A Dark and Sinister Medieval Dungeon Crawling RPG - Dungeonborne

Dungeonborne gameplay with Splat! Let's Play Dungeonborne and check out a game where you'll dive deep into dungeons to collect loot and escape before some guy in Maryland stabs you.
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[@kevinchappell7966]

Left us hanging on the fun facts about ghosts.

[@tappy2081]

they can fly

[@iorvaraybara7490]

used to be immune to physical attacks ^^

[@illyastheprof]

I clicked on this part when the video started, was disappointed.

[@velarswood]

If you think you're being haunted, just talk shit to it. Be like you don't scare me. You're like a tutorial boss and probably smell like cold spaghetti os

[@John_Conner222]

@@iorvaraybara7490 yeah but I bet that +1 on that sword he looted helped him out

[@FawkDaPopo]

0:03 That voice crack is definitely an ulti of some kind, powerful!

[@EmodChannelClassics]

completely based he didn't do another take for such a powerful crack

[@FawkDaPopo]

That is sigma attitude@@EmodChannelClassics

[@draven999]

Those are most certainly Rodents of Unusual Size. If you had ask me but a moment ago, I would have said they don't exist. Watch out for jets of fire.

[@neevasteria8060]

This is just basically Dark and Darker

[@Leomarze]

If I saw correctly it's a Chinese studio, they probably just ripped off the code

[@F_Yale]

Dark and Darker but less dogshit, yeah.

[@blackehartrc395]

this is exactly dark and darker, mobs look and sound the same lol

[@mccaeanderson9002]

A complete and blatant rip off of it. Even the goblin noises are exactly the same with different pitches. I couldn't even get past 2 minutes because the game is so bad and lazy in its attempts to be another game. The UI is copy paste Dark and Darker as well.

[@LordDruez]

a worse version of D&D, used to be called Project Crawl. They had their first alpha like 5 months ago and it blew chunks. This one is better, but it is missing what drew me into D&D.

[@Gambl_25]

The commentary on this one was *especially* hilarious. Always love your vids Splatt

[@AgentForest]

Visually this looks so nice. I rarely expect this kind of polish from indie games, but the ghost and tentacle just looked so good. The giant rats were also pretty rad. I actually wasn't even sure I was truly seeing that ghost until you struck it. I was like "Am I just tired, or is something moving there?" THAT is the aesthetic a ghost should have.

[@R3TR0J4N]

Based from the demo, things that grab my attention was: the obvious visual, being atmospheric, and the feedback when enemies are hit. oh highlitened target for healers and TDM mode is a welcome one, felt like DnD's Tarkov Arena.

[@smokedbeefandcheese4144]

Yeah definitely reminded me of dark and darker

[@ZoddSd]

Man, Splat, you probably won't read this, but I'd like you to know that you've given me and my friends many gems to play. Have a good one bud and keep doing your thing!

[@mhjmstultiens]

Actually looks really good, but the mobs are indeed a bit too spongy.

[@predragpesic5953]

There are currently some interesting differences between the weapons. Like, a mace would allow you to connect hits much faster than you would with a greatsword. The rogue blades allow you to land hits from behind and keep the enemy stun locked forever. But I totally agree that there has to be some kind of weapon damage VS enemy HP re-balancing. For example, I would love to see those armored knights become highly resistant to cutting weapons, but extremely weak to blunt weapons. It would also help if there was an HP bar appearing on top of the enemies once you start connecting with them, the way Dark Souls games are doing.

[@mhjmstultiens]

@@predragpesic5953 Some good ideas there.

[@revolverclassic8248]

I think they just reduced the resistances and hp of most monsters, if you check the patchnotes in game!

[@cheapwine3365]

this was an issue during their first playtest lol, they really need to tone down mob health

[@KrisP91]

If they add a kick and sprint this would be the closest game we'll get to Dark Messiah

[@domino6755]

Don't forget spikes on walls, and high fall areas.

