Drawn Down Abyss
- October 2, 2019
- DaFluffyPotato
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Get on itch.io Store"Drawn Down Abyss" is a platformer card game where you battle enemies using a deck of abilities as you travel through the treacherous depths of The Abyss. With numerous cards and strategies at your disposal, and a variety of unique enemies to defeat, your journey will take you through three distinct zones filled with danger and intrigue. The mysteries of The Abyss await you.
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Reviews
- The game features a unique blend of genres, combining platforming, bullet hell, and card mechanics in an interesting way.
- Visually beautiful with good art and fitting music, creating an engaging atmosphere.
- The core gameplay loop has a lot of potential, with a well-polished roguelike deck-building experience.
- Gameplay can become repetitive over time, leading to boredom after initial enjoyment.
- Enemy AI and spawning mechanics can be frustrating, with issues like enemies spawning on top of the player and a lack of incentive to engage in combat.
- Movement feels janky, and the game lacks meaningful rewards for defeating enemies, such as coins or shops.
- gameplay12 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 58 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The gameplay is engaging and has potential, but players note that it can become repetitive over time, with janky movement and frustrating enemy precision affecting the experience. The ability to pause and play cards adds a strategic element, yet the mechanics can lead to slow, hit-and-run tactics that diminish specialization. Overall, while the core loop is interesting, it may require refinement to maintain player engagement.
“The core gameplay loop has a lot of potential.”
“At any time you can pull up your hand (pausing the gameplay) and play a card.”
“The gameplay loop starts to feel a bit repetitive after a while; it might just be my modern brain with no ability to focus.”
“It's fairly simple to abuse this mechanic to just wait out the timer and hop to the next floor.”
“This cuts down on specialization and makes for very slow hit-and-run gameplay.”
- music2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is described as fittingly mysterious and wild, complementing the art well, though some users find it to be somewhat repetitive.
“The art is good and the music is fittingly mysterious and wild, if a bit repetitive.”
