Retro(8-16bit) vibe meets unreal engine.
Satisfying gameplay.
Decent space for experiments with weapons & skills.
Some combinations barely make difference, others turn your gameplay upside down. Personally, sticked to presets that I copied from fallen enemies. Modified them to my needs. My favorite so far is a tornado-mirage-blade-train(you run, tornado pull enemies to your 2x8 blades). Second option: spamming auto-aiming-wind-bullets (you shoot 10 bullets, which seek enemies, prevent them from escaping, and keep hitting after initial impact 8 more times). I also accidentally combined that bullet spam with dark attribute and it ended up becoming some sort of purple tesla coil which wipes entire screen.
Summarizing:
Plot: nominal. Like, 8-15 text lines in total. You're a God. You become mortal. Gf got kidnapped. You kill samurais, demons and legendary 8-headed snake.
Gameplay: very satisfying. First run might feel a bit clumsy and slightly overwhelming (skills, sequences, combinations, inventory, weapons, second set of weapons, shop, inn, blacksmith, temple trials, time progression, demon portal, arsenal. There is more than that, but I've mentioned only unavoidable tutorials). After inevitably dying on your first run you'll find yourself in the arsenal with dozens of mannequins containing skills presets from enemies you have slain. Literally everything from garbage to killing machine. You will know what I mean.
Also, there are puzzle-like trials. Unexpectedly various and solid. Rewarding too.
Issues:
There are a few bugs here and there, but nothing that I can particularly remember. I.e. minor things.
Sometimes camera isn't fitting well into things that happen on screen.
Even though I killed final boss twice and know his all attacks, the best strategy is to overdamage him. All previous bosses demanded some level of skill, so it was unexpected to find final boss demanding bunch of resists and particular skills (there is a bug that breaks autoaim on your missiles once boss has 2 heads left).
Overall, highly recommended. I have no idea who made this game since they preferred to keep their names in Japanese in the titles : )