[@Konfide4043]

Dark Messiah was one of the best games ever made. Why noone was inspired to make a similar game boggles my mind

[@KLiNoTweet]

Hopefully not the spiders 😮

[@R3TR0J4N]

Omg dude Dark Messiah, it looks as DnD with visual overhaul but the game atmosphere speaks of dark Messiah

[@KrisP91]

@@Konfide4043 I'm not the biggest expert but Dark Messiah was released at the same time as TES Oblivion. This is why it didn't receive the exposure it deserved and why it is kind of obscure so nobody bothered to make something similar

[@cmcrisp42]

I just finished Goblin Slayer, and I gotta say Beard Cutter would absolutely be salvating at the goblin killing available in this title. Honestly why hasn't anyone made a Goblin Slayer game, basically re-skin Doom and amp the enemy Ai and I would guarantee an instant top seller

[@JoyTuub]

Man, I just want a procedural PVE version of this with my friends. Love the aesthetic and am really craving this kind of rogue lite dungeon crawler. Barony is pretty all right, but just doesn't scratch the itch.

[@Berry_Goosey]

Ditto, would love a PvE mode in this.

[@Draelyn]

I don't get it why so many game devs think that people want PvP extraction shooters, only cheaters want to play pvp extraction. Its dumb, if this can't JUST be PvE extraction with friends, then it'll be as dead as Arc Raiders will be.

[@delphicdescant]

@@Draelyn It's ridiculous tbh. Every single janky PVP-only game that comes out is swarmed with people begging to merely have the *option* to play PvE-only. It's an untapped market, and nobody is listening. And then the loud minority of gamers who don't understand the point of a game that isn't PVP just encourage the idiocy. Those gamers are some of the trashiest, most obnoxious people on the planet. I have no idea why they have the ear of the industry.

[@algebraizt]

There's certain games that need it. Hunt Showdown comes to mind. As much as I want a PvE only I know it would lose something. But that's Crytek we're talking about. They know how to put an experience together. But to your point so many of these games are just adding stuff in to have it. And aren't doing anything original. PVP isn't a well planned mechanic that really adds to the game its just a lazy hope that PVP means they don't need to develop as much content. @@delphicdescant

[@Gigusx]

@@delphicdescant says a salty PvE gamer 😂If there was an untapped market then someone would have or will soon figure that out. If they don't, then it's clearly not as in-demand as you think - the "swarms of people begging for an PvE option" might also be a loud minority. Personally when I play PvE games, it's in story-driven games or as part of the progression. Otherwise it's PvP all the way 🤷‍♂ . Also I imagine that PvP games *far* are easier to make money with through microtransactions.

[@pbsixgun6]

Yeah, combat seems pretty solid, I love that you can hit multiple enemies with one strike for sure, stabbing through the zombie into skeleton? Sweet. But you and the enemies all move like the air is thicker than molasses. It just seems weird. Normal speed is the 'Overencumbered' speed of other games like this.

[@pbsixgun6]

Although my geriatric gaming arse could handle this a lot better than any of the 'souls-like' games out there these days. I don't have great reactions anymore. lulz.

[@F_Yale]

Yeah, the "balancing" choice to have animations and movement be slow and laborious á la Runescape needs to fkn go. No reason why movement and attacks couldn't at least be as quick as in a game like Mordhau.

[@smokedbeefandcheese4144]

Speed seems the same as dark and darker should be fine

[@josephkelleher7124]

Personally I like the slow movement, it makes hitboxes feel more clear and fair and letting stuff like cheesing can happen

[@isaacashton5772]

I wish he’d tried the rogue class, it’s speedy and has fast attacks too. I think they did a good job balancing both play styles

[@frozentunadeluxe3163]

Makes me me wish I had a capable PC to play it. Awesome Splat!

[@Baraz_Red]

The bodies do stay on the ground long enough, especially if you do not clean them of loot, so yes you can track players that way; which is fine.

[@TheYashakami]

This game looks amazing. The detail of the enemies is so cool. I'd love to see something like this as anything other than an extraction game.

[@derkrathzuroth8495]

Not my kind of game. I hate PvP because I suck at it but I get too invested in it that I get stressed when I fail at it (which is often) and my heart can't handle the stress. I wouldn't mind if it had a PvE kind of play, maybe like an infinite dungeon delve where you just keep going deeper and deeper. Like if Barony and this combined.

