?I have more power than your pitiful mind can conceive?, says the Occultist, a man who is well known of how far the Eldritch horrors are willing to go to destroy someone?s sanity. The abusive attitude he gained in the previous battle will forever remain as a scar in his mind.
A few more rooms later, it?s the Shieldbreaker?s sanity turn to be tested. She becomes selfish, of all things. ?Your dance lacks rhythm, step aside?, says as she rushes through the party formation I had carefully selected, delivering probably the biggest blow in the entire expedition. Her teammates can?t praise this moment as an achievement, though, as she?s now a different person than she was before stepping into the dungeon.
No adventurer shows up in Hamlet, Darkest Dungeon?s hub, being already insane. They carry a certain weight on their shoulders, of course, and perhaps is their previous way of life that shaped them to become the person they are now. But the dungeons change them in unique ways. Those treacherous hallways do horrible things to your party. Sadly, there?s nothing you can do to prevent this from happening.
You get to watch them destroy themselves in many ways. Either it is from insulting, missing a chance to attack during battle on purpose due to their own pride or selfishness, or by literally stabbing a party member in the back. Darkest Dungeon hides probably the most hideous horrors someone could ever think of. But it?s the adventurers themselves who turn into monsters. Damaging ea...