Unexplored Reviews

Now that I've finally managed to beat the game on Hard level, after about 330 tries, I guess I can share my thoughts on it validly. When I first took a look at Unexplored, coming upon it thanks to Unexplored 2, which is a very different game, I did not think that I was going to get much enjoyment out of it. After all, ARPGs are not really my thing. But the reviews were so positive, that I eventually decided to take a chance. And did the game ever grab me. From the simple, but not easy, fighting style, to the sheer variety of things in the game, to the clever interactions between certain aspects that it was a joy to discover, such as lighting a torch by dipping it into lava, the game is just fun to play. The RNG is pretty excellent - I very seldom ran into unplayable situations, and even sometimes when it seems that you are stuck, there is a "pray" option that will resolve most blockages, although you will only have a few opportunities to use it per run without heavy penalties. But I rarely ever needed it, so that's no problem. The single-eyed characters make the top down combat easy to understand. Sneaking is available, although it's been nerfed somewhat, but that is generally not a problem, except when you start as "The Fool". It is probably my only gripe with the game that the Fool doesn't start with a stealth +1 cloak. Speaking of variety, you can play as 1 of at least 9 classes in the game, there are at least 16 different kinds of enemies, most of which have at least 1 type of boss version which serves as mini bosses, of which you'll only ever encounter 4 at most per run, there are at least 5 types of Dragons which serves as the end boss (except in rogue-likes it seems that the final boss is never the final boss, is it?), there are a variety of weapons (and magic) to use, lots of potions and scrolls, not all with positive effects, etc. And all that is before you ever even get to the free DLC - none of which I have touched as yet. In short, if you enjoy a good rogue-like ARPG, I can heartily recommend Unexplored.

As a true roguelike OG beard-lord, I can wholeheartedly say, this game is a banger. It doesn't hold your hand. You're going to get owned, and you'll want to try again. Dark Souls never looked more pathetic. This is the only non-turn based roguelike that's worth mentioning. My only gripe is the cyclops dude, as I am quite partial to two-eyed protaganists. 9.7/10