One Way Heroics Plus DLC - adding double the content! Taking One Way Heroics to a new level, Plus adds almost double the content with new classes, enemies, features and more. Defeat the Demon Lord in a whole different dimension with this unmissable addition. Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics is a unique take on the roguelike genre that never looks back. It's a must-have on PlayStation Vita, though of course there's a lot more competition on PlayStation 4 and PC.

'.I've affirmed here that even a simple roguelike can capture my attention.' Roguelikes, by their nature, play on our psychology.

The random interval rewards of each run function like a slot machine getting it on with your computer. Then, add on a healthy layer of impending demise as surprises and secrets can rear their ugly head at any point. One Way Heroics is such a game, and it has made me call into question whether a roguelike even needs to try to curry our favor? In fact, one doesn't even need to really craft a tale to make a quality roguelike.

Here, a mysterious darkness is destroying the world in a perfect vertical line coming from the left side of the screen. The villagers and townspeople are well aware of this, but choose to remain stationary. Clearly, the game doesn't take itself too seriously. Some theorize that the Demon Lord is behind this catastrophe, but what is the actual story behind this darkness? Come to think of it, what's up with that Demon Lord guy? One Way Heroics offers little in addition to the aforementioned details aside from different endings depending on the difficulty and method of completion. Unfortunately, exposition and running text monopolize many of the endings.

However, don't let this deter you from venturing into the randomized landscapes of XSUWLJZ, OWEMAPWU, or the dreadful LAPEUONF dimension. One Way Heroics is so much more than plot, story, or 'character growth.' The cornerstone of what separates One Way Heroics from pretty much any other game out there is the combination of side-scrolling doom a la Super Mario Bros. 3 and turn-based combat. Unlike most roguelikes wherein the player can freely roam around dungeons until he's ready to move on, One Way Heroics forces players to economize their actions, appraise what's worth spending time on, and continue moving forward. Don't bother trying to explore everywhere, because it won't happen. Is it truly that bad, though?

Are you always on the run with the darkness hot on your tail? More often than not, players will hug the right side of the screen looking for goodies to grab or baddies to bludgeon (or blister or stab). On occasion, hostile buildings, whose patterns are easily recognizable after a couple hours of playing, appear and house mostly level-appropriate enemies and walls. This is where the darkness applies pressure. However, with experience, players will learn how to navigate obstacles deftly and efficiently. While most of the game's surprises can occur within ten hours of playing, I still haven't discovered many of the intricacies needed to master the mechanics or unlock all of its secrets.

Like a standard RPG, maintaining one's inventory and frequenting shops is necessary. Players will find themselves constantly eating herbs to keep their energy up while trying to figure out what they can afford to drop so that they can keep the fancy new potion they found.

Overall, three main bars need babysitting: life, stamina, and energy. Life's purpose is fairly obvious, and it replenishes at set intervals, assuming one has energy left.

Stamina allows one to swim or use special abilities. Energy constantly diminishes, but it adds stamina and life every few turns. Recovery items are frequently used to keep one's bars up, especially energy. Keeping enough herbs on hand while allowing room for special effect items to aid in combat is essential, as one's carrying capacity is frequently maxed out.

However, these are only a couple of the important pieces of information available on one's screen. Initially, players are inundated with a big, boring font, letters all over the screen, and little in the way of tutorial. While the hero's fairy companion offers some guidance, much of the information on the screen is difficult to digest at first, but is necessary to mastering the game. Those with patience will persevere, and this understanding will come with time.

Although frustrating at first, one can still enjoy the game without knowing what everything means or does. That said, providing so much information without a firmer guiding hand isn't terribly impressive design, not to mention sense-accosting way in which it's presented. If one survives the torrent of letters and statistics, the heart and charm of One Way Heroics can be appreciated. Players can visit their friends' worlds, personalize their death information with quirky quotes, and expend points on perks for future playthroughs. Upon losing, players can retrieve a great deal of advice or reminders of sound strategy. Other classes can be unlocked using points earned or through certain tactics, such as killing an enemy with magic.

Challenging friends to beat your score using the same world if you should choose to save it can be gratifying and add a dimension not initially obvious. In fact, if not for One Way Heroics' rough presentation, more people could enjoy everything it has to offer. While not hard on the eyes, One Way Heroics lacks in aesthetics. This may immediately turn people away, as the sprites aren't incredibly well designed and the drawings are basic at best. However, everything serves its purpose and is clear.

The font, I have to reiterate, is a huge stumbling block and takes some getting used to; although I find it odd that I keep harping on lettering, One Way Heroics is a clear example of why every little detail needs to be done correctly, or it can turn people off in an instant. Only after a couple hours of playing did I fully comprehend everything in the starting menus and gameplay screen.

