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Dungeon Defenders Awakened 1 - CASH GRAB OR WORTHY SUCCESSOR? - First Look, Let's Play
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Жыл бұрынFind on Steam: lurk.ly/O_ZAtT Dungeon Defenders Awakened is the latest in one of my favorite gaming series ever! Let's have fun and figure out how this one differs from the previous games.
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Release Date: 2023
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About Dungeon Defenders Awakened:
That’s right; it’s back! The Dungeon Defenders franchise is finally making its glorious return with Dungeon Defenders: Awakened from Chromatic Games.
Dungeon Defenders: Awakened is a cooperative Action RPG/Tower Defense game that brings loot, leveling, pets, and character customization to a legendary 4 player co-op experience.
The past has been altered! Team up with up to four players as you level up, claim legendary loot, and take on the armies of enemies that await you! Choose your hero and construct an epic defense to fight off hordes of enemies while you jump into the fray to protect Etheria.
Protect your Eternia Crystal!
Master the Squire, Huntress, Apprentice, and Monk to fight off hundreds of minions bent on mayhem!. Build and utilize your arsenal of blockades, towers, traps, and auras to keep the Eternia Crystals safe. The only requirement is to win, but it’s up to you to choose how!
Party Up
Defending Etheria is better with friends! Bring three of your friends online to jump into the fray with you!
Make It Rain Loot
Gain a plethora of loot while fighting off waves of foes that approach! Swords, crossbows, staves, polearms, axes, grenade launchers, beam sabers, and so much more are yours for the taking.
Customize Customize Customize
Everything about Dungeon Defenders: Awakened is chosen by you. The gear you use, the way your hero looks, where you build your defenses, which defenses you build - you are the master of your destiny in Etheria!
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@MrJuicebags Жыл бұрын
Have loved your content for years. Awesome to see you dipping in to some DDA!
@KatherineOfSky Жыл бұрын
I appreciate that!
@bestechYtBotBH Жыл бұрын
yes, i have been following KOS channel sense I used to play factorio several years ago. my rm told me about MrJuicebags a year ago and i''m obviously subbed to both channels
@erroristmusic 10 ай бұрын
whats a DDA? Google says Demand Deposit Account haha
@teldinstarstorm Жыл бұрын
Heya Heya, Yes, this is an awesome game, and it gets better with every update (another update coming soon btw). I do hope you have as much fun with this as I have. You may not need this but I'll try to answer a few of the larger points you brought up. I won't talk strategies as I figure you'll have more fun playing through it yourself. The Devs said that unlike DD1, they will not put content into DLCs, so all new content and characters comes free with updates. The existing DLC's are only cosmetic, and they said they're there should someone want to support the devs. For the runes, they're items that you collect. When you collect them you and 'use' them and add that rune to your useable inventory. The Summoner/Outcast is actually the newest toon to the game. It's a great at using pets for damage, but you don't get pets until much further in the game. Not having a starting pet is actually something people have asked about, but no idea if there are plans to do something about it yet though. The EV heat cannon is also a new revision. It was put in after a bunch of player feedback surveys. Anything left on the groundis automatically sold for gold. Also, Chromatic actually got the rights back for DD1, and DD1 just got it's' 1st updates in 10 years. So that's a thing too. Again, Have fun!
@alexandrenackers4605 Жыл бұрын
Wait is dd1 still available to play???!!!!
@teldinstarstorm Жыл бұрын
@@alexandrenackers4605 Yes, and now that Chromatic Games has gotten the rights to the game back, they're even started updating DD1 again. DD1 just got it's 1st updates in 10 years.
@teldinstarstorm Жыл бұрын
And now DD1 has a new Hero on the way !
@michaelnorman4476 Жыл бұрын
Always loved this game. Haven’t played it for years, now I’m going to pick it back up. Glad to see that there’s a sequel coming out and thank you for previewing it. I agree about the beams, instead of may be a flamethrower, making it a DOT beam.
@wsinbad1356 Жыл бұрын
Great Fun Katherine! Having spent a thousand hours plus in this game It's cool to see a fan of Dungeon Defenders play it for the first time. I love that you are coming to it with a completely fresh take on it.
