revealed a surprising amount of depth for what could first appear to be a simple action-roguelike. And there’s so much more for me to see: What’s the Ascension Battle like? How hard is it to face down Lucifer?

C’est justement au niveau des armes qual 33 Immortals vient densifier son gameplay centré avant tout sur la coopé especialmenteration. Au nombre pour l’instant por 4, nous avons donc au choix : 

Nous avons eu l’occasion do tester pendant quelques heures cet infernal mfoilange en avance en compagnie de confrères et des développeurs du jeu, et voici donc nos premières impressions à son sujet. Sommaire

In the first part of this game, conquering Hell is an exercise in structure. Your goal is to defeat Lucifer, the “boss” of Inferno, but first you must work with other players to unlock an Ascension Battle just to reach him. How do you do that? Glad you asked: You must complete 12 Torture Chambers, mini raids where you are grouped up with up to six players to battle multiple waves of monsters.

I didn’t find any of the characters in the hub world particularly intriguing, but they serve their purpose just fine. Besides, it’s not about them — the main focus in 33 Immortals

’ art style really shines: Lucifer is a big blue beast who feels ripped straight out of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

Nous surveillons donc son dé especialmenteveloppement avec un grand intfoirêt. En attendant sa sortie en 1.0, nous n’allons en tout cas pas bouder notre plaisir de replonger en Enfer, cette fois avec des amis, pour botter les fesses de Lucifer et voir les autres défis diaboliques qui attendent notre âme en peine et 32 autres compagnons. 

Releasing on Game Pass is a major plus for this reason, but the studio is skipping Steam for the early access launch. This has not boded well for most multiplayer games on PC.

, the “cozy management game about dying” that went on to sell millions since 2020. If you follow the studio’s history though, you’ll see it jumping between multiple genres over the years, and its latest 33 Immortals Gameplay project, 33 Immortals

The tutorial ensures you experience failure firsthand, as the relentless enemies eventually overwhelm you. 

Attempting to solo almost any activity can get boring quickly. I found that even the smallest enemies can be massive bullet sponges until you build up your character with hours of upgrades. Even as a late-stage herculean character, having some backup can upgrade the amount of damage you deal exponentially. This is thanks to the title’s use of critical hits, which only begin racking up when another player is also hitting the same target.

Every time I perished in a run, I was already thinking of how I could make the next better, trying not to rely on the chance-based item drops. In the beginning, I simply wanted to rush to the boss level, so it was all about using valuable resources to report to nearby Torture Chambers and finishing them as fast as possible. Once I had my soul’s ass thoroughly beat, I slowed the pace down and made sure to get some personal upgrades in between the dungeons, which meant sticking with groups that were farming enemies and world items instead of just the dungeons.

Of all these choices, I liked playing with the Bow of Hope the most, as it kept me at a decent length away from enemy attacks. Also, its Guiding Light feature, where returning arrows sliced through monsters on the way back into my quiver, allowed for a nice interplay of positioning to my targets so I could double-up on damage. I really like how 33 Immortals

Despite having an impressive world that encourages cooperation, massive wars against the afterlife’s forces, and a good God-killing hook for an exciting gameplay loop, there are some missing aspects that I can attribute solely to this being an early access release.