The Keep
SCORE: 67
I love it when companies look at the landscape of genres on a system
and release something that there is not a lot of. The Keep is a first
person dungeon crawler on the Nintendo 3DS. The Keep is also a
downloadable only video game. Those two things are pretty unique. Yes I
know the Etrian games are out there. The Keep has a more medieval feel
to it though.
An evil wizard is in his keep in this hand held video game. Some go to
his tower to kill him, others go there to learn from his knowledge.
Early on in the game we run into him, and he captures us. We must then
get out of the prison. Take the tutorial to learn how to play. Certain
things like attacking with a sword are not very intuitive.
The issues families will have with The Keep is the violence, and the
magic. Runes are collected, and players can use magic to heal, buff, and
attack. For spiritual reasons I do not like using magic in any way,
shape or form. That includes inside video games.
The Keep is definitely an old school kind of a first person dungeon
crawler. Save early, and save often. Also be sure to explore every
single nook and cranny. You may find some awesome stuff, or a weak enemy
to increase your experience. It always paid off.
The environments are way more diverse than I was expecting. Cinemax put
forth a wonderful effort in The Keep. My biggest complaint about this
game is there is no physical copy. It would great to move the game from
the Nintendo 3DS to the Nintendo 2DS.
The 3D effects in The Keep are spectacular. I felt like I was going to
fall into the depth of the dungeon. The Keep is a game for thirteen and
older only members of the family. Please keep that in mind. If your
looking for an old school first person dungeon crawler on the 3DS/2DS
then you need to look at The Keep.
- RPG Master
Graphics: 65%
Sound: 65%
Replay/Extras: 70%
Gameplay: 75%
Family Friendly Factor: 60%
System: Nintendo 3DS
Publisher: Cinemax
Developer: Cinemax
Rating:
‘T’ Teen THIRTEEN and OLDER ONLY
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