Recent reviews by Doctor Bread

Some of the best writing you will ever see in a video game.

I really wanted to like it, but everything just feels so... sticky. Targeting mobs feels bad, starting attacks feels bad, movement feels bad, interfacing with the UI feels bad, everything just has a heavy coating of friction to get anything done. Even trying to trade and buy items feels bad.

I really like the idea behind the game though, but I would trade in a few of those 35+ zones for the UI / UX and movement experience to get more polish instead. I can't really recommend it in the modern gaming landscape, but I think it would have been a standout 10-15 years ago.

Tried the demo, was hoping the EA release would smooth out some of the pain points but I still feel the game is lacking / needs more time in the oven.

- Combat just feels.... eh? It's hard to put a finger on what exactly doesn't feel good, but some main points are that everything feels very floaty and weightless, and lasso thing towards you + kick into environmental hazards / other monsters is a big part of the playstyle for every class, It all feels a little homogenous

- Movement also feels very weightless by design, but sometimes it feels a bit sloppy or like you don't have complete control over your character

- Some more character customization would be nice, being limited to just predefined characters and skin recolors is a bit of a bummer

- I don't particularly like the progression system for unlocking new things, kind of ties in with my comment on all of the classes being homogenous / having access to everything

- The game is kind of boring solo, I'm sure it's more fun in multiplayer but progression only being tied to the host is a non-starter, would love to be able to drop in with randoms and make some personal progress

- I don't really like the base-building aspect as it stands, and the UI looks like a cheap mobile game, these two points may just be nitpicking though

I wish there was a middle-thumb option for this game, because I think it has some good ideas that I wish were just executed better or the devs took more time to polish them before launching in EA. I personally don't like gambling on "hopefully the game will get better" and will just refund, but if you like the direction they are going in then I would probably recommend buying it and letting it sit in your Steam library for awhile.

Doesn't pass the vibe check at all.

10/10, only negative is I can't marathon every episode since they're not all released yet.

Low effort gacha asset flip, don't waste your time.

Risk of Rain 2 and Vampire Survivors had a baby, and that baby came out of the womb at 6'6, 220 pounds of chiseled muscle and a full head of shining golden hair.

Incredibly competent entry into the action rogue-like genre. The movement options, items, and 3-D space elevate the complexity of gameplay in incredibly meaningful ways. I hope future games in the genre take lessons from this one. I'm off sick from work and I'm probably going to put another 8 hours into this today, at a minimum.

10/10

One of the best soulslike out there, you are making a mistake if you don't buy it.

Don't buy this garbage