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Posted on: November 30, 2023

Andrzejef

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Games: 793 Reviews: 11

Best played on gamepad

... as they warn you within the first few screens. And for a good reason, since keyboard controls are two things - atrocious and unrebindable. You can't actually rebind any controls whatsoever, keyboard or otherwise, so that's one star less from me. Past that though, I really liked this game. It's very easy to pick up and learn the ropes, and I really love the "painted" look it has. For the asking price it's definitely a recommend, and if you don't mind having to plug a gamepad to fully enjoy it, it's be a nobrainer.

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Edited on: September 19, 2025

Posted on: November 1, 2024

Cosimomonari

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Games: 239 Reviews: 28

Nice art, but becomes repetitive soon

I really wanted to like this game. It has everything that I like: myth, samurai, nice art. But no, I can't. The art is indeed quite interesting, but that's all. Mechanics are simple and intriguing, but you can master them in no time, and then it becomes all quite repetitive. Story mode is forgettable, at best. Boring interludes, boring characters, confused plot, and there are these parts with two weaklings coming at you from both sides that have no sense. No, really, why put them there? You kill them in no time... seriously, WHY? And even the duel mode... characters' roster is, well, poor (euphemism!). And after two duels, it's all the same. BO-RING! Cannot really recommend.

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Posted on: February 16, 2025

sobuy

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Games: 283 Reviews: 35

Short, artistic, lacks content

Sclash is a 2d fighting game with "one hit kill" mechanics. There are two modes: story and versus. The story mode is essentially a side-scrolling fighter - you walk to the right, enemies spawn, you kill them, you move some more to the right. Repeat until done. Most enemies die to a single hit (and so do you), except for bosses who have multiple lives. The story mode is incredibly short (finished it in about one hour). The story itself is forgettable. There is low replayability. Versus mode is just player vs player duels. I have not tested it a lot, but there is no AI which means that you need a friend to enjoy this mode. The game is beautiful. Backgrounds have a "hand painted" feel to them and audio strikes the right tone. Visual and audio elements integrate well into the game - for example, during boss fights the background and music change as the fight progresses (a storm breaks out, etc). Artistically the game is 5 stars. The fighting mechanics are interesting "in theory" - you can strike, parry, dodge and perform a "pommel strike" that drains stamina. Each action cost stamina and most fights boil down to draining your opponent's stamina or performing feints until they leave themselves open and striking at a decisive moment. It's a different pace from your usual "button mashing" fighting game - here it is about positioning, pacing and tactics. Unfortunately the mechanics are not fully fleshed out and combat comes out feeling stiff and wooden. Most fights can just be won by abusing the AI. Toward the end of story mode you unlock the charged attack and fights become "Charge up attack. Wait for AI to come into range. Release.". Boring. With a few tweaks it would have been amazing. So much wasted potential here. Controls are awkward, but you CAN rebind them (this was added in an update - explains the other reviews). So it is a very short and very beautiful game with poor mechanics. Soft recommend, but don't expect much value out of this game.

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Posted on: November 17, 2024

p.a.tuning

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Games: 164 Reviews: 4

Nice overall

A good little game with a short solo story mode well written and very nice art direction. Multiplayer is good in couch mode but online lacks players so if thats what you're looking for, buy it fro your friends too...

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Posted on: August 3, 2025

everset

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Games: 332 Reviews: 10

Short samurai story

The story and art are beautiful. Combat is not so satisfying. Dodge, parry, charge a special attack, repeat. I would like it more if it were more dynamic. Feels too slow at times.

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