Game:

Good Night, Knight (2021)

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Review

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Good Night Knight is an Indie, Twin Stick Action RogueLike / Roguelite RPG Dungeon Crawler with Pixel Graphics and Procedural Generation. It is good.

Think Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, with Procedural Generation of the dungeons, an interesting and bold use of lighting and fog of war, and a stealth system that encourages backstabbing, if that is your style. I personally prefer to run in and cut em down, but to each their own.

The use of Lighting is interesting, as Good Night Knight remembers that you don’t have eyes in the back of your head, and your character cannot see anywhere they are not looking, and certainly not directly behind them!

Your character sees in a 180 degree arc in front of them, and sight is blocked by obstacles like dungeon walls, pillars, and corners, encouraging the player to play attention to where the monsters last were, and where they could possibly be, as they make their way towards you. Pay special attention to the objects they disturb on their path towards you, as they can be a vital clue to avoid getting got!

Beyond the excellent and innovate use of Fog of War and visibility, Good Night Knight has a stamina system, that feeds the attacks, sprints, and dashes of your knight, and intelligent use of your stamina is vital to avoid taking damage, which is difficult to heal absent an elevator back to base to rest up with a meal.

Unlike Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, I have yet to see hearts drop from containers and defeated monsters, making the dungeons far more dangerous here than in that legendary influence. Good Night Knight is tough!

Did I mention that Good Night Knight has local Co-op? Or that it has good music? Or that it has Meta Progression, tied to acquiring and lvling up items you find or buy? If any of this interests you, you’re likely like it.

A Dungeon Delving Twin Stick Slasher that massively encourages taking fights intelligently; Good Night Knight is an interesting choice for Twin Stick Shooter Rogue Like / RogueLite fans who want to wield a sword instead of a gun. I like it.

Note: Good Night Knight might be Early Access, but early access often means early fun. Care to observe the fun with me?
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1133050/Good_Night_Knight/
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