Darkest Dungeon is a wonderful, genre defining classic that helped me through one of the most stressful years of my life. Hamlet became a place of respite and booting up the game was one of the few joys I got out of life, as pathetic as it sounds.

I will try to put it bluntly, DD is not a grindy or hard game people make it to be. It is very easy to accrue wealth and heirlooms by abusing the low light reward mechanics and using antiquarians. Stunning and stalling are so comically overpowered that the devs had to nerf them in the sequel. Don't be intimidated by the illusionary difficulty of the game, and you will discover a gem with amazing, Lovecraft inspired writing combined with outstanding narration and a beautiful soundtrack that complements each other perfectly.

All of the DLC's are worth buying, I wouldn't recommend activating them in the first playthrough though as it might prove to be problematic because of the extra layer of complexity and difficulty they add to the game.

So, steel yourself, and remember, there can be no bravery without madness.
The Old Road will take you to Hell, but in that gaping abyss, we will find our redemption.

Darkest Dungeon is a wonderful, genre defining classic that helped me through one of the most stressful years of my life. Hamlet became a place of respite and booting up the game was one of the few joys I got out of life, as pathetic as it sounds. I will try to put it bluntly, DD is not a grindy or hard game people make it to be. It is very easy to accrue wealth and heirlooms by abusing the low light reward mechanics and using antiquarians. Stunning and stalling are so comically overpowered that the devs had to nerf them in the sequel. Don't be intimidated by the illusionary difficulty of the game, and you will discover a gem with amazing, Lovecraft inspired writing combined with outstanding narration and a beautiful soundtrack that complements each other perfectly. All of the DLC's are worth buying, I wouldn't recommend activating them in the first playthrough though as it might prove to be problematic because of the extra layer of complexity and difficulty they add to the game. [b]So, steel yourself, and remember, there can be no bravery without madness.[/b] [b]The Old Road will take you to Hell, but in that gaping abyss, we will find our redemption.[/b]