![]() ![]() There’s also a surprising amount of depth to how you can optimize each run. No guesswork, no random chance, just knowledge of your skulls and the enemies in front of you. You’ll build a definite sense of mastery in a way you might not in other rogue-lites because at the highest level, you'll know exactly how to play every encounter. This lends a level of consistency to each run, provided you’ve seen a room enough times to know what enemies spawn where and when. They are technically randomized as far as their order, but the rooms themselves are static. Moment to Moment GameplayĪs with the mechanics, the arenas sit in a middle ground between Dead Cells and Hades. The third world showcases the depths of human depravity and the last acts in severe contrast to everything that came before. The second world is probably my favorite because Skul starts to have fun with its enemies and environments. The environments and enemy designs are also quite endearing or are as disturbing as they are deadly. Why? Who cares? It’s funny and will melt bosses. It’s a heavy-metal skeleton that can summon a full band with a light show and pyrotechnics. Much of the charm and enjoyment of Skul: The Hero Slayer comes from the various skulls you can upgrade or uncover. There are also randomly dropped skulls you can only acquire through skull rooms, and these can do a lot of the heavy lifting even late in a run. ![]() Skulls start at Common rarity, and you can upgrade all of them through play, ultimately reaching the borderline-overpowered Legendary version. There are more than a dozen different options that replace the generic character you start with. Items grant passive buffs and automatic abilities. It won’t take you long to learn that Skul takes a hybrid approach, adding in some of the decision-making Hades demands.Īfter every room you clear, you’re greeted with two doors offering either gold, an item, or a random skull. You’d be forgiven for thinking you’re getting a Dead Cells-style experience through and through. You learn enemies and craft strategies, find out what works for you and what doesn’t, and experiment with new builds even as certain powerful abilities carry you farther than you’re ready for. Come back with upgrade materials to increase your power and do more runs. Many of Skul’s gameplay and design ideas are familiar to anyone who knows the rogue-lite genre. Skul: The Hero Slayer Review - End the Tyranny of Heroes I have my complaints, but most are minor. I’ll be honest at the start: I can’t find a lot of fault with the game. Its mechanics are familiar but well-executed, and the enemies you face are as varied as the environments you face them in. None of these heavy topics stop Skul from having some truly endearing moments and plenty of charm. The difference is it’s built on the backs of monsters who seem much more human than the actual humans you meet. Make no mistake, some of what you learn throughout Skul would be fodder for any traditional adventure. The viewpoint swap creates an opportunity to see the emotional and psychological cost of the reprehensible things humans do when the victims are painted as wholly irredeemable. Orcs, witches, werecreatures - all of them are beset by the heroes of the world until all that remains to save the Demon King is you, a lowly skeleton. In this game, the heroes are the generic fantasy mooks you’d kill by the dozens in any other fantasy setting. ![]()
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