Hell Maiden

peam and it's full of women

Controls are very rough which make little to no sense for the AAAA levels of presentation Sound design is top notch, mastered and matrixed proper which is rare in indy. Art has a distinct looked over style and its own clear set of rules of what it will and won't.. Immersion is like an anime similar to the vibes of Holocure were its meant to pull you in .. Music is very 1980-1990 Anime All AAA levels of polish ... Except the control feel it feels like you are a ball on a chain which dashing does not line up well at all .. Your movement is very gimped in terms of how the character feels It's tbh off putting as far as VS clones go but the detail and passion of the listed things above imo make no sense to how this was a oversight or given the ok, when there are 150-200 examples of how to do controls right to the point it has to be intentional. And unfortunately it feels sticky and sickly, and in games like these where you are fighting against mobs and hoards, control is the most important detail and for one reason why: if you cant evade the problem (or run to a save open area), you have to rely ONLY on damage and pushback.. And that likely is why this game controls are so badly unique.. For a first experience the controls are jarring and annoying, and feeling powerless shouldn't be making one scramble to level movement speed ASAP! Not when hoards at the very start will overwhelm (very reminiscent of Infinite Incantations problem: being overwhelmed at the mercy of RNG vs skill).. And it seems ALL of the Negative non ass kissing reviews have the same take being, "Speed first is must" "Insanely grindy" etc.. Meaning the dev's have (Somehow) 0 clue despite they clearly have someone with a brain yet making brainless decisions, more speaks to me in asset packs with sound design, and I can only assume overpaid VA's (You can hear these VA's were hitting well over 5,000k+ in their cadence alone..) And ya it might be a good game, but the grind, the speed limits, and being mobbed by hoards, having to do the same level 10+ times to get to level 2, .. Not a fan as its clearly whaling on review hours on the bones of anime fans. Get Holocure after playing this and you will know how things are done right, and Hell Maiden is one of those "ANIME! games" that is simple a cash out, not game feel fun experience..

Très bon Vampire Survivors-like, qui parvient à se démarquer grâce à son identité visuelle et son style bien à lui. La bande-son est tout simplement magnifique et accompagne parfaitement l'action. Une excellente surprise !

Goty

Not a lot of content yet and the state of it is a little rough, but the foundation and core concepts are all very solid. I wasn't sure if this cocktail of inspirations would work, but It... kinda really does, to my surprise. I don't even like deckbuilders, but here we are. I look forward to seeing the gameplay develop over its early access period. Unsurprisingly, the game already has an incredibly strong artistic quality. The art is divine; the music is sublime; and the character writing is lovely and fun. The voice actors are also putting on a very, very good performance here. Kudos to all involved. Nobody does it quite like AstralShift does. We're getting to paradiso with this one.

It has a story - thats a plus. Controllse are clumsy - big minus Grafics are fine. No good game loop for a Roguelite. Overall not recommented.

I loved the style and the history of the game! I cant wait to see the full game. I had no issues when playing it