Darkest Dungeon:Tablet Edition 17+

seriously, the game plays fine. lots of reviews from years ago complaining about a technical issue that no longer exists seem to be bringing this games score down. i was only looking at the store page to see other games like this and was surprised at the low overall score. i’ve had this from launch and it’s always worked fine for me. first on an ipad Mini 2, and now on a 5th gen Mini, still works fine.

and as for the status info boxes popping up underneath you finger tips? get a cheap stylus people. not the expensive apple pencil, etc., i mean like the cheap one with the black rubber tips. that’s what i use for all my strategy games on my 5th gen mini.. that and a good pair of reading glasses. who needs a bigger screen when you can just magnify it with a $5 pair of reading glasses? as for the black bars on the top and bottom of the screen, they’re only a problem if you’re an anal retentive nutcase. there’s so much black in the game’s artwork already you barely notice the lines after 30 mins.

so yeah, it could be a better port, but as it stands right now it’s perfectly serviceable. as for the gameplay, understand what you’re getting into before buying stuff people. not every game is made for casual play. gotta pay attention in this one, and some of your guys are gonna die. just is what it is. and again, get a cheap stylus instead of using your fat fingers.

I experienced Darkest Dungeon for the first time watching people on Twitch playing the game on the PC. I loved the visual presentation of the game - that dark noir style artwork, the animations, the narration, the music...it was just a great looking dungeon crawler - one you didn’t need a high end PC to play. Before buying the game myself, I read reviews online - the biggest gripe for most is the “random number generator”, and because of the randomness, you never know what will work and what won’t. For someone trying to beat the game, I can see how that can be a frustration. For me, though, I guess I’m more of a casual player, and if my group of adventurers don’t make it through a quest, it’s no big deal. I’ll just recruit a new group and try again, or even try again from a new slate by starting up a new game. I just think this is a beautiful and in-depth game that’s a great time killer! Being able to have this game on the tablet is a huge bonus! Some say the menus are too small, but for my iPad 2 Air’s screen, it seems fine. The fact that you can share saves between your PC and tablet is a nice feature, too! If you play this game to win, you’ll probably get frustrated with it eventually. If you play to just enjoy the game - win or lose - you will probably enjoy this game.

When I first saw this game, I though it would be an interesting thing to try out. Granted, it did take some getting used to the whole system of strategy, but now it is so immersive I can’t put it down once I start a session (which usually last for hours before I’m ready to stop).
This game has a way of putting stress not only on the characters you control, but on you as well. The jarring hits and sound effects, the dark design of enemies, and the idea that random encounters or unfavorable events could happen at any time makes me nervous and tense, yet more ready than ever to tear my enemies apart piece by piece.
My only wish is that while there is a lot of adventurers already, I feel one or two more with different themes would round out my roster more fully. All in all, this is a sound investment to those who like turn based action.