Gunplay alone makes this game worth a purchase - I can't quite explain why but it reminds of what I used to love about Destiny, the gun's just feel good to use (the one's I've tried so far anyway), and adding spells into the mix makes me feel like a warlock.
I'm really excited to see what this game is like at full release. So far it's fun and challenging in all the right way. The art style is pretty great, although I'm not the biggest fan of the Preyer and Mesel's designs, they're ugly in an off-putting way. The four maps I've played so far are unique and I haven't gotten bored of exploring them yet, the different events and quirks of each map makes them distinct; although I'd like a bit more variation colour-wise, I know this is a grim world but everything is a bit too drab for me personally and I'd like to see some of the environments feel more visually distinct and interesting to look at.
The story very much takes a backseat, but the general framing of the Preyer hunting the Witch is more than enough of a drive for this kind of game, and the bits of religious lore sprinkled in help to build the atmosphere of the world quite well in my opinion. I wouldn't want to be stuck watching cutscenes or sitting through dialogue when all I really want is to jump back into another run and try out some new manifestation, gun, and spell combos.
I absolutely hate grinding these days, it's what put me off Destiny in the end, but with how the runs work and progression feeling consistent, I haven't felt like I've wasted my time at all in the past ten hours (a couple of bugs that killed a run aside).
Overall, very much recommend this game, even in early access it feels very good to play, with a bit more polish and some minor tweaks I genuinely think this could be a masterpiece.
