Review: Devious Dungeon (PlayStation 4)

Under orders by the King, players assume the control of a Knight instructed to head into the catacombs beneath the Kingdom, to slay the foul beasts and monstrosities that have invaded the murky depths.

Pros:

• Pixel graphics.
• 81.64MB Download size.
• Platinum trophy.
• Cross-buy with Vita and PS3.
• Dungeon crawler/platformer gameplay.
• Simple two button system with you just jumping and attacking.
• Coins- Kill enemies and smash boxes.
• Secret areas.
• Hub- Shop to buy new gear and use the level select portal.
• Unlock shortcuts to later levels.
• Big boss battles.
• Simple to play.
• Surprisingly addictive.
• Stats screen.
• Shop- Buy weapons and armor to increase your stats.
• Three save slots.
• Easy trophy list.
• Quests- Optional and rewards you with coins. Generally, they are quests like kill x amount of people or collect x amount of gold.
• Over 60 levels across five worlds.
• Wide selection of enemy types.
• Nice soundtrack.
• Levels randomize every time you play.

Cons:

• Quit mid-level will lose process as it only saves at level start and end.
• No touchscreen support on Vita.
• Doesn’t use the DS4 touchpad.
• Repetitive.
• The screen just looks blown up and for some of the pixel art, it just looks wrong.
• The slowdown is apparent throughout and is not fun when timing jumps or attacks.
• Can be seen as too basic.
• Little variety.
• No replay value.