@GustavoBondezan 7 ай бұрын
Is that group you mentioned called "DDFRBR - Dungeon Defenders Free Runs by Request"? I used to be super active there, great community. Brings back many good memories.
@KatherineOfSky 7 ай бұрын
Yep. I was active there for a few years, was organizing all the events, community stuff. It was cool.
@HopeB555 Жыл бұрын
No no no bad KOS. I don't need another new obsession game 🤣 this looks awesome.
@KatherineOfSky Жыл бұрын
hahaha! Oh, this one is FUN! BTW, do you have discord? Message me, I might have a thing for you
@MrFranklynMiller 5 ай бұрын
Great Job with the review🤠
@merryexmus Жыл бұрын
Personally, I rate it. You can sink endless hours grinding. I often bounce between the 3 different games
@michelbruyas4086 Жыл бұрын
I don't know and havn't read if someone else told you why G at start : it's because if someone join you, the mana is splitted between all player, but yeah make no sense if you play alone / offline / private session
@chebikitty5566 Жыл бұрын
I have never played dungeon defenders or seen anything on the previous games, I like your videos alot though so I'm going to watch and hope I might understand a little bit.
@KatherineOfSky Жыл бұрын
Enjoy! Feel free to ask any questions that come to mind!
@TwistedFire85 Жыл бұрын
DDA when it first released was promised to be the successor in the series, after they killed off DDE. BUT DDA turned into a very water downed version of the original, for awhile. It took a while for it to become what it is, which is a great game that's different enough from the first but similar. I love it. But it took a long time to get here and it's getting better with every update. Looking forward to more content for the game soon.
@TwistedFire85 Жыл бұрын
Oh and this game hasn't been in early access for a long time. It's been fully released for years. It's just being worked on and tweaked and getting all the better for it.
@TwistedFire85 Жыл бұрын
DDA graphics are a bit dated but it released in 2020, so it was probably 2018ish graphics. Maybe if/when they make a new DD game they'll have really updated and noice graphics. But I'm happy with DDA for now. Couple thousand hours in it and a couple thousand in DD1 and a couple hundred in the now gone DDE.
@TwistedFire85 Жыл бұрын
Oh and the premise behind the EV and summoner, along with the other heroes with different towers from the original, is to make every hero be more viable to use. Instead of using 1 character for only 1 of its towers now you can use pretty much any tower and have tons of variations on builds instead of only a small handful. Imo I like this change a lot. Makes it more fun and interesting to use whatever tower you like to clear any map.
@KatherineOfSky Жыл бұрын
I'm a bit disappointed that so many of the maps are either direct copies of DD, or reskins of them. There are very very few original maps.
@paiichan-Pyeicedup Жыл бұрын
I just saw this for PS4 and was shocked owo I was hoping it was like Dungeon defenders 1
@Metaz Жыл бұрын
I really liked DD and DD 2. I'm considering picking this up but still not sure if I'm better off playing DD 2. Keep them coming Katherine! :D
@KatherineOfSky Жыл бұрын
Will do! There's another one (that I've asked for a key for) which is more about personal combat, so I'm hoping to feature that one soon too.
@TwistedFire85 Жыл бұрын
Dungeon Defenders Going Rogue. It's a rogue-like.
@Agent-26 Жыл бұрын
Have D1, D2 and Eternity. And they have 100ish hours each on them. I don't even remember owning the game so have no idea if Awakened would be better or worse or which one is even the best one to play.
@ThomasCarpenter-zu2xh Жыл бұрын
Did you ever set up the pillow fight combo of monk auras?(slow,weaken,& enrage)
@KatherineOfSky Жыл бұрын
On occasion. Enrage is a bit random, so rarely used in high level content.
@Christhulhu Жыл бұрын
I loved Dungeon Defenders back in the days. But Part 2 was... hm... cash grab, yeah. I curious how this might be now.
@FlamespeedyAMV Жыл бұрын
Sincd Dungeon Defenders is on sale and the 2nd game is free 2 play, is it worth picking up the first game and not bothering with 2nd?
