All of them have unique aesthetics, traps, and enemies. You choose which specific variations to enter on any given run, be it the temple of the Jaguar, Eagle, or Serpent. You can find a video version of this review here: Curse of the Dead Gods Review – YouTubeĬurse of the Dead Gods takes place in an ever-changing temple based on Mesoamerican mythology. However, while they certainly have a few things in common, Curse of the Dead Gods is very much its own game. ![]() Even I have been known to crack a joke or two about the game being Hades emo brother. But it is a fantastic game.At a glance, Curse of the Dead Gods might seem similar to another popular rogue-lite game. ![]() Tbh, I thought of giving this game an 8 but that's treading into greatness and this game isn't truly magnificent. Even though the levels are procedurally generated, there is a sameness that is hard to shake off. So to play C3 for example, you will end up playing C1, then C1 all over again and C2, then C1, C2 and only then, C3. Health loss is a big deal (recovery is decidedly difficult unless you get and keep a unique combination of relics that help regain health) What keeps it from achieving greatness is an absolute lack of story, and the combat-level system. ![]() Choose to parry or dodge, choose your relics (6 slots available), choose your growth path, choice path, weapons to be unlocked etc. What works in favor - extremely challenging combat, different ways to play the game (one-handed only, one-handed-with-another-weapon-combo - both of these are light and fast attacks, or two-handed weapons only (slow and strong) - you can mix and match. Instead of going all out and giving it a 10 (which it is not) or a 0 (which it most certainly is not), I am going to give this a 7 on 10.
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