About This Game It Lurks Below is a retro-styled, 2D, action-oriented, survival RPG by David Brevik. Create a custom character and choose from several different classes to delve deep into the mysteries of what evil lurks below. Dig down and explore the randomly generated levels, find random items, and combat deadly monsters to get the answers.Though this game looks similar to other games in the genre, it plays very differently. It is a true RPG, with many stats and character classes. It is very reminiscent of other games made by David Brevik such as Diablo, Diablo II, Hellgate: London and Marvel Heroes. With eight character classes to choose from, randomly generated levels, random stats on items, secret areas, bosses, a survival talent tree and three different play modes, it delivers a very different and unique gaming experience.Are you ready to find out what Lurks Below?CREATE YOUR CHARACTERBard (melee) - Wield the power of song and screaming to best your foes in battle. With trusty sword and shield and specializing in passive area effect damage and buffs, the bard is a force of nature in the battle field. ⠀⠀ Cleric (melee + ranged) - Come prepared for battle with heavy armor and plenty of healing power. Choose to fight with a mace and shield or a ranged wand. The cleric is the only class who is given this choice. Paired with its high survive-ability, it is the class that will outlive all others. ⠀⠀ Enchanter (ranged) - Stun and lighting are the enchanters tools of choice. What better way to avoid damage than stopping enemies in their tracks. If that wasn't enough, the enchanter can wield the power of illusion and turn into a wisp and fly away.⠀⠀ Necromancer (ranged) - Wielding the skulls of the dead as undead minions, marks the necromancer as the games resident pet class. Pair this with powerful poison and cold damage and self buffs, means the necromancer is an undead friendly powerhouse. ⠀⠀ Paladin (melee) - Dashing into combat wielding a powerful two handed sword or hammer makes the paladin one of the most formidable melee characters in the game. Consecrating the ground, area effect purification and damage are just a few of the tools this powerful holy warrior brings to the table. ⠀⠀ Rogue (melee) - Slip past enemies by hiding in the shadows and then when the moment is right, stab them with the rogue's powerful dual wielding daggers. ⠀⠀ Warrior (melee) - Decide between defensive stance and offensive stance; both make the warrior an incredible beast in battle. While defensive stance focuses on survive-ability and offensive stance focuses on damage, both are incredibly satisfying, especially combined with the warriors whirlwind ability. ⠀⠀ Wizard (ranged) - Harnessing the power of the elements through powerful area affect spells make the wizard an unstoppable elemental force. Their spell set is rounded out with a drake companion and teleport. ⠀⠀⠀CHOOSE YOUR GAME STYLE⠀⠀Creative - Enjoy all the game has to offer in more relaxed setting. No need to worry about survival mechanics, though still have the benefit of the survival tree. Many of the recipes and building supplies are already unlocked, which makes it much easier to languish in the joy of building and farming the whole surface. With no invasions to worry about, the only monsters that will be encountered are below in the dungeon. Descent - Same difficulty as Survival, just without the survival aspect. For anyone interested in just thrashing monsters and getting all the loot. No survival tree, no hunger, and no fatigue.Survival - This is the original game design mode. Not that this makes the other modes any less valid, but most of the game is designed with Survival Mode in mind. This includes all the bells and whistles of surviving and the survival tree, paired with difficult dungeon challenges and plenty of invasions. Hardcore - Both Survival and Descent have a hardcore option. This doesn't change anything about the particular mode other than you get only one death.Choose what works best for you! There are no wrong choices!FEW LAST TIPS!Surviving is rough out here (unless you are playing Descent, in which case, learn to make potions!). Make sure to grab all the food you can find, cook your vegetable, chop down trees, dig up ore, craft some new armor, and start your farm.⠀⠀One last thing that will help with survival, inventory space and your characters fabulous look is to build up your town. Many new buildings will become unlocked as you travel further into the dungeon; don't forget to build them. And while you are at it, you might as well craft yourself some new armor as well. Oh and maybe a ring...and some potions.⠀⠀Now you are truly ready! We hope you enjoy the game as much as we did creating it! 7aa9394dea Title: It Lurks BelowGenre: Action, Indie, RPGDeveloper:Graybeard GamesPublisher:Graybeard GamesRelease Date: 29 May, 2019 It Lurks Below Download Highly Compressed Rar I'm a huge Terraria fan, and while there are several clone-esque games on Steam, this one stood out with it's focus on survival and small promise of a diablo-like progression. So far I've put a few hours into it and have really been pleased with the overall mechanics and presentation of the game. The systems are simple to use, but deep, the survival is challenging but not tedious. Obviously I have a long way to go, but so far it IS following the Terraria formula where the game gets faster and less cumbersome as you enhance your skills\/equipment so I feel like I'm headed for a faster, more combat-driven experience.. Having played this game in early access for quite some time, I can admit the only thing that brought me to it was the Brevik's themselves. Being a life long gamer of D2 and 3k hours + in Marvel Heroes it is safe to say that I enjoy his products. **ALERT** I typically DO NOT enjoy these style games. They don't typically attract me so I bought this game with the sole intention of just helping them. HOWEVER, after playing the game in descent mode I found myself having a ton of fun. I made multiple classes, Bard being my favorite. I've been waiting for official release so I could see it at it's current best. If this game was able to draw me in, someone who traditionally doesn't like these games, that should say how fun and exciting the game can be. The Brevik's stream the game all the time and David is constantly updating the game with patches and keeping a heavy involvement with the community. If you took yourself and a significant other to the movies, it would cost you $20 which last 2-3 hrs. Spend 20$ and help support the Brevik's and have many many hours of fun in this AWESOME loot explosion, boss killing, mob destroying, crafting extravaganza and oh shoot, manage your inventory!! A+ product!. I've been waiting to write this