Total Chaos Against Apathy

Incredibly slick combat and visual style. The camera work is really good and it flows in a way that compliments the snappy animations. Your character is like... roller skating around in this game, which is really neat and takes some getting used to. But it really breaks up the tendency to "backpeddle all the time" that I find myself doing in some games. You can throw a centaur. All three weapons feel pretty different but they all have moves that feal really good when you land them. Well worth the price!

Fairly unique and well made. Best way i can describe is like 3d beat em up on ice skates

The game description is quite accurate. This dev really makes unique games!

Fun game. Pretty tough, read the tutorial text before starting a run.

I already knew tank controls were awesome before playing this game, but its always nice to have a reminder. TCAA is minimalist action game focused entirely around two buttons. Attack and Stronger Attack That Costs Health. Each weapon does have different variations of these moves depending on which direction you're holding down or if you hold down the button but that it. No dodge, no block, no parrying, you can't even strafe left and right. Your only way to defend against enemies is to control them via careful positioning and abusing the ample amount of hit stun the game gives you. The three weapons each prioritise different aspects of the combat. The Cleaver is short range but fast with high damage, the Cannon is a ranged weapon that rewards proper spacing by letting you safely attack from a distance, and the Scythe has long, wide swings that are better for crowd control. The Cannon is by far my favourite, scratching an itch left by other great action game gun modes like KH2s Wisdom form and FF16s Leviathan. I also consider it by far the easiest one to learn in spite of the in game warning that its harder to use. Meanwhile my worst runs are always with the Cleaver, with its short range and more limited move set being harder for me to get results with. It's beautiful when everything flows together. Enemies are numerous, aggressive and can combo you to death extremely fast, so every encounter feels like you're on the razors edge, moving around as carefully as possible, figuring out which enemies need to be stunned and how you can take advantage of them when they are. I wouldn't say it's for the faint of heart, even a relatively experienced action game fan like me is still getting used to its unique quirks (maybe I just suck though), but take a second to learn all its quirks and you'll an extremely unique and satisfying game that knows how to focus on what's important. Quick question though, how does the healing system work? Like sometimes when I kill enemies I'll get 15 health back and that's nice but I'm 3 hours in and I still don't know what triggers it. Is it tied to your combo or your rank or something? Is it actually just random? Pls help me...

Modern audiences will hate this, and that is why I love it. Oh yeah, you actually gotta 1CC the game to beat it, so good luck.

beat 'em ups if they were good

fun retro hack and slash!