Tearscape

cute mix of 2D zelda and overt souls-like inspiration. Not too overwhelming for those who normally avoid souls-like. Smooth controls. Concise length (I didn't go for 100% but you can add a couple of hours). My cons are mostly middling music and somewhat bare enemy variety.

I REALLY wanted to like this game, its design and vibe looked spectacular and I love classic zelda so i was SO excited to play it but it is so clunky while for some reason expecting some percise movements? But I was able to get over it, I liked the puzzles and enjoyed the variety of weapons, although when I was many more hours into the game I realized I had seen all the weapon variety in the game within the first hour. Which is where the problems arise, each new area is interesting and diverse however the enemies are not maybe you get an area unique enemy but youll mostly be seeing the same 2-3 enemies but with grossly increasing healthbars and damage which make the damage and health increases you get fell like a net zero or even a loss some. The enemy and weapon variety dont match the games length and thats saying something because the game isnt too long. but what really made me feel the need to leave a review is the boss in [spoiler] silken nest [/spoiler] the 6-7th area which has long states of nigh invulnerability followed by tight windows where you can do damage and the damage it takes is so pathetically low the boss fight took me 10 minutes, not 10 minutes of attempts 10 minutes for the succesful fight, i dont understand why they made the bosses health so plentiful or why they gave it such a tight window or why [spoiler] they made the grapple box spawn randomly and move at such an awkward speed [/spoiler] but it was quite possibly the single worst boss I've ever had to fight and whats worse is its not hard at all its attacks are quite possibly the easiest to dodge in the entire game but the length of the fight and its inflated damage left such a bitter taste I had to bite the bullet and leave a negative review.