Some will grant you an extra heart of life, others will increase your speed and some might even outfit you with some nasty implements of death-dealing destruction. Each one offers a select number of buffs to buy, if you have the coin to trade.Įach one – complete with their own unique honorific moniker – functions in a similar fashion to the vending machines from the BioShock games. Scattered throughout the city's courtyards, corridors and dungeons you'll find lamps and the genies that lurk within. The key is to know when and where to spend your cursed cash. Should you die – and you will, more often than not – you'll keep your XP (accrued from defeating enemies and collecting treasure) but lose all your coinage. if you can survive long enough to spend them.Įvery time you enter one of its districts, the layout is randomly changed so you're always on the back foot. Any riches you find on the way are yours. With only a Castlevania-style whip and a bladed weapon to your name (and an unhealthy thirst for silverware), this first-person roguelike sets you a simple task: reach the centre of the city. The titular city is a nightmarish metropolis filled with treasure, traps and monsters in equal measure. While its sand-swept streets and shining towers may remind you of musical numbers and cartoon flying carpets, we can guarantee this is no Disney-themed adventure. City of Brass takes that tantalising prospect, wraps into a mythical Arabian shell and leaves it for the taking on Nintendo Switch. Naturally, you love pilfering shiny and sparkling trinkets, but just how close will you tread into the unknown to sate your desire for wealth? Will your avarice help break an age-old curse and claim limitless riches, or condemn you to an eternity of torment? It's an intriguing premise, and one that fits the oft-used roguelike template like a freshly-stolen glove.
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