If you know what you're getting into, it's a very compelling high score shooter.
I'm really bad at it :(
I'm really bad at it :(
a perfectly executed little game, even if that perfection was only really made possible by how simple of a game it is.
a perfectly simple and wack ass arcade shooter
One of the few games to 'get' the aesthetic of Quake. I'll probably never be able to see all of the possible daggers.
Cool (and hard) little game.
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication", in which Devil Daggers excels. What seems like a game that could have been made in a week, yet captured an audience far beyond what the developer probably expected. This is one of those games made by conceptual geniuses, who don't excel in the technicality but rather in untamed territories; Breakout, Robotron 2084, or Dance Dance Revolution. Simple concepts which aim to revolutionize and inspire, are simplistic. True "idea guys", likes of Eugene Jarvis.
Devil Daggers gameplay can last anywhere from a minute to hours, it's a simple plug-and-play, fast shooter putting you in a hellish arena of Lovecraftian proportions, or rather disproportion. There is little design beyond what is presented in front of you. Controls are rather simple and can be understood within a matter of seconds; yet - take forever to master, as the game pits you immediately against impossible odds. Devil Daggers is instant gratification and action no matter your skill level. There is no beating the game, just lasting over a minute is enough for a satisfying session, with a simple goal: survive.
Devil Daggers gameplay can last anywhere from a minute to hours, it's a simple plug-and-play, fast shooter putting you in a hellish arena of Lovecraftian proportions, or rather disproportion. There is little design beyond what is presented in front of you. Controls are rather simple and can be understood within a matter of seconds; yet - take forever to master, as the game pits you immediately against impossible odds. Devil Daggers is instant gratification and action no matter your skill level. There is no beating the game, just lasting over a minute is enough for a satisfying session, with a simple goal: survive.
skulls are cool
minhas melhores noites de sono são tipo assim
im squirting daggers all around these wicked creatures
benadryl simulator
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I'm basically incredible at this. That centipede thing is the last boss, right? And then it just loops? Okay, yeah, then I beat this game. Like three or four times, actually. It's pretty good, I guess.
Have no idea what I'm doing but feel compelled to keep doing it. 75 seconds is my best so far. What the h*ll is the strat for efficiently taking out the spiders?
No me siento cómodo, soy muy malo
i enjoy games that let me go fast. devil daggers is the epitome of a game that only cares about one thing, and does that thing extremely well.
super simple gameplay loop, excellent visuals, excellent soundscape, just plain fun.
super simple gameplay loop, excellent visuals, excellent soundscape, just plain fun.
Es lo que es pero lo hace bien
Hardcore metal arena game, play DOOM music and have fun.
I don't get the appeal of this game
If the two things I like the most in shooters are "trying to ride a wave of intensifying chaos before it drowns me" and "straightforward and predictable systems that easily indicate what I can improve", this is logically the perfect shooter. The presentation is also badass and genuinely horrifying. The last moments of a new high-score when it feels like the world is tearing itself apart around you are pretty magical.
I pick it up once every few months and creep a bit closer to the elusive Devil Dagger. 450 now? Only a few more sprints and surely I'll get it...
I pick it up once every few months and creep a bit closer to the elusive Devil Dagger. 450 now? Only a few more sprints and surely I'll get it...
Oh, how lovely centipedes! You sure will let me scrape all of your gems instead of saving a single one before burying back into the floor and then spawning right below me, right?
I got to 300 seconds by doing bullshit. Someday...
I got to 300 seconds by doing bullshit. Someday...
Fun for a bit, if a bit simplistic
got 300 secs and i WILL get 500 secs before i die
if you rage a lot . just dont play it
This is a beautiful and pure video game.
Compelling for a few runs, but not compelling enough to, at any point in my playtime, rub off the veneer of the input on my end feeling like it was being strung down between two paper cups to the output on the game's end.
This game is so fucking intelligent but I hate playing it.
Welcome to hell featuring:
-your mistakes constantly adding up quick and presented to you in crystal detail
-where as you get better the downtime increases and you relive small annoyances
-surviving tooth and nail for seconds at a time while you fight with your nerves and maybe a panic attack or two (it gets fucking ridiculous)
Not for the faint of heart because it will compound into you. Devilishly addicting game, avoid at all costs, holy fuck how did i spend several hours already.
(Managed to time 231 seconds, #10 of my friends. That's the best I can do atm)
Welcome to hell featuring:
-your mistakes constantly adding up quick and presented to you in crystal detail
-where as you get better the downtime increases and you relive small annoyances
-surviving tooth and nail for seconds at a time while you fight with your nerves and maybe a panic attack or two (it gets fucking ridiculous)
Not for the faint of heart because it will compound into you. Devilishly addicting game, avoid at all costs, holy fuck how did i spend several hours already.
(Managed to time 231 seconds, #10 of my friends. That's the best I can do atm)
antes d morir quiero hacer los 500sec
200 segundos de récord y sudando como un cerdo... El único logro del juego se desbloquea a los 500.
Me queda un rato. Es como el síndrome de Estocolmo de la era digital.
Me queda un rato. Es como el síndrome de Estocolmo de la era digital.
I like minimalism. I like arena first-person shooters. I even like when video games are intentionally obtuse (Getting Over It) or challenging (Sekiro, competitive Smash Bros).
My excuse then, is that I only play PC games on my steam deck and it's too hard on handheld! It would be better if it came with an easy mode -- just like Dark Souls.
My excuse then, is that I only play PC games on my steam deck and it's too hard on handheld! It would be better if it came with an easy mode -- just like Dark Souls.
feels a little wrong to review this immediately after playing it for only about an hour but i kind of don't want to put myself through a whole lot more of this. the atmosphere is fantastic, it's fun to control, the visuals are tailor-made for me but i really do kinda feel like this just isn't the right genre to do a no-hit game. maybe it's a skill issue (it's almost definitely a skill issue) but this sort of just feels like moving around for a while until something that you couldn't see touches you from behind and you die. i really feel like a game like this would work so much better if it actually had room for error, even though that essentially goes against the game's primary design aspect. maybe if one day i end up getting good and capable of stringing together multiple minutes of gameplay like all those top players i kept seeing my opinion would change, but as it stands its just so much more fun watching someone else play this than playing it myself.