Bosses are rare but do exist they are purely optional at this time. Swapping weapons is also hard in combat as opening a menu does not pause the game. Healing in combat is rare, as meat cannot be consumed, and nano health packs are rare and slow to use. Some enemy encounters are just painful, with multiple attempts needed until timing is down and tips are learned. Due to some encounters having a large amount of enemies, saving beforehand is recommended. These encounters may also have helpful NPCs mixed in with the enemies, or just with a wandering merchant. Set points on the map are for towns and dungeons while little red radar blips that move around the map are the game’s random encounters. But once mastered, the combination of stealth backstabs and shooting enemies is a lot of fun.Ĭombat is plenty in Death Trash, because most spots on the world map have hostiles to be encountered. Learning the controls is not difficult, it’s just easy to make mistakes in the early going and cause precious resources to be expended. Controls in the game are a bit hard to master, with melee feeling at home on a controller, shooting working best via mouse and keyboard, and skills trying to fit in. This makes skills the least used due to energy being refillable at certain stations found sparsely in the game. The first accessible skill is Shock, a hard to aim electric surge that costs energy. Skills in the form of implants and bio-tech can also be learned. Aiming across all guns is exact, with the exception of the pistol, which for some reason tends to shoot just off the mark, missing targets at critical times. Also available are plenty of guns, each with their own scarce ammunition type. With this, they can be avoided, or the player can opt for a backstab to enjoyably take down an enemy. Stamina is also used for stealth, which turns the player nearly invisible and makes the enemy’s field of vision appear in red. Melee is simply swinging the weapon in the direction the player is facing, while dodging enemy strikes is possible with timed side rolls that use some of the player’s stamina bar. The protagonist often finds themselves in situations where they need to defend from mutants, bandits, and carnivorous spiders. Just making friends with the Fleshkraken. The protagonist has no reaction to this strange new world they inhabit, so while suddenly needing to eat pulsating meat from engorged fleshworms doesn’t cause them to bat an eye, it may cause the player to pause and realize the absurdity of the situation. The detective work involved with the sickness, along with the true nature of titans, is quite engrossing. In Death Trash, the protagonist is trying to figure out why they are sick and how to be healed. This connection begins to be explored but players will have to wait to uncover all its secrets. The Fleshkraken is one of many titans in the game that have a connection to the meat piles that grow around the world. This is a being that embodies what is to come in the game and can take some time to get used to. Almost immediately after leaving the tutorial area, being told to never return, the protagonist meets a Fleshkraken. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where androids keep the majority of the populace underground, and some people become mysteriously infected and are then sent to live on the surface. Death Trash is not an easy game, but it has many makings of a good one. Combat takes time to get used to no matter which controls are used to play. This focus on unique visuals fits as a great sci-fi hook but could be squeamish to those that don’t take kindly to bodily functions or throbbing mounds of flesh. This is because the world is covered in flesh that sprouts like grass, and the protagonist has an unknown sickness that causes them to puke. Be prepared, for a lot of pulsating pixels as much of the world focuses on bodily experiences. In this post-apocalyptic world, the player finds plenty to do in this bleak action RPG. Combat is a blast when the learning curve is mastered and gameplay finally settles in a groove.Ĭrafting Legends has put a lot of time and thought into its freshman outing Death Trash. The game oozes a down-to-earth charm, and the Lovecraft-inspired visuals continue to impress.
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