Dark Light: Survivor brings the fast-paced world of a zombie survival game to a top-down shooter. The developers seem to emphasize the variety of enemies in the game, which is great. The world of Elysium is unforgiving, which only adds to the weight of each of the player’s choices and actions. Along the way, players will see not only many shifts in perspective but also the game’s action up close.
The game also implements a progressive difficulty system. This is sure to not only bring a sense of variety to the different levels but also reward the players for learning the game’s mechanics. The game also incorporates cinematic elements to convey its story. From what we can see, each of the game’s characters and locations feels well-realized.
Story
The story of Dark Light: Survivor appears to be rather crucial to its development. This can be seen in the amount of effort that has been poured into the game’s cinematics. Developers don’t always have to heed this advice, but it is handled wonderfully here. The game’s multiversal nature gives the narrative the opportunity to have reverberating consequences.
The story also plays a vital role in the game. As characters search for a far-off paradise, they encounter an unforgiving world, which is touched on thematically throughout the game. All around, the story of Dark Light: Survivor seems to be shaping up as a crucial part of the experience itself.
Gameplay
The following section is undoubtedly the most critical aspect of Dark Light: Survivor, namely, the gameplay. The game seems to be tackling a brave approach to the top-down shooter. Visually, the game features a smooth animation style complete with stellar explosive effects. When coupled hand-in-hand with the game’s in-depth RPG systems, players can form a variety of character builds.
This type of mechanic has been employed well in games such as Hades, as players can greatly affect each playthrough of a particular dungeon. Players can use a plethora of melee weapons as well. This not only gives you more options as you progress but also adds to the visceral nature of the game’s gore effects.
Coupling the intense visuals with the intuitive gameplay makes for an experience that hopes to be addicting, and rewarding to the player. The collection of loot is something that players an immense role in the game, ensuring that players who truly scrounge and scavenge will have a distinct advantage.
The game features boss creatures for players to defeat. These boss creatures all have their own unique mechanics. This ensures that players have to stay on their toes as they progress. In addition to this, the game does a great job of slowly progressing the use of more in-depth mechanics. Aiding the player in their journey is the game’s weapon customization and upgrade systems.
These systems do a fantastic job of ensuring the player always has a sense of progression as they continue through the game. The over-the-shoulder perspective the game uses also gives players a great sense of awareness and visceral visuals. This somewhat reaches a balance that can be felt as you play the game.
Development
The development of the roguelite Dark Light: Survivor seems to be progressing well. While there is very little information about he game that has been made public, the announcement trailer seems promising. The Australian developer Mirari & Co is behind this title, as they were with the original Dark Light.
It is hoped by many that the fast-paced hack-and-slash gameplay that makes that title so great will also make an appearance here. This seems to be the case if the game’s trailer is anything to go by. The combat variety is also something that we have seen the developers handle really well in their previous titles. As of writing this, we have yet to see how the game is progressing, but it appears to be in good hands.
Trailer
Dark Light: Survivor trailer
The trailer for Dark Light: Survivor is incredibly dark and tense. The trailer does not have a great variety of enemies for players to defeat. This not only gives a great sneak-peak to the type of gameplay we can expect to see in the game, but also the quality and replayability of it. We also see an emphasis on changing your methods of defense.
This open approach to gameplay can be seen throughout the trailer, adding to the options the player has. This is sure to add to the core experience itself, as players will the freedom to survive however they can & wish.
This is surely something that will play a vital role in the core gameplay. Being able to choose in which situations to use each weapon gives each encounter a sense of tactical depth, which is wonderful. We also see the card system at play in this trailer. This card system allows players to make significant changes to their character build. This gives players plenty of options to change the outcome of their battles.
We also see that players can use traps in order to handle larger groups of enemies. This not only shows that the combat will have multiple layers to it, but also gives the player more options to affect the game world around them. The blending of both shooting & swordsmanship makes for delightful combination in this trailer as well. In conclusion, the trailer for Dark Light: Survivor shows tons of promise as an action title.
Release Date, Platforms & Editions
The final section of our article will cover the release date, platforms, and editions. There haven’t been any announcements regarding the release date. We will monitor this, so keep an eye out for updates to this article. The different platforms that the game will be on so far have also not been announced. Currently, it can be wishlisted on Steam, but that is only available to PC users. As far as editions for the game goes, there haven’t been any editions announced either.
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Judson Holley is a writer that began his career as a ghostwriter. Returning to the mortal coil to work among the living. With some of his favorite games being tactical FPS games such as Squad and the Arma series. Although this could not be further from the truth as he enjoys games with deep stories such as the Kingdom Hearts series as well as Jade Empire and The Knights of the Old Republic series. When not attending to his wife, Judson often tends to his cats. He also has a knack for music mainly composing for and playing piano.
