THE SWORDS OF DITTO PC

This was almost more irritating than the permadeth, as it meant you had to get everything done in roughly an hour of real-time – which made the whole experience seem unnecessarily rushed and ruined the sense of exploration. Just as important though, is that the time limit that the original game imposed on players is also gone. But in Mormo’s Curse permadeath is only still present in hard mode, with death simply teleporting you back to your house and robbing you of some of your loot – which you can later recover, Dark Souls style. Previously this means that when you die you lose everything, with only experience and money being transferred over to the next life (plus other items, once you unlock that ability). It’s at this point that you learn the basic gist of the story: the town is under the control of a villainess named Mormo and if you fail to defeat her then everyone has to endure another century of her rule, until you’re reincarnated and get to try again.

In a nod to Link’s Awakening, The Swords Of Ditto starts with your character waking up on a beach and being quickly talked into retrieving a magic sword from a statue at the centre of the nearby town. So all the additions and changes we’re about to describe are also available on the other formats for nothing. And this new version of the game tackles both issues head-on.Īlthough this is the first time the game’s been released on Switch, Mormo’s Curse is essentially a free expansion.

THE SWORDS OF DITTO PC

There’s even a two-player local co-op option, but when first released last year on PlayStation 4 and PC there were some serious problems with repetition and unnecessary time limits.

Thankfully, The Swords Of Ditto is sensible enough not to be a direct copy, as it adds randomised levels and roguelike features to the Nintendo-esque puzzle-solving and exploration.

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