Dark Light
Dark Light is a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk action-platformer with intense hack'n slash combat. Explore the unknown, enhance your abilities with cyberwares, and face off against supernatural entities to seal the Dark Void and end the eternal darkness.
Dark Light is a action, metroidvania and souls-like game
developed and published by Mirari&Co..
Released on September 29th 2022 is available on Windows and MacOS
in 4 languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese and Traditional Chinese.
It has received 681 reviews of which 541 were positive and 140 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 16.49€ on Steam.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows 7+
- Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 / AMD® FX-6300
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 560
- Storage: 6 GB available space
MacOS
- OS: Mac OS 10.15.4Sierra
- Processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M
- Storage: 6 GB available space
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What a Gem this game is. SO FUN! There is a great pace of progress, as you make your way through the game. You always feel like you are making some sort of progress. Even if you die. Though you do lose all your shards, you can recover them if you go back to where you died. If you died to a fall it will be where you were before you fell to your death which is nice. Fun customization for whichever build you are tryin to go for. Are you a melee junky? a shoot em up person? want to be a caster? (though caster is alittle bit into it). Its tons of fun, great weapons with different abilities and effects. Melee weapons have some awesome moves. its amazing. Probably my favorite game of the year for Metroidvania style games. And probably my 2nd most played game that i am playing at the moment. Its refreshing, for me when i want a break from my main game i play. I just jump in and have some fun. Definately recomend, even if metroidvania is not one's style of game. Its just a blast! Truly loving it.
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It's a good metroidvania that just falls short of greatness. Still good for a one-off playthrough when on discount. PROs - A unique cyberpunk + dead space-ish aesthetic that oozes atmosphere. - Melee combat is pretty fluid. - Enemies are distinct and immediately recognizable, meaning you can determine their attack patterns immediately. - Not as many annoying flying enemies as in other metroidvanias (the Castlevania medusa head type enemies). - Very, very forgiving Invincibility frames for dodging and frames for parrying. - Slight roguelite influences in the form of temporary power-ups that can be found, making you want to keep going on while you have a bunch of skills and buffs stacked. - Very few insta-death drop pits. CONs - Forgettable music. - Bunch of customization options initially shows promise, but ultimately prove to be rather shallow. There isn't truly much variation to make distinctive builds. - Platforms are sometimes inconsistent with what can be edge grabbed and what can be jumped through. You just have to use trial and error and lean on the fly. - Interesting looking skill tree (the drone skills) that ultimately only open up mid-late game, meaning you'll probably fiddle with it a bit and then the game ends. - Ranged combat feels a bit tacked on, there's no way to aim at an angle, you can only shoot straight like old school arcade shooters. - Despite the grimdark setting and aesthetic, feels a bit too easy, taking away much of the tension of the game. A lot of it has to do with how easy it is to get a bunch of HP, up to 20 healing orbs on hand, and the very forgiving dodge I-frames. Most bosses are also not very aggressive, meaning you can usually heal up while on the run. - While atmosphere is amazing, the storyline, lore and endings are simply not expanded upon enough, leaving a confusing mess of a plot.
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A little bit janky and a bit weird and the story is MEH , so wait for a sale then buy it now that elden ring dlc is out u need it
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<No simple Rating> Dark Light is a Pandora's box of quality content, the problem I find that most other reviewers seem to share is the tough accessibility. This game sadly adopts the tell don't show mentality to teach the player. Over that hill you will find a true master piece. Game play is the most fantastic part of Dark Light, amazing movement mechanics mixed with interesting weapons allow for quality, high thrill content. Another point is the amazing artwork, you can tell the potential this series could have with a bigger budget. So many great nods and references as well which create truly fun experience. This game definitely could use more touch up but it is one of my favorite games of all time.
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Played after additional features were added in - that being said, overall I highly recommend the game. 1. Combat is pretty sweet giving you tons of variety in terms of weapons, both melee and ranged, as well as skills and utility items to help you out dealing with encounters. There are only a couple of utility / throw-able items but I think they just about serve their purpose. They stay relevant even until the final moments of the game. 2. Role-playing elements such as stat upgrading, weapon upgrading and gem usage are pretty straight forward. However, some of the interfaces need a bit of work and maybe a bit more explanation on the stats could benefit the game. Inventory management is so-so, and the form of currency in this game has some bloat to it. I really don't know why you have to convert shards to actual usable currency though the value seems to double in the conversion. (I think that's it) 3. Presentation is great, I love the art style though character models are pretty limited. Hope they fix some climbing animations particularly with ladders facing the screen -- where the character model climbs them sideways. I've seen old video where the character model climbs using broken cables and those seem to look better. I love the pixel mode option giving the models a retro vibe. I'm not much of a fan of 3D side-scrollers to be honest. Sound track is pretty decent in building the mood in key moments like exploration and boss / arena sections. 4. The game attempts to explain the existence of a NG+ which is applicable to a dark sci-fi title, though replaying the game multiple times for very middling reasons / decision points seem to be a bit of a unnecessary fat. The only thing good about these trophies are that they are pretty rare so the have some bling factor to them. If you're some sort of an achievement enthusiast, then this might be for you. I'd say it's a pretty easy 100% if you put your back into it. The game has a total of seven endings and some faction-related trophies. I'd recommend backing-up your saves to get some of them. Faction related decisions begin towards the later half of the game, so for practicality I'd save copies from that point to make running achievements slightly bearable. Like I said pretty, awesome title for some Souls-Vania sort of vibe.
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