[@BlackGold-fc7tu]

Yea and the online pvp cheating is out of control

[@ohnoitisnt666]

As it always is 😢

[@Zarithos]

Cheaters in pvp really are some of the most selfish pieces of trash alive.

[@VideoGameQuizChannel]

This looks very interesting - will give it a try. Thank you !

[@lchantry]

No lie, I listened to the first 5 seconds of the video over and over bc it is hilarious...

[@Oniiray]

Yooo you got some really good luck on you to get all that loot

[@Yataro79]

I think the giant rats look awesome.

[@tkdrizzt99]

As an FYI the demo installs an anti-cheat developed by Tencent and the trademark for the game name is also owned by Tencent.

[@Nekoyashiki-san]

Thanks for showcasing. ^^

[@IndustrialBonecraft]

Well, it looks far far better than Dark And Darker. The animations are a little slow in places, the shield bash hangs awkwardly and the sword swing is a tad too slow - but actually they've got the pacing down a lot better than most games that try to do this. A lot of animators don't bother with having the movement going through 'windup' / 'swing' / 'recovery' phrases, they just slow the entire animation down. Which has the exact opposite effect to conveying weight and impact. Dark and Darker just looked like you were having a sword fight in a dream. I pointed this out, and various people were like 'noooooo, it's realistic', to which I can only suggest that they have never swung a metal bar, let alone a sword, around. Enemies are a bit spongy. This is promising.

[@MaceLupo]

I love this classic style. Looks like a game for me.

[@Sirewashington]

Hey Splatter! Thank you for covering the game! Im currently a discord mod for it and ive followed your channel for a bit so feels pretty awesome seeing this haha. Movement gets brought up a lot and things are changing a good bit still so we may see tweaks. Also dex raises movement speed in the mean time =D

[@predragpesic5953]

The game looks visually stunning. The lighting, the textures, the UI... You guys did a great job there. 👍

[@Poonsta69-z9v]

Looks like it has a lot of potential, but anyway to make the combat more engaging instead of just hitting x? Maybe something similar to banner lord to make it more engaging.

[@delphicdescant]

As with other PvP-centric experiences, there are a ton of people asking to have the option to play alone or just with friends instead of random internet sweaties. Has anyone on the team mentioned anything about this? With other such games these peoples' requests fall on deaf ears, but hopefully one of these days someone will listen and tap into a larger market...

[@predragpesic5953]

Well said. I would love to see Solo and Co-Op modes added to the game. Another thing that could be easily fixed would be to sync damage dealing with the actual animation for some of the enemies. Currently, the spear skeletons will hit you and deal damage during their windup/telegraphing state, which is not good. @@delphicdescant

[@UBISpamAdams]

Those are some seriously monstrous ROUS's.

[@mr.m12345]

That portal activation time is butt puckering.

[@nunyabidnits2193]

Yeah that sound design is great, really heavy sounding thwacks.

[@Reoh0z]

16:40 That Rat stands on two legs, it's a naked Skaven!

[@melloncollieowl]

R.O.U.S. had some Tekken combos.

[@spatialdistortion223]

6:10 Splat gets flanked by a zombie he saw seconds earlier.

[@aureliorubio7392]

Man this game looks good.

[@Ryukujin93]

Now I see how good dark and darker is.

[@Tis_13]

Looks very promising!

[@aureliusagustinustansil8526]

Imagine that guy Splat met near the end followed him to the portal and just extract after Splat did. Not sure what the dev want but maybe impromptu alliances for extraction is the way to go?

