The other option you have for improving your weapons is by visiting the Control Room. These negative buffs can be voided out if you have an Anti-Penalty card on hand, or you can attempt to get a better card by using a Curse Re-Roll card on one of your options. However, some of them also contain negative effects that could raise the difficulty significantly. They come in an assortment of options and can really improve your chances of survival with the right luck. Curses are buffs that can be applied to Spells, Cloak Weapons, the scythe or even Death himself. He is hanging out in each department, or you can visit him specifically by going to the H.R. O'Shah, Death Inc's Health and Safety Inspector. The most common opportunity is by acquiring Curses found throughout the game. There are two ways for you to increase the power of the weapons you are wielding. You just need to be able to adapt to the options at hand.
As is usual with the genre, though, finding them is completely random, and there's no guarantee you will like what you do find. There are over 70 different attacks that you can find between the two options. Mana can be recharged either over time, or by hitting an enemy with your regular attacks. Again, these come in a variety of options with different side-effects. Spells are self-explanatory magical attacks that require mana to use. One of my favorite options was a spear that can be infused with poison. Cloak Weapons are side weapons that typically are infused with some kind of power.
The other two slots in your arsenal are taken up by either Cloak Weapons or Spells. The traditional version works well enough, but types focusing on speed or power will appeal to different players. There are multiple versions of the scythe to wield, and you are given a chance to use a different one at the start of each run. I have been playing on the Steam Deck, and it feels right at home on the platform.ĭeath can hold up to three weapons at a time, with his trusty scythe always taking up one of the slots. Everything feels great to control and puts the title right on par with the greats of the genre in this area. It's fast-paced and tightly designed, with a focus on dodging and weapon variety. The 2D side-scrolling action will feel familiar to anyone who has sunk some time into Dead Cells and its ilk. In order to take down the Sorrows ruining his business, the Grim Reaper will need to slash his way through dozens of different creatures inhabiting each department. The joking may not sting as much as the satire you get from something like Severance, but I was pleasantly surprised at how much it can twist the knife. As someone well versed in corporate culture, jokes about HR, temps and receptionists ring a little too true.
I would say that the title does a better job of lampooning the toil of office work. However, the pre-fight banter between Death and Sorrows lacks the bite you would expect from the satire. One boss represents the harm that processed food does to the body, while another is representative of the futility of modern warfare. The Sorrows are all representative of different modern problems. Sick of all this nonsense, Death has decided to clean up his business the only way he knows how: by slicing and dicing.Īt its best, the title skewers both corporate culture and the ills of the world in effective fashion. They have become an unruly sort who frequently ignore protocol, which in turns leads to a greater work load for the CEO. Not helping matters is the fact that his main underlings, the Sorrows, have been really botching their work these days. As with any business, reaping souls can wear on you over time. As the CEO of Death Incorporated, the Reaper has found himself being worn down by the corporate slog. In the world of Have a Nice Death, the business of reaping souls can be a bit of a grind.
0 kommentar(er)
