as amazing as this is, it does not change the fact that in australia there are 48 million kangaroos and in uruguay there are 3,457,380 inhabitants. so if the kangaroos decide to invade uruguay, each uruguayan will have to fight 14 kangaroos.
it’s pretty mid for an indie game. play Katana Zero, shovel knight, hollow knight, the messenger, risk of rain 2, undertale, or like 100 other indie games for a better soundtrack
Dead cells is my absolute favorite game. When my friend asked me what the negatives were, I couldn’t awnser. For me at least, this game is flawless. The only thing I wished this game had was co-op mode. That would be cool.
I get it that the low amount of healing can be frustrating at times but I think that Dead Cells uses BossCells very good to decrease the amount of health flasks. The thing is that health flasks drop a bit with every BossCell while also making the game harder. So in this case you will get used to less healing, and you will adapt your playstile. At around 4BC there are no health flasks anymore between runs, but this does not mean that you can't get your health up: there are 2 food drops every biome (one from an enemy and one secret), food shops appear in some biomes at high BC, the rally system allows you to regain some health afther you get hit and a lot of mutations to improve healing. I really love to play with these different mechanics. I recently unlocked 5BC witch introduces the Malaise meter which forces you do adapt your playstyle and I love this. I highly recommend trying the higher BossCells, and if you are not convinced have a look at the video 'Why Dead Cells has Better Difficulty Design than Hades' by Pseychie, he explains this much better. Love your videos! This one got me back in to playing Dead Cells so big thanks for that!
Yep, totally agree with you on the Difficulty. This game is BRUTAL! If they could just increase the intelligent of the enemies and leave the damage and healing alone, that would be nice. But nooooooo... not only did they limit the healing, they made the enemies hit like a TRUCK. I'm still stuck at 2BC, and my sanity is already gone.
Well it’s supposed to be like a dead souls or dark souls games where you get hit like 2-3 times you’re dead even at full HP it’s about mobility and attack. But since you’re at 2BC I’m sure you’re aware already. Just don’t give up.
@@420AlucardMr If so, why didn't they just make the entire health bar as a collection of... bars instead of number? For example, you get 3 bars (or 3 hearts), that means if you get hit 3 times, you are done. What is the point of eating scrolls, increasing your health bar to thousands just so the enemies still can obliterate it with 2-3 punches? Seeing that beautiful green bar of yours turns 70% to orange after just 1 hit, you can FEEL it like a golem punching you in the guts, right? 😂
There's absolutely nothing wrong with playing at lower bc levels, but I would encourage you to progress through the difficulties even gradually. I think what most people get wrong about progression is saying that you need to rush to 5bc when you can work on reliably beating each difficulty before moving up. The game is designed with the end goal of you beating 5bc, but you can choose to ignore it or only start playing 5bc when you're 300 hours in and both of those choices are valid. I'd also like to mention just how great it was to see a nuanced take about the difficulty system. It's not something that I see really touched on at all due to the "0bc is just the tutorial" mentality that most of the active community has. I hope I didn't come off as too abrasive about progressing, just my thoughts on the matter.
i do respectfully disagree with the difficulty enhancer bit; if anything it forces you to look at your color choice, mutations, and routing more critically, because you're guaranteed healing via food and you can also mitigate some damage via rally which can be extended via mutations. the food shops available in certain biomes give some breathing room especially for less experienced players, at the cost of some scroll fragments or shop levels. obviously there is still an element of skill involved but i think it's less of an issue if attentive.
I had the same feeling when I first played it. Played for 3 hours and than never got back to it until a few months later. I than proceeded to get quite addicted
Happened to me as well. I was trying out roguelites for the first time and I dropped it almost immediately cause it didn't click with me. Now I'm borderline addicted to it
It didnt stick with me either..I prob put in 10 hrs and saw no bosses and didnt fully get it and quit. First roguelike for me. I played others like Hades and loved it and went back. Now I'm addicted.
its amazing for a game to have so many positives, and the only downside you mention is skill related. I can imagine the people that love and have beaten 5BC is because of hard work and passion towards this game. Missed these long, lore-filled reiviews :))
On one hand, it sucks that you can only get the true ending on 5BC On the other hand, GOD does it feel good when you finally get the true ending For me, no changes are needed =D
Difficulty has a pretty wide range. The boss cells are not the only "difficulty enchancers." There are many options that lets you choose an easier or harder time outside of the boss cells. And the build and paths you choose, and how you choose to play. All have an impact on how hard the game can be. You can have a broken build, an easy path, or just change some settings. Depending on the settings and ways of playing, it can make it feel like a different game.
