Should Death accumulate enough experience to level up, Death gets a small permanent perk that makes future runs just a bit easier, ranging from access to more spells to an elevator that takes me to a specific boss. Upon death, Death earns experience and ingots. Thankfully, Have a Nice Death‘s progression system gives players some additional power, even if you manage to clear but a few rooms. I’ve died quite a few times during this review period, almost always to Thanagers and Sorrows.
But, like Hades‘ Prince Zagreus, death is a minor setback for the CEO of Death Inc. Since Have a Nice Death is a roguelike, I expected to die, die, and die again on my path to paradise. Like me (Will), Death desires a week off in paradise, but…work awaits. My employees occasionally pepper me with inquiries and requests, all of which are immaterial. Minions (smaller enemies), Thanagers (mini-bosses) and Sorrows (end-of-level bosses) stood between me and my solution to eternal burnout: a vacation in paradise. After about 15 hours, I’m almost finished with the main story, and I’m wishing that I could go back to playing it rather than doing housework…which is what I’m most likely supposed to be doing at this time.Īs Death, the Founder and CEO of Death Inc., I have been tasked with slicing, dicing, and scolding demonic middle management to stop sluffing off and resume their typical duties of processing souls rather than gluttonizing the Earth and overpopulating the underworld. The version I have been playing (and will most definitely continue to play) will be released later this week, and I’m ecstatic to say that Have a Nice Death is an incredibly well done roguelike with mild platforming elements that will encourage many hours of playtime.
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I’ve spent the past week playing the full version (Version 1.0) of Have a Nice Death, a roguelike for the PC that has been in Early Access since March ’22. Thus, I worry that much of the charm and surprisingly deep humor that emerges from Have a Nice Death may be lost on those under the age of, say, 25 years of age. Of course, this is all a ruse, as work isn’t meant to be comfy at face value, but the fact remains: Expectations of the 9-5 workday loop have become illusory, colorful, and distracting from the reality of work being, well, work. Pity me.įast forward to 2023, the idea of the workplace has vastly changed, with in-person office spaces adopting trendy layouts, fancy coffeemakers beyond Keurigs, happy hours at 4pm on a Thursday, and a ping pong table and arcade room that’s used to show prospective employees that this workplace is fun, friendly, and comfy. This was my “I’m gonna grow up and work!” hell scenario.
This was what I was looking forward to, America. Things would be dreary, there would be a shoddy coffee machine that would only make Folger’s, and I would sit in a dimly lit and frankly uncomfortable cubicle surrounded by stacks of paper. Growing up, my idea of the workplace was the idea of going to a highrise in the middle of Los Angeles, everyone wearing a suit and tie, and a lobby/elevator that would be playing Kevin Macleod’s Local Forecast – Elevator on loop.
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