@KatherineOfSky Жыл бұрын
Depends. Awakened is not the "second", it's like the 5th game or something. With the first game, you will need to buy all the DLC, which can be costly unless you get it on a humble bundle or something. Awakened has some new maps, some old ones, and free updates. So it's up to you to play the content you want to
@lolmao500 Жыл бұрын
4000 hours of dungeon defenders? Damnnnnnnnnnnnnnn. I played quite a few dozen hours but 4000... you must be a pro
@KatherineOfSky Жыл бұрын
I am. I did a lot of runs for people in the highest level content. It was fun :-)
@tjep2670 Жыл бұрын
I was really disappointed in DD 2. I had loved the first one so much I backed or bought it early access and was so saddened by how it turned out. So I'm very apprehensive of this one. Edit: oh wow, I haven't played since 2014!
@KatherineOfSky Жыл бұрын
DD2 was.... interesting. At least it didn't turn into a MOBA
@joelholpers2691 Жыл бұрын
Great video! This is the predecessor to one of my favorite childhood games!
@st1734 Жыл бұрын
definitely not a cash grab. theyre trying really hard to make the game great but, theyre overworking themselves. theyre trying to update 4 different games at once since theyve gone back to update the first DD game aswell. so the content and updates for all 4 of these games is just releasing in very unpolished states. this game and going rogue suffer the worst from this. they just dont quite feel right. they dont look right. everything is just a little off. they also keep adding new things to make heroes stronger, while doing nearly nothing to make the enemies harder. its made the game easy to the point of being boring. the rewarding grind from the first game is completely missing here
@meganpoll9554 11 ай бұрын
I actually played this game on my switch, and I found a glitch were you drop mana on the ground loosing 5 from your stash and getting back 10 from the same mana, meaning you can use all your defense points on fully upgraded towers before you even start the first wave. Every. Single. Stage. If you want the game to be absolute baby mode, just do this glitch
@KatherineOfSky 11 ай бұрын
Ooof, you should report that bug/duplication glitch.
@HeroBeatbox 5 ай бұрын
It looks the same as dd2, maybe it is just me. Is it worth buying this? I loved dd2. But does this give you a different experience?
@KatherineOfSky 5 ай бұрын
The experience is almost exactly the same: insane grind. This game just gives you a few more maps.
@maddogpaddy1 Жыл бұрын
Hij Kath.. Long time No see.. (veetoo here) this game has grown a lot... In the beginning it was boring, now it has some Nice new systems in..
@KatherineOfSky Жыл бұрын
Hey Veetoo! I remember you! Glad to see you here. Please feel free to come to my discord if you wanna play sometime!
@Labben91 Жыл бұрын
you start the build phase because on hardcore it's a count down if you start from wave 1
@KatherineOfSky Жыл бұрын
Makes sense
@itslonechief Жыл бұрын
Loaded the video and was like am I watching watch mojo? lol that voice is amazing :P
@KatherineOfSky Жыл бұрын
Thanks, no mojo here, though. My name is Katherine. Nice to meet you
@Onionslime Жыл бұрын
Played original DD on 360. Finally stopped because game breaking bug made high end content nearly impossible. Mage tower rate of fire wouldn't go up after a certain level even though you'd upgraded.
@ruinationmkII Жыл бұрын
I adored the first game so so so much. The DD2 felt really gross with the pile of timed and paid for content. Glad to see this game looks like it might have some legs. I feel like even in DD1 you needed to spec into personal combat and tailor your gear to it. Have you tried maxing out your combat stats to see if it's viable?
@KatherineOfSky Жыл бұрын
Viable for what? It would almost impossible to kill every enemy on the map with just the hero. Much more fun for me to use towers. I suppose you could make a combat character just for fighting.
@ruinationmkII Жыл бұрын
@@KatherineOfSky Back when I played DD1 I often ran into people who just maxed out combat stats and zoomed around the stage while we would sit and tower. They actually managed to solo lanes very well. I prefer towering as well, but I was just curious if it was still a viable way to play. No worries though, it was just an idle thought!
@zoltankurti Жыл бұрын
@@ruinationmkIIthat wasn't viable in dd1 either. Yeah, you can solo a lane. But you can't get the gear to solo a lane without a full set of builders to begin with unless others carry you.
