Coridden

Ever heard of an ARPG with stupid platforming(!!) parts and falling damage? Me neither. And I hope I never again will. And the boss fights in this game are a complete slog: Against the Mutated Panteliz I needed more than one and a half hours and still couldn't defeat him, so I finally had to lower the difficulty to "Easy". Then I immediately defeated him. I want to add, that at that point I was level 27, whereas my opponent was just level 21. This should probably give you an idea. Generally enemy scaling in this game is bad. I mostly come upon enemies 10-15 levels below my own. And because of that of course I'll only find useless low-level equipment. Now you'd think that at least these enemies should be easy to defeat, considering that level difference. But no, even though I'm level 30, I'm unable of one-shotting even a lowly level 16 opponent. Now I came upon another enemy, called the Metal Guardian (killing this enemy is part of the main quest, so you can't just skip it), which is even worse. He's spawning fire novas and if I get hit a single time, it will cost me more than half my HP. While I do have a healing skill (Electron Heal), it's mostly useless, as even at max level (6/6) it barely heals 20% of my HP and also, the cooldown is rather long. Also, this boss has some gravity ability, which will pull you toward him and if you touch him, you will be hurt - badly. And the worst thing is this: The entire encounter is taking place on a rather small platform bordered by an abyss, meaning you will probably suffer as many deaths from falling as from being killed by the boss - each time costing you a 1000. After fighting said Metal Guardian for more than an hour and repeatedly dying by falling into the abyss, I finally uninstalled the game. What a shame, as the game otherwise has some neat ideas, expecially with the shape-sifting part.

Great ARPG with some unique mechanics. Absolute steal at the price point!

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This game is beautiful, the sound design is really good, the gameplay is accessible - with a few complaints - and the story isn't so bad! I really do love the style and difficulty. Played on the highest difficulty with a friend and even though we died a bit, it was still possible. Gotta really watch out for 1-shot scenarios. The co-op (ESPECIALLY COUCH co-op) is actually amazing in this game. If there were some more aspects that leaned into that like the story, puzzles, skills/abilities, then this game would compete with the best of them. Even said, Coridden is one of the only offerings to do couch co-op ARPG this good. I would definitely recommend this game if not for a few complaints. My biggest current complaint is that IMPALE isn't working OR Steam Achievements is bugged somehow. Trying to 100% this game for the achievements is fruitless. On that point, the achievement for getting the all of the creatures is very 'time sink' since you'll have to farm without any indication of what you've already picked up unless you've been saving all of your drops into your storage/backpack. Currently, building skills is really basic (seems like quite a bit of overlap with skills). There are also some that feel completely useless (looking at YOU, energy gain for other form while in other form).

Default controller settings are weird BUT fully remappable. great game for the value

For the devs: You have all the art assets to make an Baldur's Gate 3 style game. You should make one and conquer the world. Thanks!

Great game, a few aspects are a bit underwhelming, but the skill tree, leveling, and graphics are awesome! I do wish the game allowed players to branch out a bit more though. It's more of a one track game, you finish a main quest in a area, you move to the next, and not much more content after. But overall a absolutely great game and worth the money you pay. Overall rating - 8.9/10

Hidden gem, especially good fun with your bestie!