ABYSSAL BLADE

peak

Giving the game a thumbs up because the good barely outweighs the bad. BAD --------- I gave up after 15 minutes because of these two things in combination: Bosses kill you in 1 hit Many boss mechanics won't make sense until you die to them once or twice To me this feels like my time's being wasted. Which really sucks because this game is COOL! It's really too bad I have to die 5 times to stuff that is impossible to figure out on your first try in order to enjoy the good stuff. GOOD ------- The theme of grief is awesome, the combat sandbox seems really cool and I loved it instantly, and the boss attacks are usually fun to play around! And the first boss was SUPER creative - for real well done. I plan to revisit this game when I have more patience.

For $5, it's worth it. I've seen other reviews talking about FFIV Raid mechanics but I don't know anything about that. I was just looking for a game that pits me against a boss until I defeat, and it delivered on that front. It's definitely short, but honestly I think its the perfect length. Any longer and I think they would have to introduce another mechanic to keep the gameplay refreshing. The boss fights really test your memory and ability to see patterns, so it does require you to memorize their attack patterns and create strategies that can min/max your damage output. The story is what you expect it to be so don't expect to be surprised. Sound design is great, and the game looks good. The boss fights can get hectic, but nothing that feels impossible. Definitely recommend! 8.5/10

I could tell within 5 minutes of playing this game that I would not have the patience to play a game like this. The game is exactly as its described, the dev had a vision and executed it perfectly. I don't have the desire to replay the exact same sequence of a boss dozens of times until I get it right. Its like a hard dark souls boss but the annoying factor driven up 100x, and doesn't seem like its at least dynamic or anything like a normal souls game would be. If that sounds fun to you, go for it.

Not much to say other than it does what it sets out to do. Tough bosses that challenge how you learn boss attack patterns with simple core abilities that you the player have making it focus all that much more on the boss designs themselves. Which are all very unique and satisfying when you finally down them.

This is really well done and the developer did a great job

Switching between this game and The Dark Queen of Mortholme is fun because of the perspective swap. The readability of this game is well done and the satisfaction of beating a boss is rewarding. I also bought the soundtrack!

When I first saw the trailer, I foolishly assumed that, because the bosses literally call out their attacks by name, that this game was going to be easy. The devs have now taken me hostage and won't release me until I beat the game.

One of the best games i can recommend, fun combat, challenging but fair fights, forces you to think more on the bosses move set, and the ost is amazing (Isaak wolf accidentally dragged me here, HIGHLY recommend checking out his music <3) All round at the point of uploading im at the 4th stage and im loving it to bits, following that the other bosses were really well designed and kept throwing things i havent seen often in games. Very highly recommend buying it and getting as far as possible, unless you get angry with bad performance, to which id say give it a try and see if you like it first Edit: STILL in love with this game, no matter what is said its just such a fun game, the thrill of suffering against a boss and then learning over and over how to handle it, then winning and feeling that surge. Im suck now though and im suffering but the post clarity will be worth it

Very Good