I’d describe it as Castlevania meets Prince of Persia on some heavy speed! Perhaps one of the most famous indies ever and arguably the best all around Rogue lite.. Hades is up there too tho
Great review! I agree on almost everything you said, especially difficulty system. I'm stuck at 2BC, maybe in the future I'll go back to try. The only addition I think has to be done is the DLC and post launch support was done by Evil Empire, not Motion Twin 😉 they're now on The Rogue Prince of Persia, a new roguelike in Early Access now that's already amazing.. And it's the main game I'm posting on my channel if you'd like to have an idea of that 😊 Keep going the amazing work! 💪
Thanks for the very kind comments! Would love to check out your content when I get the time. I have played Rogue Prince of Persia a bit, but haven’t played since after the first update. I know a major update is planned for November so that will be fun to re explore
@@Burr_ my pleasure! I really like your style. I Hope you can find the time in the future It would mean a lot, thank you so much in Advance. Start a new Channel Is not Easy, but I'm trying to do my best AND most important I'm enjoying the journey. I covered the roadmap on my channel too with details 😉 there Will be 3 updates in the next months, the First Two increasing weapons' pool, updating the medallion's system and introducing a new game mode very promising. The third as you mentioned Will have a lot of contents: biomeS, bossES.. It Will be awesome, even more than now! Btw consider that even now with the new difficulty system, let's Say Hades style, the game has improved a lot.
I used to like dead cells a lot, but once i beat the collector, i just couldn’t play it anymore. the main problem in my opinion is that you can choose your route, and there is an explicitly best route, and that best route has been in the game since the collector was added. I really think they should have just made all the stages equal in terms of scrolls and have the game randomly select the stage and/or let you choose between 2 stages.
@@tidalwaffles the level layouts are randomly generated but there are things that always stay the same in each biome such as the amount of scrolls, item levels, guaranteed chest/cursed chest amounts, shops, boss cell doors and the exits.
There is debate in the balls deep community of dead cells about weapon balance ie some weapons and skills/powers being too strong or samey or a lack of uniqueness. But it’s still a good game
Nice! Guess Dead Cells won (that was my vote) ;-) I have had DC on the shelf for a while, I tried it for a bit when I first got the game earlier this year but I just didn't get into it. Looks like I'll be putting it back into my rotation and giving it another go. Great Video as usual!
Sadly this dev is known for being a believer in not releasing sequels. The game proves is the best with everyone's here updates even other game characters can't help but want to be in DeadCells lol
@@Burr_ oh I definitely had a good time. So good even though it was on game pass I bought it and the dlc to keep it in my library forever! Dracula was even how I got my first boss cell (complete accident I didn’t know beating him would end your run with a win)
Dead cells is easily the best on the genre. I liked hades, morta etc, but cells has it all. Except for story, but the story in hades isn't exactly worth paying attention to anyway
as amazing as this is, it does not change the fact that in australia there are 48 million kangaroos and in uruguay there are 3,457,380 inhabitants. so if the kangaroos decide to invade uruguay, each uruguayan will have to fight 14 kangaroos.
Good god
imagine if koalas join kangaroos in the attack
WW3,Man vs Mammal
You left out how absolutely amazing the music is
One of the best OSTs I've heard
I find it fine, even good the ost but there are only 4 bangers imo
it’s pretty mid for an indie game. play Katana Zero, shovel knight, hollow knight, the messenger, risk of rain 2, undertale, or like 100 other indie games for a better soundtrack
It really grabbed me, just tried it last night for 1st time
@@justinthyme5263all of those games have worse OSTs than dead cells 😭🙏 mention pizza tower or sum
Dead cells is my absolute favorite game. When my friend asked me what the negatives were, I couldn’t awnser. For me at least, this game is flawless. The only thing I wished this game had was co-op mode. That would be cool.
You’ll love their next game then 👊🏻
There ya go bro you found a negative! No co op mode sadly.
Yeah but that could be said for a lot of rougelites/rougelikes @@420AlucardMr
I get it that the low amount of healing can be frustrating at times but I think that Dead Cells uses BossCells very good to decrease the amount of health flasks. The thing is that health flasks drop a bit with every BossCell while also making the game harder. So in this case you will get used to less healing, and you will adapt your playstile. At around 4BC there are no health flasks anymore between runs, but this does not mean that you can't get your health up: there are 2 food drops every biome (one from an enemy and one secret), food shops appear in some biomes at high BC, the rally system allows you to regain some health afther you get hit and a lot of mutations to improve healing.
