It’s not as complex and rewarding as a system as those seen in more serious dungeon crawlers, but that’s kind of the point. According to our review, there’s plenty of variety to be found thanks to the various weapon types and enchantments. This isn’t to say that the combat is boring though. Of course, one can work towards making certain gear-based builds once the higher difficulties become accessible, but it’s more of an extra than an essential. It also helps that gear only stays relevant for one or two levels it encourages players to constantly try new weapons and enchantments since there’s no reason to get attached to a certain weapon or armor piece. This means players’ abilities are almost entirely determined by their gear. It has no class system and the only way to upgrade one’s gear is via randomly rolled enchantments. Minecraft Dungeons is exactly the right kind of dungeon crawler for the latter kind of gamer. It’s all good fun for those who enjoy that part of the game, but it might be something of a turn-off those who are more interested in just kicking-back while cracking skulls and collecting treasure. It’s also what makes the higher difficulties actually doable. The game encourages putting effort into one’s build too, since doing so makes everything easier at lower difficulties. Games like Diablo are excellent for fans of character-building, because its class and gear systems allow players to get super in-depth with their builds. New players won’t get far, however, without committing the necessary time and energy to learning how best to use their class skills and maximize their gear stats. Starting a proper dungeon-crawler like Diablo isn’t hard all one has to do is pick it up and start playing. All the genre’s most intimidating systems are either absent or stripped-down to their bare essentials, making Minecraft Dungeons a great way to either get into the genre proper or just casually enjoy it. For those who don’t already know the in’s-and-outs of dungeon-crawling however, the bare-bones approach is actually its saving grace. It’s not a game that gamers familiar with the genre will enjoy, because they’ve likely already played better. It doesn’t use its license nearly as much as one would expect and it’s rather bare-bones compared to the likes of Diablo and Path of Exile. Despite looking fantastic in its pre-release media, Minecraft Dungeons has turned out to be a more or less average dungeon crawler.
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