One of the most highly acclaimed games to come out in 2021 is Death's Door. This indie title takes inspiration from adventure games of the past, with different areas to explore and lots of enemies to fight. The player takes on the role of a small crow, who is tasked with taking a soul that has overstayed its welcome in the world.
Unfortunately, the soul disappears behind a locked door, and it's up to the crow to travel around the world to take down beings who have remained alive despite their expiration date passing. Death's Door is difficult to master, so there are bound to be a few mistakes players will make along the way. Here's what to watch out for.
7 Wasting Life Seeds
Health is a precious commodity in the world of Death's Door. Players can lose each of their four health points, and not gain any back until they die. The only way to heal oneself is through finding Life Seeds. These glowing green orbs can be found lying on the ground in various places around the environment.
To use them, players should find an empty pot that has dirt in it. Planting it will cause a glowing flower to bloom, and consuming that flower it will heal all health points. When very low on health, this can be very useful. However, players must be careful with how they consume these seeds. They only bloom once per life and can't be used again until the player dies. They should be used sparsely, in dire situations.
6 Using Only The Weapon Provided
Early on, the crow is armed with a sword that can essentially be used for the entire game. However, there may be times where another type of weapon may be more useful in getting over a difficult portion of the adventure.
Luckily, in each area of the game, there will be a weapon lying around that the player can scoop up after going through a couple of obstacles. The weapons include:
- The Discarded Umbrella in the Hall of Doors
- The Rogue Daggers at the Estate of the Urn Witch
- The Thunder Hammer in the Mushroom Dungeon
- The Reaper's Greatsword at the Stranded Sailor.
5 Lacking Health & Magic Buffs
There will be a point in Death's Door where having a low health bar and a limited amount of magic uses will become incredibly difficult to manage. It would be a huge mistake to not look for ways to enhance both. Luckily, scattered around the world are various shrines.
A shrine with green eyes will give the player a crystal shard, and four of these shards will add to the crow's vitality. A shrine with pink eyes will give the player a different-colored crystal shard, which will contribute towards eventually increasing the magic bar. There are a total of 16 shrines, eight for vitality and eight for magic.
4 Forgetting To Manage Upgrades
While the health and magic upgrades are great, not managing the crow further is the worst possible thing one can do when playing Death's Door. When in the Hall of Doors' main office, players will see a large crow writing at the desk furthest in. It is here that players can upgrade four key statistics.
Strength will increase melee attack damage and how far the weapon can reach. Dexterity decreases the time between swings and general charge-up time. Haste makes the crow faster overall, as well as increasing dodge speed and rate that the player can dodge. Finally, magic increases damage done by ranged attacks.
3 Not Using The Charge Attack
In battle, it's easy to default to three main modes: melee attacks, ranged attacks and dodging. Cycling between these three and not changing it up may win some battles, but sometimes, it's important to get some really good hits on the enemy that the crow wouldn't usually do.
That's why it's important to try out the charging attack every once and a while. This is great against mini-bosses or regular enemies that are just staying still or charging directly towards the player. The more damage that can be dealt, the quicker the player can escape a fight.
2 Staying On The Main Path
If players are just looking to wrap the game as soon as possible, it is understandable that they would like to minimize the amount of exploring that may be required of them. The problem is that Death's Door is built around the idea of looking everywhere. This includes going down paths that seem out of the way.
Plenty of secrets that may lay at the end of said paths, such as a life seed, a crystal shrine, or a new weapon that could aid on the journey ahead. Most of these paths do not take that long to explore, so take in the sights and stray from the path.
1 Stopping After The Final Boss
For those that really want to experience Death's Door to the fullest, stopping after beating the final boss means missing out on a lot of post-game content. In fact, this game has a "true ending" that many who play will probably miss.
To start the journey to the true ending, players should go to the Hall of Doors and pick up the Rusted Belltower Key that is left behind after the final boss. Go to the bell tower and ring the bell to make it nighttime. This is where players will need to collect seven tablets, each with their own quest. Collecting them all and delivering them to the proper place will trigger the true ending cutscene.
Death's Door is available now on PC, Xbox Series X, Playstation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Playstation 4.