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Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 70.1 hrs on record (8.3 hrs at review time)
Posted: 4 Apr, 2019 @ 9:39am

Early Access Review
I do not usually write reviews for games, but this game is phenomenal.

IT has its balancing issues but as an early access game it is finding its feet and overall the gameplay is very satisfying.

I have played each character and they all have their place, some are much more effective in a group and some are much easier to play solo.

I'm very excited for future characters to release and experience their gameplay.

Each character feels distinct and are overall very satisfying to play.

My one issue with the game is that some characters are just more built for end game than others. All characters shine (on normal diff for me) up until you get into your 6-10th teleporter.

The warrior is by for for me, the best character in the game, even if you end up getting trash items the whole time, let alone a good build. Being able to fire arrows (that you don't even have to aim) while sprinting, jumping, and having the ability to teleport, all give you incredible damage and mobility options, I've had games last well past 50 minutes with this character initially.

I want to say, I started off not liking the Mercenary AT ALL, but after playing it in a group with my friend, I had an absolute blast. Getting backup magazine and multiple jumps, cooldown reducers, it all made me so mobile and able to jump around like a maniac, dashing from enemy to enemy, laying waste. The problem with mercenary though, is for how much danger he has to put himself in as a melee character, the risk is not worth it in the end game. I was in a 55 minute match with a friend yesterday and after a point, I couldn't get close to a mob without getting instantly shredded, even during my R which is supposed to make you invincible during it? I also find that as a melee and at risk character, the damage output, even with some gnarly items, is particularly lacking compared to nukers like Articifer and Warrior.

I have not dabbled too much with MUL-T as he doesn't feel like my play style, but I need to try out the engineer more, he is incredibly difficult to enjoy (personally) solo, but I will experiment more with that soon.

The game is simply beautiful and plays so smoothly, the controls and characters are all so responsive it's a dream. (Only performance issue is the game stutters for a second on item pickup which is weird, but hasn't caused me to die yet or anything)
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