But here is where it gets very interesting! These are not your indefatigable heroes of a fantasy tale. The classes are varied and the roots to the classic fantasy archetypes can be seen, but none of them are strictly copies. These vary from damage dealers like the Hellion a fearsome warrior woman with a huge halberd to healers like the Vestal a warrior nun with a mace and a divine book that can summon lightning and holy powers. Currently there are about ten classes available with three more to be added soon or upon release. This is where the adventurers enter the fray.

But anyway, rumours and tales spread of this place, with such great fortune and fame being offered to whomever helps this old fool reclaim and purge his mansion. Seriously, there’s a prince and a king of the Swine people. From the undead, with necromancers doing the do, to cross-species swinemen led by a Swine hierarchy. Either way, the area gets filled with all sorts of nasty creatures. What he discovered was some inter-dimensional portal… or a portal to hell I can’t remember which. So the game is about a man who spent his fortune excavating his house and the grounds around it. An actual preview will be up on The University Observer soon enough but these are just personal thoughts I’ve had while playing. The Darkest Dungeon is a game currently on Steam, released in Early Access.

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