[@smokedbeefandcheese4144]

Not how the game works. To my knowledge in most of these extract. Games once the portal is used or the extraction is used it is done and you have to go look for a different one. There is no waiting turns there is only a fight over who gets to use the door. Because it’s a single used door

[@leoricimperium8580]

this game reminds me a little bit dark and darker as you said splatty :D

[@Zeir-kun]

i mean yeh they "inspire" from them it have even same assets :D

[@Inanimate-Object]

8:20 Requires a 2h sword, we’ll never see that… opens up inventory a minute later, already has a 2h sword equipped…aaaamd ignored XD

[@Mercento]

Sold. Thx Splat

[@karlsmith8113]

I honestly think having a trail of dead corpses that other players can track you down from sounds really good, in an immersion sense. If they could add some body hiding mechanic like Hitman for example, it would add a whole other layer to the gameplay and increase the tension if you have a lot of good loot

[@geldonyetich]

That’s probably the closest I have seen to a photorealistic 1st person dungeon crawler, but that enemy AI needs work. Those enemies didn’t look like they could point in your direction and attack most of the time.

[@dracowynd1969]

I don't think it's the mobs that you need to worry about. It's the players.

[@turinhorse]

9:13 hey now! we call them Asylum Seekers out here!

[@adamearth]

Looks fun!

[@KhaosElement]

Man I wish I cared at all about extraction games. They need to make games like this but single player/co-op and bots, no PvP. I don't have the time to spend to get good enough at these games.

[@kdhlkjhdlk]

I wish one of these would come out that I could actually play.

[@marcobering3945]

2 minutes in and those mobs are way too tanky for being the first thing you meet.

[@tonechild5929]

Yeah, seeing the massive blood splatter and then them looking like it's not hurt at all and still taking these blows is jarring for me.

[@Tathanic]

yeap they need to tone down the blood hit

[@monkethree541]

It's not a pure action game. It's meant to be very granular. The goal is to get better gear and risk it. I'm sure as you get levels and gear you will down trash very fast.

[@InGhostlyCompany]

They averaged at 4-5 hits to kill, doesn't seem tanky to me...

[@ItsMrAssholeToYou]

IKR. Football-sized bugs taking like six hits? Give me a break.

[@r3dical1]

this is like playing dark and darker ps2 versio

[@Baraz_Red]

There is VOIP, but it may be only within a party.

[@Oldmanpeace]

Going to give this one a try, I really like the aesthetic and never played a dungeon crawler like this one.

[@ninpohadouken1941]

dexterity increases your speed. also you're playing the slowest baseline class. play the rogue if you want to move around faster, or get better shoes

[@rrbhaunoch3084]

oof activating the portal made me so nervous. Looks like a decent game

[@ATZag135]

ThankYou SirSpla77

[@gogol1st]

we need something like this but coop only

[@Syrin23]

Looks like it has a lot of potential

[@chrishuhn5065]

Zombie drops a torch... It's a throwable. There's a giant tree monster in the prevoius area. "I don't care about that right now." AAARGH!

[@Baraz_Red]

You had the Whirdwind and you had a two-handed sword. You always do as a fighter, even when you lose all gear. [I see you noticed later. :P] And you also had a Bandage to heal up on you.

[@TerminalM193]

Characters are traveling actually FASTER than move speed in dark & darker.

[@ChalvosClifford]

Looks pretty cool.

[@senditall152]

for some reason games like these interest me.

[@marianomaimone8870]

Phenomena! Turutururu!

[@KageKobushi]

I like the appearance and increased variety of classes, but I have to say it looks a bit... clunky's not quite the right word. Slow. Not just in terms of your movement, but the enemies, too. For instance - the goblins 'running' was something I just hated - they looked so weird. Attacking was a bit weird in terms of the enemies, because it also felt slow. I personally think you should have had to block more often than just back peddling, but that's just me. I am glad that some enemies have multiple attacks, so they could possibly surprise you, but still... Watching tentatively, but I think there's a lot they need to work on.

[@gabarn]

game forces you to install ACE DRM, was not disclosed on the store page

[@BaronVonMott]

Huh. This actually looks... kinda good! Still flawed in a few places, but already a significant upgrade over Dark and Darker in many respects. I think I'll keep an eye on this one...

[@thedango6890]

Hey look they made a sequel to crypt of the serpent king!

[@nikelon8227]

I swear the longer i watch the video the more this game looks like an update and rebranding of Dark And Darker

[@KenzoTan1942]

It's like barony but with graphics! Combat still needs some polish especially the mobs.

