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Dark December Play Review: A Korean Action RPG, Really?
YouTuber TwoSim plays the Korean action RPG Dark December and analyzes the game from various aspects such as character selection, early story, BM, and boss battles. It can be played on both PC and mobile, and supports cross-platform play. He presents opinions on the fun of boss battles, inconvenient story progression, and BM elements.
1. 🎮 Dark December, what kind of game is it? A refreshing action RPG like a red horse in the Year of the Red Monkey!
- ✅ Emphasizes the game's refreshing action by comparing it to the Year of the Red Monkey in 2016
- ✅ Just like Red Hare sweeping through the battlefield, the characters in the game also wield powerful strength
00:02 - 00:26
1. 🎮 Dark December, what kind of game is it? A refreshing action RPG like a red horse in the Year of the Red Monkey!
- ✅ Emphasizes the game's refreshing action by comparing it to the Year of the Red Monkey in 2016
- ✅ Just like Red Hare sweeping through the battlefield, the characters in the game also wield powerful strength
00:27 - 01:26
2. ⚔️ Dark December Worldview and the Fun of ARPG: Traum, which started in chaos, and battles and growth!
- ✅ The world of Traum was created by chaos, but dissatisfied, it was divided into 13 gods
- ✅ One of the 13 gods goes rogue, putting the world in danger, and the player must fight against it
- ✅ Focuses on the inherent fun of ARPGs: combat and growth
- ⚠️ The beginning may be boring, but you can feel the fun as you level up
01:27 - 02:16
3. 🦸 Character Selection: Warrior, Archer, Mage, what's your choice?
- ✅ You can choose from the basic RPG classes: Warrior, Archer, and Mage
- ✅ There doesn't seem to be a job change concept
- ✅ Expresses disappointment with the tutorial character's appearance
02:17 - 02:39
4. 🚧 Game Start: Betrayal and revenge starting in prison!
- ✅ The game starts in prison, escaping with the help of a companion
- ⚠️ Points out the tutorial UI visibility issue: the proceed button is not easily visible
- ✅ The story begins with the betrayal of the leader from the start
02:40 - 03:10
5. Combat & Trading System: Heavy hitting feel and user-to-user trading!
- ✅ Heavy hitting feel when hitting with a blunt weapon
- ✅ Additional effects can be granted through auxiliary runes when using skills
- ✅ The warrior class had a better hitting feel than the archer
- ✅ Acquired items can be traded between users
03:11 - 04:10
6. 💰 Town System: Equipment Enhancement, Crafting, and BM!
- ✅ Can acquire shards and summon equipment through equipment disassembly
- ✅ Equipment transfer system exists: can transfer enhancement stats to other equipment
- ✅ Can craft legendary equipment
- ✅ Talisman system: additional effects when equipping the same type of talisman
- ✅ BM (Business Model) elements exist
04:11 - 05:02
7. 🛍️ Shop & Costumes: Avatar Customization and Pet System!
- ✅ The shop still feels lacking
- ✅ Costumes can be purchased. Stats are attached, but there doesn't seem to be a big difference
- ✅ Pet system exists
| Category | Content |
|---|---|
| Costume | Can be purchased, stats exist |
| Pet | Can be acquired, the appearance is disappointing |
05:03 - 05:29
8. Pass & Gacha: What are the paid elements?
- ✅ You have to purchase the function when purchasing a pass
- ✅ Talismans can be acquired through gacha
- ✅ The difficulty of progression decreases when paying
05:30 - 06:31
9. 😈 Boss Battle: The core content of Dark December! Catch Gern!
- ✅ The main content of Dark December is boss battles
- ✅ Various bosses appear
- ✅ The 'Gern' boss in Act 2 was the most fun
06:32 - 06:49
10. Inconveniences: Story progression and convenience improvements needed!
- ⚠️ The story's plot isn't bad, but it's hard to focus on and the movement is chaotic
- ⚠️ It is inconvenient because there is no function to move at once when disassembling equipment
06:50 - 07:40
11. PC & Mobile: Cross-platform support and content introduction!
- ✅ Can be played on both PC and mobile, and supports cross-platform play
- ⚠️ It is recommended to reduce heat generation by setting the maximum frame limit for the PC version
- ✅ Various contents exist such as Dimensional Rift, Party Raid, Trial of Chaos, and Hall of Oblivion
07:41 - 08:17
12. Hall of Oblivion & Game Recommendation: If you want to enjoy action RPG!
- ✅ In the Hall of Oblivion, you can meet the bosses that appeared in the story again
- ✅ Dark December is recommended for users who like action RPGs