This game is all about flashy Combat. You earn Soulstone Shards according to what type of bosses you kill on a given map. Red for the first, blue for the second, yellow for the third, green for the fourth and purple for the fifth boss. But that is not all. You get to select skill points from the Skill Tree and can select from four weapons per character. You have damage types that can get you skills depending on the type. There are tons of achievements, the combat is fluid, there are tons of effects on the screen and the game doesn't even budge a bit, it is responsive and respects your inputs regarding of what you do, which at these types of games is mandatory. All-in-all, super game, can recommend it to anyone who likes fast-paced combat combined with tons of content. Vampire Survivors is Dethroned for me officially by this game. Hard as hell, but rewards getting good. An absolute, excruciating blast!
This game is an absolute gem. The tandem between characters, spending Tainted Essence between runs, unlocking relevant upgrades based on your choices made and the methods you pick - all contribute to the concert of total destruction. I won't spoil no more. Try it, you won't regret it. But be warned that it is very hard at the beginning.
Well, this game captures the atmosphere of this genre of games quite nicely. You have two hands (as in real life, who would've thought? No, seriously, many games don't take the use of two hands into consideration when designing magic systems), and you are capable of wreaking havoc in a very exhilirating fashion. You can mix up your hands and do something different every time. The story is a classic, mysterious one, I don't want to do any spoilers, but it keeps the game rolling nicely. Speaking of which, you have to rescue many villagers in order to get the town up and running. They will give you various buffs to enhance your runs in a plethora of ways. You will get yourself Motes that are currencies to spend in-game. They will let you refresh choices and a myriad of other opportunities. The music fits the environment and puts you in a state where you can obliterate others from your fingertips in a gruesome fashion. Sound effects only add to the experience. Graphics-wise, the game is very beautiful, if you like pixellated, outdated graphics, but the main selling point does not lie in that. The game runs fairly well on older machines. This game is extremely grindy. If you don't like to accumulate resources and do the same things over and over again and would like to outlive your fantasy of saving a nigh-doomsday-village on the brink of extinction, this won't satiate your imagination...story-wise... But the fun part is in equipping different types of mega-spells that just annihilate all living, dead, half-dead, undead, demonic souls around you. You can have a blast with this game and if you get used to the blurry vision that you have during stand-offs, you will have the fulfillment of being a time-worn, elderly Magus with the hands of a 30-year-old. Look no further if you enjoyed other titles of putting you shamelessly in a state of Overpowered Magick-wielder. Stay away if you don't dare challenge and want a quick peek of your room being... Out of the Pit!