review, because I kept thinking that maybe I just didn't get It Lurks Below. I read so many reviews raving about this game being a beautiful mix of Terraria and Diablo, and after 9 hours of grinding...I still don't see it. Sure it may look like Terraria with lots of loot like Diablo, but it lacks the charm and enjoyment that either game has. There are so many baffling development decisions, like a single song on loop (as of today that was fixed, but why wait so long to bring in new music?); an overabundance of useless weapons making you meticulously go back to the surface and sift through 15 weapons with slightly varying numbers; 5 item slots making building anything more of a chore than anything; or my least favorite decision: an inventory menu that takes up the entire screen, yet a crafting and bank menu that requires you to go through multiple lists to find what you need. UI problems aside, the combat is too hectic to actually have any strategy involved, 70% of the time it will just be you stat checking mobs to the face, the other 30% of the time will be you harassing them from range where they cant hit you. Most every fight comes down to if you have previously found armor and weapons that will allow you to survive.Honestly, overall I just felt like I kept playing waiting for the game to start, I feel like I never experienced what people are raving about in reviews. Heck, what I played didn't even seem half as cool as what I saw in trailers. But I feel like after 9 hours, if I still haven't experienced any joy in a game waiting for end game content, the pacing is just not well done. There's a place for this game, if you're really into old style games you'll probably be into this, but I think it takes the type of person that still plays retro games like Diablo 2 to appreciate what this game offers, because anyone casual player who plays modern games will be more frustrated at It Lurks Below than enjoying the time spent in it.. I'm a huge Terraria fan, and while there are several clone-esque games on Steam, this one stood out with it's focus on survival and small promise of a diablo-like progression. So far I've put a few hours into it and have really been pleased with the overall mechanics and presentation of the game. The systems are simple to use, but deep, the survival is challenging but not tedious. Obviously I have a long way to go, but so far it IS following the Terraria formula where the game gets faster and less cumbersome as you enhance your skills\/equipment so I feel like I'm headed for a faster, more combat-driven experience.. Fun game. Build, fight and survive. Made by the creator of diablo and diablo 2.. Great game that's been a lot of fun to play throughout the many updates David has made to the game.There's a lot to be said about how it's very unique and different from other games many will quickly compare it to.I don't have a ton of hours as you can see because I decided to wait until full launch and jump back in. Glad to see that time is now.. Fun game. Build, fight and survive. Made by the creator of diablo and diablo 2.. I used to say i would never play a game like this with the 2D world, But when i was told David Brevik made it one of the founding fathers of Diablo i just had to try it and WoW was i surprised as how addicting this game can be and i cant wait to see how much farther he takes it. Well worth the price in my opinion. A great game from the creator of Diablo.Tons of classes to choose from with play styles for everyone.I really have enjoyed playing this game and seeing the amazing game it is now.. If you liked Starbound, you'll probably like this game too. If you liked Terraria but didn't like Starbound, you probably won't like this game either.I just dont find it entertaining. I'm not a fan of these terraria\/minecraft clones that just add "levels" by going a bit deeper. First you start on the surface to get your basic tools set up. Then you dig just below the surface and explore the cave system (aka level 1). Here you'll find an ore that will help you build better armor and tools, along with a set of enemies.Dig a little deeper, and you'll reach the next layer (aka level 2). A new ore is introduced which you use for the next tier of pickaxe and armor, and a new set of enemies is also introduced.That's the game. Just dig a little deeper to the next level, mine the new ore, make your new armor, and repeat for the next level.Furthermore, it uses the same lazy item design that Starbound does. just design like 8 special weapon effects for each weapon type. Now set its damage and throw some randomized modifiers according to item level. Grats. You've just discovered all the weapons you'll be using for the game (in the first 30 minutes). Top this off with the fact that weapons drop like crazy. Your inventory will be filled up with weapons that have one of those eight (or however many) effects, along with random modifiers.The good thing about this, I guess, is that you're always up to date with your weapons (though im not really sure this is actually a good thing either). The bad thing is that there will never be any real excitement with the weapons. It's more of a chore, going through the dozens of weapons you just looted in your last 5 minute run, seeing which one has stats\/effect you like, and selling the rest. Maybe im doing the game an injustice, as perhaps things start to be a bit more creative once you get further. But I honestly dont want to get further, because right now it's not fun and I really believe its just going to be the exact same thing over and over. Dig deeper, new armor, get spammed with weapons. Repeat.The enemy AI is pretty horrible, though granted as I went further some of them had some neat mechanics. Generally speaking though, they wont try to jump up to you, theyll just stand directly below you and sit there as you slaughter them with ranged attacks.The class abilities are very lackluster as well (or at least for the wizard so far). I got a pet which threw useless projectiles, though at least it serves as a meatshield \/ aggro distraction. One of the offensive abilities was ok at best, the other seemed downright useless. I was relying almost entirely on my autoattack, as the abilities just felt like some extra flavor without any real usage except very slightly bumping up your dps. The blink was nice at least.I feel bad \u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665\u2665 on this game, as I believe the devs really did put a lot of effort into it. I liked the whole survival aspect, and the survival perks\/talents were a neat feature. Generally speaking though, the game feels very crude and there's no wonder, surprise nor excitement, at least for me.
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