@katerinafm: Nah. You just run level 0 cannon fodder runs and equip them with nothing. Go as far as you can then surrender and dismiss them back in the hamlet and grab 4 new guys. This tactic became especially effective when the antiquarian was added.
I'm trying to figure out what you mean by "Interface can be overwhelming." The only thing I can think of is the loot chest, which can be a pain to sort through once your inventory of trinkets gets large.
I kind of want to buy it in order to encourage MS to keep selling Xbox exclusives in the Windows store, even though this game happens to be pretty dull.
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