[@Indie_Kickz]

Tentacle at 5:39 is exactly like the ones in Doom Eternal.

[@pinksnootgaming]

SPLAT Das goblin slayer

[@johnme7049]

This feels like a fun little game SC. Thanks.

[@RyllenKriel]

A big rat that has moves!!!

[@lutefisks2]

Jesus Christ, That's DungeonBourne!

[@martinaasandersen3775]

30:45 Lol, that was a team invite, not friend request.

[@Jak00Z]

Thanks

[@vcjuul9190]

The combat somehow manages to feel clumsier than Exanima.

[@CookinWithSquirrl]

I hated that 1 handed sword windup animation on the first attack in a combo.

[@thirteen_candles9806]

nice

[@dustinsmith9212]

Definitely need to make combat more interesting than just the same repeated two swings plus a shield bash

[@SojoX777]

So far, after a few dozen hours in DD I prefer this a lot more. Only complaint so far would be the footsteps of enemy players is way too low. You don't know when you're getting walked up on. That being said, it's REALLY easy to hear when someone is in combat.

[@painwheel_1337]

Bro's gobboslayer.

[@grimsgraveyard3598]

This looks like dark and darker with far more forgiving combat. Knew it was an Asian game when the tentacle monster made an appearance. This looks better than dark and darker more rpg elements already in this game. I don't think they have even added the skill tree yet that's been shown to be coming since the games beta.

[@whiteglovepc]

This is one of the most blatant clones I have ever seen 😂 were they banking on that Dark and Darker lawsuit to go through?

[@FiresofShadow]

I would be happy if you stream this

[@King_Flippy_Nips]

Thats unlikely since the game does not even have a release date yet, this is an alpha demo so the game isn't even out of alpha yet, we still have to wait for a beta build and then testing, it could be a year or more before we see a release, i have no idea why he showcases games that dont have release dates.

[@warlord0331]

The lil bit I played when it comes to 1v1 it seems to come down to who lays the first hit/got the jump who lost less life up till your meeting

[@FeelingShred]

the Torch lights don't flicker like fire would... shit like this drives me insane 😡🤣🤣🤣

[@andreasanastasiadis2950]

11:26 "Here is a fun fact about Ghost's" ... thay do not matter

[@epinefedrina]

Thank you Splat !

[@GroleBrat]

nice game

[@MadMage86]

One thing I am noticing right away is one of my pet peeves about first-person melee games: your sword reach is trash. You're missing shots on a goblin that is right in front of you. You shouldn't need to be literally stepping on an enemy to get it within your 'reach'.

[@BandanazX]

This should be called Hard and Harder

[@ragnartellevson1870]

This is literally a dark and darker clone

[@santi3991]

I kinda like the slow combat it helps balance out the playfield with the sweatys, the movement it's too slow tho

[@SwedishTwigg]

Ayooo you saved my evening!

[@GameTimeWhy]

Lots of potential i think.

[@NegatveSpace]

This looks like a cool game. It looks like it only needs a little translation work done.

[@ryanb7186]

It looks a lot nicer than Dark and Darker. I agree that I would prefer a game like this with Mount & Blade combat.

[@hybridpheonix6343]

It's literally dark and darker they are using the same UI audio and code based on how combat works

[@ryanb7186]

@@hybridpheonix6343 I meant visually it looks nicer than Dark and Darker.

[@OvRmind]

looks promising like really

[@vandal8443]

I enjoy this one so far, I've been playing it, but there are some massive balance issues. I've noticed the cryomancer and deathknight seem really, really strong but that's probably cuz I've only seen them in arena. You'd think it'd be easy to just... not step into the DK's big ol' AoE but my teammates don't seem to get that might not work out. Aside balance stuff, the game's pretty stiff too. I'd say it's worth a shot right now while it's a demo and free so you know whether or not you'll be interested, then just wait for it to bake in early access a little bit. We need more fantasy extraction games!

[@jaredmoore9537]

Yeah... they need to speed up character movements and combat hits. It looked like you were trying to swing a sword through molasses at first

[@Phixcer]

its still in demo i wonder if my stuff would stay if this game releases