Curse of the Dead Gods

Super crunchy combat, once it clicks it feels very satisfying. Wish there was more story to push you to play more but other than that I find it to be perfect

I had my eyes on this game for a while and I finally get to play it, this review is after 45+ on the game and 100%ing the game TL;DR: Fun af, bosses are hard enough, art style is gerou- geoug- jeor- GEORGE, and the gameplay loop is pretty tight. But be warned: some achievements are bugged and you WILL have to do them multiple times for them to trigger. Graphics 4.5/5 Can't really say much here, it looks nice, I love the art direction, and the very deep shadows remind me of Mike Mingola's Hellboy comic series (I highly recommend it) Gameplay 4/5 The game is decently difficult, but I can't remember struggling much with any boss, wish it was a bit harder, but I'm still pretty happy with it. The "final" boss of each temple took me maybe 5 tries. Meanwhile the final final boss took me 7 tries. Meanwhile the temple itself was fun, the normal enemies were challenging enough, the elites were damage sponges in many cases, but most of them still had unique attacks which is cool, and the curses really affected how the run played. Story 3.5/5 It's pretty good for a rouge-like, not a great story, I saw the final twist coming from a mile away, but it was still executed well enough that it left me satisfied at the end of it all. PSA for any maniac who is gonna attempt to 100% the game like me: Some achievements are bugged, so brace for having to do the same achievement multiple times for them to trigger. You are gonna suffer, no way around it, but it's still gonna be less pain than trying to 100% a yakuza game (MAHJONG! WHY?)