Devious Dungeon

"Devious Dungeon"

Developed by: Woblyware & Ravenous Games

Published by: Ratalaika Games S.L

Platforms: Switch, PC, Ps4, and Xbox One

Devious Dungeon is a retro style platformer, that i just feel in love with from the start. The levels are randomly generated so it is never the same. Every level has a key, and a door to escape and you must find both to escape. There are 5 different worlds, and each of them have a end boss. There are 68 levels in all so you have to complete about 13 levels to reach the boss. Those levels are divided into 3 or 4 sections. When you defeat a section it unlocks it for replay, and let's you advance to the next. You have a certain amount of health to finish each section if you die you have to completely restart the section. You can get health flasks throughout the level, or level up and get all your health back which is good. Especially if you find a hidden Tome that gives you a vast amount of XP. There are also hidden chests to that will give you money. Money is used to purchase weapons, armor, rings, amulets, and potions each of these raise one of the stats Dex, Str, or Sta so you can raise your health, critical, or hit power. There are tons of these that all look cool and unique so you will enjoy unlocking them.. I was so excited as I got new ones, so many cool looks.

The bosses and enemies are really cool and unique and have so many different attack patterns so you have to pay attention and learn them. It isn't simple at all, but it also isnt incredibly hard. The bosses are like a dragon, a golem, just some really really cool looking characters. I loved every second of this game, and i really can't find many issues with it. It ran so smooth, no glitches, and the controls were precise. Everything about it was just fun, and really retro feeling. The graphics and colors all felt like a 16 bit title from the 90s on the SNES, as well as the sounds.

Ratalaika Games has been making a lot of really fun games. You always hear about how easy the achievements are, and how the five dollar purchase for a fast easy 1000 is worth it. What needs to also be said is that the titles are really enjoyable. They all make you feel like the days of the NES/SNES where you had high quality little games that you could play over and over. Some times my buddy comes over, and I let him play these because a lot are short and sweet and to pad his gamerscore and he actually has a good time playing them after he gets the 1000. Ratalaika Games in my opinion is one of the best indie studios of 2018. They have really made my job of reviewing games a blast.

No pros or cons on this one, because I really don't have a lot of cons to throw out there. And they certainly don't come close to all the pros.

Overall: 9.2 Another really fun retro feeling game that all achievement hunters you should grab, but also fans of the classic NES/SNES title lovers as well.