'Desmond's Castle' Battles Mini Vampires on a Time Limit

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Desmond’s Fortress offers you ten minutes to discover its gloomy halls, discover secret weapons, remedy puzzles, and overcome its vampire lord.

Vampires at all times sound so highly effective besides for the way they’re so weak through the daytime. What a drag to be immortal however have to cover out in a field all day. Appears dangerous. The vampire on this recreation appears to have thought of this drawback, although. His property is full of a thick, poisonous fog that burns the lungs and kills anybody who enters it. Fortunately our heroic knight playable character can maintain their breath for ten minutes, providing you with a small however workable time restrict with which to defeat the undead creature.

That stated, the journey to Desmond isn’t easy. The place is a sprawling maze of corridors and secret goodies. Monsters are additionally everywhere. You is likely to be inclined to hurry previous them whenever you’ve solely obtained ten minutes to spare, however when creatures are creeping in direction of you, you may’t at all times see the doorways that lead out. You don’t have any alternative however to struggle rapidly to have the ability to make your escape route seem.

Nonetheless, you may’t struggle all the things for those who’re going to beat the vampire in ten minutes. That’s the place the sport’s secrets and techniques and hidden paths come into play. For those who’re being attentive to cracked partitions or different hints at hidden issues, you'll find higher gear and even cheats to present your self a greater likelihood of surviving your quest. Searching for these issues when the clock is consistently clicking down isn’t simple (and fixing puzzles below time strain positive isn’t, both), nevertheless it provides to the irritating enjoyable of this recreation.

Desmond’s Fortress is zippy and tense as you scramble by its halls, nevertheless it rewards you nicely for paying consideration and seeing what neat issues you'll find earlier than your ten minutes are up.

Desmond’s Fortress is offered now on itch.io.

About The Writer Joel Couture

Joel has been masking indie video games for varied websites together with IndieGames.com, Siliconera, Gamasutra, Warp Door, CG Journal, and extra over the previous seven years, and has written book-length research on Undertale and P.T.. Joel is consistently looking out for digital experiences that push the boundaries of what video games may be, and seeks to delve into the artistic course of, meanings, and emotion labor that goes into the work of artists worldwide.