Deathtrap Dungeon (Eidos, computer/PlayStation game)

[paltogue]

I was really pleased to discover Deathtrap Dungeon, the Eidos computer game, can now be played on modern computers via store.steampowered.com/ for a small fee of £4.99. I've always wanted to play it, but by the time I realised it existed, computers had moved on and my copy didn't work. Found out via the Official FF site. Funny enough, I was going to blog about this game soon, bemoaning the fact I had never had a chance to play it...

[paltogue]

Yay! Found the cheats for this game and they work on the steam version, so now I can progress past the first level without taking the rest of my life to do so.

Oh, and just in case you are wondering what the point in playing the game is if you cheat, well for me playing the Deathtrap Dungeon computer game is not so much about having an amazing gaming experience as exploring this obscure corner of Titan and finding out about it. Maybe I'll even draw a map or two before I'm done.

[sylas]

this game has many flaws: the horrid viewpoint changes, zero plot once you start, and of course THAT ending.
however, there are also many good things about it too and these are best discovered on your own. the traps are devious and plentiful just like the horde of monsters thrown at you. i suggest playing it normally at first. learn to sidestep, get used to using the first person view (as this changes the angle of fire with range attacks), and get good at blocking. this is not a game you can just rush through - that will get you killed very often. walls and floors are as important as doors and most enemies will have attack patterns and vulnerabilities. cheat only if you MUST (you can always de-activate invincibility once you're past a difficult area) but note that it majorly lowers your enjoyment of the game. despite the obvious premise, many players forget this is also a survival game, so burn your resources only if necessary. no point in using up your best weapons on Orcs and Imps - you may need them later.
most important of all: remember to Save whenever you can.

[paltogue]

Mar 27, 2014 17:29:34 GMT sylas said:

this game has many flaws: the horrid viewpoint changes, zero plot once you start, and of course THAT ending.
however, there are also many good things about it too and these are best discovered on your own. the traps are devious and plentiful just like the horde of monsters thrown at you. i suggest playing it normally at first. learn to sidestep, get used to using the first person view (as this changes the angle of fire with range attacks), and get good at blocking. this is not a game you can just rush through - that will get you killed very often. walls and floors are as important as doors and most enemies will have attack patterns and vulnerabilities. cheat only if you MUST (you can always de-activate invincibility once you're past a difficult area) but note that it majorly lowers your enjoyment of the game. despite the obvious premise, many players forget this is also a survival game, so burn your resources only if necessary. no point in using up your best weapons on Orcs and Imps - you may need them later.
most important of all: remember to Save whenever you can.

All good points, although from my point of view, playing computer games, especially old hack-n-slash ones like this, is as much a chore as anything else! I'm primarily interested in seeing how the dungeon is laid out and what the creatures look like in-game.

[sylas]

in that case, you should check out this playthrough:

doesn't quite go right to the end but if you're on cheat mode, that shouldn't be a problem. it also uncovers many secret areas that you are unlikely to find even with all the cheat codes.

[The Editor (Alex B)]

Sadly not OS X compatible (I have Steam).

[paltogue]

Mar 27, 2014 23:37:15 GMT sylas said:

in that case, you should check out this playthrough:

doesn't quite go right to the end but if you're on cheat mode, that shouldn't be a problem. it also uncovers many secret areas that you are unlikely to find even with all the cheat codes.

Cool! I shall check them out. Thanks!

[paltogue]

Mar 27, 2014 23:37:15 GMT sylas said:

in that case, you should check out this playthrough:

doesn't quite go right to the end but if you're on cheat mode, that shouldn't be a problem. it also uncovers many secret areas that you are unlikely to find even with all the cheat codes.

Actually, having played around with the cheats, invulnerability is fun, but tooling up with everything at the start isn't, as you don't have to find everything to progress and can just shortcut through each level without realising it.

[deadshadowrunner]

Can you find the game in the App Store,Play Store etc. or is it a PC ROM game?

[deadshadowrunner]

Oh wait,I just realised you mentioned it in our first post.Now I feel so embarrassed. 

[paltogue]

Mar 29, 2014 16:02:22 GMT deadshadowrunner said:

Oh wait,I just realised you mentioned it in our first post.Now I feel so embarrassed. 

No embarrassment necessary!

[deadshadowrunner]

  

[CharlesX]

So, is this game worth purchasing? I've mostly read 5 out of 10 reviews, with criticism for the controls and viewpoint, unoriginality, graphics, and length, so I'm wondering whether it's worth it for anyone who isn't just an FF obssessive, even at £5.

[kieran]

Aug 3, 2022 21:59:55 GMT CharlesX said:

So, is this game worth purchasing? I've mostly read 5 out of 10 reviews, with criticism for the controls and viewpoint, unoriginality, graphics, and length, so I'm wondering whether it's worth it for anyone who isn't just an FF obssessive, even at £5.

It's not great but it's not terrible either. The combat and jumping is kinda janky, it's way too unforgiving and the camera kills you as often as the monsters. Having said that, there's a lot of cool monsters, the traps are pretty inventive and the level design, while not on a par with the early Tomb Raiders, is still decent.