Dark Scrolls Reviews
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Dark Scrolls is an auto-scrolling rogue-lite action platformer. You take on the role of a tiny little 8-bit character looking to jump and attack your way
Dark Scrolls | Review | From Devolver Digital, an action platformer that combines the philosophy of old coin-ops with endless runners.
Final Weapon takes a look at Dark Scrolls, the side-scrolling roguelike from doinksoft, available now on Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam.
In its Nintendo eShop listing, Dark Scrolls is described as, “…a fantasy-themed action platformer that fuses shmup-style chaos with roguelite progression and is packed with charm, challenge, and secrets." Let’s unpack this, shall we?Read More
Doinksoft's latest is an odd roguelike with lots of characters.
Dark Scrolls is a confusing retro-inspired game. It has some wild fun ideas and good hero variety that's held back by strange design choices that limit rewards and make the game feel incomplete.
If there's one thing that doinksoft and Devolver Digital have, it's gumption. Dark Scrolls is a game with fantastic wordplay for the title, since it's
The idea of combining retro action and roguelite elements is appealing, but the execution oscillates between fun moments and recurring frustrations.
While there are multiple paths through the game, it does feel like an experience that's best enjoyed with a friend given that the minute-to-minute gameplay doesn't feel overly fresh or really pop aesthetically. It was never clear if what I had accomplished or spent coins on was going to carry over to the next run. A bit too much is left up to the player to figure out, and I would have welcomed a bit more transparency while I struggled through my first couple hours with the game. By the time I hit my stride, I was bored of fighting the same enemies and bosses over and over. Short bursts and co-…
Dark Scrolls looks and plays like an old-school 8-bit game, but it doesn’t have the refinement and diversity of the top games from that era.
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