Berserker's Descent

If you like Berserk you'll like Berserker's Descent, I'm normally not into these slasher roguelikes but ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ this game is fun.

stylish, incredibly difficult and extremely satisfying gameplay. with online co-op! Thoroughly enjoying this one. Just a tip for multiplayer. If you start the game after getting the "new player incoming" message but BEFORE the "new player connected" message there will be issues. Otherwise it works flawlessly.

Do not be deceived by its appearance; the combat is very impactful, and the developer nailed the game feel.

BERSERK

This game has absolutely great combat, probably the best 2D combat of any game I've played. There seems to be a lot of depth I haven't yet become proficient in, like perfect cancels, special cancels, juggling, and assorted tricks to maintain high style. I haven't even tried the other classes since I've been enjoying the starter one so much. I will definitely be playing more of this soon, so this review might get updated with some new comments once I've played some more hours. The game technically has roguelike elements, with occasional shops letting you buy from a couple items. There doesn't seem to be a huge array of items (edit: there seems to be more than I originally thought. I think buying the "unidentified items" in the shop unlocks new ones, so there's actually a decent selection), but every one has different meaningful effects. Very few are simply stat upgrades, most give interesting little perks like "launch opponents when blocking their attacks" or "shoot a magic blade on special move use", so they feel unique and varied even if there aren't hundreds like other roguelites. I'd say it feels more like a really good arcade game than a roguelite, since your combat ability is far more important than your items and the item build you end go for simply augments your moveset or adds new options on top. Overall it's an extremely tight combat system wrapped in just enough framing to keep it consistently interesting. I notice a lot of other reviewers don't like the art, but I think the motion reads very well and it's got a lot of charm. Absolutely recommended if you like 2D melee combat. It's a shame its not better known.

good

It's a good game