ScourgeBringer

A five star review just for that, yes. A shame more games don't do this.

This game is one of the best rogue like games that I've played in a long time. It's actually very similar to games like Rogue Legacy and even has some similarities to Enter The Gungeon. The controls are some of the best that I've ever experience in a platformer. It immediately feels tight and intuitive and you can't help feeling powerful from the very start of the game. You can tell that the developers put a lot of thought into the control scheme because you never really feel cheated when you die. Keep in mind that I've only played it for about an hour so far, but I absolutely love what I've seen so far.

Way to hard, after 10 hours, unlocked all the branches of the tree, slow down the bullets to 50% and give an extra life, I don't see how can I beat the game. I'm not an extra gamer, but I'm not a newbee too. I love difficult games, when you have to master a gameplay but here's it's too much. The controller are good and nervous but sometimes, when you dash, it dashes where you don't want to. So you have to be precise, but you have to dash quickly. If you too slow you can judge the situation, but the ennemies come to master the piece, and if you're too speed, 1 error and this is critical. And there's no really story or upgrade or whatever who wants me to dig more on the game. So if you're a trully hardcore gamer who wants a roguelike, go for it. For the others, it's a waste of time.

I bought this game mainly based off aesthetics. I am pleased to say that it was much more than that. It is a 2D rougelike action platformer with great pixel art. It probably has some of the best pixel art you'll see this year at least. The main gameplay loop: You fight your way through a total of five stages, with a boss at the end of each. Of course there are skills to unlock to help you get farther, which are bought with something called Judge blood. Judge blood and "regular" blood are collected by killing enemies. "Regular" blood is used to buy upgrades, guns, or mods for your gun for that run. Speaking of guns, there are a few options in this game: the pistol you start with, shotguns, lasers, machine guns, and assault rifles. There isn't that many options for each category. You really just want the most powerful one. The melee combat in this game is the most interesting to me. While this is a platformer and there are platforms in the game, that is not the main appeal here. You play as a ninja. You are able to float in mid air as you slash at enemies. That's what makes this game so unique from other rougelikes. It prioritizes mobility and speed more than anything else. So that Eurogamer quote, "Dead Cells meets Celeste," is not correct at all in my opinion. Overall it's a great game.