


By itself, this limitation wouldn’t be so bad, but unfortunately passive-buff-granting items, consumables, and any other weapons you might find also take up one of these slots, which puts that space at much more of a premium in a way that ends up grating. The player can only have four active inventory slots at a time (plus the option for an additional four storage slots after the first failed run) one of which must always be occupied by the necromancer’s sword, meaning that the maximum number of monsters you can have summoned at one time is three. It’s a fun and interesting system with lots of monsters to collect and plenty of room to decide which are your favorites and which you wouldn’t be caught dead using – but it’s not a perfect one. What the sword is good for, however, is resurrecting slain enemies as Tama’s thralls, giving her monstrous allies as she ventures ever further into the dungeon’s depths. The titular sword is found very early on in the game only for Tama to be informed that she currently lacks the power to resurrect Koko. Though the premise is strikingly similar to that of Shadow of the Colossus, the similarities end there – and that’s not a bad thing.įor starters, rather than being a game about exploration and boss fights, Sword of the Necromancer is a top-down dungeon-crawling roguelike with the added twist that the player is able to summon (small) hordes of monsters to fight alongside them. Tama seeks out the dungeon of the legendary necromancer and the forbidden power of his magic sword in order to bring her love back. Reader, have you ever played Shadow of the Colossus and thought to yourself, “I mean yeah this is pretty good but it’d be even better if it was gay”? If you answered “yes,” then boy howdy do I have the game for you! In Sword of the Necromancer, players take on the role of Tama, a lovable rogue whose girlfriend – a priestess named Koko – has been killed.

& Game Seer Ventures Rogue-like Dungeon Crawler Playstation 4 Developer: Grimorio of Games Publishers: JanduSoft S.L.
