Dark Devotion
Dark Devotion
Dark Devotion, développé par Hibernian Workshop et édité par The Arcade Crew et Maple Whispering Limited, est sorti le 25 avril 2019 sur PC, PlayStation 4 et Nintendo Switch. Ce titre indépendant mêlant aventure, jeu de rôle et plateforme plonge le joueur dans un temple sombre et lugubre où il incarne un Templier devant mettre sa foi à l'épreuve. Le récit immersif se déploie à travers quatre mondes uniques et riches, ponctués de combats acharnés contre des ennemis et des boss redoutables, tandis que la progression repose sur une collection d'armes, d'armures et de reliques personnalisables à l'aide de runes mystiques, ainsi qu'un système de bénédictions, malédictions et maladies. Réalisé avec le moteur Clickteam Fusion, le jeu affiche un temps de parcours d'environ onze heures pour l'histoire principale et vingt-huit heures et demie pour une approche complétiste, pour un prix de 19,99 euros.
L'accueil critique s'est révélé mitigé, avec un score de 72 sur Metacritic et OpenCritic et une note agrégée de 71,79. La presse a salué un action-RPG souls-like bien construit, Gamersky évoquant un système de combat solide et un monde 2D ouvert impressionnant, tandis que The Games Machine a qualifié l'expérience d'agréable malgré un certain manque d'originalité. Certains joueurs regrettent en revanche l'absence d'action de saut et d'une réassignation des contrôles pour la manette, ainsi qu'un intérêt limité pour l'histoire ou le choix du pixel art.
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Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« Dark Devotion is a well-crafted 2D souls-like action game. The combat system is solid, and the 2D open world is impressive as well. »
« Dark Devotion is an enjoyable souls-like action RPG, despite being a bit derivative. »
« As a package, Dark Devotion is an impressive indie that does an astonishingly great deal more to iterate on the Soulslike formula than its bigger budget counterparts. »
« The gameplay is decent and death is typically a result of taking risks that don’t pay off (or being screwed over by some last minute negative affliction). Learning how enemy’s behave, following their tells and knowing how to respond is the best way to conquer the game. Just know that it’s going to take a lot of practice and a whole lot of deaths to reach that point. What really sells the game, though, is an exquisite visual design that demands a coffee table art book. Dark Devotion is for those who swatted Quelaag, scoffed at Father Gascoigne, snickered at the Nameless King, and yawned at the entirety of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. »
« Those looking for a challenging experience with deliberate combat, engaging atmosphere and lore, and meaningful exploration full of rewards, will not be disappointed with this title. »
« With its focus on treacherous exploration, along with its unique look and world, Dark Devotion delivers an incredible experience for hardcore gamers to enjoy. »
« Dark Devotion doesn't invent anything, that's for sure. On the other hand, he is a very good copier and knows how to pick right and left to be inspired and propose a Rogue Like as an attractive pixel art that will certainly not change the vision of the genre, but should bring a significant dose to fans of the genre who need their regular fix. The Castlevania marriage with Dark souls works perfectly and promises long hours to anyone who wants to explore everything. It is also recommended for neophytes of the genre, because even if it can be punitive at times, it is less so than others. »
« Dark Devotion is full of imperfections, but it is also full of great ideas. If you like metroidvania games and the Dark Souls feeling, you should give it a try, since it does deliver a challenging but enjoyable adventure. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« Awkward for a sidescrolled game. There is no JUMP action, WTF ?? And you cannot rebind controls for a gamepad. The story isn't much interesting. »
« Es de vital importancia parar con el "pixel art" es vago, feo y anticuado. Juegos como Salt and Santuary demuestran que no es necesario. El "pixel art" es un recurso pobre, ensalzado por personas comformistas. Dicho esto, Dark Devotion sufre un retraso de 20 años en mecanicas, graficos y desarrollo. Es lento, pobre y obsoleto, con demasiadas mecanicas tediosas y absurdas. Ni siquiera se puede reorganizar el gamepad, ni tiene un triste inventario... Todo es obsoleto y leeentoooo, a evitar a toda costa. »
« If you like 2D, Rougelike, Souls and Pixelart you will have a lot of fun for about 6-8 hours. After that it's starts to become boring. Rogue progress is imens, so it becomes easier and easier. Nice motivation! »
« dungeon crawling/platform game where u can't jump nor go back in most of cases »
« Epic world building, simple yet fun gameplay, great vibes. A great game for it's price range. »
« One of the hidden gems across the PC souls like games. Beautiful concept, amazing bosses, hard but fun gameplay. Maybe one tiny con is that gamepad support is not that amazing, but overall the controls are great. »
« It's hard to believe that a French indie studio with a budget of €30,000 could produce a quality ARPG like Dark Devotion. Hibernian Workshop proves that when an excited fan base partners with a passionate developer great things can happen. Although the narrative in Dark Devotion is simple, it is still a great game. Fans of the brutal souls-like genre and rogue-likes will feel right at home. The often punishing but frequently rewarding challenge that Dark Devotion offers is an unusually deeper experience than most games. When you combine its variety of gameplay, polish and cost it is difficult to find a better value on the market for a new release. There is no doubt in our minds that Hibernian Workshops debut will be the first of many exciting games and we cannot wait to get our hands on their next project. We give Dark Devotion a score of 7.7/10 which places it into the category of “Outstanding” »
« I've enjoyed this game a lot since I like 2d art and ds-like adventures with good visuals and story »
