Cult of the Lamb GS review - 9.0

[Twinblade★ 4,074]

Cult of the Lamb Review - A Cult Classic - GameSpot

 

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The Good
Combat and dungeoneering are fast-paced, fluid, and fun
Skill trees, mini-games, upgrades, and base management elements are robust but not overwhelming
Art design and music are dark-yet-vibrant and creepy-yet-endearing
A surprising amount of customization and player-choice make the game very replayable
Accessibility options ensure the game is fun-yet-challenging for a wide variety of players

The Bad
Naturally, content can be a bit crude at times
Spikes in combat difficulty and resource generation might be found frustrating

 

[Twinblade★ 4,074]

It sometimes feels like indie devs are unable to make good games that aren't roguelikes. 

[Twinblade★ 4,074]

Apparently the base building aspect is fun and a bigger part of the game than the roguelike dungeon crawling.

[-GD-X★ 7,976]

1 hour ago, Twinblade said:

It sometimes feels like indie devs are unable to make good games that aren't roguelikes. 

ha it does seem like most great indie games are roguelikes.

[Twinblade★ 4,074]

I bought this. Its inevitably going to be yet another roguelike that I won't finish. I have way too much time and money on my hands  

[Remij 4,832]

Roguelikes are fucking awesome.

 

A great roguelike with awesome music = an incredible game.

 

The Binding of Isaac is one of my favorite games of all time  

[Ike★ 2,931]

Returnal the best roguelike around and shows what can be done with a AAA budget in the genre.  

[Cooke 2,045]

On 2022-08-10 at 8:27 AM, Twinblade said:

It sometimes feels like indie devs are unable to make good games that aren't roguelikes. 

Katana Zero is an amazing non rogue like

[Twinblade★ 4,074]

17 minutes ago, Cooke said:

Katana Zero is an amazing non rogue like

 

I played that game and found it to be a bit overrated tbh.

[Twinblade★ 4,074]

This game's gameplay loop is damn good so far. It moves at a nice pace and you're constantly unlocking stuff and progressing through the many (but easy to understand and intuitive) systems that make up the base building/management aspect.

[-GD-X★ 7,976]

15 minutes ago, Twinblade said:

This game's gameplay loop is damn good so far. It moves at a nice pace and you're constantly unlocking stuff and progressing through the many (but easy to understand and intuitive) systems that make up the base building/management aspect.

Is this on consoles too?

[Twinblade★ 4,074]

2 minutes ago, -GD-X said:

Is this on consoles too?

 

Yeah its on everything.

[sugarhigh 555]

On 2022-08-11 at 11:14 PM, Twinblade said:

This game's gameplay loop is damn good so far. It moves at a nice pace and you're constantly unlocking stuff and progressing through the many (but easy to understand and intuitive) systems that make up the base building/management aspect.

 

I played about 90 minutes and totally agree.  If I wasn't actively passing out, I'd keep playing it right through the intro section. I just gave my first sermon at the Temple. The combat feels too basic, but the animation is still satisfying.