Duel Corp.

A M&B inspired game with souls elements (dodges with i-frames, you can level up at campfire), it also features 'sandbox' elements. I'm just going to write a list of pros and cons and my opinion at the end. CONS Enemies being able to attack from the top (yeah, it's actually lame, because there's a lot of moments when you wont be able to figure out if its left or top, and unless you're blocking with shield, you might be ♥♥♥♥♥♥) Enemies utilizing battleaxes, DOT spells (maybe first ones are skill issue, but holy ♥♥♥♥ second ones are just JANK and not all of these are projectiles, so can't parry every single of those. Imagine having 1k hp and getting 250dmg each tick ♥♥♥♥ you) Enemies falling out of bounds Enemies with bows (really-really boring, beartraps also ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ SUCK) A lot of grinding Lame campaign Lame AI (both enemy AND companions) Rather empty world Not much to do, aside from grinding Stupid procedurally generated loot (those modifiers and stat req/scaling seems really off. Like one reviewer said, why would my ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ SWORD have +3 FAITH and scale off a strength??? LET ME CHANGE MODIFIERS ON MY OWN!) Deranged maps because of procedural generation as well Riposte windows seem inconsistent Camera angles Balance PROS Multiplayer queue is here, it's alive, not thriving, but still Stealth archer Parrying feels smooth and really impactful Very playable with mouse (huge thumbs up for deadzone in settings!) Wide variety of skills and talents to make stupid builds That's it. So, it seems there's a lot more cons than pros and it seems like i didnt liked this game. Actually i did, it's quite fun to play, i'm also not opposed to grinding. But grinding here just... feels shallow, rewards are LAME! grinding a thousand years for that one level! it's just too slow. About riposte windows, like, IDK, i perfect parry an enemy, then try to hit him and i got hit back for some reason. Even though enemy is out of stamina, wtf is that??? Could be my skill issue though, that's really unclear, considering jank in this game. Main gameplay loop is pretty much just combat with lots of grind (either lichsilver grind or reputation grind), there's not much to do aside from that. Maybe press talk, gift, compliment on a NPC occasionally and collect taxes. And this is pretty boring. Like, this game is self-proclaimed sandbox. But it's far too hollow for it to be sandbox at its current state. Enemies are pretty much same and they just have different spells, weapons and map modifiers affect encounters sometimes. Some of these are very lame, for example - archers, it's just a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ perfect parry simulator till it dies, ESPECIALLY if its an enemy with boss bar, because it seems like you cant interrupt them unless you backstab/cast a spell that'll allow you to do that. But as a framework (considering it's EA) for what to come, i have high hopes in this game and overall i recommend it, because i had fun playing it. Even though my butt hurts after fighting enemies with BOTH battleaxes and DOTs. Yeah, parrying EVERYTHING but battleaxes seems trivial to me. I keep getting owned EPIC style by enemies with axes. I also wish there was some sort of casual mode setting, that'll add an arrow indicator or smth. So i can know if attack comes from above or left.