Sure, it’s a rogue-lite, there’s not much need for a story considering that the progression is tied to dying a lot, but they’ve created a world that has a very mysterious element to it and the little backstory that they’ve created for it is drip-fed to the player. Motion Twin really nailed the progression and gameplay facets of Dead Cells, but one of the areas that they did not focus much on is in the story side of the game. Death is swift, and it’s almost always unexpected. You’re constantly trying to weigh out whether it’s beneficial to tackle an enemy or group of enemies for the rewards they might have or whether you’d be better off just b-lining to the nearest exit. You’ll need to learn the attack patterns and abilities of enemies, and it’s quite easy to be overwhelmed when ambushed by a group. When combined with the threat of progression loss, the game has a Dark Souls feel to it. The combat of Dead Cells is the bread and butter of the experience though. While you’ll definitely encounter items that you prefer in Dead Cells, over my time with the game my “favorite loadout” constantly changed and this kept the game feeling fresh giving it a lot of replayability. Given that there is so much variety, it pushes the player to try out and experiment with new items.
It’s an interesting and deep system of upgrades that can change the way that you play the game on any specific run.Ī perfect combination of long and short term progression You really have to make sure you are picking the right power-ups for the items that you are currently equipped with to get the most benefit. This is a general description though, different items and weapons can be bolstered by these scrolls depending on their color coding. Survival will give you a significant HP boost as well as make “Green” items more powerful. Tactics will make secondary items “Purple” more powerful. Brutality will make your damage output higher for melee weapons or “Red” items.
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On every run of Dead Cells you’ll have the ability to find a number of powerful weapons, as well as scrolls that can upgrade your abilities in three different facets (Brutality – Red, Tactics – Purple, and Survival – Green). What keeps you coming back is the session to session gameplay of the game and the unique loadouts that you can uncover on each run.
The overarching progression systems of Dead Cells aren’t that different from other rouge-lite games. It makes you choose whether you want to spend time checking out a lower level area or to push forward into a zone that you might be under-leveled for to get these rewards. The game also features a timed mechanic that rewards you with treasure rooms that can only be accessed if you reach them within a certain amount of time from the start of the game.
These exits will lead to different areas that feature zone specific enemies, boss encounters, and loot that can help you on your current/future runs. Each zone has multiple exits and you can progress depending on which runes you have. You can go from start to finish on your first run of the game, but it’s highly unlikely. The island prison is a complex maze of a map. Some of which are only accessible if you can find runes that expand your abilities. There are 13 unique areas to explore (and more than that if you include boss levels). Dead Cells features a number of different zones in the game.
There are a couple of different gameplay features that differentiate Dead Cells from other recent entries into the Rogue-lite genre. After each zone you’ll enter a hub world which features a number of different vendor type characters that allow you to spend currency on items to help you on your current run, as well as on permanent unlocks that will make things easier on successive attempts. The catch is that you need to make it to the end of each level to bank these cells and items, otherwise they’re lost forever. You’re collecting Cell currency that can be spent on permanent unlocks that will give you various abilities, random starting weapons, and many other perks that can make life easier. You’re collecting blueprints to powerful weapons that can aid you in the future. There’s a great natural progression in Dead Cells.
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