@mathewhosier9739 7 ай бұрын
I tried dd2 on the ps4 pro about 4 or 5 years ago but i just couldn't get into it, im just not typically a fan of f2p games, but i picked up the ps4 version of dda back in April 2023 to play on ps5 seeing as that this is an actual paid premium title and it completely changed my mind on the series, i love dda, in just over 9 months ive put over 900 hours into the game vs just 5 hours in dd2, and i dont have to worry about the game being shutdown because it has an offline mode on the ps4 version, i just hope the next dd game on Playstation isnt f2p
@KatherineOfSky 7 ай бұрын
Nice! Glad you got into it!
@maxschii2791 Жыл бұрын
The original is one of my most beloved multiplayer games and seeing this video i got really ecxited. After seeing the video im kinda disappointed, i was hoping for a big upgrade in the graphics and ui, but it just looks like the original.
@zoolooz2327 Жыл бұрын
So many memories of the first dungeon defender, too bad they messed up the folowing ones
@KatherineOfSky Жыл бұрын
They had their bright spots, but none of them really caught my imagination like the original DD
@thaodan2350 Жыл бұрын
There is an auto loot filter in the options menu that picks everything up for u at the end of the wave
@KatherineOfSky Жыл бұрын
It apparently requires some sort of programming, but doesnät have ANY directions. Literally a blank space.
@takeetos1 Жыл бұрын
I played this game years ago wtf, like so many years ago I thought they gave up on it
@boredindahouse4818 7 ай бұрын
Can i beat this game solo?
@KatherineOfSky 7 ай бұрын
Yes, but it will take a lot of grinding for the best gear.
@dicoterra6113 Жыл бұрын
it is a bit of a cash grab but it is allowing the company to require their independence.
@MODcrew17 6 ай бұрын
I have 800 hours into the dungeon series
@KatherineOfSky 6 ай бұрын
Nice!
@lordjosh9000 Жыл бұрын
I have enjoyed my time with awakened. It is a little shallow compared to the original.
@KatherineOfSky Жыл бұрын
It's the same exact gameplay loop, just fewer maps, which is what you might expect without 1k DLCs :P
@KingOfTheHuts Жыл бұрын
Gotta put the spidar down
@MrLinus1326 10 ай бұрын
its like they forgot how to do UI and thats kinda sad, it kinda looks like a moble game. otherwise this game seems great
@KatherineOfSky 9 ай бұрын
Oh no, definitely NOT a mobile game. Have you never played this series of games before? Way too complicated and precise for mobile...
@shipcommanderlol6577 Жыл бұрын
Katherine I don't believe you. 😋
@KatherineOfSky Жыл бұрын
You don't believe what?
@shipcommanderlol6577 Жыл бұрын
@@KatherineOfSky 0:07 That Dungeon Defenders is your most played game.😉
@KatherineOfSky Жыл бұрын
@@shipcommanderlol6577 According to steam it is. Why wouldn't you believe me?
@shipcommanderlol6577 Жыл бұрын
@@KatherineOfSky jk, don't worry.
@kyoukotsukino6322 Жыл бұрын
To me, it's the third or fourth "cash grab" of theirs, because they've been re-releasing the same game with less content for years now (DD2 was their only attempt at something new, and it failed hard.) DD1 was their summit, and they're just nosediving down the hill with every new attempt at "innovating" they make. It's a bit like geriatric rock stars, at some point someone should probably tell them they're just a joke nowadays, but since the joke's quite amusing, people lets them go on tour again and again...
@KatherineOfSky Жыл бұрын
It's still a lot of fun to play. The other games also had new maps.
@Downiesstudios Жыл бұрын
This game brings back so many memories of the original. Was super disappointed by dd2 so am excited to see this series.
@Zach135 Жыл бұрын
Gonna be honest, this shouldn't be priced at 30 dollars. I was honestly kinda disappointed. This game doesn't have half the charm as the first one and not to mention the UI and how the inventory works is just bad. Plus I saw actual lines of code when inspecting certain things. Everything is just so confusing! I just wish they would import the original to the newer Xbox's, god knows how much money that'll make em.
@KatherineOfSky Жыл бұрын
Weird that you say "it doesn't have half the charm" because more than half the maps are from the original game
@KingOfDemons123 Жыл бұрын
I have been playing dd1 and dda and this new one has so much better of a user experience in my opinion, a lot of stats cleaned up and things of the sort, compared to dd1 i see it as a lot cleaner so far, having a hard time going back to all the dd1 content when everything feels messy compared to dda. dd1 is harder though
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