Video Game Review - Death or Treat
Spooky, Scary, Skeletons… Longtime followers of Geek Culture Reviews will know that I’m an avid fan of the roguelike genre. While I don’t claim to be any good, their simple pick up and play style allows for a more casual style of gaming away from the competitive world of ranked Overwatch 2 and Halo Infinite. When I received the email to potentially review Death or Treat - the debut title from developers Saona Studios - I jumped at the opportunity. Now, would I become the HollowTown hero? We’ll come with me as we find out! The main narrative of Death or Treat centres around a war for a substance known as “Candy”. You play as a friendly (but badass) ghost called Scary, who’s drafted by HollowTown’s remaining citizens to battle the evil Faceboo conglomerate from taking control of Candy and destroying the town. What follows is some less subtle jibes at social media, big corporations, and Mark Zuckerberg, as Scary battles back against “The Man” aka ‘Fackerburg’. While Death or T...