Developed by Massive Monster studio in the early days of summer 2022, “Cult of the Lamb” was released for the first time. In the game, our lamb, our main character, encounters the old god who has been sacrificed and imprisoned. He comes to the world of the game as the messenger of his god to free his god from his chains, who has been chained by the four bishops who have taken action against him.
Our main task in the game is clear and unequivocal: to free our god by breaking his chains by killing four bishops with different powers. The game is divided into two at this stage.
The part of the game that makes it Rogue-like is that we try to kill the archbishop by progressing in dungeons with different enemies and difficulties in 4 different themes. At the beginning of the dungeon, we are randomly given a weapon and superpower. As we move through the dungeon, we have the opportunity to change our weapon and special power. In some rooms of the dungeon, our card dealer friend can help us to progress in the dungeon by making us choose from two different cards. As we progress through the dungeons, we encounter seeds, flowers, stones, wood, food and animals in need of rescue for the cult part of the game. If we complete the dungeon without dying, we can return with what we collected. If we die in the dungeon, we come back with some of what we collected.
Apart from progress in the dungeons of the game, we also have a house, a camp. In the simulation part of the game, we pray with the animals we saved in our camp, we cook and eat them, we collect stones and wood, we rest in our beds at night and we do different kinds of rituals in our temple house. We strengthen our camp and ourselves with the prayer powers we collect in the camp, so when we enter the dungeons again, it causes us to progress with stronger and different features.
The camp is very detailed and beautifully rendered. Our pets may have some special requests from us: (I want to eat this food. It would be nice if there were some decorations. Let’s do this ritual today. I don’t like this person, will you kill him :D?). When we meet their demands, their cult level and loyalty increase. It has different effects depending on the food we make. More fervent prayer. It’s like working faster. If we don’t take good care of our cult, if we don’t clean up and refresh our beliefs; they can get sick, die prematurely, and worst of all, their faith ends and they stop praying. If I have to say, spending time with my animals here rather than in the dungeons while playing the game amused me more, they made a really nice and balanced simulation phase. These beautiful details, different regions and NPCs ensured that the game does not consist of only dungeons and added a different dimension to the game.
The drawings of the world of the game are placed layer by layer, all the characters are two-dimensional drawings, the game has a dark gothic style in general, but the main character and all the animals are characterized as extremely sweet, adding a different atmosphere to the visuality of the game from other games. The sounds of the game are a different mood, just like the style of the game. It features beautifully rendered music that oscillates between being dark, scary, and being sweet and cute. The sound effects in the scenes where we encounter boss battles and bosses are really goosebumps, quality sound effects that are penetrating to the human
Cult of the Lamb quickly entered the market, selling more than a million copies in its first week. The reasons for this success become very clear after playing the game. I also liked the game in general. Even an indi studio being nominated for game of the year at so many different award ceremonies is a huge success. I look forward to the studio’s growth and good work.
Steam Linki:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1313140/Cult_of_the_Lamb/
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