{"id":4086,"date":"2023-02-02T01:31:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T01:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urpwned.com\/?p=4086"},"modified":"2023-02-02T04:32:57","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T04:32:57","slug":"review-of-lone-ruin-solid-but-simple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urpwned.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/02\/review-of-lone-ruin-solid-but-simple\/","title":{"rendered":"Review of Lone Ruin: Solid, but Simple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-private=\"redact\" data-wt-guid=\"e467f03e-8af5-4bfd-a770-2675bf7ddb63\"><span class=\"issue-underline underline text-gray-darkest font-body decoration-2 underline-offset-4 transition decoration-error-main hover:bg-error-lightest\" data-issueid=\"3cb53165-820f-4cf0-b2c6-ddde6f2d8845\" data-testid=\"issue-underline:Twin-stick shooters\">A twin-stick shooter<\/span> and an action roguelike are two genres that <span class=\"issue-underline underline text-gray-darkest font-body decoration-2 underline-offset-4 transition decoration-primary-main hover:bg-primary-lightest\" data-issueid=\"a7a2aa08-961f-43a5-b0a5-cb70c3a543c8\" data-testid=\"issue-underline:pair\">go<\/span> together like peanut butter and jelly. In a roguelike, skill and precision are the keys to success, and the twin-stick style provides exactly that. So how else can we make this unique genre stand out if the framework itself is solid? Maybe some magic like Lone Ruin?<\/p>\n<p data-private=\"redact\" data-wt-guid=\"e467f03e-8af5-4bfd-a770-2675bf7ddb63\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4096\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urpwned.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gaming-2.jpg?resize=900%2C507&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urpwned.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gaming-2.jpg?w=728&amp;ssl=1 728w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urpwned.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gaming-2.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"document-heading\" data-private=\"redact\" data-wt-guid=\"7ce52b4b-c9dc-41db-bec1-94dae4275036\"><span class=\"issue-underline underline text-gray-darkest font-body decoration-2 underline-offset-4 transition decoration-error-main hover:bg-error-lightest\" data-issueid=\"79039a16-dc81-4221-a378-4879bf9f8f08\" data-testid=\"issue-underline:Review the Takeaways\"><strong>Review Takeaways<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"list-disc px-8\">\n<li>\n<p data-private=\"redact\" data-wt-guid=\"52968bb8-06f3-4b1b-aec1-17f9e4b4a6dc\">Twin-stick control makes it easy<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-private=\"redact\" data-wt-guid=\"caa78ed6-48c8-4210-affe-2fcae249b25d\">A decent variety of spells with distinct effects<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-private=\"redact\" data-wt-guid=\"b854bc7a-5a68-49fd-bf5c-b0233689a60a\">Potential for discovering item and weapon synergies<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-private=\"redact\" data-wt-guid=\"b0663b73-4b65-4631-b435-a7bf15d3f0b5\">Presentation is light, with no real story<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-private=\"redact\" data-wt-guid=\"385cc010-8554-4499-b376-076ebd7d2995\">Short, not much replayability<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-private=\"redact\" data-wt-guid=\"f36134d6-d07b-4697-9b7d-d2bd72e64e5a\">Score: 6\/10<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4097\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urpwned.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gaming-3.jpg?resize=900%2C507&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urpwned.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gaming-3.jpg?w=728&amp;ssl=1 728w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urpwned.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gaming-3.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-private=\"redact\" data-wt-guid=\"335ca4b7-c129-447e-bec9-f06108832adb\">Besides a brief cutscene at the beginning, Lone Ruin doesn&#8217;t seem to have much of a story. From what I can tell, you&#8217;re a spellcaster who travels to a ruined city by magical corruption. After you receive the beginning spell from a character with dialogue, the game becomes entirely silent. You won&#8217;t find an evolving story here as you will in Hades; Lone Ruin is a game about the gameplay first and foremost.<\/p>\n<p data-private=\"redact\" data-wt-guid=\"dbf3a3a0-fe56-4bcb-affd-3f0641c9b7f0\">As far as I could tell, the only differences between difficulties were the amount of health you start with and how much damage enemies do. After only a few attempts, I completed a run on normal difficulty. I don&#8217;t feel a particular urge to go back and play. There are detailed leaderboards if you&#8217;re the kind of person who likes to <span class=\"issue-underline underline text-gray-darkest font-body decoration-2 underline-offset-4 transition decoration-error-main hover:bg-error-lightest\" data-issueid=\"53a92af1-ba44-452a-9a1b-e3a8c0440ca0\" data-testid=\"issue-underline:speed-run\">speedrun<\/span> and opt for <span class=\"issue-underline underline text-gray-darkest font-body decoration-2 underline-offset-4 transition decoration-primary-main hover:bg-primary-lightest\" data-issueid=\"7bd22ed1-d7ae-464b-9d44-5567868a43dd\" data-testid=\"issue-underline:perfectionism. It's\">perfection, and if you&#8217;<\/span>re bore<span class=\"issue-underline underline text-gray-darkest font-body decoration-2 underline-offset-4 transition decoration-primary-main hover:bg-primary-lightest\" data-issueid=\"dee58829-137c-4104-8aeb-c4c98ddc8343\" data-testid=\"issue-underline:terrible\">d a<\/span>nd want to occupy yourself for 30 minutes, it&#8217;s not a bad game. Unfortunately, you won&#8217;t find a commitment beyond that here.<\/p>\n<p data-private=\"redact\" data-wt-guid=\"a12fc160-d4a3-4bd3-aadc-98effa395eb5\">Nintendo Switch and PC users can play Lone Ruin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A twin-stick shooter and an action roguelike are two genres that go together like peanut butter and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4122,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4],"tags":[249,251,217,420,842,1279,1280,1281,55,896],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Review of Lone Ruin: Solid, but Simple - URPWNED<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urpwned.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/02\/review-of-lone-ruin-solid-but-simple\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Review of Lone Ruin: Solid, but Simple - 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