Dead Cells – Rise of the Giant
In anticipation of the newly released Rise of the Giant DLC for Dead Cells, I picked up the game on Switch last month and to no surprise, I fell in love with the fast-paced roguelike.
Every run in Dead Cells makes you feel like you are progressing even though you might be dying over and over again. Enemies you defeat leave behind Dead Cells that you can use to unlock new weapons, upgrades, and health potions.
I got to check out the Rise of the Giant DLC pack that was just released on PC during PAX East 2019 and even though it’s completely free, this update adds a ton of stuff that makes Dead Cells worth going back to, or even picking up if you haven’t played it yet.
Rise of the Giants introduces new skins for your character, new weapons, new enemies, new skills, a new boss, and even a new level for those that have somehow managed to complete the main campaign.
I played the new level and interacted with some of the new enemies and weapons, and just like the main game before it, Rise of the Giants feels just as satisfying and exciting.
I even managed to defeat the new boss, thanks to my excellent Dead Cells skills, and quickly made my way around the environment. One of the new weapons that I fell in love with was a one-shot bow that killed literally everything in pretty much one hit. The downside to using it was that I had to retrieve the arrow before I was able to use it again.
Rise of the Giants is more Dead Cells and if you feel like the content was lacking in the main game, then this content pack will surely change your mind.
Dead Cells – Rise of the Giants is now out for PC. There has not been a release date for the DLC announced for the Switch just yet, but you can still download “vanilla” Dead Cells on Switch if you like.
