Minecraft Dungeons Howling Peaks Impressions
Minecraft Dungeons Howling Peaks Impressions
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Minecraft Dungeons was a revelation for me earlier this year. It took a style of game I love — Diablo 3 is one of my favorite games of last-gen — and combined it with a property I couldn’t care less about. Would I care about a kid-ified version of a loot-based dungeon crawler?
The answer to this rhetorical question was a resounding “yes!” I couldn’t stop playing the game until I beat it, again and again, going through the core campaign three times, until I finished it on Apocalypse difficulty. I wrapped things upright when the first DLC, Jungle Awakens, was released. After discovering every secret, I put the game to bed and haven’t turned it on since.
Now, with Howling Peaks’ release, I’ve finally found the excuse I needed to jump back into one of my favorite games of 2020. Perhaps jumping in at Apocalypse+1 difficulty was a mistake after such a long layoff, but the current state of the game completely fixes my only complaint with the base game: It was a smidge too easy.
Howling Peaks introduces new mobs and enchanted enemies, as well as expansive levels that were truly challenging to get through. The swirling winds call for some more precision while traveling around, and the boss fights are memorable.
The new bull-like mob, Ravager, was the bane of my existence during my first couple of tries at Windswept Peaks. The Windcallers change up the battle strategy, and the new Golems are the most challenging enemies to date.
For new equipment, I’ve enjoyed the Climbing gear and Tempest Knife so far, but am still exploring for other gear.
The bottom line is, if you like Minecraft Dungeons, you should like Howling Peaks. It’s more Minecraft Dungeons. And, in my book, that’s a great thing.
Article By Kevin Austin
Kevin Austin has been in gaming journalism in one way or another since the launch of the Nintendo Gamecube. Married and father of 3 children he has been gaming since the ripe age of 6 when he got his first NES system and over 30 years later he is still gaming almost daily. Kevin is also co-founder of the Play Some Video Games (PSVG) Podcast network which was founded over five years ago and is still going strong. Some of his favorite gaming series includes Fallout and Far Cry, he is a sucker for single player adventure games (hence his big reviews for Playstation), and can frequently be found getting down in one battle royale or another. If it's an oddball game, odds are he's all about it.
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