Huh. I appear to have broken the game by being stuck after getting the sword. I have 2 silver keys, 0 gold keys, and I can't progress in the game. Really annoying since I havent' died up to this point and spent a solid hour on it. Staring at 2 gold key doors with spiders at them that I skipped early on (whoops?). Can't go anywhere else in the game. Sad day.
Rease's quick hard badge guide: Play Necromancer. First talent: Focus. Second Talent: Summon Skeleton. All skill points into Focus. From then on, put points into Summon Skeleton whenever it's available, and max that and Focus out. Summon as many skeletons as your mana pool can allow. Play smart and don't be afraid to retreat upstairs. Use your mana potions to refresh your skeleton army. You can beat this game without ever attacking anything yourself after level 4. If you are near the very end, don't be afraid to just skip to the last floor. The extra risks you take on floors 13-15 aren't worth it since you can beat the last floor if you can beat the 12th floor most of the time. This isn't a game that has to be fully completed in order to win.
Tip 3: Misc tips. Blood makes small creatures unstable, so rats and other small critters will take critical damage while on blood or oil. Lightning always crits in water (but don't be standing in water when you use it). Webs ignite, so don't use fire abilities while webbed. Slow monsters (goblin brutes and ogres, etc) have a predictable path and can get kited through traps and fire mushrooms. You can always go back to an enhancement or transfer table. If you don't have the gear you want to upgrade yet, just note the floor and come back when you do. It takes very little hunger to go up a few floors. Speaking of hunger, if you're having food issues, the "Food" option on the scroll/well of acquirement gives THREE food, so keep that in mind if you are nearing the end of the journey, have a decent weapon, but are starving. Lastly, experiment with your talents. Have a talent on a character that you're 99% sure is dog shit? Try it out. Strafe attack works on melee!
Tip 2: Warrior! One of my personal favorites. The key with him is to not go for the beefiest weapon you can find, but instead try to snag a second tier 1H sword. His shield block ability is VERY strong, and combining it with shield wall talent in close corridors lets you take 1 damage from even the end-game golems as long as you've gotten a few pieces of gear. Focus on getting charge and power strike before you put your second point into weapon mastery. This game focuses more on utility rather than raw brute strength. The Warrior also relies more heavily on potions and scrolls than most of the other classes. Don't die if you have a hellfire or fear scroll in your bag. Confuse charms are also a godsend for clearing out the hidden rooms or stone doors. Playing warrior will make you better with basically every other class.
Tip 1: One of the surefire ways to win is to play the necromancer. Don't put any talents or skills into your spell power. Instead, put talents into Summon Skeleton and Focus and max out your focus skill. By the time you win, you have an army (like 20+) skeletons at your disposal. You can only summon one when a square around you is empty, so if it says you can't summon one, move a few feet and try again. Mana potions are your best friend, and any armor with +focus is your top priority. Do NOT use Infectious Disease, and stay away from the arcane tower levels. Have fun!
Clean - the movement is a bit tough to get used to, but once you do, it's a solid puzzle platformer! 4 stars for not being an idle game and 1 star for actually being good. 5/5!
LOVING how this is shaping up. Something in the last patch is making my computer go on overdrive whenever the game is played. Fans kick into high gear and my CPU usage rockets up. Possible memory leak? (ver 1.6)
This game is actually kind of genius. It starts out ridiculously easy and gradually gets trickier until it presents you with one that seems impossible or broken, only to force you to discover a new physics mechanic. Really well done, man.
Hey, thanks for the review and thanks for the feedback will continue to tweak those controls until it's perfect :) thanks again :D