Fans of Supergiant’sHadesmay have a new game to look forward to on the horizon. From developers Mad Mimic comesDandy Ace, a rogue-lite game about a magician attempting to escape from an enchanted mirror. The way the titular Dandy Ace goes about doing this shares similar elements to Zagreus' escape from the underworld inHades. Mad Mimic has now dropped a trailer and a release date, giving players a greater sense of what to expect and when to expect it.
The trailer shows off many ofDandy Ace’s features, from the cards Dandy Ace will be using to channel abilities to help him escape, to character and boss designs. It also shows off one of the game’s “bizarre bosses,” the axolotl painter named Axolangelo. One of the most important things it reveals however, is a March 25 release date on Steam. No console release date was given however.
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One of the more notable features ofHadeswas the abilities thegods of Olympus would bestowupon Zagreus during each of his attempts to escape the underworld.Dandy Acehas a similar system, but instead of being granted abilities by allies, Dandy Ace is instead granted abilities from the aforementioned various types of cards he finds while trying to escape.
What madeHadesa relatively approachable game compared to others within its same genre is also present inDandy Ace; that being the ability to obtainpermanent upgrades and itemsfor the player character. In this way, players are essentially guaranteed to make it out if they are persistent enough.
One aspect ofHadesthat does not appear to be present inDandy Aceis the contextual character interactions.Hadesfocused a lot on its characters and they’d often respond tospecific things Zagreus had done. WhileDandy Acedoes seem to have a colorful cast of characters, it does look like they might be taking a back seat to the gameplay.
