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Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk
Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk is a first-person dungeon-crawler RPG using a party of 5 characters chosen from 6 classes. Later it seems like you can have 5 groups of 3 characters acting as one party with a mix of classes together. "Become the living book, Tractatus de Monstrum, and command a brigade of puppet soldiers as you navigate the twi...
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- Released
- June 23, 2016
- Developer
- Nippon Ichi Software
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG) · Strategy · Adventure
- Publisher
- Nippon Ichi Software, NIS America
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NIS's take on a DRPG manages to surprise, offering a near-masterpiece for the genre - for those that can handle its mature subject matter.
Nippon Ichi continues to be one of the more experimental developers within traditional JRPG genres. Disgaea has always offered a fundamentally different approach to tactics JRPGs, and the two Witch and the Hundred Knight titles did interesting things with the action JRPG. Being different means they’re not for everyone, but Labyrinth of Refrain is perhaps the developer’s most mature, nuanced, and interesting effort yet.
Fans of classic dungeon-crawling, rejoice – Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk offers many enjoyable hours of smashing walls to find secrets, exploring winding and mazelike maps, and fighting massive bosses. As Dusk Witch Dronya, you use a magical book to create a highly customizable puppet army that explores the depths of a huge labyrinth. While story bits are plentiful between crawls, the focus is on a successful cycle of of exploration, combat, and customization.
Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk is the dungeon crawler I've been waiting for. The way you build up characters and use them in battle is so incredibly well put together. Everything you do to prepare feels important, and readies you for what comes next. Naturally there are a few things to be said about the story's setup and the not-so-massive enemy count, but this can be forgiven in the grand scheme of things. The game knows what it wants to be, and I gladly spent well close to 100 hours seeing it all through. If you are looking for a game that will keep you going, Labyrinth of Refrain has y...
Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk is a great time and provides a few twists for players who want something new from their dungeon-crawling adventures.
Few genres are as satisfying as a good old first-person dungeon crawler. Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk offers a few unique innovations to this tried and true classic gaming formula so let's see what The Dusk Witch and her apprentice have been up to.
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Labyrinth of Refrain Coven of Dusk is the latest game from Nippon Ichi, the makers of the Disgaea series. Check out our Labyrinth of Refrain Coven of Dusk PS4 review here.
Labyrinth of Refrain is a memorable dungeon crawler. Of course, that might simply be down to the way a hundred hours of auto-pilot enemy encounters and seemingly random story events will sear itself into your long-term memory.
Nippon Ichi’s latest release Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk is a first-person dungeon crawler where you play Tractie – that is, the Tractatus de Monstrum – a mysterious book with a soul trapped inside, able to communicate by filling out its pages. Tractie is under the control of a witch named Baba Yaga, or Dronya as she goes by in the village of Refrain. The titular labyrinth is a no-go area for humans, so Dronya decides that Tractie is going to explore on her behalf, and throws it down the well that serves as the entrance to the labyrinth.