![]() Combat isn’t particularly deep here, although as you would expect some enemies are weaker against particular attacks or spells, and it’s up to you to work out the best strategy to defeat them. You can beef up his melee combat stats to make his fighting abilities more pronounced, or take him down the magic route and improve his proficiency with wands and spells. Gameplay is fairly standard action-platform stuff, which is spiced up by the way you can choose how to level up and customise Danny boy with the experience you receive from progression and defeating enemies. Your avatar is Daniel, who takes what should have been a regulation restroom break from some Dungeons & Dragons which ends with him being sucked into a world of monsters and clichéd platform adventuring, with only a lighter at his disposal to begin with. ![]() When was the last time you played a game without a pause button? It is also carried along by a very funny plot chock-full of knowing videogame and geek-tastic references and some truly superb voice acting, which inspires emotional investment and makes it more than just another rpg-tinged platformer. Unepic is the latest beloved independent title to get a console release, and one that borrows heavily from exploratory platformers of the past, injecting a healthy and well-implemented dose of role-playing rules into the mix. It has also been well-used by indie developers, who have wielded the template with aplomb on great titles like Cave Story. Whether a straight up homage like Guacamelee!, or a deconstructed take on the genre like last year’s wonderful Luigi’s Mansion sequel, when executed with panache, the Metroidvania-style videogame structure is still capable of dazzling.
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