I was quite excited by Strafe when I first saw it, but the actual game falls far short of the mark. The game's performance (particularly when loading the next level) is bad. I've encountered a number of bugs including a few game breaking ones (I fell through the floor on level 8 and was then teleported inside a monster closet with no way out, forcing me to exit to the menu). Even when Strafe runs well, it gets repetitive really fast. You only have one of three weapons (shotgun, machine gun, rail gun); all other weapons are limited use pickups. The enemy variety is lacking in the early levels and, thanks to a lack of any progression mechanic between runs, you will be playing these early levels every single time. Worst, you can't get to the vendor to buy items until you have passed the first three levels again. Every run feels exactly the same until you reach levels 4-6. Strafe fails in the worst way a shooter can fail; because of it's half-hearted rogue-lite mechanics, Strafe is DULL.