I really love to play with these different mechanics. I recently unlocked 5BC witch introduces the Malaise meter which forces you do adapt your playstyle and I love this.
I highly recommend trying the higher BossCells, and if you are not convinced have a look at the video 'Why Dead Cells has Better Difficulty Design than Hades' by Pseychie, he explains this much better.
Love your videos! This one got me back in to playing Dead Cells so big thanks for that!
This is my most favorite rougelike. Its so damn good, especially the art
Motion Twin did not disappoint
Same. Aside from RoR2, it’s easily my favorite roguelike, not to mention one of my favorite games in general.
I was on the fence but I'm going to pick this up with all the DLCs. Thanks!
I hope you enjoy it! It's a really good game
Yep, totally agree with you on the Difficulty. This game is BRUTAL! If they could just increase the intelligent of the enemies and leave the damage and healing alone, that would be nice. But nooooooo... not only did they limit the healing, they made the enemies hit like a TRUCK. I'm still stuck at 2BC, and my sanity is already gone.
Well it’s supposed to be like a dead souls or dark souls games where you get hit like 2-3 times you’re dead even at full HP it’s about mobility and attack. But since you’re at 2BC I’m sure you’re aware already. Just don’t give up.
@@420AlucardMr If so, why didn't they just make the entire health bar as a collection of... bars instead of number? For example, you get 3 bars (or 3 hearts), that means if you get hit 3 times, you are done. What is the point of eating scrolls, increasing your health bar to thousands just so the enemies still can obliterate it with 2-3 punches?
Seeing that beautiful green bar of yours turns 70% to orange after just 1 hit, you can FEEL it like a golem punching you in the guts, right? 😂
There's absolutely nothing wrong with playing at lower bc levels, but I would encourage you to progress through the difficulties even gradually. I think what most people get wrong about progression is saying that you need to rush to 5bc when you can work on reliably beating each difficulty before moving up. The game is designed with the end goal of you beating 5bc, but you can choose to ignore it or only start playing 5bc when you're 300 hours in and both of those choices are valid.
I'd also like to mention just how great it was to see a nuanced take about the difficulty system. It's not something that I see really touched on at all due to the "0bc is just the tutorial" mentality that most of the active community has.
I hope I didn't come off as too abrasive about progressing, just my thoughts on the matter.
Pretty much agree with all of this. Imo Beating 5bc is just long term mastery of the game. It’s far easy though
i do respectfully disagree with the difficulty enhancer bit; if anything it forces you to look at your color choice, mutations, and routing more critically, because you're guaranteed healing via food and you can also mitigate some damage via rally which can be extended via mutations. the food shops available in certain biomes give some breathing room especially for less experienced players, at the cost of some scroll fragments or shop levels. obviously there is still an element of skill involved but i think it's less of an issue if attentive.
I played Dead Cells a bit on release but for some reason it didn’t quite stick with me. I need to go back and give it another go.
I had the same feeling when I first played it. Played for 3 hours and than never got back to it until a few months later. I than proceeded to get quite addicted
Happened to me as well. I was trying out roguelites for the first time and I dropped it almost immediately cause it didn't click with me.
Now I'm borderline addicted to it
It didnt stick with me either..I prob put in 10 hrs and saw no bosses and didnt fully get it and quit. First roguelike for me. I played others like Hades and loved it and went back. Now I'm addicted.
Great vid, this definitely is one of, if not, the best rougelike. Agreed
its amazing for a game to have so many positives, and the only downside you mention is skill related. I can imagine the people that love and have beaten 5BC is because of hard work and passion towards this game. Missed these long, lore-filled reiviews :))
On one hand, it sucks that you can only get the true ending on 5BC
On the other hand, GOD does it feel good when you finally get the true ending
For me, no changes are needed =D
I can't imagine the thrill of winning 5BC. I never see myself being able to do it, but still, this game is incredible
@@Burr_give it time man lots of ppl thought the same way
Difficulty has a pretty wide range. The boss cells are not the only "difficulty enchancers." There are many options that lets you choose an easier or harder time outside of the boss cells. And the build and paths you choose, and how you choose to play. All have an impact on how hard the game can be. You can have a broken build, an easy path, or just change some settings. Depending on the settings and ways of playing, it can make it feel like a different game.
FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T COMPLETE 5BC, THE GAME HAS THE "ASSIST MODE"
Yes but thats considered "cheating" and no one wants to win with that it ruins the fun thats why people dont use it
just get good. i beat the collector in 2020 then they added assist mode after i stopped playing this game
It's not fun if you Can't play@@pedrovidigal923
what’s assist mode ?
I’d describe it as Castlevania meets Prince of Persia on some heavy speed! Perhaps one of the most famous indies ever and arguably the best all around Rogue lite.. Hades is up there too tho
Great review! I agree on almost everything you said, especially difficulty system. I'm stuck at 2BC, maybe in the future I'll go back to try.
The only addition I think has to be done is the DLC and post launch support was done by Evil Empire, not Motion Twin 😉 they're now on The Rogue Prince of Persia, a new roguelike in Early Access now that's already amazing.. And it's the main game I'm posting on my channel if you'd like to have an idea of that 😊
Keep going the amazing work! 💪
Oh I forgot to mention it, I played like 80+ hours and I NEVER saw the biomes map 😅 that's Crazy 😂
Thanks for the very kind comments! Would love to check out your content when I get the time. I have played Rogue Prince of Persia a bit, but haven’t played since after the first update. I know a major update is planned for November so that will be fun to re explore
@@Burr_ my pleasure! I really like your style. I Hope you can find the time in the future It would mean a lot, thank you so much in Advance. Start a new Channel Is not Easy, but I'm trying to do my best AND most important I'm enjoying the journey.
I covered the roadmap on my channel too with details 😉 there Will be 3 updates in the next months, the First Two increasing weapons' pool, updating the medallion's system and introducing a new game mode very promising. The third as you mentioned Will have a lot of contents: biomeS, bossES.. It Will be awesome, even more than now!
Btw consider that even now with the new difficulty system, let's Say Hades style, the game has improved a lot.
WHAT?! THEY CREATED MYBRUTE?! I PLAYED THAT GAME OBSSESIVELY ON HIGH SCHOOL! No wonder I love Dead Cells so much!
They created SO MANY games. I learned so much about them when making this video
Screw roguelites... "Dead Cells" is one of the greatest games ever made... Probably.
I used to like dead cells a lot, but once i beat the collector, i just couldn’t play it anymore. the main problem in my opinion is that you can choose your route, and there is an explicitly best route, and that best route has been in the game since the collector was added. I really think they should have just made all the stages equal in terms of scrolls and have the game randomly select the stage and/or let you choose between 2 stages.
Wait, the levels are not randomly generated??.
@@tidalwaffles the level layouts are randomly generated but there are things that always stay the same in each biome such as the amount of scrolls, item levels, guaranteed chest/cursed chest amounts, shops, boss cell doors and the exits.
There is debate in the balls deep community of dead cells about weapon balance ie some weapons and skills/powers being too strong or samey or a lack of uniqueness. But it’s still a good game
Nice! Guess Dead Cells won (that was my vote) ;-) I have had DC on the shelf for a while, I tried it for a bit when I first got the game earlier this year but I just didn't get into it. Looks like I'll be putting it back into my rotation and giving it another go. Great Video as usual!
Thanks for always watching and supporting! I hope that you can enjoy it the second time around!
@@Burr_ Been bouncing between it and Oblivion Override for a bit today, enjoying both - similar games!
dead cells is easily the best roguelite ever made.
Sadly this dev is known for being a believer in not releasing sequels. The game proves is the best with everyone's here updates even other game characters can't help but want to be in DeadCells lol
Man, u need to play Ember Knights !
I agree. Hopefully will have more time since I finally beat Starfield and Cyberpunk 2.0
I called it a day at 1 bc. Maybe I’ll come back one day but for now I’ve seen all I need to see. As for the true ending, TH-cam exists.
I agree too that. You cleared it once and enjoyed it. Smart to not make yourself hate a game
@@Burr_ oh I definitely had a good time. So good even though it was on game pass I bought it and the dlc to keep it in my library forever! Dracula was even how I got my first boss cell (complete accident I didn’t know beating him would end your run with a win)
@@Burr_ just for the record even though I had a boss cell I held off until I beat the main campaign cause I kinda felt like I cheated 😂
Best. Game. Ever.
Nice that its on mobile
Dead cells is easily the best on the genre. I liked hades, morta etc, but cells has it all. Except for story, but the story in hades isn't exactly worth paying attention to anyway
I don't like considering this game a rougelike and much prefer the platforming action title
First
Nice
Great game and great video
Thanks for watching as always
When I think of the greatest roguelike games of all time, I think of NetHack… 🤷♂️