend it to anyone who is interested in roguelikes, whether you’re a casual player or experienced veteran of the genre.
Feel free to read my review if you’re interested to find out more about the game.
I enjoyed your review on Tangledeep! I’m terrible at rogue-like games but I might give this one a try.
There is an adventure mode where if you die you respawn in town and lose some experience. But I think the game’s difficulty is fair enough to recommend starting on heroic; which is permadeath with some meta progress on the save slot (banked items, planted trees, as well as captured and bred pets stay between characters). It’s the intended way to play the game.
The nice thing about this game is that it has enough depth to be interesting and fun, and yet it’s simple enough that you can figure out things quickly as you play. Game’s wiki also has good amount of info on things that perhaps aren’t explained in great detail inside the game.
If you have any questions regarding the game feel free to message me on steam, or alternatively you could join the game’s official discord server, it has friendly and helpful people :3