After reading all of the reviews for this game I feel obligated to say how I feel.

This is one of my favorite games. The way the game makes you feel about both the enemys and your own heroes is freaking amazing. You want your heroes to live, and when they die it is heartbreaking. You will feel damn near depressed at the thought of it. Notice how I said AND and not IF your heroes die. That's because at some point they will and it is also why I felt I needed to say something about it.

I see to many people complaining about this game being to much rng and when they lose apart of their "dream squad" that the game needs to change.

This is the most wrong thing I think I have ever seen for two reasons.

1. This is a Lovecraftian horror game. The whole point is to create a sense of helplessness and how much you do not matter in this world of ungoldy abominations.

2. One of the main conflicts of this game is dealing with the crap that comes you way. One of the first paragraphs you read on the title screen says :
"Darkest Dungeon is about making the best of a bad situation. Quests will fail or must be abandoned. Heroes will die. And when they die, they stay dead. Progress autosaves constantly, so actions are permanent."
"The game expects a lot out of you. How far will you push your adventurers? How much are you willing to risk in your quest to restore the Hamlet? What will you sacrifice to save the life of your favourite hero?"

This sense of helplessness is also what makes winning feel so good when you know that you overcame what seemed to be impossible obsticles and become stronger throughout he game.

So please, do not judge this game about being so rng when it is trying to share a good lesson: You must press on.

After reading all of the reviews for this game I feel obligated to say how I feel. This is one of my favorite games. The way the game makes you feel about both the enemys and your own heroes is freaking amazing. You want your heroes to live, and when they die it is heartbreaking. You will feel damn near depressed at the thought of it. Notice how I said AND and not IF your heroes die. That's because at some point they will and it is also why I felt I needed to say something about it. I see to many people complaining about this game being to much rng and when they lose apart of their "dream squad" that the game needs to change. This is the most wrong thing I think I have ever seen for two reasons. 1. This is a Lovecraftian horror game. The whole point is to create a sense of helplessness and how much you do not matter in this world of ungoldy abominations. 2. One of the main conflicts of this game is dealing with the crap that comes you way. One of the first paragraphs you read on the title screen says : "Darkest Dungeon is about making the best of a bad situation. Quests will fail or must be abandoned. Heroes will die. And when they die, they stay dead. Progress autosaves constantly, so actions are permanent." "The game expects a lot out of you. How far will you push your adventurers? How much are you willing to risk in your quest to restore the Hamlet? What will you sacrifice to save the life of your favourite hero?" This sense of helplessness is also what makes winning feel so good when you know that you overcame what seemed to be impossible obsticles and become stronger throughout he game. So please, do not judge this game about being so rng when it is trying to share a good lesson: You must press on.