Dark Devotion
Short review: 9/10
Long review: This may get rambly, I don’t usually write reviews, but this game is awesome. I’m also gonna make a few comparisons to Souls games.
This game is incredible. It’s got nice style, it’s got good music, it has some pretty fun mechanics that make it feel like I could keep playing it for a very long time, even if I did beat it.
What’s good about this game?
Just about everything.
Combat and general gameplay mechanics.
It feels like it’s taken the best of the souls series, and compressed it into 2D. It feels incredible, responsive, and has some fun stuff you can change up for different builds. It has its own fairly unique leveling system, where you essentially keep your upgrades and XP when you die, but lose all of your gear. It allows you to choose from quite a few weapons straight from the start when you die, so it’s not like dying nets you losing everything you’ve picked up along the way. It just makes it so you start back with your basic load out. As you play through, enemies can, and usually will, drop weapons that are able to be picked up. Some people may not enjoy this, but it makes the game super fun in my opinion, as it forces variety in builds.
– Real player with 37.1 hrs in game
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Awesome game, had a great time with it.
With its stamina-based combat, punishing difficulty and a bleak dark fantasy setting, Dark Devotion inevitably draws comparison to Dark Souls. Yet, players expecting simply a 2D version of the influential RPG will instead find a very different game that belongs more in the action category, with some platforming and rogue-like elements.
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Every time you start the game or your character dies, you go back to the shelter having lost all of your possessions. You must then leave the shelter through one of several doors, each leading to a different area in the game world, and attempt to reach the next point of progress. Aside from one, these doors must be unlocked first by reaching their respective areas on foot.
– Real player with 29.7 hrs in game
Titan Souls
For people who’ll TLDR, here’s the verdict. This game is amazing but it’s specifically aimed towards people who like a darn good challenge and don’t care about dying a LOT. Not like in Super Meat Boy where it’s fast paced but still holds a lot of the trial and error.
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I don’t think the constant not recommended reviews said to be the most helpful give this game the right kind of justice. This game is very, very good. I had way too much fun playing it. It’s really short however, and would have liked more bosses to fight.
– Real player with 16.0 hrs in game
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Playing status: 100% achievement
Grindy Achievement(s): No.
Optional Achievement(s): Yes (24 achievements).
Difficult Achievement(s): Yes (~12 achievements - the game is hard).
Intro
Titan Souls is a boss rush game with a unique concept: one life for you and your enemies. There are 18+2 bosses in total, each with varying difficulty.
Pros:
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18+2 bosses
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New game plus with modifiers for those who want some challenge
Cons:
- No mouse support - aiming with keyboard is difficult
– Real player with 15.2 hrs in game
Castle Grimholt
This game is awesome, graphics are gorgeous. I’m looking forward to more updates where I can fight more bosses and crush them.
– Real player with 8.5 hrs in game
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It’s charming aesthetics, decent OST’s and incredibly simple combat make for a pure, immersive and challenging gaming experience that I only wish didn’t come to an end so soon!
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– Real player with 3.7 hrs in game
Blasphemous
Wandering what would it be if Dante’s Inferno (2010) became a metroidvania game? Now you have the answer, it’s Blasphemous! I’ll try to be as brief and honest as possible telling what I saw and experienced during my playthrough.
Before anything else my entire playthrough was during “V. 1.0.6” so, if there’s something missing the devs might have patched it. At this moment the game is on “V. 1.0.8” and according to the devs:
@Blasphemous:
“You’ll also notice that this is Patch 1, which means more patches and content updates will be on their way - launching Blasphemous doesn’t mean we’re finished! - Wed, 25/09/2019”
Knowing that let’s get to move on to the review…
– Real player with 86.2 hrs in game
If someone reads this - Sorry for my English.
I really wanted to like this game. But it seems to me that the logic of exploring the map is fundamentally broken.
How does metroidvanias work? At the location, you find obstacles that you can not overcome. –- You explore the location, find the ability. — Overcome obstacles and feel progress. The game designer organizes the game levels in such a way that you can collect the necessary abilities for game progression and explore old locations to find secrets. And in portions, you get more and more freedom to move.
– Real player with 39.2 hrs in game
Dead Cells
Heartily recommend this game to anyone who’s got the time - you’re likely to want to spend your entire days playing once you’re on a roll! The visuals and animations are outstanding - a unique one for nearly every weapon or skill available, lots of fun ways to customise your combat style, very enjoyable and fitting soundtrack, an engaging story that keeps you fighting even if just to see more lore, always a new challenge, something to up the difficulty; and the constant updates that only bring more to explore! On top of all that there are tons of hilarious little interactions between the player character and the world. Truly, the love shines through.
