Additionally, consuming food has the same restorative effect too, whereas other items in your inventory can be used in combat or for trade which I’ll get onto shortly.

At the top of the screen is a sanity bar which depletes as you move around the map but can be restored by resting at villages, outposts, towns or camps.

However, don’t let Curious Expedition’s twee aesthetic fool you – this is a deceptively deep effort with sophistication for days (well, weeks and months really).Įxploration however, comes at a cost. Picking from the likes of famous historical figures such as Marie Curie, Nikola Tesla, H.P Lovecraft and even Rasputin, Curious Expedition throws players out into a literal world of opportunity, as they seek out new cultures and infamy in their pursuit to be the greatest explorers known to man.

Curious Expedition PS4 Review A Curiously Great Roguelike Throwback With Incredible Depth What’s key though, is that Curious Expedition’s distinctly lo-fi pixel-art aesthetic belies a game of incredible depth that though initially a little tough to get into, nonetheless soon turns out to be the sort of welcome time-consuming yarn that all of us need right now. Whisking players back to the 19th century where so much of the world still remains unexplored, Curious Expedition tasks players with taking their pick from a selection of historical figures and setting off into the great beyond in the search of treasure, fame and glory. Curious Expedition is a wonderfully unusual little roguelike, that much is for sure.

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