Deep Sky Derelicts: Definitive Edition

 PlayStation 4
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  • Summary: In a grim dystopian future, where mankind has scattered across the galaxy and the human society has split into two distinct classes, you are a poor stateless outcast forced to live off scraps from derelict alien stations and ships in the outer space, yet you dream of becoming a privilegedIn a grim dystopian future, where mankind has scattered across the galaxy and the human society has split into two distinct classes, you are a poor stateless outcast forced to live off scraps from derelict alien stations and ships in the outer space, yet you dream of becoming a privileged citizen and living on the surface of a habitable planet, enjoying non-synthetic air, water and food. A fabled alien derelict ship somewhere within the Deep Sky sector of space is your voucher for a citizenship and a promise of cozy life on a hospitable planet.

    Build and control a squad of up to three mercenary characters and set on to explore derelict ships within your reach from the scavenger's base. Searching the derelicts for loot and clues, you come across many friendly inhabitants and traders, but more often -- various enemies. Challenge and defeat them in tactical turn-based fights, where randomly-drawn cards form your changing arsenal of combat actions, gain experience for yourself and your crew, loot dead bodies, resupply and upgrade once back at your base. The scavenger's home ship gives you the opportunity to heal and level-up your mercenaries, recruit new ones, equip them, upgrade their gear or recharge energy for life support during missions.    … Expand

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  1. PlayStation Country
    Apr 4, 2020
    80
    Deep Sky Derelicts is a wonderful turn based card battler with RPG mechanics you’ll go back to again and again. Hidden dice throws are still a git though.
  2. 4P.de
    Mar 27, 2020
    80
    Really entertaining futuristic tactic rpg similar to Darkest Dungeon.
  3. Cultured Vultures
    Mar 24, 2020
    65
    A gorgeous comic book aesthetic and unique premise helps to alleviate Deep Sky Derelicts’ rudimentary and uneven card-based RPG tactics.

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  1. MarkusCreed
    Jun 20, 2020
    8
    Deep Sky Derelicts Definitive Edition combina il gioco base con i suoi due DLC, ossia “New Prospects” e “Station Life”. La prima espansione,Deep Sky Derelicts Definitive Edition combina il gioco base con i suoi due DLC, ossia “New Prospects” e “Station Life”. La prima espansione, sebbene non spezzi completamente la ripetitività di fondo, aggiunge nuovi contenuti, tra cui una nuova classe(il Minatore) ed una certa varietà negli scenari e negli incontri. Tuttavia, il contributo maggiore sta nello smussare alcune meccaniche all’esplorazione degli ambienti, come la possibilità di proseguire senza essere notati dai nemici. Tirando le somme e considerando le nuove migliorie, il videogioco si presenta come un prodotto che unisce in maniera più che discreta diverse anime al suo interno. Di conseguenza, se si riesce a soprassedere su ciò che non funziona pienamente, il gioco sfrutta i suoi punti di forza per offrire molte ore di intrattenimento.… Expand
  2. Awanka
    Nov 15, 2020
    7
    It's a fairly engaging mix of turn-based dungeon-crawling and card-based deck-building as you progress through increasingly difficult andIt's a fairly engaging mix of turn-based dungeon-crawling and card-based deck-building as you progress through increasingly difficult and larger space wrecks to explore, I thought it was going to be like darkest dungeon, but other than the art style, the two are quite different. Although a good portion of the content is randomized, unlike darkest dungeon the maps stay the same throughout a single playthrough, so it basically plays like a regular RPG even though it might classified as a rogue-lite. The combat is also much different from Darkest Dungeon. It's the same as your typical turn-based JRPG where different characters take turns based on initiative.

    There are some serious balance issues, and it becomes quite easy to build ridiculous decks that trivialize combat after the first half of the game or so. The story is pretty basic sci-fi, and doesn't compare to the brilliantly narrated growing horror of Darkest Dungeon's storyline.

    All in all, I had a lot of fun. If Darkest Dungeon is a 10, this would fairly be rated as a 7.    … Expand
  4. MickeyFinn
    Jun 12, 2023
    3
    The game has a wide variety of builds and diverse battle techniques, all the more frustrating that it self-nullifies all that by a completeThe game has a wide variety of builds and diverse battle techniques, all the more frustrating that it self-nullifies all that by a complete lack of polishing/comfort options. Like info on character evolution and monsters. Or storage to actually be able to keep equipment to try the various builds. I'm not spending hundreds of hours farming and rng crafting to do what i want just because the devs were too lazy to finish their game.. Avoid… Expand