– Real player with 169.6 hrs in game
I took my time reviewing this for some reason, but dead cells is by far one of my favorite roguelites/likes if not my favorite. The way it plays can be sooo fast pace and clean, the music is top tier, sound is top tier, area design also top tier, the game as a whole is just really well made. Although the Boss Cell aspect gets a little repetitive, the satisfaction of beating that final one was immense and felt so rewarding. I definitely recommend to any new or veteran roguelite player
– Real player with 138.2 hrs in game
Duck Boy
True evil never stays dead! Explore a mysterious land cloaked in treasure and blood, as you jump, slash, and dodge your way through Avenis. Inspired by games such as Zelda II, The Battle of Olympus and Simon’s Quest, Duck Boy will have you fighting your way through a modern interpretation of the now dead Platform-adventure genre.
As an ancient evil brings the world to the brink of ruin, a hero will rise from the charnel. Demons, undead, and corrupted beings roam free, feasting on the life of Avenis' once abundant populace. With flute and sword in hand, Duck Boy must find a way to put an end to his ungodly enemies once and for all.
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Lovingly crafted hand drawn and animated pixel art
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Explore a living, breathing world packed with secrets
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Learn and play new songs to aid you on your quest
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Fight vicious enemies that leave no quarter
Death’s Gambit: Afterlife
The Afterlife expansion has revived this game from mediocre into an amazing experience, and I still cant believe its all for FREE for previous owners of the original:
-The gameplay is smoother
-Build/weapon diversity is wider
-World is larger and features much more exploration and secrets
-Fantastic Musical score
-Old boss revamps and balancing was very welcome, and the all new ones were great too (except for one, screw that bird boi)
-The new endings make the end feel much better than before.
If you’re a fan of metroidvania’s, this one now stands up there with the best ones such as blasphemous and hollow knight. Check it out!
– Real player with 52.2 hrs in game
I think playing this game 3 times for me is enough. I wanted to see all the endings - I did, I wanted to visit whole map - I did. I wanted to kill all he bosses in heroic mode - well not really, but even if I’m achievements hunter I knew I won’t “kill the game” in speed run without dying so I won’t have 100% here anyway haha. Why I’m writing this like that? Well, I didn’t think I will actually finish this game multiple times, but because you start new game as a NG+ killing bosses again is faster with already upgraded stats and eq so game itself is later faster. Story was very interesting, voice acting on very high level (Hi Matthew Mercer :D ), music is really beautiful and I have weakness for pixel art so of course I love that one too. Game really worth playing!
– Real player with 51.9 hrs in game
Eldest Souls
So I’ve played through this game now 4 times on normal difficulty and once on NG+. I got through the normal game in about 4 hours and if 4 hours of gameplay is worth 20 bucks to you, I’d say get it, definitely a fun first playthrough imo. The main issues really only become apparent in NG+ where it all falls apart unfortunately, thus not giving a whole lot of replay value despite the fact that only then do bosses get all their moves (which WOULD be kinda cool as a difficulty ramp if it only actually worked gameplay-wise).
– Real player with 21.0 hrs in game
Don’t let the name deceive you. Eldest Souls is not another low effort soulslike. While there are similarities, Eldest Souls differentiates itself in many ways.
Combat:
Combat is the main focus of Eldest Souls, and it is done very well. I was initially dubious about mechanics like lifesteal being the only way to regain health, but I think it works to promote an aggressive and fast-paced style, along with the ability trees. While initially simple, essentially starting out as dodge, hit, hit, bloodburst with little strategy, the abilities and infusions quickly develop into something that requires just the right amount of thought put into it. This all adds up to a very satisfying system that rewards aggressive play.
– Real player with 18.4 hrs in game
Tower Of Heresy
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Great art and sound effects + addictive gameplay + difficult = I’m surprised at how much I enjoyed playing this game. I thought it was another rpgmaker game, but it is so much better than the 100s out there. Pick 1 of 3 classes to play, save points are scarce. Easy to play, but hard to master. Another RPG I need to finish.
– Real player with 1.4 hrs in game
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Tower Of Heresy is an RPG Maker title with a surprising amount of depth. The poor resolution and graphics are downsides, but the real-time combat and strategic elements make it worth playing. 6/10
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– Real player with 0.4 hrs in game
Airstrife: Assault of the Aviators
Nice game with a beautiful hand-drawn world. In Airstrife: Assault of the Aviators, I loved the ability to create and upgrade planes, and the fact that the game can be played with friends. I advise everyone! 10/10
– Real player with 4.5 hrs in game
Assault of the Aviators - a game in the old genre. I haven’t played such games for a long time. Previously, such games did not have a co-op mode, which got bored very quickly. Now I saw this game in the recommendations and decided to play it with my friend. We played all evening and none of us got bored. The game has a choice of planes and branches for pumping weapons. Nice drawing of models and good music ^-^
– Real player with 4.3 hrs in game