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It's like if vampire survivors had a baby with my dad

Yu-gi-oh over yu-gi-hoes

John Madden

Loop zoop

The quintessential ARPG. If this is the flavor of meth that'll keep you up for 20 hours a day, you'll find no better dealer than Grim Dawn. I've seen the game develop for a while now, from when only 2 acts were playable and the shaman class had yet to be released. Every single step this game has taken in development has made it better, and in it's current form it's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ masterful. It's so rare nowadays to feel that the game you're playing is the result of a competent team that genuinely cares about delivering a fun experience. If you've never tried a Diablo-style ARPG before, start with this one - if you're the type, it'll hook you immediately. If you get hooked as hard as I did, I'm sorry. See you in 600 hours.

Take 'em to town, then point down.

lik dis if u cri evertim

I looked to the skies and I asked god why, but he was too busy trying to figure out how to play to answer
10/10

Ignore the hours, all my play time is on kongregate.
This ♥♥♥♥ is bomb. it's the one game that i constantly quit playing for months at a time, but always end up coming back to. And when I'm not in a feral rage over 8/8 death, it's pretty fun.
Also, kabam is dead, long live the Deca Era.

Is this a great game in the traditional sense? Debatable. There's definitely the skeleton of an amazing game, but it's hard to deny that the flesh is basically made out of bone. Like the whole thing is just a really really thick skeleton...
What I'm trying to say is that the game is samey as ♥♥♥♥. Like pretty badly. The boss fights are nicely varied, but the missions in between are just... you'll know a map front to back at the end of it's related rank, that's for damn sure. The crafting system, while not terribly unique, really adds a sense of depth and personalization to the game, and lets you set goals for yourself, which is always a plus in my book. But the reason I recommend this is not any of that.
I'm giving this a recommendation because it is just a much cooler version of Metal Slug, and I like Metal Slug. I might not want to play it all the time, but when I do this game is there for me with a mission I haven't completed the fastest time on or a new gun that I haven't beaten a boss with or just something, anything, to give me an excuse to play a very functional, responsive, fun 2-D scrolling shooter. And at the end of the day, that's worth the 20 (15 if you have friends) dollars.