Darkest Dungeon

[Ubereem]

This game is pretty rad so far.

Just wondering are there any other cool turn-based combat rpg or jrpg that are worth playing? The only other turn-based I played really is xcom. Is there anything recent that doesn't have funky jrpg vibe like the weird characters and graphics?

[Golem]

It's a bit different, but The Bannersaga is worth mentioning.
Legend Of Grimrock is not truly turnbased, although the pace is similiar, to that of a turn based game.
Can't think of anything else.

[TheAppleSauceMan]

It's a bit different, but The Bannersaga is worth mentioning.

Don't much care for turn-based games but I gave The Banner Saga a shot and did not regret it. Played through it in about a day or two. Beautiful game, would definitely recommend.

[Clockworkkiller]

I'm playing through shadowrun dragonfall, it's a bit more modernish turn based rpg but still great

I reccomend both dragonfall and shadowrun returns, amazing RPGs


Neoscavenger is turnbased, but text-based. And the game is more of a roguelike than a rpg. Still one of the most fun games I ever played

[Falka]

Early access on steam is available. Worth a try?

[Molly]

I've been wondering for weeks if it's something I'll enjoy.
The art style looks great imho but... I dunno... need to watch a Let's play!

[Falka]

Okay, I've got it Looks very promising so far, though the price for such tiny game... 

[Leshma]

This game is special. But because it is special, I don't want to spoil it before it is finished.

[Falka]

I love this game

[Molly]

I love this game

Bought it - played 4 hours instantly :3

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I am not so sure on that Death Door thing tho, how it works.
Sometimes I simply don't get the chance to heal them and they take like 5-6 extra hits. And sometimes they die directly on the next attack they get, again without me having the chance to heal.
I'm unsure on how that mechanic works tbh.

[Falka]

Well, that's my graveyard in 8th week:

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Though it's my third playthrough, so I've learned a few things already

I am not so sure on that Death Door thing tho, how it works.
Sometimes I simply don't get the chance to heal them and they take like 5-6 extra hits. And sometimes they die directly on the next attack they get, again without me having the chance to heal.
I'm unsure on how that mechanic works tbh.

The chance of dying when one of your heroes is at the Death Door is based on Death Blow resistance. Default value is 67%, you can check it among other resistances. So when you lose all hp, you get at the Death Door and the next attack has only 33% chance of killing your hero.

PS. What I've learned from my playthrough: you should not stint on supplies. It's essential to keep light above 75% and nothing kills you faster than starvation and barricades when you have no shovel in your inventory. On short missions I take 12 food, 8 torches, 2 shovels, on medium twice as many. Better to have 'em and not want 'em than to need 'em but not have 'em, as Logen's father used to say

PS2. Pro tip: remember to remove trinkets from heroes before you dismiss them. Just lost 4 best items cause I forgot about it... 

PS3. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=385431020
I find it quite useful

[Molly]

Ahh, I didn't see the Death Door resistance!

And the guide is a good read, tho I skipped a few things right now. Certainly helpful to read for everyone at the start but I feel I am over that now already. Seeing my Graveyard, I obviously learned the hard way
One good tip is probably to not get attached to heroes at the start. They are indeed replaceable and one big fun part of the game is to make due with the heroes you have, trying new party builds.
Atm I really love the Man-at-arms, the Hellion and the Jester. Those I always try to have with me.
Man-at-Arms in first spot, using his 4-enemies-debuff and then I keep him on Riposte. Deals my main damage on enemies really due to hitting hard actively and riposting with good damage passively. Hellion is on 2nd spot, Breakthrough all day, Vestal on 3rd spot preferably for party heal and those Holy damage range attacks she does, giving light and stun. Last spot is mostly reserved for my Jester, spamming that Stress heal he has, to avoid the affliction cascade. Works really well.
Sometimes I lose one or more heroes due to stress for the next run, then I shuffle around a little. My highwayman is nearly lvl 3 by now, so he is first pick as replacement. I do use the Plague Doctor often. That single heal with cure can do on short dungeons.

Overall, there is so much to this game which you can't really tell from just watching a video. It's addicting. Just one more run, just a bit more resolve xp for that hero, 2 more debt letters and I can upgrade here, just this one run and I can... There is no end to "I can just do this before I stop playing."

And I like the difficulty. It's hard w/o being unfair. They seem to be spot on when it comes to difficulty. And I really like the atmosphere and art style.
And those afflictions? Awesome feature. When one guy becomes masochistic and tears down the whole party with stuff like "THERE CAN'T BE ENOUGH PAIN! TEAR THE FLESH FROM MY BODY!" and the rest of the party gets a stress hit cuz everyone is like "Shut up, man! This is not helpful right now!" Love that...

Edit: Just noticed on my screenshot that my highwayman is actually already lvl 3

[Lennu]

Yeah, losing hp will only get one hero killed, but one hero "losing it" will get the whole party killed 

[Falka]

Game seems to be very simplistic at first sight, but there's so much depth in mechanics. Even though I had not much time to play it recently, I still thought about new tactics I'm gonna use   

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18_bLmVSIAi8wVio61MvlZauPpeBA6XR1qt-O3hDOuHM/htmlview?usp=sharing&sle=true

PS2. 12 pages of patch notes
http://www.redhookgames.com/buildnotes/DarkestDungeon_Corpse_and_Hound_Update_Notes.pdf

[Molly]

Nerfing crits my ass. Since the update, monster crit the shit out of me.
Nerfing the prot of MAA? Bullshit, they simply removed it. At least my MAA doesn't get it anymore. Or was it a lvl 2 skill update?

I do like the corpses. Gives a lot of classes way more use and raises the diversity.

I'm in love with Jester by now. Letting him jump back and forth between 1st and last slot is hugely beneficial for any party. Especially with high dodge.

It really is a great game with a lot of depth to it. Certainly worth the 19€... I have easy 20 hours in the game now, mi thinkz, and I am nowhere near the end.
To be fair, it's my 5th save by now