Dead Cells Review: Don't Go Rogue. Know Where You Beheaded.

[@lystic9392]

If you wonder why some people skip game explanation and go to your review, part of it is because I'm not really interested in playing this game in particular but I love hearing you talk/discuss games so, I enjoy listening to those parts while I'm doing mundane stuff.

[@luisfranciscomontero1544]

Bless Saint Knizia behind Mike 😂

[@douglestarge5865]

Mike played Metroidvania. Haha. Tell me more Mike.

[@patrickbateman882]

I love the videogame (have about 500 hours on Steam) and I'm really looking forward to this primarily for solo play so I'm glad Mike enjoyed it

[@richardcoleman1109]

I have a lot of time in the video game (switch), hope this has a one more run kind of feel. The game does get easier but never too easy. I have 3BC in the game and boy oh boy picking what your next level (biome) you go to next makes a huge difference. This and Hades have a lot of hours of play for me

[@RebeccaRuhlman]

A little grinding until you kill the first boss then it really opens up

[@davidzenert6999]

I was really hoping for the deluxe version but it's being scalped so bad. $200+ versus the regular at $80. Still trying to find similar tuckboxes for the issue you guys mentioned. Bummer there.

[@lilformersmatt]

Looks cool, Dead Cells is one of my favorite games. But there's a deluxe kickstarter version and nowhere you can buy it. So, pass I guess. Only the crappier version is available.

[@Veldryn17]

I think it's great! I do love the video game and I love the rouge-like progression of it

[@richardcoleman1109]

Kinda glad some DLC bosses arent here haha

[@michaell6549]

The idea that "you should get the deluxe version" is enough to make me walk away from this game entirely. For boxes... The fact that these companies send reviewers deluxe versions that are limited in availability (forget affordability) to review and show is a bit frustrating in itself. Such a dumb part of this hobby.

[@thedicetower]

To be clear, they didn't send me a deluxe version. I backed the deluxe version on Kickstarter. So I'm not sure what you are angry about?

[@michaell6549]

​@@thedicetowerI hear you. I think I was going off Mike saying we were looking at the deluxe version in his run-through. Nothing was meant as a critique on any of you in this. It's just something in the hobby that's bothersome. When you want to go and see a game played and reviewed, you often see the deluxe version of the game in use. That distorts one critical part of the experience given that tactility of pieces is a huge part of the enjoyment of gaming.

[@Strife49c]

I know what you mean, I backed the deluxe version of this game, and the tuck boxes make organization soooo much easier, that me and my friends thought this kind of thing should be standard for board games and it kind of blows that you need to purchase the deluxe edition to have these "quality of life" additions

[@cdinprov]

So I agree with them, and exactly about the tuck box. I just purchased the retail edition and there aren't tuck boxes just a section of the box and dividers and it is a bit much to organize and then (oh please no) the box gets tilted it would be a lot of clean up. Definitely something that would benefit from a custom insert.

[@michaell6549]

@@cdinprov I'm sure. I don't necessarily disagree with them. I bet it makes a difference. I just don't like that this is the kind of thing that differentiates versions and that the hobby in many ways ends up treating the deluxe versions as the standard when demoing, reviewing or whatever.

[@Noel_Maymes]

I got the collector’s edition. Dealing with SM is awful and I eon’t back them again. Their arrogance of telling their backers all the mistakes were “good enough” is awful. That said, the game itself is great. I’m currently 8 runs in and itms as addicting as playing a rogue lite. The essence is captured perfectly. Joe said hems missing those “dice moments”. I feel like he didn’t get involved enough with the game. There’s moments were you turn the cards fave up and think it’s over. And then you realize one person in the group had a 9000IQ plan, managed to build a combo with a special weapon, and manages to barely get us out of it, and given that this is all based on predicting what your teammates play while using all your sources of damage and optimizing them feels amazing. This is not a dig at Joe, I het that these guys have to play, teach and review tons of games and can’t stick around to play one game 30 times to see if it has more things to offer. Just thought I would share.

[@klabjcobevj72nso0fj4]

Sounds like the mistakes were "good enough" since you love it

[@Bleuchz]

I actually think it doesn't matter that much if you play with the same people every game. I think you SHOULD have a pool of people but unlike a campaign game there's no major reason to restrict it to a few. I'm with Mike on this one, I'd rate it about the same, however I do worry how I'll feel about it after I unlock everything. ** edit ** lol Mike makes this point :P