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Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices.","78463\u002FDread Delusion Cover.webp","78463\u002FDread Delusion Header.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002FgUoDrs7nN_M","2024-05-14",73.29,159735,"dread-delusion",1574240,[19,24,27],{"company":20,"developed":22,"published":23},{"name":21},"Dread XP",false,true,{"company":25,"developed":23,"published":22},{"name":26},"Lovely Hellplace",{"company":28,"developed":22,"published":23},{"name":29},"DreadXP",[31,32,33],"Role-playing (RPG)","Adventure","Indie",[35,36,37,38,39,40],"PC (Microsoft Windows)","PlayStation 4","Xbox One","PlayStation 5","Xbox Series X|S","Nintendo Switch 2",[42,57,72,87,101,116,132,146],{"id":43,"author":44,"outlet":47,"summary":53,"review_url":54,"review_date":13,"original_score":55,"normalized_score":56},21187,{"id":45,"name":46},2571,"Mateusz Niewierowski",{"id":48,"logo":49,"name":50,"website_url":51,"score_format":52},15,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameluster-logo.jpg","GameLuster","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameluster.com","10","Not flawless, but nevertheless a masterpiece. Dread Delusion is a best hits compilation of all that 2000s RPGs had to offer and then some, creating one of the best video game worlds of this decade.","https:\u002F\u002Fgameluster.com\u002Fdread-delusion-review-shocking-systems-sublime-stories\u002F","9\u002F10",90,{"id":58,"author":59,"outlet":62,"summary":68,"review_url":69,"review_date":13,"original_score":70,"normalized_score":71},30756,{"id":60,"name":61},3276,"Alexander Chatziioannou",{"id":63,"logo":64,"name":65,"website_url":66,"score_format":67},35,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPCGamer-Logo.jpg","PC Gamer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamer.com\u002F","100","A PS1-style RPG that engenders a rare sense of discovery.\n","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamer.com\u002Fgames\u002Frpg\u002Fdread-delusion-review\u002F","73",73,{"id":73,"author":74,"outlet":77,"summary":82,"review_url":83,"review_date":84,"original_score":85,"normalized_score":86},81380,{"id":75,"name":76},5914,"James Galizio",{"id":78,"logo":79,"name":80,"website_url":81,"score_format":52},44,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FRPGSite%20Logo.jpg","RPGSite","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rpgsite.net\u002F","Dread Delusion sets out to create a haunting open world, evoking RPGs of the past - and succeeds.","https:\u002F\u002Frpgsite.net\u002Freview\u002F15838-dread-delusion-review","2024-05-19","8",80,{"id":88,"author":89,"outlet":92,"summary":97,"review_url":98,"review_date":13,"original_score":99,"normalized_score":100},87233,{"id":90,"name":91},5654,"Ian Boudreau",{"id":93,"logo":94,"name":95,"website_url":96,"score_format":52},42,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fpcgamesn%20logo.jpg","PCGamesN","https:\u002F\u002Fpcgamesn.com\u002F","While the throwback graphics and simplistic combat won't appeal to many, the authentic and original story and endlessly fascinating world make Dread Delusion feel like a long-lost cult classic.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamesn.com\u002Fdread-delusion\u002Freview","7",70,{"id":102,"author":103,"outlet":106,"summary":112,"review_url":113,"review_date":114,"original_score":115,"normalized_score":100},88785,{"id":104,"name":105},6739,"Kevin Smith",{"id":107,"logo":108,"name":109,"website_url":110,"score_format":111},65,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FRPGamer-Logo.jpg","RPGamer","https:\u002F\u002Frpgamer.com\u002F","5","The skies are red, the land is floating above a ruined world, and very little is what it seems. All in a day's work in Dread Delusion, an RPG that begs to be seen.","https:\u002F\u002Frpgamer.com\u002Freview\u002Fdread-delusion-review\u002F","2024-06-18","3.5",{"id":117,"author":118,"outlet":121,"summary":127,"review_url":128,"review_date":129,"original_score":130,"normalized_score":131},106270,{"id":119,"name":120},6669,"Joshua Winters",{"id":122,"logo":123,"name":124,"website_url":125,"score_format":126},129,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FStart-Menu-Logo.jpg","StartMenu","https:\u002F\u002Fstartmenu.co.uk\u002F","unscored","However, not that much is really unsafe in the isles. Aside from some optional, late-game areas, I never once felt like I was truly unprepared for combat. All monsters are sluggish and all their attacks are laborious. It’s easy to avoid danger. Plus, you receive no experience points for killing them, so if you can avoid it, avoid it. This may be a good time to say at least one critical thing: the combat is anaemic and useless. Maybe it’s how I spec'd my character but I was never pressed by monsters or enemies. You are never without several dozen potions of health, stamina, or mana — they are littered everywhere. Weapon upgrades were helpful and always seemed to be available when I needed them. And there are maybe… too many easy ranged weapons. I was so flush with poison shuriken by the end of the game I rarely swung my fully upgraded sword. But who cares? That ending…","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.startmenu.co.uk\u002Fhome\u002Freview-dread-delusion","2024-09-28","Unscored",0,{"id":133,"author":134,"outlet":137,"summary":142,"review_url":143,"review_date":13,"original_score":144,"normalized_score":145},135495,{"id":135,"name":136},4358,"Justin Mercer",{"id":138,"logo":139,"name":140,"website_url":141,"score_format":52},148,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fgamerescape-logo.jpg","Gamer Escape","https:\u002F\u002Fgamerescape.com\u002F","Dread Delusion offers an interesting universe and a gorgeous art style, but both are thoroughly wrapped up in a mechanically thin and ultimately unsatisfying RPG experience. The Oneiric Isles capture the spirit of the RPG worlds of the past, and there’s a wide breadth of content and characters to learn more about throughout them, but Dread Delusion’s decided lack of difficulty, one-note combat, and widespread balancing issues actively distract from its highly enjoyable world.","https:\u002F\u002Fgamerescape.com\u002F2024\u002F05\u002F14\u002Freview-dread-delusion\u002F","6\u002F10",60,{"id":147,"author":148,"outlet":151,"summary":156,"review_url":157,"review_date":13,"original_score":115,"normalized_score":100},151744,{"id":149,"name":150},12930,"Nick Mangiaracina",{"id":152,"logo":153,"name":154,"website_url":155,"score_format":111},153,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fmonstervine-logo.png","MonsterVine","https:\u002F\u002Fmonstervine.com\u002F","I love the art style for Dread Delusion, reminding me of some really fun RPGs from the early 2000s. Likewise, the art is very unique despite the reminiscence of other games. Everyone and everything has this level of detail that looks really good with the pixelated style and yet is also very grimy and gritty at the same time. In a word, I think Dread Delusion is gorgeous. Pairing well with the art style is the music, offering a soundtrack that is eerie, surreal, and haunting. These stunning islands that represent such a lived-in world are enhanced greatly by Dread Delusion’s soundtrack.","https:\u002F\u002Fmonstervine.com\u002F2024\u002F05\u002Fdread-delusion-review-dread-putting-it-down\u002F",8,[21,29],[26],[]]