En Garde!

Really fun game that works well on Linux (Wine-esync+dxvk+vkd3d-proton). It runs well in DX12 mode using UE4 (though it is quite demanding). I enjoy the atmosphere and the setting. You can even pet the chicken there and it has references to Cervantes 🙂 It can get very hard with mouse and keyboard though. Doing sideways dodges for example with Ctrl+A / Ctrl+D is pretty tough, and you can't easily use Ctrl+arrows if you are using a mouse with the other hand. So fighting El Vigilante even in the trials level was extremely hard. But may be there are some ways to remap it from defaults to something more usable.

The game is really fun, the dialogue is pretty funny, the combat is really challenging. It's in the same vein as the ubisoft prince of persia games, if you liked them you will very likely like this game too. I will note that the game has had a few bugs for me so far but nothing has been game breaking, and often a simple reload fixed the issue. Graphically the game is absolutely beautiful,I really like the stylised graphics the game goes for. The music is decent, my only complaint is that there's too few tracks in the OST. So, to conclude, great purchase.

Basically. The game that make you feel like the female zorro. I like it. And as a "veteran" souls gamer, I get the mechanics, and the challenge, not too unfamiliar for me. Definitely not as hard, which I can appreciate, not every game need to be as rock hard as the souls. And this is a lot of fun, especially since you are encouraged to fight dirty, and look for cheap shots to victory and exploits.. its thrilling.

En Garde was a lot of fun for me. The main character is voiced really well (as is all characters), and her interactions with the villains/rivals of each episode provide us with some entertaining and funny exchanges. The animations aren't numerous, but utilized very well throughout the game. I enjoyed the story quite a bit too. Our main character, Adalia, fights with some renegade fencer, steals wealth from the corrupt duke guy with her girl-crush, and explores an island for a lost treasure. All premises were very entertaining and are good groundwork for fun character development. The gameplay was definitely acceptable and I personally had a lot of fun with it. The gameplay loop is essentially distracting groups of varied enemies in numerous ways and chipping away at gauntlets of enemies one by one. You parry, dodge, distract and slice and dice your opponents depending on the situation and enemy type. Speaking of which, we get just enough different types of enemies that'll attack you using different tactics, providing the player with fresh combat situations each fight. All in all, En Garde performs very well and didn't crash once. However, keep in mind that this game can definitely bring modern hardware to their knees. But it's optimized well enough that most mid-end graphics card within the last 3+ years should be able to run this game at high-ish resolutions and maintain 60+fps. If you're worried about how short En Garde is, you can always wait for a light discount, which I believe is a perfect price for this game. It's an easy recommendation from me and I hope you give this a try!