DarksBurg Review (Steam)

DARKSBURG is a co-op rogue-lite in which you must escape a procedurally generated medieval city overwhelmed by undead forces. Fight alongside up to 3 friends, overcome the revenants and get out while you can.

Pros:

• Decent graphics.
• 2251MB Download size.
• Steam achievements.
• Graphics-display mode, v-sync, shadows, ssao, bloom, water, splatters, parallax, anti-aliasing along with screen shaking and screen effects.
• Controller support.
• Can rebind both the mouse and keyboard along with the controller.
• Action shooter gameplay.
• Played on a 3rd person isometric viewpoint.
• Online, friends only, and offline support.
• Four-player co-op.
• Can play solo and add up to 3 Ai characters.
• Good voicework.
• Tutorial tips pop as you play.
• Artifact- find these in-game, you can only hold one and they grant a power/ability.
• On-screen icons and buttons and prompts including one to see what abilities you have and what they do along with cool down info.
• Earn team EXP and get a choice of 3 random upgrades or new abilities.
• Dark atmosphere whereby enemies won’t show until triggered or seen.
• Big boss fights.
• A lot of set pieces like hordes overrunning you.
• Treasure chests and altars to find.
• Controller settings-target mode, cursor speed, smart manual targeting, manual mode delay, attack method, toggle held abilities, and dead zone slider.
• Browse game search showing all results.
• Five characters-Abigail, Runolf, Varag, Rose, and Dr. Dolorosa.
• Can Revive and heal each other even with Ai.
• Customisation option.
• Levels randomize every run.
• Game over when everyone is dead at the same time.
• Roguelike in that your levels and perks are only used in that one run.
• Levels are big enough to explore and find secrets like chests and altars.
• Play how you want.
• Fast frantic action.
• Excellent fun with friends.
• Chicken-works like a treasure goblin in Diablo, kill it quickly for a reward but he does run fast!
• Diablo feels.

Cons:

• No playable tutorial.
• Can’t try out characters before committing.
• So busy on screen it’s hard to see where you are.
• Little health regen options with health items few and far between.
• Playing with randoms is not fun.
• Real easy for the group to split up.
• The controller works but does behave erratically and disconnects at times.
• Difficulty spikes constantly.
• Customize characters are very basic.
• No actual loot lust.
• Not fun in solo with no Ai.
• Level maps and set pieces do repeat often.