ACTING OUT

The main game is split across three acts, each with a forking path of regular fights; ‘elite’ minibosses that drop relics; events; treasure chests; and campfires at which the player can either rest to restore a little health, or upgrade a card in their deck. A boss, drawn from a possible pool of three, awaits at the end of each act. To fight the Corrupted Heart, you must unlock the hidden fourth act by collecting three coloured keys, each of which requires you to shoulder even more risk by declining opportunities to make yourself stronger. One comes from fighting a souped-up elite, one from a chest (leaving the relic behind), and the last from a campfire, in lieu of a rest or upgrade. Make it through and you’ll face another elite before, in all probability, dying to the Heart regardless.