Gauntlet's one of them and I can't stop myself from dipping back into it. I love it's pleasing game mechanics, the challenge of getting as far as I can in endless mode and, when I get a chance, playing with other people. It has a classic dungeon crawler feel to it, with the classic stereotypes.
Now, the real reason I'm writing this brief post is because I only just noticed that a couple of other games, one of which I keenly have my eyes on, are also by Arrowhead. The big one is Helldivers. I have been hooked on Matt Lee's YouTube videos of him and a friend bumbling through the game - titled Hellduffers, amongst their many other videos. Sadly, they've said they've just done their last video, but hopefully loud and persistent protesting will peer pressure him into doing more.
Helldiver's is similar to Gauntlet in that it's a top down, 1 to 4 player, co-op game. But Helldiver's is more of a hardcore co-op. It looks so hard! There's also character progression and unlocks. Sadly, it's a PlayStation exclusive and that's really not healthy for me as it's making me want a PlayStation 4 so hard! Urg (and with Street Fighter 5 being PS4 exclusive, that's not helping...).
The last game is Magicka. I'll only mention this one quickly. Again, similar style of 1 to 4 player co-op, but it looks so fun! Each player is a mage and the magic system, I believe, shares a similarity to the wizard in Gauntlet.
So basically, all their games share a similar style, but have distinct flavours. I have to say, I really like the style and I look forward to playing Helldivers at some point in the future and maybe Magicka sooner.
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