Big swords for example are slow to attack with but pack a punch, while the spear allows for a greater attacking distance, at the expense of overall damage output. You are initially awarded with a sword and shield, but you can also expect to craft and use other weaponry, such as big swords, bows, spears and gloves, all of which have their own pros and cons. For anyone that’s played 2D Zelda titles or The Binding of Isaac, you’ll know what to expect from the gameplay. As you make your way down the three floors of each dungeon on your way to the dungeon boss, you’ll spend your time engaged in combat with enemies, hacking and slashing away until the room is clear, before moving onwards to the next. Each dungeon has notes littered throughout that further explain the otherworldly nature of the dungeons, but besides that, the story of Moonlighter is yours to make.ĭungeons in Moonlighter are procedurally generated maps consisting of multiple rooms with varying enemies and types of loot to find, with the goal being to either make it to the end of the dungeon to kill the boss, or collect as much loot as possible before cleverly escaping the dungeon. In terms of story, this is all that Moonlighter really provides. Being the desperate merchant but also the gutsy adventurer, Will explores the depths of the dungeons, to gather loot to sell at his store to help bring the people back to Rynoka, while also living out his childhood dream of traversing through the mystical dungeons. With the dungeons closed, the village struggled, turning many people away. As the village grew more and more greedy to snatch up all the sweet loot that these dungeons provided, they were closed, as too many lives were being lost. The Dungeons as they are called in game, are portals to constantly changing locations, full of treasures and deadly creatures.

Will is a young merchant for the shop called Moonlighter in the village of Rynoka, a once thriving town that was built by those intrigued by the mysterious otherworldly dungeons nearby. This is exactly the scenario that befalls Moonlighter’s protagonist Will. By definition, a moonlighter is somebody who works an additional job after regular, full time employment at night.

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