This game is pretty cute, it has all the aesthetic appeal necessary to get you into a game of this type, the whole 'Perma-Death' thing might turn a few people away, but it really isn't meant to be played for long hours unless you want it to.
It's cute and humourous but also pretty daunting, once you start the game you'll instantly feel lost, unaware of all the controls and options etc. but you can and will learn these pretty fast on your own, it's more the gloomy vibe of the layout that will get to you. You're actually a little scared to see what you might come up against, you have no idea how strong you are in comparison to the monsters you know are there but are yet to see.
No idea what any of your stats mean or what any items do that you may have been fortunate enough to find early on, there are interesting looking tiles and things everywhere so here is the biggest thing you'll be doing off the bat CLICK EVERYTHING that looks at all different from the normal tile you see.
In fact in the very first room there's a signpost you might want to click on and check out... :3
Since that's such a large part of the games experience (IMO) I won't say much more but, go everywhere check everything and be careful! You're sure to enjoy it regardless c:
[Design changes I'd like to see]
I love this game, but there are some things design wise that I think should be improved. You should be able to move your items around in your inventory at will imo since there are so many items that need to be sold at points, organising this would be majorly helpful. I also think that entrances to new rooms on the map should be marked as a different colour since its quite easy to miss if you aren't looking at it every 5 seconds. Only once you're looking back over a floor do you suddenly see you may have missed or forgotten about a few rooms.
Also I'm sorry but I have to question why you're only allowed one save file... What if I want one file per class/character? Can you not give us at least 4 slots? I don't want to have to come on and commit to one class every time and only be able to change it once I die :C
And what about a 'graveyard' of sorts, or a 'hero's plaque' where you can choose to record your past characters exploits after death ^^
Final Thoughts:
I don't know if anymore will be added to the game but I'd certainly buy DLC if it were available X3, maybe I'm a sucker, but Pokemon Mystery Dungeon is like the same genre, and I was 100% addicted to it AND it's sequels, if there were more content in this... well
I would love it at least <3
9/10-MeGN ''It's decent''
8/8-MeSpot ''Not perfect, but as close as any human can get''
2/10-MeCritic ''We loved it!''