This, in part, may be due to my own impatience, but if everything were presented more intuitively, this wouldn't have been a problem. In the end, the burden is on the designer. In terms of sound, One Way Heroics offers staple music and clashing of swords. In terms of control, One Way Heroics takes some getting used to. The game seems to emphasize using a fourth button to help players move diagonally and navigate the world more easily, though I found using the number pad far easier.

Those unaccustomed to roguelikes on the PC may not realize this option is available to them, but it's necessary, as even one slip in movement can mean death given the right circumstances. Other than this, the game enjoys simple controls: players have a confirm, cancel, and secondary key. One Way Heroics is a hidden gem. The gimmick truly works here and adds a dimension not otherwise available in roguelikes or any other game, really. What's more, I've affirmed here that even a simple roguelike can capture my attention by virtue of the quasi-gambling design. While the game can get a little samey after about ten hours, with enough imagination and creativity players can craft new strategies not initially apparent. I had intended on writing this review earlier, but I kept saying to myself, 'I can write the review that I should be writing, or I can get another run in.'

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This is from my one short playthrough on it so far.Your charisma and intelligence plummets to -999. This limits you a lot since you can't recruit allies, use charisma to pay tolls, learn force spells from NPCs, etc. Shop prices get cheaper with higher charisma, but I do not know if things get super expensive for having negative charisma yet.I don't think this was in before PLUS, but exp gain is 1/3. This makes getting stat ups for things like weight and max HP/ST a pain. It also makes it hard to have enough levels to spend on things like goddess statues.Basically, Zenura is a 100% late game thing. And if you wanna pro-wrestle in it, that means getting to late game with all your perk slots used up on pro wrestling.

Not worth the trouble from what I can tell. You can play both the original version of the game and Plus when you download the latter, so if reaching the End of the World in the base game with Zenura what you intend to do, then feel free.Keep in mind, though, that save conversion is only one way. Plus will make a copy of the original version's save and convert the save for its use (stored in separate folder), so your data for the original version is safe. However, you can't just prep for a goal in Plus, and then switch back to base for said goal. Steins gate 0 trophy guide. That won't work. Judging from the clear data I've seen, the new king of pro wrestling builds seems to be the ninja.

Hero is still quite fantastic- not all of his bonuses are tied to Zweave, his growths are nice, and he even gets an emergency enemy-to-ally ability now. You actually need to make a strategic decision when or if going nude will benefit you.Also, according to the tool-tip it's -100, not -999. I'm not sure if that's true ingame, I didn't use it on my run for today. Still, better grab your companions and force spells before activating, because it's not going to hit positive unless a lot of critters die. Actually, I used Zenura earlygame and did just fine without using my vault! I'm quite proud about the changes, they make sense. If you play strategically, you oneshot almost anything, so you still don't NEED those allies.

It IS annoying when you go for a quest, but if you do it post-getting the charisma needs done. You will do fine. Enemy drops should give you items you need if you do run early game, and if you run the gold finder, it gets even easier to get dimensional gold due to how much you can grind mobs. Just be smart with your perk distribution, and make sure to get your inventory managed. I started with about 2.5k to 5k gold to spend early on and quickly set myself up for victory with that, and was still in the early game distances when I went for Zenura usage.Hero is a glass cannon at heart, meant to be played with skill. Good luck with learning the plus changes.

If you don't have the skill to run it properly now, I'd recommend learning a simpler class first. Hero actually does get pretty complex with managing stuff like what direction you're facing.Sorry if you take this the wrong way, but hey, I was typing this from personal experiences with the game. I personally can't understand how to handle the force user, so I stick to the other classes. But people keep telling me that it's the new top cheese class after you get started. Originally posted by:'If you play strategically, you oneshot almost anything, so you still don't NEED those allies.'

It's not about needing allies. Allies make the game more fun. Allies + Zenura was the most fun. That's why you can hire them first. Although I personally prefer playing bard when I'm doing an ally-based run.One time though I did a charisma pirate run.

It was hillarious and full of slaughter at the same time. I died due to wasting all but one or two perk slots but it was worth it.Speaking of perks. Do you know how to get that sixth perk slot? I'm convinced there is one due to one of the descriptions of them, but at the same time I'm doubting it since I get 0 heroic points or whatever for 5 perks as it is, so 6 would have to deducct if it did exist. Hero can be played as glass cannon using Zenura, but they've also got spectacular Max Life growth which can lead into great tankiness- I'd say second only to the knight.

Allies are quite useful in these tank builds to both cover your sides and back from those 3x and 5x damage hits, and to provide supplementary attacks to help finish off a foe or kill swarming weaker foes like Harpies.