{"id":23917,"date":"2023-11-06T00:01:19","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T00:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=23917"},"modified":"2023-10-27T11:57:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T11:57:02","slug":"diorama-dungeoncrawl-master-of-the-living-castle-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/06\/diorama-dungeoncrawl-master-of-the-living-castle-ps4-ps5-switch-xbox-one-x-s-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Diorama Dungeoncrawl: Master of the Living Castle (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X\/S, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/diorama_box\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-23897 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DIORAMA_BOX-150x142.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DIORAMA_BOX-150x142.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DIORAMA_BOX.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Guide a knight through blocky retro styled areas and use a trusty axe to defeat goblins, skeletons, and other baddies in dark forest and creepy crypts in Diorama DungeonCrawl: Master of the Living Castle.\u00a0 It\u2019s a bit like a side scrolling beat \u2018em up with some platforming thrown in, and it\u2019s available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.<\/p>\n<p>Move your knight around with the control stick, and swing your axe with a button.\u00a0 He swings in a vertical motion, so your attack range is limited. \u00a0Another button lets you jump.\u00a0 You can hit these barrel things that give you items.\u00a0 If you get a square with a picture on it, you can use that kind of magic by charging up your axe before swinging by holding down the button.\u00a0 Some magic lets you shoot fireballs in an arc from your axe swing, and another lets you send out a shockwave on the ground.\u00a0 These attacks take up magic points, which you can refill by picking up little white dots.\u00a0 Food items restore your health.<\/p>\n<p>The worst part about this game is the play control.\u00a0 Moving, jumping, and attacking feel very stiff, especially when you have to do some platforming.\u00a0 Because of that, it\u2019s really easier just to avoid enemies and head for the exit.\u00a0 I even did that with a boss bear character in the forest area!\u00a0 And the game is really buggy.\u00a0 When I tried the level select, I just kept swinging my axe and couldn\u2019t move.\u00a0 It really feels like an unfinished game and is one of the worst I\u2019ve played this year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/diorama_screen\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23898\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DIORAMA_SCREEN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DIORAMA_SCREEN.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DIORAMA_SCREEN-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DIORAMA_SCREEN-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Diorama Dungeoncrawl: Master of the Living Castle is rated E for Everyone with ESRB descriptors of Mild Fantasy Violence and Mild Language.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t notice any bad language in the text, and when you defeat enemies or get killed yourself, characters just fall over and flash and explode.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for some of the text, but not necessary just to play.\u00a0 Younger gamers may get frustrated at the high difficulty and bad controls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guide a knight through blocky retro styled areas and use 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