Demon Lord Reincarnation

Definetly a niche game, for sickos who like to map their dungeons by hand (or using apps like Grid Cartographer). But if you're one of those sickos, this is a great take on the dungeon-crawling formula - it's Wizardry-inspired, but not derivative in any way, also taking inspirations from the SaGa games. Difficult and sometimes frustrating, but extremely atmospheric.

I enjoyed mapping out the dungeons, but there's an extreme lack of polish. The invisible doors are cute but become frustrating. The combat system is abysmal and ruins any potential the game had - you end up by just figuring out what types of attacks the enemies are weak to and repeatedly using those against them.

Класна гра як для жанру "старої школи" і + покрові бої з монстрами, з якими треба продумувати ваші ходи дій, щоб команда могла вижити і після перемоги над групою ворогів (група ворогів до речі може обмежетися не 1 раз) підняти рівні своїм персонажам, щоб просунутися по сюжету і здолати Демона-Лорда Леінада. Після перемогою над ним можна пройти історію Леінада, коли його здолаєш в основній грі. Непогана дандж-гра із атмосферою та як представнику жанру Темного фентезі. Особисто мені сподобалось битися із групою ворогів під класну бойову музику. Рекомендую.

A challenging old-school dungeon crawler that rewards note-taking and experimentation. Demon Lord Reincarnation is a traditional dungeon-crawler in the fantasy genre. The player must defeat the reincarnation of the titular Demon Lord with a party of adventurers recruited in the dungeon. Along the way, the player will need to carefully map their exploration through the dungeon, participate in turn-based tactical battles, and replace any unfortunate adventurers that should perish during the journey. The gameplay mechanics of Demon Lord Reincarnation are relatively simple and straightforward. The player explores the Demon Lord's dungeon, recruiting adventurers who participate in turn-based battles and make use of unique skills to gain tactical advantages. Winning battles awards experience points which are used to increase the statistics of the individual party members, which will eventually make them powerful enough to challenge the Demon Lord. There isn't anything particularly novel about these mechanics, but they create a fun, streamlined experience that make it easy to jump into the game without needing to spend too much time deliberating on tactics or party customization. For those that like experimentation and discovery, there is a reasonable amount of hidden mechanics related to combat that can give curious players a significant tactical edge. Each floor of the dungeon is navigated in the first-person, though scarce details and labyrinthine corridors necessitate the use of mapping out one's exploration using tools outside the game, like pencil on graph paper. This adds an additional element of interactivity, that is equal parts zen and exciting. Though this sounds contradictory, it's undeniably enjoyable in a way that many contemporary dungeon crawlers aren't able to capture. There isn't much to say about aesthetics. The music and sound design are serviceable, and the first-person environments aren't very visually interesting. Noteworthy, however, are the character and enemy portraits - these gorgeous sprites paint pictures of both heroic adventurers and terrifying creatures that stimulate the imagination in spite of their basic 2-bit color. Demon Lord Reincarnation pays homage to the dungeon crawlers of old while being a respectable bite-sized entry in the genre that stands on its own. I would recommend the game to both fans of old-school crawlers and anyone who has wanted to give one a try.

I bought this game when it first came out. Like the day it came out. And only decided to finish it a year and a half later. There are other reviews that put it in a better perspective then me, but simply this game is bad. I follow the developer on Twitter so I know they're doing their best, but still man.. I was really excited for this game only to be heavily disappointed. Positives: The music is nice, and the characters/artwork is all very badass. That's about it. The combat system is horrid with the random numbers being thrown at you in the format of a random AO3 fanfiction. The power creep IS INSANE. Let me repeat, INSANE. The monsters one shot absolutely everything until you get lucky enough to be able to grind to be stronger than them; which the "grinding" is you spamming escape to heal, and pressing the same to buttons repeatedly to skip the previously before mentioned combat system. I PROMISE YOU, that if you couldn't escape every fight with 100% certainty, the game would be impossible. Story is lack luster which is fine, I understood what they were going for with the old challenging arcade games but there's also no depth to the exploration which is a big plot point for RPGs. You are forced to create a map of the real world to know where you are going--but omg, the game is so boring I just looked up a map. I cannot be bothered. There are many more things to diss about the game, but I wanted to leave this review as a strong personal thing because I HAVE been following development. I understand it's someones first game. But I was so miserableeeee. Ok. That's it. Sorry.

For a 1 person made demo yea ok it's a good demo of what a game could be, but otherwise it's just not enough to go beyond 5 minutes. Even the oldest Sega Mega Drive Dungeon Crawlers are just so much more fun. The Dungeon has the same look all the time. There are doors and static characters yet no indication of where they are, not even a symbol or something, which makes you have to go in and out of every single floor tile just to find something / someone. Encounters happened every 2 steps in my first run, and the combat is too simple. Best thing about the game is the music, artwork of characters is cool, but otherwise it has a LONG long way to go before it becomes a proper game.

Battle music goes ridiculously hard 10/10

Цікава гра, повертає спогади про класику жанру. Проте, на жаль, українська локалізація відверто погана й потребує дуже ретельного редагування та значного переписування з нуля.

It's like wizardry without any of the details and minimap. You fight and such but no idea what anything does because there is no details menu. "You find a suspicious stick, do you want to equip it?", i guess it raised a stat. No mouse support, just arrow keys, enter and backspace. No button mapping. One of the opening flashes was to read the manual located in the game file. No thanks. If i need to read a hidden manual to operate a videogame in 2024 ...