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Im talking 1-2 frames per second, it was headache inducing. Minecraft Dungeons gameplay is often smooth but when its not, lord have mercy do the frames drop. The main issue, however, is how the game is played. This element alone can drastically increase ones play time, grinding levels to achieve new gear instead of doing a single playthrough like I did in 15 hours. The higher the difficulty, the better the equipment you can be rewarded with. While each level is set to a particular difficulty level based on your current equipment loadout, you can alter it in either direction.

You can fine-tune your experience along a spectrum within each difficulty. There are three primary difficulty levels, but you must first complete the previous one before moving on. The levels are littered with classic foes such as zombies, skeletons, and creepers, each of which is based on a particular environment. Despite playing in a very different way than Minecraft, Dungeons preserves a lot of the aesthetic that has made the game so popular. You might even be struggling by the conclusion of your first playthrough. Minecraft Dungeons is a simple game at start, but as you progress, the game adapts to your abilities. While I would have liked to see a little more depth in the system, I like that I can switch things up on the go.

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As you continually upgrade your gear, the system encourages you to try out new playstyles. Even if you have identical items, the enchantments on them can be different, providing you a plethora of options for personalising your gameplay. Only one of these skills per slot can be enchanted with enchantment points (given for progressing up). In addition, each piece of equipment has one to three enchantment slots and can be used to grant one of a few additional powers. Each weapon, armour, and artefact has a unique level and set of abilities that influence damage, defense and health. You have three slots for equipment (one melee weapon, one ranged weapon, and one armour), as well as three slots for artefacts (which have their own as unique powers) Shoutout to the bees, they are so good. This does imply you will sometimes get shafted and get the items that you are either hoping to get from said dungeon or get any items that improve your character enough such that you can take on the next dungeon with getting rekt. Your character only grows via the random items you pick up and equip. There are no stats, abilities, perks tied to your character. There are no classes, everyone is the same character that can be visually customized. I say it acts as a gateway to these genres because of the game's simplicity. For those unfamilar with the aforementioned genres or games, Minecraft Dungeons is a game where you explore linear dungeon layouts, meaning the map will be the same everytime you replay a level, enhancing you character via random loot drops. Minecraft Dungeons acts as a gateway game into the dungeon crawler RPG genre. I completed the base game in 15 hours, dying about 20 times and had 3 wipes or game overs, two of them being boss fights I was not prepared for.

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I have not played much Minecraft by Mojang and have only played PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate and Goat Simulator by Double Eleven. I have experience playing dungeon crawler RPGs such as the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon series, Hades and Cadence of Hyrule.

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I Context: I played through the entire main story with a few side missions, Nintendo Switch Edition during the August 2021 free game trial. Context: I played through the entire main story with a few side missions, Nintendo Switch Edition during the August 2021 free game trial.

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