Lost Labyrinth Extended Version Reviews

Love this, but I want to modify the character image in my own game, can I request to open the permission of the player to modify the character image?

I really like the game Dungeons of Dredmor but I also wanted a game that was just a tad more serious. The avatars that you can pick from are still cute so its not too serious. Another reviewer said the artwork wasn't consistent and that's so true. It's like a hodge podge. The detailed character creation is one of the game's high points. The game is fun playing with another person. Playing with another person reminded me of playing a speedier version of the classic Dungeons and Dragons board game because it's turn based. Worrying about food and water makes the game tough. There's even an option for being a vegetarian (if you choose this character 'quirk' in the character creation). I also like the little details in the graphics too such as 'arcane arrow' animated as a purple bolt. But it's true that it's kind of buggy. Still worth the 5 bucks.

This really appeals to me. If, like me, the most enjoyable part of a Dungeon crawler [or any good RPG] is the act of making your own unique character, then this game is for you. Want to be hand to hand combat only warrior? Sword and shield, or two handed axe? Take your pick. How about a crack shot bow wielder? A sneaky back stabbing assassin? Or a Fire Mage? Water? Air, Earth, Death, Blood, Acrane, White, Druid, Death, Witch, Warlock, Paladin, Summoner…. The variations are vast, and give the game a lot of replay value. And it only cost me £3 :) The game play itself does appear to be very basic at first [just walking through narrow corridors until you meet a creature, with no AI to speak of. But the game does open up with new features introduced after the first few levels. And there is surprising depth here. And MULTIPLAYER! Yes, I have not tried this, but I can imagine it being great fun with a friend or two. I did not notice any bugs or experience any issues with the game at all. Perhaps those have been ironed out by now. Admittedly, the graphics and interface are very basic [but functional]. I would love to be able to install some better tile sets, I think the game would really benefit from that. You can install some custom dungeons too. The game has a lot of potential if modders decide to add things. All in all, well worth the price.

Very buggy. Mouse does not work in Full Screen Stretched mode, Fonts are huge, impossible to read or do anything without much trouble.

TL;DR: Horrible UI, terrible sound, and mouse stuttering mar what could otherwise be a deep and fun Roguelike. Review: This one of those "Meh" games. I dont want to thumbs down it, but neither is it good enough in its current state to recommend it. I'm a die hard real Roguelike fan, and as much as I wanted to like this game, in its current incarnation, the UI, stuttering and sound are so bad its near unplayable. The graphics look like a 90s indie project, the various char and enemy tiles vary widely in quality and art style And the sound and music, god. I turned the music off the second I could. Its like a 30 second looping one channel track. The sound fx are also bizarre and annoying. Weird shrieks, moans creaks, bangs, ect, all playing on one main channel - sounds like each sound is just a badly sampled wav file. The UI - it appears to be only be able to be driven with a mouse or arrow keys. But when you play with arrow keys, theres a slight lag from input to execution. When you play with a mouse on fullscreen, the mouse cursor stutters, lags, and jumps all over. Theres no keybinding or numpad availability - and even if youre moving with the keypad, you must use the mouse in menus. This just sucks for a Roguelike A turn based Roguelike shouldnt be forced to use both M+K and for god sakes if youre going to require mouse, make it actually *work*. Also, theres no in game tutorial, only on boot. It sucks, because with some polishing this game could be really interesting. *Huge* char customization options on a point driven system, lots of magic spells, merchants, items, levels, enemies. I really want to like it, I really do. But its barely playable in its current form,

This game has never gotten enough love and it is criminal, great adventure game to play hot seat with 4 people, or start 4 players on your own, the game is extremely fun, you really need to play it, if you like simple yet deep roguelike adventures, this is it, lots of items,lots of magic, good over all, music is pretty retro and great to hear, over all good game, controls might be hard to figure out at first, sometimes the mouse cursor may act funny, but that is an easy fix, Masterpiece,hidden gem!

A very deep character customization sets you up for extreme replayability in a hardcore roguelike. Play it on full-screen and you are good-to-go. If you have set it on stretched window use the hotkeys to navigate to the video settings (press alt to see hotkeys in the menu) You can also change the settings in the settings.txt in the game folder. Go to the game properties in steam -> local files -> browse local files -> settings.txt

Positive Aspects Great replay value. Fun to play. You can choose from a wide variety of both strengths and weaknesses. Classless character generation allows you to create a very custom character. Talents are balanced. You can choose to have permadeath or not. You can play up to for characters by yourself or hotseat with friends. Developers are responsive and trying to make the game better. The few bugs that are in it are quickly being fixed. Neutral Aspects Music is catchy if a bit repetative. Taking a weakness often banns you from taking anything that could counteract that weakness. Things like food and water are really important, forcing you to use precious character points to address those issues. Potentially Negative Aspects Its graphics are simple and inconsistant. Has a funky lighting system where characters in a multi-player game don't share illumination. Overall I really like this game. Try it - it is only $5 and well worth the price if you like this type of game.

Note: I played the free version quite a bit several months ago, before it hit Steam. This is one of the better rogue-ish games in my opinion. It has permadeath if you want it, but you can also start a non-permadeath game and save any time. I wish all roguelikes had this option. I'd buy a lot more of them. The UI is rather awkward, and the graphics very simple, but it has a ton of skills and even has multiplayer, which can be used to create a party to play by yourself. My only real complaint is that hunger and thirst are a little too intrusive. It feels like every minute or two I need to eat or drink. And on my current game (level 6) I'm completely out of food and "very hungry". This could be a virtual permadeath situation if I can't find food soon. It's easily worth the five bucks.

While the game is novel, it does have some issues. Windowing to be able to use the mouse is one, while occasional crashes, especially after you took 20 minutes making a character, can be quite annoying. The game does hold promise as an idea; I really do love the character creator and the depth you can go with it, though I'm sure it ends up in cookie cutter designs eventually, there would be quite a few winning combinations to be sure. The maze layout randomness is nice, and so is the choice of 1-4 characters and permadeath if you're into that. But I seem to spend more time making characters than playing the Labyrinth, but this might be a personal thing. I'd say buy at your own risk, it might be right up your alley, or it may fall flat. I'd like to see the game tinkered with some more, personally. But there's a huge amount of promise.