Gauntlet: Slayer Edition is a dungeon-crawling hack and slash game which I played on the PS4. It's easy to pick up and with a few exceptions it doesn't really get that much harder. This makes it a good option to play with friends when you're just looking for something casual.
Each playable character is upgradable but not to a very large extent. Comparing this system to Diablo 3 (another game I have on my PS4) it's considerably easier to learn and there's much less need to spend time navigating menus. Many of the upgrades are cosmetic but some of them change your attacks. The new attacks aren't necessarily better though, they're just different.
Another comparison that can be made between Gauntlet and Diablo is that the original Gauntlet likely provided inspiration for Diablo but today Diablo is clearly the stronger franchise. I'm sure the success was largely because of Diablo's multiplayer.
After each level is complete the players are told how many kills they've achieved, how much gold they've earned and who was the greediest. This is very relevant because the gold goes to whoever picks it up first and limits the upgrades of the other players. Somehow I ended up getting this "award" in most of the levels we finished despite one of my friends using a powerup to turn all the health pickups into money.
All in all it's a good light game. It's one of the better PS4 options to play with somebody who doesn't really game that often but experienced gamers can appreciate it as well.
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