Comments on: Four Scepters (Benjamin)

By: MondSemmel

MondSemmel — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:04:50 +0000

I beat the first three levels with the Wizard, and then the fourth with the Fighter, i.e. with three surviving heroes. I wouldn’t be surprised if even the last level could be beaten with the Wizard.

Tips/undocumented stuff:
- Beating each enemy enemy gives you one coin; if you have coins, the robber takes them all rather than hurt you. Beating enemies in the right order to
- The blue scroll drains one health from an enemy _and gives it to you_.
- You can buy stuff even if your hero doesn’t need it; for instance, by buying a sword and then leaving it for the next hero.
- _Only_ the ghoul and the special monsters (necromancers?) in the fourth level regenerate. You can do tricky stuff against all other enemies.
- Skeletons are no more trouble once you have a sword. Destroy Undead also destroys them permanently, though you also get no coins, I think.
- If at all possible, do not get bitten by the snakes.
- If you pick up and can use multiple items, they are used _in the order you picked them up_. Beware of picking up health items: They are used immediately, even if you have full health.

By: Cameron

Cameron — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:05:22 +0000

Great game! I suspect that it is possible to beat each level with any of the characters. The level design appears to facilitate this. I spent a long time trying to get the Wizard to work on the fourth level in puzzle mode; in the end I had to switch it up and save the thief for the end.

By: nobody

nobody — Mon, 06 May 2013 00:40:04 +0000

I suspect that’s the case, though I haven’t had a chance to go back and complete the last level yet. (I have a feeling the Wizard may be best saved for then?) The first can definitely be completed with any of them.

By: Joe Larson

Joe Larson — Mon, 06 May 2013 00:22:20 +0000

Are any of the characters capable of beating any of the levels or are they each suited to a particular character? Cause I can wipe the floors with the first level if I use the wizard.

By: nobody

nobody — Sat, 04 May 2013 13:52:52 +0000

Whoa, this is fantastic. (I’ve not yet succeeded on the fourth level; seems like I may need to map out where the non-symmetric passages are before trying again?)

By: prunescholar

prunescholar — Fri, 03 May 2013 12:41:28 +0000

Argh, this hurts my brain in a really pleasant way. While we’re referencing other games, reminds me a lot of Tower of the Sorceror, except with all the levelling / weird items stripped out. I like it a lot, especially how the choice of characters informs how you play / the wider puzzle. I wonder if there’s one “correct” order, or if it’s possible to complete it in different ways?

By: Terry

Terry — Fri, 03 May 2013 12:16:50 +0000

Wow, this is amazing! I’m adding a highly recommended tag to this one

By: Dock

Dock — Fri, 03 May 2013 10:50:53 +0000

This is great, I got a fantastic Tiny Crawl vibe from it. I suppose it does suffer from the Desktop Dungeon problem where you can tell you’re screwed (especially without much random in there), but I felt less like I was just playing Minesweeper.

By: Louis F.

Louis F. — Fri, 03 May 2013 08:05:40 +0000

I didn’t expect to like this one so much, but I guess that’s inevitable when a game recalls the best parts of both Desktop Dungeons and Binding of Isaac : )